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macca 53 Aug 2023 12:17pm, 21 Aug 2023 31,631 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 Random motorway signs - always with low speed limits - announcing lane closures, queuing traffic or even fog when everything is pretty good. ….and the ones that say (for example) “A*** closed at middle nowhereville” which may be 100 miles hence - give me stuff I need to know now!!
Gooner Aug 2023 12:29pm, 21 Aug 2023 19,341 posts	Quote Pin Gooner Random motorway signs - always with low speed limits - announcing lane closures, queuing traffic or even fog when everything is pretty good. Just all smart motorway signs. The M6 has an accuracy rate of around 30%
ChrisHB Aug 2023 4:00pm, 21 Aug 2023 22,626 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB It was the M6 on this occasion, but the alleged fog was on the M25.
PeterWard5 Aug 2023 4:17pm, 21 Aug 2023 1,991 posts	Quote Pin PeterWard5 People who hang their poo bags on branches and on gates near bins or at all on the assumption that the dog sh*** fairy will come along and magic it away
GordonG Aug 2023 5:06pm, 21 Aug 2023 9,955 posts	Quote Pin GordonG People who hang their poo bags on branches and on gates near bins or at all on the assumption that the dog sh*** fairy will come along and magic it away ^this. there used to be a path near me that, the last time i passed it, had literally 50+ dog poo bags tied to a wire fence. Ugh.
Fragile Do Not Bend Aug 2023 11:13am, 22 Aug 2023 11,476 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend Getting a review request when said item is barely out of it's packaging! Or getting a pop up asking you to review a website when you’ve only that second opened up the homepage of the site.
3M Aug 2023 11:33am, 22 Aug 2023 21,927 posts	Quote Pin 3M Waiting for Windows updates to complete that require you to wait 5+ minutes whilst shutting down at the end of the day.
Surrey Phil Aug 2023 2:39pm, 22 Aug 2023 9,648 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil Getting that Windows message after logging-in, starting up Outlook, any apps and software. Worse case scenario is getting another message an hour or so later after restarting the laptop or computer once already.
RunningRonnie Aug 2023 7:59am, 23 Aug 2023 2,750 posts	Quote Pin RunningRonnie Websites who force you to lie. "Sign up." "Download the app." "do a handstand..." Options available are Yes and Maybe later. Where's No! gone?
Diogenes Aug 2023 2:38pm, 23 Aug 2023 80,942 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes More of the checkouts in the Tesco near work have been replaced with self-service checkouts. There are hardly any staffed checkouts left.