# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=704 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 705 --- ## [Comparing brands of HVAC units in homes (Lennox, Trane, Luxaire, Goodman, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-brands-of-hvac-units-in-homes-lennox-trane-luxaire-goodman-etc/525616)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-brands-of-hvac-units-in-homes-lennox-trane-luxaire-goodman-etc/525616 "2016-09-09T20:02:11Z")
Looking to get a new gas furnace/“air handler” AC unit in the house. Condensor/compressor unit outside is not getting replaced. Trying to get a read on how much you get for the money with the pricier brands (Lennox, Tran… --- ## [I want to pick our apples now. Talk me down.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pick-our-apples-now-talk-me-down/764950)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pick-our-apples-now-talk-me-down/764950 "2016-09-09T18:56:08Z")
Last summer we moved to an old horse farm with a mature apple tree in the yard. I’ve almost always had apple trees next to my houses, but they’ve never produced apples I wanted to eat. This year, this particular tree ha… --- ## [Women only: have you figured out how to give a urine specimine at the doc's office without...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-only-have-you-figured-out-how-to-give-a-urine-specimine-at-the-docs-office-without/764460)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-only-have-you-figured-out-how-to-give-a-urine-specimine-at-the-docs-office-without/764460 "2016-09-09T15:37:42Z")
…peeing all over your hand? I haven’t. \*Warning: this post may contain TMI. \* When I had to do a 24-hour collection one time at home in one of those big brown bottles, I bought a funnel from an auto parts store. That … --- ## [How Do You Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-dope/765290)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-dope/765290 "2016-09-09T12:45:34Z")
I have probably the least efficient method of navigating this website possible. I just literally click from forum to forum seeing if any of my favored threads are bolded. Sometimes it becomes a mindless loop of futile cl… --- ## [Antarctica: Anybody been recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antarctica-anybody-been-recently/765037 "2016-09-09T02:56:13Z")
There are a few older threads about tourism and working in Antarctica. Has anyone been since 2013? --- ## [Would You Let Your Teenager Go To A Hotel With Their Partner Overnight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-teenager-go-to-a-hotel-with-their-partner-overnight/764449)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-teenager-go-to-a-hotel-with-their-partner-overnight/764449 "2016-09-08T23:50:31Z")
My friend’s stepson, B, is 17, turning 18 in December. He lives at home and just started his senior year in high school. His girlfriend, M, is over 18 by I don’t know how much, lives at home, and just started junior coll… --- ## [Strategies for dealing with my in-laws? Long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strategies-for-dealing-with-my-in-laws-long/765274)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strategies-for-dealing-with-my-in-laws-long/765274 "2016-09-08T23:16:33Z")
My wife’s parents recently moved from Arkansas to northern Virginia. This means that I now see them a couple times a month instead of a couple times a year. They really push my buttons and I always leave stressed out. I’… --- ## [Washing machine overflow (no) repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-machine-overflow-no-repair/765365)
**Author:** [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-machine-overflow-no-repair/765365 "2016-09-08T21:19:29Z")
My washing machine recently leaked, or so I thought. Not a small amount, gallons. Rushed out onto the floor, through the floor/wall and out the downstairs neighbor’s window in biblical proportions. The repair man found … --- ## [Pot smoking downstairs neighbours, and a "funky" bathroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-smoking-downstairs-neighbours-and-a-funky-bathroom/765058)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-smoking-downstairs-neighbours-and-a-funky-bathroom/765058 "2016-09-08T18:30:33Z")
First off I am not discussing the legality or illegality of marijuana. We live in Vancouver, BC Canada where recreational use is still technically illegal but the police no longer enforce “personal use” amounts. Some p… --- ## [Alfalfa lawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alfalfa-lawn/765198)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alfalfa-lawn/765198 "2016-09-08T17:35:57Z")
