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Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
5249

If you have ideas on travel luggage and locks, feel free to weigh in at this discussion thread: Need for locked luggage while travelling? And vote below:

  • I have a TSA approved lock and use it during the flight and at other times
  • I have a TSA approved lock and use it during the flight but not at other times
  • I have a TSA approved lock, don’t use it during the flight but do at other times
  • I have a non TSA lock and don’t use it during the flight but do at other times
  • I just use the hotel-provided safe
  • I don’t use the hotel-provided safe or lock my luggage
  • Other (please explain in linked thread)
  • I just want to vote!
0 voters
5250

Assuming you can usually take only one major vacation per year, which would be your preference?

  • Go to the same place every year.
  • Go to a different place every year.
0 voters
5251
Have you ever contributed to Nielsen TV ratings?
  • Yes. I filled out and sent in a “viewer diary.”
  • Yes. I participated in a phone survey.
  • Yes. They sent me an electronic “People Meter” that I hooked up to my TV.
  • Yes. They sent me a little pager-sized device that I kept on or near me when I watched TV.
  • Yes. I participated in some other way.
  • Yes. I’m in the middle of it right now!
  • No. They sent me a letter asking me to participate, but I did not.
  • No. I’ve never had the opportunity.
  • Something else?
  • What are Nielsen TV ratings?
0 voters
If you have participated in Nielsen ratings or have at least been asked, did it bother you that they mailed cash?
  • Yes. Everyone knows you shouldn’t do that!
  • A little bit, but I still kept the money.
  • Not at all. Thanks!
  • I received a letter, but there was no cash. There was supposed to be money with it?!
0 voters
5252
You’re buying tickets for a performance in a large arena. Your budget dictates you have a choice between a seat on the floor all the way in back, or a seat on the upper upper deck all the way up front for the same price (it’s still further back than the floor seat). Which do you buy?
  • The floor seat in the back.
  • The upper upper deck seat up front.
0 voters
5253

Who do you like to go on vacation with? Select all that apply.

  • my partner
  • my children
  • my parents
  • other family members
  • my pet(s)
  • my friends
  • my co-workers/colleagues
  • strangers that I find in advance (e.g., through a travel buddy or dating website)
  • strangers that someone else finds (e.g., group tours arranged by a commercial tour operator)
  • someone else not listed here
  • nobody (i.e., vacationing alone)
0 voters
5254

Which of the 10 busiest rapid transit systems in the US have you ridden?

  • New York Subway
  • Washington Metro
  • Chicago “L”
  • MTBA Subway, aka “The T”, Boston
  • PATH (New Jersey/New York)
  • BART (San Francisco Bay Area)
  • SEPTA (Philadelphia)
  • MARTA (Atlanta)
  • Metro Rail (Los Angeles)
  • Metrorail (Miami)
  • None of the above
0 voters
5255

The OED lists the following spelling variants for the cry of a cat. Which one(s) do you use?

  • maw
  • meaow
  • meaw
  • meeow
  • meow
  • mew
  • mewt
  • miaouw
  • miaow
  • miau
  • miauw
  • miaw
  • mieaou
  • miow
  • mi-owe
0 voters
5256

Are you able to walk one mile (1,609 meters)? Assume ideal conditions (good weather, flat terrain, comfortable clothes, safe area, etc).

  • definitely
  • probably
  • It’s a tossup.
  • probably not
  • definitely not
  • something else
0 voters
5257
  • I use mass transit frequently
  • I use mass transit sometimes
  • I used to use it more often than I do
  • I rarely use mass transit
  • I avoid or never use mass transit
  • There needs to be more of it
0 voters

(this poll is meant to exclude taxis / uber)

5258
The Democrats inexplicably decide to rematch Hillary vs Trump…
  • More or less the same result as 2016.
  • It’s a Trump landslide.
  • Hillary squeaks out a win.
  • It’s a Hillary landslide.
  • It’s too close to call and there’s extensive litigation from both sides but the (R)s are more underhanded and control SCOTUS so they ultimately win.
  • Something else.
  • I don’t want to vote, but I want to see the results.
0 voters
5259
  • I object to the negative characterization of “the (R)s” in the preceding poll.
  • I think the characterization of “the (R)s” in the preceding poll was accurate and fair.
0 voters
5260

Are you able to walk 10 miles (16.09 kilometers)? Assume ideal conditions (good weather, flat terrain, comfortable clothes, safe area, etc).

  • Definitely
  • Probably
  • Probably not
  • Definitely not
  • Something else
0 voters
5261
  • I object to DCnDC’s insistence on disrespecting the former candidate by calling her “Hillary”
  • Oh, don’t be a snowflake, it’s her name FFS
  • Bernie
  • Boysenberry Pie
0 voters
5262

Have you ever used the “goods to declare” exit at an international airport, seaport, or other port of entry, and if so, what did you need to declare?

  • alcohol
  • tobacco
  • vehicles
  • pets, livestock, or other live animals
  • food or plants subject to import/biosecurity checks
  • prescription drugs
  • jewellery
  • electronics or other equipment
  • firearms or other weapons
  • explosives, fireworks, or ammunition
  • cultural property (artwork, antiques, etc.)
  • cash or other monetary instruments
  • something else
  • I have never used the “goods to declare” exit at a port of entry
0 voters
5263

Have you ever gone through customs with some goods you thought might oughta be declared, but you said screw it, I’m going to just go right through?

  • Yes
  • No
  • I’m not answering that!
  • Other(other)
0 voters
5264
  • Polls only: No discussion
  • Discussion thread for the “Polls only” thread
  • Discussion thread for the “Polls only” thread (Part 2)
0 voters
5265
I still wear a face mask:
  • whenever I leave the house.
  • if I’m around sick and/or immunocompromised people.
  • when using public transportation.
  • if I’m in a crowded indoor space.
  • if I know or suspect I’m around unvaccinated people.
  • I still carry a mask but I don’t wear it unless asked or required.
  • I don’t carry a mask around anymore, but I’ll wear one if it is required and a mask is provided to me.
  • for fashion reasons. I just like the “Cobra Commander” look.
  • for some other reason(s).
  • I played your mask game before, but I will not now.
  • I never wore a mask and I still won’t now.
0 voters
5266

I still wear a mask when:

  • I’m sick and don’t want to make those around me sick
0 voters
5267

I still wear a mask when:

  • I don’t want the people in the convenience store I’m robbing to be able to ID me later.
  • You could have just picked “Other”.
0 voters
5268
  • Little Nemo apparently failed to read the poll
  • no, there is an “Other” up there, I just saw it, really I did
0 voters