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GordonG Oct 2023 10:51am, 12 Oct 2023 10,068 posts	Quote Pin GordonG The Daily Mail deciding that the most important thing to report on for what's happening in Israel, is what terminology the BBC uses.
3M Oct 2023 11:56am, 12 Oct 2023 22,327 posts	Quote Pin 3M [Better engagement from.the Gammon readers....]
Hills of Death (HOD) Oct 2023 9:52pm, 12 Oct 2023 36,866 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) My ‘smart’ metre hasn’t worked since April apparently it’s awaiting updates
Diogenes Oct 2023 10:07am, 16 Oct 2023 82,006 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes The pop-up screen on the greatrun.org website results page that you can't dismiss because the X is off screen on a phone. If you pinch the page you can see the X but then you can't press it. If you scroll up and down the page in the background moves up and down.
Diogenes Oct 2023 10:26am, 16 Oct 2023 82,007 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes Also, why does a 10 mile race give you split times at 5k, 10k and 15k? Why no half-way split at 5 miles?
GordonG Oct 2023 8:28am, 17 Oct 2023 10,077 posts	Quote Pin GordonG "Captchya" screens that ask me to pick 'motorcycles'. I've just done one and it took two goes because i don't know if the rider is included in that. I picked every square with any part of a motorbike in it - but not the rider - and it didn't work. do they mean the rider as well or not???
3M Oct 2023 10:32am, 17 Oct 2023 22,357 posts	Quote Pin 3M People who don't look behind them or use their mirrors when operating motor vehicles! 2 on my way to work - one racecourse maintenance buggy on the cycle track, moving a load of grass clippings, and one DPD delivery van using the slope to the office car park to do a 3 point turn. "Don't worry, I'll wait for you to finish doing something unpredictable without regard to other people or their safety..."
Lesley C Oct 2023 11:02am, 17 Oct 2023 3,446 posts	Quote Pin Lesley C People who don't look properly when operating a motor vehicle.
Lesley C Oct 2023 11:03am, 17 Oct 2023 3,447 posts	Quote Pin Lesley C I should add, looking to pull out of junctions/roundabouts or making sure the road is clear of pedestrians before going.
Carpathius Oct 2023 11:49am, 17 Oct 2023 22,579 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius Bloody smokers getting just outside of buildings and sparking up there, meaning anyone else has to go through the smoke to enter or exit. Fuck off up the road a bit!