So I’m getting more into sustainable organic style farming and I have chickens which regularly feed on my lawn. My back lawn is about 1.5 acres and most of it is watered by flood irrigation from a canal that runs behind … --- ## [Compression legware: Need help from someone with judgement.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compression-legware-need-help-from-someone-with-judgement/765132)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compression-legware-need-help-from-someone-with-judgement/765132 "2016-09-08T15:03:05Z")
I am being treated for lymphedema in my lower legs. The treatment is coming along swimmingly, so my PT brought in her pet compression garment vendor. I, of course, know the true value of a vendor you can trust, and I t… --- ## [Apple watch problems. Please help me diagnose the possible issue.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-watch-problems-please-help-me-diagnose-the-possible-issue/765289)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-watch-problems-please-help-me-diagnose-the-possible-issue/765289 "2016-09-08T14:39:31Z")
I know this isn’t Apple support, but I would like to get the advice of fellow dopers on an odd issue I encountered with my Apple watch. This morning I removed it from the charger like I usually do, and the battery life r… --- ## [Foot surgery: Time to throw the old hoof into the ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-surgery-time-to-throw-the-old-hoof-into-the-ring/764424)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-surgery-time-to-throw-the-old-hoof-into-the-ring/764424 "2016-09-08T14:37:42Z")
Anyone have experience with a type of foot surgery called the “Kidner Procedure”? Basically, I have an extra-navicular bone I have had all of my life that began causing me pain about six years ago (I’m 49 now and it has … --- ## [Mr. President, can I say one more thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-president-can-i-say-one-more-thing/765244)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-president-can-i-say-one-more-thing/765244 "2016-09-08T02:47:43Z")
I saw an ancient post (\[post\]12339223\[/post\]) about dinner with the President. I’d like to pose a different scenario. Qualifier: The scenario presented below occurs during your adult life. So you can select any Presiden… --- ## [Finding a new home for my cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-new-home-for-my-cat/765249)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-new-home-for-my-cat/765249 "2016-09-08T01:56:10Z")
I’ll be out of the country for a couple of years, so I’d like to find a new home for my cat. What’s the best way to go about it? I’ve asked friends and coworkers, but I’ve gotten no responses so far. Are shelters the w… --- ## [It's brand new! Annnd it's broke.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-brand-new-annnd-its-broke/764704)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-brand-new-annnd-its-broke/764704 "2016-09-08T01:48:26Z")
What is the fastest you have gone from buying something new and ruining it? The first car I ever bought was a used Ford Explorer. It was from a dealer and was in great shape, practically new. I was literally driving it… --- ## [Has Anyone Here Ever Lived In A Homeless Shelter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-lived-in-a-homeless-shelter/765191)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-lived-in-a-homeless-shelter/765191 "2016-09-07T23:31:00Z")
Years ago, when I was in social work, I had occasion to go into local homeless shelters a time or two, and I left with neither a bad impression or good impression. The staff there seemed helpful and compassionate if not … --- ## [Names with too many words in them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-with-too-many-words-in-them/765016)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-with-too-many-words-in-them/765016 "2016-09-07T23:01:42Z")
Angel Food Cake always struck me as a name with one too many words in it. Likewise Rosebay Willowherb (AKA fireweed). What’s going on there? What other names have too many words? --- ## [Do you callus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-callus/765165)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-callus/765165 "2016-09-07T18:03:55Z")
I spent years in the boy scouts, army and various other pursuits that would put calluses on most people, however my skin is as soft and smooth as my 1 year old baby son’s. Does anyone else have skin like this? --- ## [Welp, having a GF sure was fun while it lasted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-having-a-gf-sure-was-fun-while-it-lasted/765265)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-having-a-gf-sure-was-fun-while-it-lasted/765265 "2016-09-07T17:15:07Z")
A little history. So we just ended it this morning. I know it’s for the best. But damn, this sure does suck right now. She was the first “real” GF I had since my divorce some 15 years ago. I say “real” as in: “I love yo… --- ## [Must one obey the lifeguards? What if I don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-one-obey-the-lifeguards-what-if-i-dont/765078)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-one-obey-the-lifeguards-what-if-i-dont/765078 "2016-09-07T17:05:16Z")
