What really grinds your gears?

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LazyDaisy 10 May 1:30pm, 10 May 2024 40,085 posts	0 LazyDaisy I really don't like evening races. Since giving up work I very rarely run in the evenings and my body doesn't know how to handle them anymore. Pity I have just such a race this evening.
IdristheDragon 10 May 1:33pm, 10 May 2024 7,522 posts	0 IdristheDragon My body gets confused with evening races and wonders why I'm putting it through a race that late in the day. I prefer a morning start but not too early. About 9 is good. Am doing a race next Sunday that starts at 11 and hoping it won't be too hot.
cackleberry 10 May 1:54pm, 10 May 2024 3,768 posts	0 cackleberry I like an evening race, definitely put in a better performance later in the day!
Carpathius 10 May 2:40pm, 10 May 2024 23,022 posts	0 Carpathius I prefer earlier.
LazyDaisy 10 May 3:15pm, 10 May 2024 40,087 posts	0 LazyDaisy Going back to gear grinding, I mentioned quite a while back how it annoyed me when people (especially drivers of large 4x4/SUV type cars) park half a car's length from the start or end of a designated on-road parking area, so that whereas if they aligned with the start or finish, you would be able to park, say four cars along the area, you can instead only park three, because they had in effect used one and a half spaces. Yesterday while walking the dog I decided it was time to speak up, and very smilingly pointed out to a man who was just getting out of his car, why it was rather inconsiderate of him. He was quite nonplussed and his only answer was 'Well no-one can park in front of me'. Precisely. 'Tosser, do you not know how to get your stupid car out of a parking space?' I did not say, but thought. Instead I just said, still smiling all the while, 'Yes, that's my point. Anyway, have a nice day!' and went on my way. When I got back he'd gone
cackleberry 10 May 3:26pm, 10 May 2024 3,769 posts	0 cackleberry We had that recently, but it was our friends that we were meeting!! They parked their huge 4x4 truck things sideways in the space, meaning only those two trucks took all the space that you can normally fit 4 cars into if you park end on. Grr.
cackleberry 10 May 3:26pm, 10 May 2024 3,770 posts	0 cackleberry ION My mum grinds my gears.
Ally-C 10 May 6:57pm, 10 May 2024 5,597 posts	0 Ally-C When you’re sitting in a nice wee quiet spot & someone comes along and starts a loud mobile phone conversation.
HunkyTeddy 11 May 7:29am, 11 May 2024 10,172 posts	0 HunkyTeddy People posting pictures of Northern Lights when I didn't see them
DoricQuine 11 May 7:32am, 11 May 2024 10,583 posts	0 DoricQuine HunkyTeddy wrote:People posting pictures of Northern Lights when I didn't see them Same here HT!