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What really grinds your gears?

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fraggle Nov 2018 8:28am, 3 Nov 2018 1,757 posts	Quote Pin fraggle [i have an automatic car with the stop/start feature and I do try and slip it into park and put the handbrake on in stop/start traffic, so as not to be an arse ‘cos the dazzling brake lights thing drives me nuts]
beebop Nov 2018 11:14am, 3 Nov 2018 1,256 posts	Quote Pin beebop I had no idea about the stop start thing - but everyone else has no excuse.
ChrisHB Nov 2018 12:41pm, 3 Nov 2018 17,397 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB It is a disadvantage of an automatic that you keep the footbrake on when stopped. I wonder if it would be legal and safe for the brake lights to go out when the car isn't moving.
Wine Legs Nov 2018 12:44pm, 3 Nov 2018 4,568 posts	Quote Pin Wine Legs Making the kids the lunch / meal they demand, only for them to not eat it.
ChrisHB Nov 2018 1:41pm, 3 Nov 2018 17,398 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB see new thread: British icons to throw off the white cliffs: what’s on your list? fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=60599&page=1
beebop Nov 2018 4:37pm, 3 Nov 2018 1,257 posts	Quote Pin beebop Yup, legal and safe. If traffic is stationary, you don’t need the brake lights. If you have a big gap behind you where traffic could rush up, that’s different, but when nobody’s moving it’s better not to dazzle!
ChrisHB Nov 2018 5:38pm, 3 Nov 2018 17,399 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB Sainsbury's. Either you go when it's horribly crowded or you go when some of the shelves are empty. Such as meat, bread, milk.
McGoohan Nov 2018 6:02pm, 3 Nov 2018 36,351 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan Twats playing football commentary and Channel 4 racing through their phones on the train.
Wine Legs Nov 2018 8:57pm, 3 Nov 2018 4,569 posts	Quote Pin Wine Legs Amazon fucking prime. Next day delivery my arse.
Carpathius Nov 2018 9:04pm, 3 Nov 2018 15,688 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius Selfish twats. Specifically this evening; the man who stood puffing away on his vape thing in the crowd at the fireworks, sending clouds of smelly vapour over everyone to his right and obscuring the view.