# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=474 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 475 --- ## [Takata airbag recall work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/takata-airbag-recall-work/810340)
**Author:** [@dirty\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirty_hippie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/takata-airbag-recall-work/810340 "2018-04-17T00:30:44Z")
I have 2013 Scion xB and received an official letter from Toyota notifying me about the safety recall for my model. I made an appointment with a local Toyota dealership yesterday for the work. Has anyone had this done o… --- ## [Shit just got real (FBI raids Trump lawyer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-just-got-real-fbi-raids-trump-lawyer/812112)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-just-got-real-fbi-raids-trump-lawyer/812112 "2018-04-16T21:00:57Z")
F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen I can’t help but feel more than a little schadenfreude. --- ## [I'm back from my HPDE! (Track car school)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-my-hpde-track-car-school/812471)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-my-hpde-track-car-school/812471 "2018-04-16T20:49:34Z")
So I’m home in one piece! I drove about 140 miles on the track, had a great instructor. On Saturday I was the least-experienced driver in an intermediate group (there weren’t enough novices to make a separate group). it … --- ## [Springs1 lives!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springs1-lives/812520)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springs1-lives/812520 "2018-04-16T20:35:40Z")
I was casually reading the comments on this page when a couple of screens down I came upon this: and so on. The screed continues, paragraph after heavily asterisked capped paragraphs, screensful after screensful. … --- ## [How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pick-a-career-that-actually-fits-you/812363)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pick-a-career-that-actually-fits-you/812363 "2018-04-16T18:39:20Z")
My good friend Tim Urban, founder and author of the Wait by Why? website, has generated another recent post about a framework for career paths. With so many threads started by users questioning their decisions about car… --- ## [I Might Be Starting The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-be-starting-the-mmp/812070)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-be-starting-the-mmp/812070 "2018-04-16T00:14:16Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 55 Amurrkin out and cloudy (dark) with a predicted high of 68 and rain this mornin’. Or not. TWPTB seem all willy-nilly on that. Today’s plan of action is to spiff da ca… --- ## [What happened here? Kid dies from being crushed inside car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-here-kid-dies-from-being-crushed-inside-car/812303)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-here-kid-dies-from-being-crushed-inside-car/812303 "2018-04-15T01:33:41Z")
Story here. So, terrible way to die, but I don’t understand how this could have happened. The article speculates about the seats maybe tilting forward due to a recall issue, but I still don’t see how that could trap and… --- ## [Oh hey this place looks reasonable - LOL NOPE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183 "2018-04-14T23:20:58Z")
Check this out: Long story short, a place advertising for $70 per night turns into $807 per night due to thousands of dollars in “service” fees. I don’t know about you guys but if I had $3000+ to spend on accommodati… --- ## [In which RNATB turns down a job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-rnatb-turns-down-a-job/812092)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-rnatb-turns-down-a-job/812092 "2018-04-14T20:58:46Z")
Those of you with enough time on your hands to have followed my career via the Dope have seen me finish my bachelor’s degree, waste five years in retail, go work for a law firm, go to law school at night, finish, and bec… --- ## [Help! Retailer refusing to reimburse for returned items](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-retailer-refusing-to-reimburse-for-returned-items/812410)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-retailer-refusing-to-reimburse-for-returned-items/812410 "2018-04-14T17:20:02Z")
My daughter ordered some clothes online from a very well known retailer. She decided to return three items a day after they arrived, they were in the same condition in which she received them. Of course, it takes them fo… --- ## [Apparently people don't die when their killed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-people-dont-die-when-their-killed/811994)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-people-dont-die-when-their-killed/811994 "2018-04-14T15:36:49Z")
Today’s headline on AOL. “3 dead, 20 killed.”:rolleyes: All kidding aside, my heart goes out to the relatives of the victims. --- ## [Captain Kangaroo theme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-kangaroo-theme/811734)
**Author:** [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-kangaroo-theme/811734 "2018-04-14T14:52:02Z")
I’m 63 years old and I just finished listening to “Puffin Billy”, the theme from Captain Kangaroo on YouTube. I wasn’t expecting it, but by the end, I had tears in my eyes. I was not expecting such a powerful emotional r… --- ## [Your reaction to this short video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-reaction-to-this-short-video/812235)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-reaction-to-this-short-video/812235 "2018-04-14T14:00:05Z")
That’s all. Just wondering your reaction. --- ## [Google's new book search deals in ideas, not keywords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googles-new-book-search-deals-in-ideas-not-keywords/812384)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googles-new-book-search-deals-in-ideas-not-keywords/812384 "2018-04-14T13:50:32Z")
https://www.axios.com/googles-new-book-search-1523660313-183fb57a-7d2e-470e-92b2-b6c833d89663.html Site is at: Looks interesting. --- ## [Blood pressure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure/812244)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure/812244 "2018-04-13T17:07:11Z")
I went to see the Nurse Practitioner today to see about getting some antibiotics for an infection. Of course, they took my blood pressure. 102/68. :eek: Normally it runs about 120/80. (Last time I was in, it was 122… --- ## [(Ridig With) Astonishingly Inattentive Drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridig-with-astonishingly-inattentive-drivers/812154)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridig-with-astonishingly-inattentive-drivers/812154 "2018-04-13T16:11:17Z")
