# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=895 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 896 --- ## [Help me manage my oral herpes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-manage-my-oral-herpes/657638)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-manage-my-oral-herpes/657638 "2013-05-10T20:37:08Z")
I’m at my wit’s end (okay, I admit, not a particularly long trip). I am now getting my third cold sore within the last two months. I just get one cleared up and within a few days, another one starts. :frowning: I’ve be… --- ## [Explain Roku/streaming TV to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-roku-streaming-tv-to-me/722619)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-roku-streaming-tv-to-me/722619 "2015-06-18T00:40:28Z")
I’m probably going to be dumping Dish network soon. My internet access through Verizon has been spotty recently and Comcast is coming to my area. My thought was to bundle TV and Internet with the Evil Empire. But if I co… --- ## [How soon to make sexual advances on a widow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-to-make-sexual-advances-on-a-widow/722389)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-to-make-sexual-advances-on-a-widow/722389 "2015-06-17T23:40:51Z")
It may not be obvious from my name but I am a woman and recently widowed. I have just experienced my first sexual advance from a man. How soon would you do this or how soon do you think it appropriate? I know it varie… --- ## ["Shiny panels" web sites... bleah!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny-panels-web-sites-bleah/722697)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny-panels-web-sites-bleah/722697 "2015-06-17T23:27:06Z")
Does anyone else hate the new model of websites as much as I do? One big, shiny, purty and largely information-free panel after another, for miles and miles of scrolling? --- ## [Am I right to break up with my optometrist because of this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-right-to-break-up-with-my-optometrist-because-of-this/722027)
**Author:** [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-right-to-break-up-with-my-optometrist-because-of-this/722027 "2015-06-17T22:33:43Z")
Last year I was in need of new eyeglasses, so did a bit of research and found what seemed to be a good optometrist - had an eye exam, got a new prescription, and new glasses. I was quite satisfied. Cut to eight months … --- ## [I'm going to the funeral of a transgender person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-the-funeral-of-a-transgender-person/721365)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-the-funeral-of-a-transgender-person/721365 "2015-06-17T22:14:37Z")
So, here’s the deal. I’ve been a school band director in my town for a long time. A former student, let’s call him Steve, has died. His mom was the president of the band booster club. Steve’s dad died a few years ago… --- ## [How much electricity do you use in a month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-electricity-do-you-use-in-a-month/722656)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-electricity-do-you-use-in-a-month/722656 "2015-06-17T21:19:44Z")
Prompted by this thread, in which dolphinboy claims to use up to 3,250 kWh per month. I find this to be an astonishing amount! Perhaps he has a 10,000 sq-ft house lit with carbon filament bulbs. At any rate, it made m… --- ## [Questions about a medical treatment in a photo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-a-medical-treatment-in-a-photo/722779)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-a-medical-treatment-in-a-photo/722779 "2015-06-17T21:13:45Z")
In a recent pool-related scuffle, a family is saying that their 12 year old was injured. Initially, the family’s spokesperson said that the girl had her jaw broken and also maybe her ribs. The family has a released photo… --- ## [Barefoot running is working for me! Need ideas for a shoe for cold weather.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barefoot-running-is-working-for-me-need-ideas-for-a-shoe-for-cold-weather/722690)
**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barefoot-running-is-working-for-me-need-ideas-for-a-shoe-for-cold-weather/722690 "2015-06-17T20:34:34Z")
Yay, yay, and triple yay! After years of wanting to run, trying it, and getting shinsplints no matter what shoe I wore, I’ve found that barefoot works great for me! (Not here to evangelize, but maybe to crow a little b… --- ## [Long-sleeved shirts: Can you button both cuffs after you put the shirt on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-sleeved-shirts-can-you-button-both-cuffs-after-you-put-the-shirt-on/722220)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-sleeved-shirts-can-you-button-both-cuffs-after-you-put-the-shirt-on/722220 "2015-06-17T16:51:33Z")
