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What really grinds your gears?

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Hills of Death (HOD) Dec 2020 2:49pm, 5 Dec 2020 35,254 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) I once went on the M6 Toll for however long it is (not long) to then be stuck in traffic on the M6 pointless
The G-oone-rinch Dec 2020 11:32am, 6 Dec 2020 19,063 posts	Quote Pin The G-oone-rinch Somebody caught doing 152mph on the M6 toll yesterday. I live pretty much next to its mid point and have never used it. I'd rather sit in the M6/M5 roadwork/parking lottery
ChrisHB Dec 2020 12:56pm, 6 Dec 2020 20,199 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB doing an out-and-back run and taking a wrong turning on the way home, when time is tight and it is essential that the homeward half of the run takes no longer than the outward.
Mer-Rae Christmas Dec 2020 10:03am, 7 Dec 2020 6,861 posts	Quote Pin Mer-Rae Christmas this, from an article in the Graun about how a present you've made is so much nicer than one you've bought and 2020 will be 'the year of the home made gift' which was published on the 5th of December: "Just remember, though, that you need to plan ahead and make time – and don’t leave it to the last minute to get them in the post" Oh, really? such timely and helpful advice.
MarktheMeraldAngelsRun Dec 2020 10:12am, 7 Dec 2020 13,513 posts	Quote Pin MarktheMeraldAngelsRun On the subject of postal service..... The missing parcel sent to Surrey on the 25th November (target delivery time, 3 days), which I can't even raise a query about until 13 working days have passed..... (3 days expected delivery, plus 10 working days. Grr....)
Wine Legs Dec 2020 12:41pm, 7 Dec 2020 5,665 posts	Quote 1 pin Wine Legs Modern lightbulbs. If I turn on a light, it's because I want to see things, not for it to be slightly less dark, and take about eleventy billion seconds to approach anything like the light I was expecting when I flicked the switch.
rf_fozzy Dec 2020 12:50pm, 7 Dec 2020 12,384 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy People who change their names on forums to silly "christmas" themed ones. It's difficult to identify who on earth is posting what.
rf_fozzy Dec 2020 12:52pm, 7 Dec 2020 12,385 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy "Modern lightbulbs. If I turn on a light, it's because I want to see things, not for it to be slightly less dark, and take about eleventy billion seconds to approach anything like the light I was expecting when I flicked the switch" [Replace your CFLs with LEDs - problem solved with even more modern lightbulbs and you'll save more energy than CFLs did over the heaters (which is what tungsten filament lightbulbs effectively were - they put out more heat than light) ]
Velocirappingpaper Dec 2020 2:17pm, 7 Dec 2020 50,287 posts	Quote Pin Velocirappingpaper People who don't show any other signs of religious observance getting their knickers in a twist about the ecclesiastical calendar where Christmas is concerned.
Ocelot Spleens Dec 2020 2:20pm, 7 Dec 2020 29,169 posts	Quote Pin Ocelot Spleens Indeed. I wish my MiL would read this...her latest idea was we drive from Manchester to Hampshire and have Christmas lunch in her garden. Fuck Right Off. For all sorts of reasons.