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What really grinds your gears?

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TooLilac Sep 2010 4:08pm, 7 Sep 2010 1,232 posts	Quote Pin TooLilac :0 Mrs W ! I get cross when telesales people insist on talking to Mr XXX (my OH & I have different surnames). I quite enjoy announcing that the only Mr XXX was my father who is dead. bit naughty.
Velociraptor Sep 2010 4:15pm, 7 Sep 2010 12,603 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor I don't mind "Mr" on the 'phone because it suggests that I sound more Margaret Thatcher than Paula Radcliffe. I am, however, fairly unforgiving about "Mrs Raptor" - that's my ex-M-i-L's name and was NEVER mine. Having remained "Dr Raptor" after remarrying, I have no problem at all with being called "Mrs Bee"
BigChiefRunningBore Sep 2010 4:19pm, 7 Sep 2010 12,431 posts	Quote Pin BigChiefRunningBore So you go on holiday and get a locum Your secretary goes on one days holiday and you get a temp My secretary goes away for two weeks and I am supposed to do wot exactly? Apart from waste hours knobbing about on here.
PhatButFit Sep 2010 9:07am, 8 Sep 2010 813 posts	Quote Pin PhatButFit BT, bunch of w*nkers Oh, and what is this "ironing board"?
runningmumof3boys Sep 2010 10:18pm, 9 Sep 2010 221 posts	Quote Pin runningmumof3boys when i type a HUGE FMAIL like i just did on hear and then got a bad internet connection and lost it before it sent aaaaaaaaagh
runningmumof3boys Sep 2010 10:19pm, 9 Sep 2010 222 posts	Quote Pin runningmumof3boys and when im playing WORDS WITH FRIENDS (scrabble on my iphone) and i KNOW the person im playing with is obviously using a scrabble cheat website coz they are THRASHING me 300 point to my 36 ....whats the point??
idio Sep 2010 8:45pm, 10 Sep 2010 14,671 posts	Quote Pin idio Internet dongles. How the hell can I get a decent download one minute then totally grind to halt a minute later without moving or doing anything
JohnJ Sep 2010 10:30am, 11 Sep 2010 11,771 posts	Quote Pin JohnJ 20mb Broadband. What the hell does that actually mean when you are trying to see if you are getting what you pay for?
chrisity Sep 2010 12:40pm, 11 Sep 2010 9,683 posts	Quote Pin chrisity about as much as saying you are a 2.03 marathon runner because someone once did that.
GregP Sep 2010 4:39pm, 21 Sep 2010 36,820 posts	Quote Pin GregP Cream crackers with chilli.