It’s been awhile since I’ve worn long-sleeved buttoned shirts, but I still remember that I could never fasten the buttons on both cuffs once I had put it on. I could use my non-dominant (left) hand to do up the ones on … --- ## [5 months without hot water landlord won't fix and is charging full rent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-months-without-hot-water-landlord-wont-fix-and-is-charging-full-rent/722622)
**Author:** [@debbieslack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/debbieslack)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-months-without-hot-water-landlord-wont-fix-and-is-charging-full-rent/722622 "2015-06-17T16:49:31Z")
We moved into our apartment in Vermont on March 08th of this year. Ever since we moved in we could only get, literally 2 minutes of hot water at a time, and then it would be hours before we could get any more. We have g… --- ## [Draftsman career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draftsman-career/721610)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draftsman-career/721610 "2015-06-17T05:43:25Z")
I was wondering if anyone could give me some feedback on this line of work. I would like to pursue it and wanted to hear back from someone who is in the field already. Thanks! --- ## [Does my dog have free will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-dog-have-free-will/722478)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-dog-have-free-will/722478 "2015-06-17T03:20:30Z")
What I am trying to say is, what goes on in a Dog’s mind? My dog can sit and look at his chew toy for 5 minuets or 30 minutes until for some reason, he finally goes to pick it up and chew it. He loves to chase cars along… --- ## [Potential employer asking for "free" work as part of "interview"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-employer-asking-for-free-work-as-part-of-interview/721112)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-employer-asking-for-free-work-as-part-of-interview/721112 "2015-06-17T02:51:00Z")
My wife has not been happy at her current job and has been looking for a new one. She’s gotten a lot of interviews, even several second interviews, but no job offer yet. She’s a horticulturalist, looking for jobs as a … --- ## [Unusual membership criteria for credit unions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-membership-criteria-for-credit-unions/722706)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-membership-criteria-for-credit-unions/722706 "2015-06-17T02:30:03Z")
Credit unions are, of course, financial institutions in the US (and possibly other countries) that receive relief from many taxes in exchange for agreeing to serve only certain clientele. Many credit unions were historic… --- ## [Nastygram for absence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nastygram-for-absence/722388)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nastygram-for-absence/722388 "2015-06-17T02:23:56Z")
Grades K and 2, how many absences for the whole school year do you think warrant a letter to the parents that says “if your child continues to miss this amount of school in the future, it will certainly inhibit their suc… --- ## [Is Sears cutting their own throat with the rewards program?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sears-cutting-their-own-throat-with-the-rewards-program/722583)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sears-cutting-their-own-throat-with-the-rewards-program/722583 "2015-06-17T02:10:59Z")
It seems like there is a new article every day about the long decline of Sears. I have been on their rewards program for a couple of years, and it is by far the most generous rewards program I have ever used. They give… --- ## [Females pulling up leg and sitting on foot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/females-pulling-up-leg-and-sitting-on-foot/722556)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/females-pulling-up-leg-and-sitting-on-foot/722556 "2015-06-17T00:46:24Z")
Why do females, young to old, bring one leg up on the couch and basically sit on their foot and ankle? --- ## [Should security depend upon keeping SSN and birthdates a secret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-security-depend-upon-keeping-ssn-and-birthdates-a-secret/722558)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-security-depend-upon-keeping-ssn-and-birthdates-a-secret/722558 "2015-06-17T00:27:35Z")
For a long time now, I’ve thought that the entire system of securing access to credit, financial and private medical records, etc by a “secret” number that never changes is pants on head retarded. Dozens of institutions… --- ## [I used to know a lot more logic than I do now. Help me refresh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-know-a-lot-more-logic-than-i-do-now-help-me-refresh/722615)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-know-a-lot-more-logic-than-i-do-now-help-me-refresh/722615 "2015-06-17T00:25:44Z")
