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What really grinds your gears?

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Diogenes Jun 2018 2:50pm, 1 Jun 2018 27,945 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes Toilet door rattlers My office colleague with his nail file, his snack tomato, and his barely suppressed annoyances.
Carpathius Jun 2018 3:50pm, 1 Jun 2018 14,558 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius mind boggling Dave, I've never understood that practice of adding the sales tax on at the till. AFAIK it's only the US that does it.
pogdorf Jun 2018 4:04pm, 1 Jun 2018 23 posts	Quote Pin pogdorf Agreed with the tax thing (and I live in the US). Even more annoying is a subset of Americans who refuse to entertain the notion that other places may do things better.
TommyK Jun 2018 4:20pm, 1 Jun 2018 43 posts	Quote Pin TommyK [Isn't the US "plus tax" thing just a result of different states having different tax regimes? So, the product costs "X" everywhere. In California the tax would be "Y", but in Florida, the tax would be "Z". Or zero in New Hampshire(?)]
Metro_Nome Jun 2018 5:04pm, 1 Jun 2018 4,472 posts	Quote Pin Metro_Nome Useless banks
ChrisHB Jun 2018 11:02am, 2 Jun 2018 16,775 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB A range of figures being described as an average - from Wikipedia: As of 2000, the average marriage age range was 25–44 years for men and 22–39 years for women.
fraggle Jun 2018 12:12pm, 2 Jun 2018 1,630 posts	Quote Pin fraggle rustling crisp packets
pogdorf Jun 2018 4:05pm, 2 Jun 2018 26 posts	Quote Pin pogdorf [Re: US Tax. It's often said that the reason taxes aren't included is because of variation across states. But the real reason is that retailers don't have to include it and what retailer worth their salt is going to advertise a higher price than they have to? Oh dear - gears are grinding.]
NDWDave Jun 2018 5:09pm, 2 Jun 2018 6,917 posts	Quote Pin NDWDave It was more the quoting a price when I had a dollar bill in my hand that was a dollar and then straight away asking for the extra 6 cents. Food is also annoying where it says $10 on the menu but it is really $13 or $14 after tax and tip. Rational isn’t mutually exclusive from gear grinding
Surrey Phil Jun 2018 9:40pm, 2 Jun 2018 2,441 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil British Soap Awards. I'm not watching but others in my house are, so it's within earshot. Typical ITV trash for actors who will never be good enough for a BAFTA.