Hurricane/Tropical Storm Hermine is now dancing off the Jersey coast. Because of dangerous riptides, they’ve closed the ocean to swimming. Other times, they’ll only allow people into shallow water, up to your knees & … --- ## [Pet Peeve of the Day: September 7 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-of-the-day-september-7-edition/765269)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-of-the-day-september-7-edition/765269 "2016-09-07T15:24:32Z")
There is an alarming amount of “news” that quote random twitter people in the body of the article. Who cares what @SpicyGumDrop thinks about global warming? Why is a tweet from @PhatAZZ treated as a reasonable / accept… --- ## [Am I screwed as an Uber passenger with one bad review?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-screwed-as-an-uber-passenger-with-one-bad-review/765264)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-screwed-as-an-uber-passenger-with-one-bad-review/765264 "2016-09-07T14:43:55Z")
I use Uber for business, and have had no issues until yesterday. I tried to cancel a trip, but it didn’t go through for unknown reasons (I suspect a bad internet connection). So the driver didn’t get the cancellation, sh… --- ## [why do girls throw like...girls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-girls-throw-like-girls/764556)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-girls-throw-like-girls/764556 "2016-09-07T13:02:46Z")
Inspired by a bit of news footage from last week, when gold-medal Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman threw out the first pitch at an MLB baseball game (fast-forward to 0:45). It was the stereotypical “throws like a girl” throw… --- ## [Ladies, would you mind...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-mind/765007)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-mind/765007 "2016-09-07T08:07:48Z")
A discussion with a buddy of mine prompts this. As a car guy, you see ads like this all the time. I mentioned that never had I dated someone I’d feel comfortable saying “Sweetie, I’m selling my old car. Would you mind pu… --- ## [Defining "normal" based on what your parents had. Reasonable or overly entitled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defining-normal-based-on-what-your-parents-had-reasonable-or-overly-entitled/765136)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defining-normal-based-on-what-your-parents-had-reasonable-or-overly-entitled/765136 "2016-09-06T22:56:37Z")
Just read this article: In Pa., boomers see the American Dream slip away Synopsis: Boomers in a small town reminisce about the good ole days they had back in the 1970s, when you could get a good factory job right out o… --- ## [anyone ever win anything from a CS receipt survery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-win-anything-from-a-cs-receipt-survery/764854)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-win-anything-from-a-cs-receipt-survery/764854 "2016-09-06T20:18:02Z")
you see them on everything now days "tell us how we did and win a gift card ect " Anyone ever win of them or know anyone who has ? My aunt knows a lot of the cashiers by sight and a few by name and sh e always gets … --- ## [Users of Linux "Tails"--Can you tell me about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/users-of-linux-tails-can-you-tell-me-about-it/764811)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/users-of-linux-tails-can-you-tell-me-about-it/764811 "2016-09-06T19:22:34Z")
I just found out about the supposedly ultra-private/secure Linux distro “Tails”–The Amnesic Incognito Live System. I’m curious and considering trying it–can you tell me about your experiences? I’d use it mainly with a l… --- ## [New planet discovered less than 25 trillion miles away!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-planet-discovered-less-than-25-trillion-miles-away/765194)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-planet-discovered-less-than-25-trillion-miles-away/765194 "2016-09-06T19:03:03Z")
A planet has been discovered orbiting Proxima Centauri, in an orbit warm enough for liquid water. I was especially intrigued by --- ## [Can psychedelic drugs "throw a switch" on some people and make them permanently mentally altered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychedelic-drugs-throw-a-switch-on-some-people-and-make-them-permanently-mentally-altered/764995)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychedelic-drugs-throw-a-switch-on-some-people-and-make-them-permanently-mentally-altered/764995 "2016-09-06T17:38:57Z")
I was reading this story The Long, Strange Hunt for the Folk Singer Who Thought He Was the Next Messiah about the history of a musician who descended into madness and some believed that his extensive use of acid on the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=703) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=705)