I need textbooks–good ones, with exposition and maybe a little consideration of philosophical issues, rather than just lists of propositions and lemmas etc–that will help me regain my bearings on topics like completeness… --- ## [Approaching an adult ADHD patient](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/approaching-an-adult-adhd-patient/722499)
**Author:** [@MorphinePoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorphinePoet)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/approaching-an-adult-adhd-patient/722499 "2015-06-17T00:15:26Z")
My girlfriend and I have been cohabitating for the last six months. She’s a doctor and she often does 24-hour calls, and she’s usually very busy. When she’s home, she spends most of her time watching shows and films on h… --- ## [1 room in house is 15 degrees hotter / cooler. Ideas to fix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-room-in-house-is-15-degrees-hotter-cooler-ideas-to-fix/722591)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-room-in-house-is-15-degrees-hotter-cooler-ideas-to-fix/722591 "2015-06-16T22:00:26Z")
I’m going to be consulting HVAC contractors soon. I wanted get ideas about the problem and how to fix it. Situation: 2 story town house, situated in high desert. 1 of the upstairs bedrooms gets 15 degrees hotter or co… --- ## [It's our lifestyle! (Man walks woman on leash in mall)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-our-lifestyle-man-walks-woman-on-leash-in-mall/720979)
**Author:** [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-our-lifestyle-man-walks-woman-on-leash-in-mall/720979 "2015-06-16T21:27:23Z")
The title says it all, really. Some guy was seen walking his fiancee’ on a leash in the mall, and the world disapproves. So of course they came forward to tell their side of the story, and it boils down to, “It’s our li… --- ## [Does Anyone Escape the Podiatrist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-escape-the-podiatrist/722572)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-escape-the-podiatrist/722572 "2015-06-16T20:24:50Z")
I’m wondering if I’ve gained the wrong impression of an entire profession. It seems everyone I’ve ever met who went to a podiatrist, both friends and people I met during my time as a cobbler, was told they had severe fo… --- ## [How does landfill and related solid waste issues stack up these days as an environmental problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-landfill-and-related-solid-waste-issues-stack-up-these-days-as-an-environmental-problem/722658)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-landfill-and-related-solid-waste-issues-stack-up-these-days-as-an-environmental-problem/722658 "2015-06-16T20:23:59Z")
Stuff like recent plastic bag bans in several cities got me wondering. I remember when landfill space and the amount of solid waste we produced was a huge concern, and one of the big impetuses behind the recycling push.… --- ## [Words that sound strange to you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-strange-to-you/722363)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-strange-to-you/722363 "2015-06-16T19:43:36Z")
I was listening to an audiobook about the US Civil War, and the word “musket” was used a number of times. I know what a musket is, and the author was a soldier in the Confederate Army, so I am sure the use of the word i… --- ## [Ford Taurus 2003](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-taurus-2003/722686)
**Author:** [@qianabarnum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qianabarnum)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-taurus-2003/722686 "2015-06-16T18:22:38Z")
My car has been shutting off when I take my foot off the gas. I got it put on the diagnostic machine and had to replace the throttle and air flow sensor. I also just got a tune-up, oil change and replaced the pcv valve… --- ## [Buying new tires...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-new-tires/722678)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-new-tires/722678 "2015-06-16T17:49:55Z")
What should I look for when a smooth quiet ride is the goal? Road conditions are not an issue. Car is a Honda accord. --- ## [Apple to do away with earphone jack (yes or no)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-to-do-away-with-earphone-jack-yes-or-no/722660)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-to-do-away-with-earphone-jack-yes-or-no/722660 "2015-06-16T17:33:51Z")
I feel it’s only a matter of time before Apple removes this port from it’s iPhone and iOS devices. It’s taking up space and hindering it’s sleek look. It’s also hindering profits from selling devices that use the prior… --- ## [Who is on your Mt. Rushmore of Williams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mt-rushmore-of-williams/720646)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mt-rushmore-of-williams/720646 "2015-06-16T16:20:06Z")
Please select only four names. Use your own criteria. After all, it’s your mount. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=894) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=896)