# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=215 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 216 --- ## [Weather Geeks Only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-geeks-only/962628)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-geeks-only/962628 "2022-04-12T22:20:08Z")
This site it great if you want to see weather patterns at different levels of the atmosphere. Height is expressed in hPa, which is roughly: 1000 hPA - surface 850 - 5000’ 700 - 10,000’ (top of most mountains) 500 -18… --- ## [Have you ever worked with someone who rarely or never had/took days off from work? (6-7 day work weeks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-worked-with-someone-who-rarely-or-never-had-took-days-off-from-work-6-7-day-work-weeks/962457)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-worked-with-someone-who-rarely-or-never-had-took-days-off-from-work-6-7-day-work-weeks/962457 "2022-04-12T21:39:08Z")
One of my friends enjoys working 6-7 days a week (at the grocery store where I used to work at) and he recently accepted a stock lead position, since he’s been working at the grocery store since 2017/18. He also works on… --- ## [Looking for a decent Grabber-Reacher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-decent-grabber-reacher/962675)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-decent-grabber-reacher/962675 "2022-04-12T18:55:23Z")
As shown here: I need one that will grab and hold something heavier that a small bag of feathers without losing the grip or even stripping out. I have had bad luck with the last cou… --- ## [Help me with my wife’s Grandfather clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-wife-s-grandfather-clock/962653)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-wife-s-grandfather-clock/962653 "2022-04-12T14:08:59Z")
My wife has owned a seven-foot grandfather clock ever since I’ve known her (since 1991), and it has remained unused in a corner for at least ten years. This past weekend, we placed it back into service (her nephew did, w… --- ## [I was in an accident last night...Yay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-an-accident-last-night-yay/962583)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-an-accident-last-night-yay/962583 "2022-04-12T07:18:34Z")
And the “Yay!” is not sarcasm. My 2018 Rogue had a bit of cosmetic damage on the left front corner that would cost about $1500 or so to fix, so we have been letting it slide. Last night while driving home from work aro… --- ## [Starbucks drive through](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-drive-through/962699)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-drive-through/962699 "2022-04-12T06:35:24Z")
Wondering why when they hand you your hot coffee at the drive thru…they often fill it to the tip top. Too hot to drink through the opening…and if you take the top off to cool it a bit it spills all over the place. Don’t … --- ## [Good Memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-memories/944514)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-memories/944514 "2022-04-11T22:59:33Z")
The sky is tinted grey, shading into blue at the horizon as I step out onto the balcony. There is a line of white right at the tops of the waves coming in on the shore, fattening into a bright blob of lemony yellow, the… --- ## [My Windows 10 welcome screen just showed me shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-windows-10-welcome-screen-just-showed-me-shit/962684)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-windows-10-welcome-screen-just-showed-me-shit/962684 "2022-04-11T20:20:07Z")
I can’t remember when it started (Win 7?), but at least for me Windows displays pictures on the welcome screen (after booting up or logging off) that change daily. They are always the most inoffensive pics you can imagin… --- ## [All of time didn’t stop at Isaiah- did it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-of-time-didn-t-stop-at-isaiah-did-it/962504)
**Author:** [@MarkSh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkSh)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-of-time-didn-t-stop-at-isaiah-did-it/962504 "2022-04-11T19:51:10Z")
This is an idea that I’ve had for a few years now, and I’m finally going to tell it to more than the few people I’ve mentioned it to. I came up with the idea that all of human history stopped around circa 700 BCE, and t… --- ## [Phishing texts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phishing-texts/962658)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phishing-texts/962658 "2022-04-11T19:25:21Z")
Not sure if this is Mundane or Factual, but … What IS it with the spam/phishing texts I’ve been getting that are just random links to gawd-knows-what? The links are never words, just something that looks like a TinyURL … --- ## [Invading someone else's space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invading-someone-elses-space/961934)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invading-someone-elses-space/961934 "2022-04-11T14:19:08Z")
Can you explain what you meant by making him “uncomfortable?” If I’m talking to someone and they raise their voice, OK, I understand they’re angry. But if that’s accompanied by the person also invading my space, gett… --- ## [An AUS Husband accidentally spends $725 on EIGHT items at the supermarket......have you ever been majorly overcharged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-aus-husband-accidentally-spends-725-on-eight-items-at-the-supermarket-have-you-ever-been-majorly-overcharged/962293)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-aus-husband-accidentally-spends-725-on-eight-items-at-the-supermarket-have-you-ever-been-majorly-overcharged/962293 "2022-04-11T11:18:22Z")
Apparently hubby found out the one problem with “tap cards” the hard way Have you ever been overcharged a large amount like this ? and if so did you catch it in time? --- ## [I Guess There Needs To Be A MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-there-needs-to-be-a-mmp/962235)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-there-needs-to-be-a-mmp/962235 "2022-04-11T05:46:09Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 48 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 82 and partly N.O.S. whatever that means. I suppose it could also mean mostly cloudy. TWPTB are bein’ cryptic. I envis… --- ## [Hope This Makes Beck Feel Better When She Sees It: Weasel In The House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-this-makes-beck-feel-better-when-she-sees-it-weasel-in-the-house/962607)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-this-makes-beck-feel-better-when-she-sees-it-weasel-in-the-house/962607 "2022-04-11T05:27:01Z")
Soon after I arrived at the homeplace after my Dad’s passing I learned that there has been a weasel in the house since before my Mom went into the hospital in late March. Apparently it just takes napkins without making … --- ## [Dad just passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-just-passed-away/962390)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-just-passed-away/962390 "2022-04-11T02:35:51Z")
