What really grinds your gears?

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Jan 2023
10:14pm, 12 Jan 2023
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Duchess
Kisses on the end of work emails. Even serious ones!! Got to say I've worked in commerce since 1979 and I have NEVER in my life seen a kiss (x) at the end of a work related email, letter, fax, memo, telex or any other medium of communication. And the day that I do is the day I retire.

I see it quite often on texts or WhatsApp messages, it’s slightly disconcerting when it’s from one of the younger lads at work.
Jan 2023
11:28pm, 12 Jan 2023
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Surrey Phil
When he was younger, my son only understood LOL to mean Little Old Lady.
Jan 2023
4:51am, 14 Jan 2023
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Carpathius
I only use LOL when I've literally laughed out loud.

But this morning, the thing that's grinding my gears is that I'm trying to write some blogs but I'm still drunk from last night :-o
Jan 2023
5:28am, 14 Jan 2023
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plodding hippo
I often send a kiss
Jan 2023
7:55am, 16 Jan 2023
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smash
Tennis commentary and the Amazon Prime Video user interface.
Jan 2023
9:59am, 24 Jan 2023
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jennyh
People who join Teams meetings 5 minutes early - it’s online, you don’t need to be early (and I don’t want pointless chit chat beforehand)
Jan 2023
10:40am, 24 Jan 2023
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Jock Itch
Nick Knowles.
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10:49am, 24 Jan 2023
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Fields
Overtime ban just announced
XB
Jan 2023
11:10am, 24 Jan 2023
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XB
Adding -gate to any scandal*
(The Watergate scandal wasn't Watergategate)

* Although there are so many at the moment I accept that a shorthand naming system is useful. Perhaps we could adopt an alphabetical system like we do for storms. Atrocious Buggeration Conman Dickhead Embarrassing Fraudulent Gutless etc
3M
Jan 2023
11:36am, 24 Jan 2023
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3M
Teenagers ambling in mobs along the footpath.
Teenagers riding their bikes on the pavement on the way to school. (Presumably they have a better method for dealing with the mobs.)
Teenagers (in particular) absorbed in their mobile phones who don't look up as they come towards you. And who veer around the path at the same time.

Grumpy? Moi? ;-)

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