I went on a delivery run with two coworkers in the company’s extended cab pick-up. The pick-up doesn’t get much use, so it’s an unfamiliar vehicle to almost everyone at our company — including the three of us making the … --- ## [New York Tines: Trump plans to pardon Scooter Libby.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-tines-trump-plans-to-pardon-scooter-libby/812330)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-tines-trump-plans-to-pardon-scooter-libby/812330 "2018-04-13T14:52:19Z")
My first thought was that this was intended to by a distraction from the Cohen story (among other things) but the signal theory also seems plausible to me. --- ## [Arm teachers with guns. What could possibly go wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arm-teachers-with-guns-what-could-possibly-go-wrong/809784)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arm-teachers-with-guns-what-could-possibly-go-wrong/809784 "2018-04-13T14:04:03Z")
Oops. I know the advocates will say that plan to screen out “those type” of teachers, but no screening program is perfect. And I put this in MPSIMS on purpose, because I have no intention in getting into a generic gun… --- ## [Questions about foreign currency exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-foreign-currency-exchange/812228)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-foreign-currency-exchange/812228 "2018-04-13T07:24:46Z")
Has it gotten harder? Used to was, I could walk into one of the big banks downtown, go to a special desk or counter, tell them I wanted $500 worth of X currency, and they would give it to me (as close as they could witho… --- ## [Help me get a job in Berlin! Please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-job-in-berlin-please/455038)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-job-in-berlin-please/455038 "2018-04-13T07:17:02Z")
For the last year, Mr. Scribble has been living in Berlin, and I’ve been living in NY. The strain on us has been pretty hard, and I’d like to find a job in Berlin. I’d be very, very grateful for any suggestions any of y… --- ## [describe a black hole collision/merger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-black-hole-collision-merger/812259)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-black-hole-collision-merger/812259 "2018-04-12T23:10:43Z")
There seem to be many thousands of black holes orbiting Sagittarius A\*, so this kind of thing must be happening quite a lot nearby-ish, so, obviously, need answer fast. Some years ago, there was a lovely piece in Sci-Am… --- ## [Bicycle mechanic hacks & tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-mechanic-hacks-tricks/812042)
**Author:** [@Herdthiscat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Herdthiscat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-mechanic-hacks-tricks/812042 "2018-04-12T22:31:43Z")
For those of you who frequently work on your bicycles - commute and/or sport - what are some insider tips you have to share? I was taught to use a syringe filled w/water to remove grips that aren’t bolted on - just inje… --- ## [How much do solar trackers add to the cost of a solar system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-solar-trackers-add-to-the-cost-of-a-solar-system/812230)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-solar-trackers-add-to-the-cost-of-a-solar-system/812230 "2018-04-12T16:59:48Z")
I’ve read a solar tracker (a device that alters the angle of your solar panels so they are always facing the sun) can increase the efficiency of panels by 30%. Fine and good, but online they seem to be pretty expensive f… --- ## [My son has never heard "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-has-never-heard-the-battle-hymn-of-the-republic/812181)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-has-never-heard-the-battle-hymn-of-the-republic/812181 "2018-04-12T12:23:51Z")
In chatting with my son son today about history and the Civil War I asked if he had ever heard that song. He said he hadnt and in fact, they never learned to sing any patriotic songs. Back when I was in school we learne… --- ## [Oddest things you've had at hand for a situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-things-youve-had-at-hand-for-a-situation/812038)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-things-youve-had-at-hand-for-a-situation/812038 "2018-04-11T22:21:51Z")
Voila one: Last week we had a “spring fling” bbq on campus for students (in 40 degree weather -spring ain’t sprung yet). A friend was manning the hotdog grill and getting smoked out because our cafeteria didn’t have lon… --- ## [Too-mild-for-the-Pit rant about men’s denim jeans.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-mild-for-the-pit-rant-about-men-s-denim-jeans/811683)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-mild-for-the-pit-rant-about-men-s-denim-jeans/811683 "2018-04-11T18:34:22Z")
I’m a fat guy. Clothes are not super easy to find but I’ve never been so morbidly obese that I couldn’t find clothes that fit at the local K Mart or Target. Or could, as both stores are no longer near where I live. I ref… --- ## [Creepy, creepy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-creepy/812195)
**Author:** [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-creepy/812195 "2018-04-11T17:47:21Z")
I’m considering a job in Iowa, and I searched match.com for women my age in the vicinity. One woman looked particularly intelligent, so I read her profile. As it happens, she’s a writer, a world traveler, and a science-f… --- ## [Horrified at the money I've squandered on prostitutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrified-at-the-money-ive-squandered-on-prostitutes/811811)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrified-at-the-money-ive-squandered-on-prostitutes/811811 "2018-04-11T04:30:39Z")
I’m a man in my mid 20s, and like virtually all healthy men my age, I’ve been cursed with a very strong sex drive. My social interactions with women are ridiculously minimal, so if I want sex, prostitution is more or les… --- ## [More kids sketch female scintists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-kids-sketch-female-scintists/812125)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-kids-sketch-female-scintists/812125 "2018-04-10T19:01:46Z")
Catching up on my magazines and there was this tidbit synopsis that I thought was worth sharing here Still - going to the actual article, there is a ways to go - the male stereotype still becomes stronger with age. But… --- ## [Sub Funk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sub-funk/812036)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sub-funk/812036 "2018-04-10T18:38:25Z")
mrAru had a messy job and didn’t want to mess up his clothing so je dug an old set of overalls out of a sea bag and the bedroom smelled like sub funk again. I hate to admit that I actually sort of have fond memories link… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=473) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=475)