# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 29, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157 "2026-01-29T18:21:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 33
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/641 "2026-03-12T03:19:33Z")
Seems like a good way to take something out for dinner and have an unpleasant surprise when it thaws. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/642 "2026-03-12T12:10:23Z")
I’ve never put garbage in the freezer, but in warm weather, I’ll keep it in the fridge until close to trash day, so i don’t need to walk by the stink in the garage. That’s usually garbage that was leftovers until it got too old, so it’s not so much putting it into the fridge as not taking it out… But the only gross bits in the freezer are being saved up to make stock, they aren’t garbage. So i voted “no”. I don’t see many movies and didn’t vote in those ones. I feel like I’m forced to use AI every time i do a web search these days, and voted accordingly. I rarely use the AI results for anything (although if I’m just lazily using it to convert C to F or something, i will) but i usually at least read them and am influenced by them. I don’t think I’m a luddite for noticing that the AI results are a lot worse than Google searches used to be, and it’s much harder to figure out what the sources are. (The sources listed often don’t include the answer given.) ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/643 "2026-03-12T12:14:25Z")
I’ve never put kitchen garbage in the freezer, but during the winter I do open the sliding door and put it outside on the deck to freeze so it doesn’t stink up the garage. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/644 "2026-03-12T12:33:27Z")
My hotel/motel bathroom needs to have a vent fan. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/645 "2026-03-12T12:57:26Z")
What i look for in a hotel room varies by the location and why I’m there. At a convention? As close as possible. Exploring a city? Not too far from a subway, but there are lots of other considerations. In Tokyo in the summer? I need AC. Denmark? I didn’t even ask. And I’ve stayed in rooms that didn’t have a shower (there was a sink.) But I’m fairly picky, despite not having hard rules for all places and all times. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/646 "2026-03-12T13:06:27Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > My hotel/motel bathroom needs to have a vent fan. Something which has become rare in newer hotels, IME. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/647 "2026-03-12T14:51:55Z")
I’m quite familiar with the work of all of the listed comedians. Harold Lloyd, IMO, was better than Chaplin. Lloyd’s _Safety Last_ (the one with the famous “clock” scene), and _Speedy_ are classics. Lewis and Hope are at the bottom of the list for me, but the Martin and Lewis movies were good, and the Hope and Crosby _road_ pictures were very good. As usual, I haven’t seen any of the Oscar nominees, and probably won’t until they are free on TV. I voted that I don’t hate AI, but don’t use it. Rethinking that, I guess I do ‘use’ it when I read Google search results. I don’t understand why anyone would discard shoes because they reach a certain age but are still in good condition. Just last month I finally threw away a pair of steel-toed work shoes that had long ago been relegated to ‘yard work’ shoes, so they weren’t good enough to wear in public, but still had use. I bought them in 1985, so I guess I got my money’s worth. 🙂 I routinely put garbage in a plastic grocery sack and leave it in the freezer until trash day, and have done so all my life. When I was a kid, the chickens got everything, so my parents had no need to freeze it. I’m not picky about amenities, but I can’t imagine a hotel without AC. If a hotel isn’t close to the reason I need stay at a hotel, why am I even there? I would absolutely refuse to stay at any hotel that charged for parking at their establishment, and thankfully that has never been an issue. I suppose that happens in city downtown areas, but I have no interest in being in a city. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/648 "2026-03-12T15:22:55Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > If a hotel isn’t close to the reason I need stay at a hotel, why am I even there? A waypoint on the way. I stayed at one Motel 5¾ every year that was 50ish miles from the event I wanted to be at in the morning, but it was in the most populated area between where I got off the interstate & where was going; out of the way distance was about ½ mi. There were two places to get breakfast across the street so wasted time was \< 2 minutes. There were places to stay closer to my ultimate destination but it would have meant more total driving & more driving on Friday night. I will also frequently take two days to get somewhere hundreds of miles away because I enjoy the ride, on the twisty & meandering back roads instead of the faster but boring & soul-sucking interstates; arriving with a big smile on my face. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/649 "2026-03-12T17:10:55Z")
We do not put kitchen trash in the freezer, but we do have a small tub (quart?) in the fridge we use to store compostables until it’s full, then cart it out to the compost pile. The tub holds about a day’s worth of scraps, more or less, so we trundle it out once a day at most, although some days it doesn’t get filled so it stays in the fridge overnight. That’s in improvement of what I used to do, which is to collect the scraps from every meal into a bowl and empty it after eating, so 2-3 times per day. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/650 "2026-03-12T17:22:12Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > I would absolutely refuse to stay at any hotel that charged for parking at their establishment, and thankfully that has never been an issue. I suppose that happens in city downtown areas, but I have no interest in being in a city. Quite common, and quite expensive. $50 or more in Seattle. Maybe $80 in Chicago or NY. I don’t typically have a car in most cities, but I do when I’m staying in Seattle. > [@Bayaker](#): > > I routinely put garbage in a plastic grocery sack and leave it in the freezer until trash day, and have done so all my life. Never done so and never heard of it until today. Like others, our freezers don’t have room for trash. We take out stinky trash to the can as necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/651 "2026-03-12T17:42:05Z")
