What really grinds your gears?

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HunkyTeddy 28 Jun 12:37pm, 28 Jun 2024 10,287 posts	0 HunkyTeddy Being on holiday and getting work WhatsApp messages every few minutes. Tempted to post s picture from the pool with a cocktail
ChrisHB 28 Jun 12:52pm, 28 Jun 2024 23,123 posts	0 ChrisHB [ you can mute 'work' for a week and then unmute them when you want to ]
Surrey Phil 28 Jun 1:33pm, 28 Jun 2024 10,494 posts	0 Surrey Phil Inset Day being used for a children's party. I've had to close the windows and doors to keep the noise down as I am trying to work. Already had the bouncy castle guy and numerous parents blocking my driveway all morning.
Surrey Phil 28 Jun 1:36pm, 28 Jun 2024 10,495 posts	0 Surrey Phil Ordered something from China. Not too big and will fit a large envelope or very small packet. Originally told that it will arrive on Thursday but now not until next Tuesday - a bit late for what I want it for. When they say it is being shipped, is that literal? What's wrong with air mail? After all, they got Covid to Europe faster than that!
Eynsham Red 28 Jun 4:54pm, 28 Jun 2024 11,116 posts	0 Eynsham Red Notifications on Instagram telling me that @***** and @***** want to follow me on Threads, “Instagram’s new message app”. No they don’t, (and I know that because I actually asked them by talking to them and not messaging them).
RunningRonnie 28 Jun 5:00pm, 28 Jun 2024 3,174 posts	0 RunningRonnie The change in meaning of "just about" slowly moving from "nearly" to "just." "Just about hit" used to mean missed, now it seems to be getting used for actually hit but only just.
3M 29 Jun 8:17am, 29 Jun 2024 24,309 posts	0 3M The expression "near miss" comes to mind, @RunningRonnie . If you think about it, it's should be a "near hit"!
Raemondo 30 Jun 5:29pm, 30 Jun 2024 11,873 posts	0 Raemondo Seeing someone in the audience for Shania Twain's set at Glastonbury (which looked like it was probably fab) holding a baby above their head which a) didn't seem to be able to hold its own head up and ii) was not wearing any hearing protection.
LindsD 30 Jun 5:36pm, 30 Jun 2024 68,746 posts	0 LindsD Ooh. My gears are now grinding too.
Minnie Mad 30 Jun 9:27pm, 30 Jun 2024 5,794 posts	0 Minnie Mad I saw that too and the way the camera cut quickly from it makes me think the BBC were worried about complaints pouring in. Poor little thing, why do people take kids to Glastonbury, it’s not a good place for them.