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What really grinds your gears?

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Diogenes May 2018 12:25pm, 26 May 2018 27,871 posts	Quote 1 pin Diogenes I tell you what would annoy me more, needing a wee before the end of s 5k!
Fierce and Focused Fleecy May 2018 1:18pm, 26 May 2018 41,337 posts	Quote Pin Fierce and Focused Fleecy It was a matter of some urgency, believe me Dio! I was less than 100 yards from the finish line at the time!
Carpathius May 2018 1:34pm, 26 May 2018 14,491 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius I think you earned a Fleecy. It's a parkrun ffs.
Diogenes May 2018 4:00pm, 26 May 2018 27,874 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes You should’ve just gone with the flow... What grinds my gears is that the swimming pool at my local leisure centre is closed on Saturday afternoons! Why?
Wriggling Snake May 2018 4:13pm, 26 May 2018 18,671 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake Parkrun is a race if you're racing it. She sounds an arse though.
um May 2018 7:35pm, 26 May 2018 271 posts	Quote Pin um On the other hand .... if I saw anyone joining a running event 100 yds/mtrs from the end, I'd let the timekeepers know that they'd only just joined. They may have been hiding in the loo the whole time or part, or needing a cunning plan to beat their offspring
Fierce and Focused Fleecy May 2018 7:37pm, 26 May 2018 41,345 posts	Quote 2 pins Fierce and Focused Fleecy I’m not sure that much planning would go into getting a 27.30 parkrun, if I was cheating I’d have at least aimed closer to 20
ChrisHB May 2018 11:59pm, 26 May 2018 16,735 posts	Quote 1 pin ChrisHB A pharmacy that won't serve me because I don't have a local address. I have written a slightly unrestrained email to their head office.
Carpathius May 2018 12:17am, 27 May 2018 14,498 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius Being called almost ten minutes before the time we'd agreed to meet, to be asked where we were (quite literally a minute around the corner) by a person who is almost never on time. Just because you are early for the first time in about ten years does not mean we are late!
halfpint May 2018 7:20am, 27 May 2018 25,669 posts	Quote 1 pin halfpint The adverts, then trailers, then adverts when you go to the cinema. When I pay an extortionate price for my ticket I do not expect to sit through 40 minutes of advertising as well.