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What really grinds your gears?

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Diogenes Mar 2018 12:40pm, 1 Mar 2018 26,749 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes Exactly
Markymarkmark Mar 2018 1:09pm, 1 Mar 2018 6,620 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark FDNB, take a look at bbc.co.uk .Seems to suggest if your workplace is closed you should still get paid!
Fragile Do Not Bend Mar 2018 1:32pm, 1 Mar 2018 2,836 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend Thanks Mark I’ve bookmarked that. I’ll also check my employee handbook as it might just be my line manager making wrong assumptions.
Ultracat Mar 2018 3:02pm, 1 Mar 2018 12,310 posts	Quote Pin Ultracat Jack knifed lorries closing roads. Why do they jack knife anyway?
fetcheveryone Mar 2018 3:16pm, 1 Mar 2018 19,025 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone One bit wants to go one way, the other bit wants to go the other way.
CStar Mar 2018 4:03pm, 1 Mar 2018 7,159 posts	Quote Pin CStar The blind panic of authorities and those issuing totally overblown snowstorm alert warnings. It's winter FFS. It sometimes snows. Stop winding everyone up to cover your arses. Those in the North are used to it and will cope fine. Those in the South, stop being hopeless, put your big boys/girls pants on and use some common sense. It'll be gone in a couple of days anyway.
Fitz Mar 2018 7:58am, 2 Mar 2018 1,798 posts	Quote Pin Fitz Sweary pop songs. Exhibit: Dua Lipa's current single "IDGAF:" You say you're sorry But it's too late now So save it, get gone, shut up 'Cause if you think I care about you now Well, boy, I don't give a [EXPLETIVE DELETED FOR RADIO AIRPLAY] I kind of expect this from our sweary gangsta hip-hop chums but, for some reason, I find it really annoying on a mainstream pop song getting played on Radio 2. I guess I've come a long way, baby, from enjoying singing along to Bodies by the Sex Pistols but at least that wasn't a single being played by old Wogan while the nation enjoyed their cornflakes.
McGoohan Mar 2018 8:00am, 2 Mar 2018 33,348 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan I really really really hated that song that went '[Bleep] you, you [bleep] I don't want you back' that got to number 1 and stayed there for weeks.
XB Mar 2018 10:15am, 2 Mar 2018 6,751 posts	Quote Pin XB Giving weather a name. I can see the benefit of the alphabetical names but this beast from the east stuff is grinding my gears. And while I'm here - adding England etc to the end of things to create a brand. Sport England pah NHS Scotland Yeuch Team GB Aaaaargh.
Sigh Mar 2018 10:20am, 2 Mar 2018 1,404 posts	Quote Pin Sigh Totally agree XB; when I first heard reference to 'Beast from the East' I assumed it was the marketing name for some boxing match so I ignored it.