My dad passed away early this morning at the age of 87. He grew up in North Carolina and lived most of his life in East Tennessee, but had no use for the NRA or Donald Trump. My mom was just in the hospital and is now … --- ## [Sidesleepers--can you train yourself to sleep on your back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sidesleepers-can-you-train-yourself-to-sleep-on-your-back/962518)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sidesleepers-can-you-train-yourself-to-sleep-on-your-back/962518 "2022-04-10T21:47:30Z")
I’ve been a side-sleeper all my life, but at 54 with 2 arthritic shoulders that seems to be ceasing to be an option. I can lay on either side for about 20 minutes before it gets pretty uncomfortable. Last night I dozed… --- ## [I could be a billionaire!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-be-a-billionaire/962612)
**Author:** [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-be-a-billionaire/962612 "2022-04-10T16:30:37Z")
I have been getting multiple spams a day for various scams including many 419 scams. But until today, nobody has ever offered to send me a billion dollars or more! Look at this: Attention; Dear, This offer might int… --- ## [Heat-treated Milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-treated-milk/962167)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-treated-milk/962167 "2022-04-10T11:08:46Z")
In some countries, when you buy milk it comes in a box. It has been ultra heat treated and will remain fresh for months. This design allows it to be stored for emergencies, taken camping (though with more weight than m… --- ## [Canadian WWII Ram tank found by hikers in England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-wwii-ram-tank-found-by-hikers-in-england/962357)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-wwii-ram-tank-found-by-hikers-in-england/962357 "2022-04-09T16:32:46Z")
CBC story here: The tank was likely used for target practice by the British Army after WWII, in a range in the Lake Country. May be the only surviving one of its particular production run. --- ## [What business does CA have in TX and FL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-business-does-ca-have-in-tx-and-fl/962564)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-business-does-ca-have-in-tx-and-fl/962564 "2022-04-09T12:13:17Z")
(In MPSIMS because I guess this counts as breaking news, sort of.) I just saw an article that Los Angeles County has banned all travel on official County business to Texas and Florida, to essentially boycott the homopho… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad musical frivolities:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-musical-frivolities/962216)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-musical-frivolities/962216 "2022-04-08T22:33:08Z")
On top of Spaghetti all covered in: ? --- ## [I stopped being religious after having kids, but are still involved and love the church community](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stopped-being-religious-after-having-kids-but-are-still-involved-and-love-the-church-community/962326)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stopped-being-religious-after-having-kids-but-are-still-involved-and-love-the-church-community/962326 "2022-04-08T19:22:56Z")
I was raised an active Catholic going to church every Sunday, Catholic school, the works. Although I always questioned everything, I just went with the flow. My wife had a very similar upbringing. We got married in th… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad. Secrets, confusion, intriguing statements. Oh and occasional lies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-secrets-confusion-intriguing-statements-oh-and-occasional-lies/962437)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-secrets-confusion-intriguing-statements-oh-and-occasional-lies/962437 "2022-04-08T17:03:09Z")
Ae S\*\*\*\*, c Jk Sr Ds Ce Cs Js Cf Bb C\*h Bs T\*\*\*a --- ## [Fossils thought to be from animals killed by K-T asteroid found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fossils-thought-to-be-from-animals-killed-by-k-t-asteroid-found/962470)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fossils-thought-to-be-from-animals-killed-by-k-t-asteroid-found/962470 "2022-04-08T16:11:52Z")
Maybe. We’ll see. My favorite part of the story, though, is the note at the end: P.S. I hadn’t realized that they changed it from K-T to K-Pg. I gotta keep up. Probably too many theatergoers thought it stood for “G… --- ## [Four Secret Service employees placed on leave for accepting gifts from men posing as federal agents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-secret-service-employees-placed-on-leave-for-accepting-gifts-from-men-posing-as-federal-agents/962451)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-secret-service-employees-placed-on-leave-for-accepting-gifts-from-men-posing-as-federal-agents/962451 "2022-04-08T13:44:44Z")
This sounds like a wild story. I wonder what these guys were hoping to achieve? The two men — Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 36 — were taken into custody as more than a dozen FBI agents charged into a luxury ap… --- ## [Uncommon floor rug type](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-floor-rug-type/962222)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-floor-rug-type/962222 "2022-04-05T00:47:44Z")
This is a question, but I have a hard time expressing this in a clear way that people can understand and not think I am crazy (-ier), so I am not expecting an answer. Hoping, maybe, but not really expecting. In cleaning… --- ## [NASA to test next moon rocket soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-to-test-next-moon-rocket-soon/961205)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-to-test-next-moon-rocket-soon/961205 "2022-04-08T01:07:12Z")
way behind schedule by 5 years. It will be an uncrewed test by June if things go as planned . It’s pretty similar to the Saturn V moon rocket in capacity it can handle also similar in height and width to Satur… --- ## [Has anyone here had a cardiac alcohol septal ablation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-had-a-cardiac-alcohol-septal-ablation/962002)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-had-a-cardiac-alcohol-septal-ablation/962002 "2022-04-08T00:10:17Z")
To expand the question a bit: Has anyone here either had an alcohol septal ablation (treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), or has/had direct experience with somebody who’s had one and can talk about it? Mine is sc… --- ## [Florida Man becomes art teacher!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-becomes-art-teacher/962477)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-becomes-art-teacher/962477 "2022-04-07T19:31:03Z")
But, being Florida Man, he gets fired and arrested a month later when he “smokes a lot of weed” and does some unsanctioned performance art. --- ## [Company Mergers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-mergers/962462)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-mergers/962462 "2022-04-07T19:05:19Z")
I know I mentioned this a few months ago, the company I work for was sold to another company. Those of you who have been through this, how did you cope with the stress and anxiety, presuming you didn’t end up finding em… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=214) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=216)