I’m not sure how I feel about the keeping an affair from your partner thing. I think it’s context-dependent and I haven’t seen the episode in question. My spouse and I have an expectation of honesty between us, and that includes lies of omission, so I would lean toward telling him. I did get in a situation once, I guess it was the beginning of an emotional affair during an incredibly difficult time in the lives of both me and my friend. Once I realized what was happening, I told my husband. He wasn’t mad. He was caring and understanding about the whole thing. So I guess I feel the best thing is to talk about it right away. If you don’t choose to do that, though, and it was a one-time event that happened ten years ago, I just don’t know if that’s worth it. As far as the idea that it’s selfish to tell, I’m unconvinced. There are more factors to consider than your own guilt. Like what kind of relationship did I agree to with this person and would not telling further violate those expectations? Personally, I’d want to know right away. I’m more interested in the truth than happy feelings. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/652 "2026-03-12T17:46:45Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > I don’t understand why anyone would discard shoes because they reach a certain age but are still in good condition. There’s a theory that the shoe components, especially the foam, deteriorates over time, regardless of how much the shoe is worn. I’ve seen differing opinions on this on the interwebs and am not sure whether it has any validity. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/653 "2026-03-12T19:06:01Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > , but the Martin and Lewis movies were good, and the Hope and Crosby _road_ pictures were very good. Yep. All except the last Road film, which limped. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/654 "2026-03-12T19:07:04Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > …the shoe components, especially the foam, deteriorates over time… I suspect the manufacturers are behind this theory. Don’t give in to Big Foam. mmm ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/655 "2026-03-12T19:32:00Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > > [@Maserschmidt](#): > > > > There was an Ellery Queen TV series back in the 70s, created by the same team who made Columbo. I remember it being pretty terrible, and had no idea they made this many episodes. > > > > [Ellery Queen (TV series) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellery_Queen_(TV_series)) > > > > Oops, I see it is mentioned up thread. Anyway, have a link! > > I remember liking it but I was just a kid. My mother watched it because she read all of the Ellery Queen books. I would never get the gender wrong because I remember Jim Hutton playing Ellery (Timothy Hutton’s father for those who don’t know). I’m way behind on this thread, and I did search, but someone else might have mentioned the following: Timothy Hutton also did a detective series, but one based on Nero Wolfe where he (Hutton) played Archie Goodwin (Maury Chaiking was a very good Wolfe). I liked it a lot more than the Ellery Queen series with his dad (although I did watch it and mostly enjoyed it). But you can’t beat that brownstone as an extra character in the stories. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/656 "2026-03-12T20:31:47Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > > [@Maserschmidt](#): > > > > There was an Ellery Queen TV series back in the 70s, created by the same team who made Columbo. I remember it being pretty terrible, and had no idea they made this many episodes. > > > > [Ellery Queen (TV series) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellery_Queen_(TV_series)) > > > > Oops, I see it is mentioned up thread. Anyway, have a link! > > I remember liking it but I was just a kid. My mother watched it because she read all of the Ellery Queen books. I would never get the gender wrong because I remember Jim Hutton playing Ellery (Timothy Hutton’s father for those who don’t know). I’m way behind on this thread, and I did search, but someone else might have mentioned the following: Timothy Hutton also did a detective series, but one based on Nero Wolfe where he (Hutton) played Archie Goodwin (Maury Chaikin was a very good Wolfe). I liked it a lot more than the Ellery Queen series with his dad (although I did watch it and mostly enjoyed it). But you can’t beat that brownstone as an extra character in the stories. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/657 "2026-03-12T23:34:55Z")
Regarding the “error”, In my defense, I saw @What_Exit’s post and just assumed I was in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/658 "2026-03-12T23:37:56Z")
And I followed a blind link and had no clue where I was. Thankfully @puzzlegal DM’d me so I could correct it. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/659 "2026-03-12T23:41:32Z")
Having so many audio entertainment options in cars these days certainly makes driving less of a chore. “Radio plus CD players” (90s), “radio plus cassettes” (80s), and even just “radio” (70s) wasn’t so bad, either. I wasn’t alive before car radio, but driving in those days _would_ have been more of a chore, for me. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/660 "2026-03-12T23:47:19Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > I wasn’t alive before car radio, but driving in those days _would_ have been more of a chore, for me. My first car had only an AM radio, and it wasn’t good quality sound (to say the least). It was a 1976 model AMC Hornet. And I put a lot of miles on that car. I wouldn’t have said I _enjoyed_ driving until I switched to EVs. Plus, I do it a lot less now, so less of a grind and more of a nice experience on the road. (traffic not terrible where we live, trips to Seattle are different) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=34)