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What really grinds your gears?

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Metro_Nome 22 Mar 10:56pm, 22 Mar 2025 8,019 posts	Quote Pin Metro_Nome People who watch a whole gig through their mobile phone And Hotel rooms with no sockets anywhere near the bed
Diogenes 22 Mar 11:11pm, 22 Mar 2025 91,183 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes Jason1969 wrote:Washing up liquid adverts on TV. You can't tell me those middle class kitchens don't have a dishwasher. Not everything can go in the dishwasher
Minnie Mad 23 Mar 11:31am, 23 Mar 2025 6,414 posts	Quote Pin Minnie Mad Diogenes wrote:Not everything can go in the dishwasher It does at my house 😂
Sigh 23 Mar 11:58am, 23 Mar 2025 33,744 posts	Quote Pin Sigh This really does grind my gears: an email from parkrun entitled "Simon we need YOUR help to keep parkrun for everyone", within the body of the message there's no reference to affordability or even consideration of the wider economic challenges faced by many; instead it provides a veiled threat: "We need YOUR help 🧡 By donating to parkrun, you can make an impact and ensure parkrun remains free, inclusive, and welcoming for everyone." - so, if I don't donate, it will stop being free? If I don't donate, I'm not really welcome anymore? No, not at all - but it doesn't say that. Shameless. Thankfully, I'm the kind of person who thinks "bugger off" and deletes it, choosing instead to donate to causes such as the local hospice, or air ambulance - but I'm appalled to think that some folks may feel pressured to donate when they can't really afford to.
Velociraptor 23 Mar 4:01pm, 23 Mar 2025 74,385 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor That would get right under my skin too, @Sigh. I unsubscribed from parkrun emails a while ago. It would just be a reminder that Saturday mornings were around long before parkrun was invented and will still be there after it's gone.
Derby Tup 23 Mar 4:20pm, 23 Mar 2025 71,285 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup That’s crap. I love Parkrun but wouldn’t pay for it
Johnny Blaze 23 Mar 5:28pm, 23 Mar 2025 33,753 posts	Quote Pin Johnny Blaze The trumped up charges placed against Anne Boleyn.
Jason1969 23 Mar 5:38pm, 23 Mar 2025 13,810 posts	Quote Pin Jason1969 1. There is at least one other advert that claims everything can go in the dishwasher. (It also does at our house.) 2. They're washing a stack of plates. 3. It doesn't matter what you say, my gears are ground.
LindsD 23 Mar 6:28pm, 23 Mar 2025 73,315 posts	Quote Pin LindsD I also recommend unsubscribing from parkrun emails
LazyDaisy 23 Mar 7:22pm, 23 Mar 2025 41,518 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy LindsD wrote:I also recommend unsubscribing from parkrun emails Me too. I did so years ago now; I found the tone unbearably smug and patronising. Doesn't stop me valuing parkrun on a local level.