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What really grinds your gears?

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fraggle Nov 2018 8:28am, 3 Nov 2018 1,757 posts	0 fraggle [i have an automatic car with the stop/start feature and I do try and slip it into park and put the handbrake on in stop/start traffic, so as not to be an arse ‘cos the dazzling brake lights thing drives me nuts]
beebop Nov 2018 11:14am, 3 Nov 2018 1,256 posts	0 beebop I had no idea about the stop start thing - but everyone else has no excuse.
ChrisHB Nov 2018 12:41pm, 3 Nov 2018 17,397 posts	0 ChrisHB It is a disadvantage of an automatic that you keep the footbrake on when stopped. I wonder if it would be legal and safe for the brake lights to go out when the car isn't moving.
Wine Legs Nov 2018 12:44pm, 3 Nov 2018 4,568 posts	0 Wine Legs Making the kids the lunch / meal they demand, only for them to not eat it.
ChrisHB Nov 2018 1:41pm, 3 Nov 2018 17,398 posts	0 ChrisHB see new thread: British icons to throw off the white cliffs: what’s on your list? fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=60599&page=1
beebop Nov 2018 4:37pm, 3 Nov 2018 1,257 posts	0 beebop Yup, legal and safe. If traffic is stationary, you don’t need the brake lights. If you have a big gap behind you where traffic could rush up, that’s different, but when nobody’s moving it’s better not to dazzle!
ChrisHB Nov 2018 5:38pm, 3 Nov 2018 17,399 posts	0 ChrisHB Sainsbury's. Either you go when it's horribly crowded or you go when some of the shelves are empty. Such as meat, bread, milk.
McGoohan Nov 2018 6:02pm, 3 Nov 2018 36,351 posts	0 McGoohan Twats playing football commentary and Channel 4 racing through their phones on the train.
Wine Legs Nov 2018 8:57pm, 3 Nov 2018 4,569 posts	0 Wine Legs Amazon fucking prime. Next day delivery my arse.
Carpathius Nov 2018 9:04pm, 3 Nov 2018 15,688 posts	0 Carpathius Selfish twats. Specifically this evening; the man who stood puffing away on his vape thing in the crowd at the fireworks, sending clouds of smelly vapour over everyone to his right and obscuring the view.