What really grinds your gears?

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Eynsham Red 15 Sep 5:56pm, 15 Sep 2024 11,338 posts	0 Eynsham Red I don’t consider myself to be a muppet simply because I’m not in such a rush to get to the front. But anyway my point is directed to those who, as I’ve said, accelerate to get to the front and don’t space appropriately to merge. They are the muppets in my view.
Diogenes 15 Sep 6:09pm, 15 Sep 2024 88,128 posts	0 Diogenes Agreed, I wasn’t directing that at you, I was thinking of those that want to block both lanes when there is half a mile or more to go until the closure. Apologies if it sounded as if it sounded like it was directed to you, which it did.
Eynsham Red 15 Sep 6:39pm, 15 Sep 2024 11,339 posts	0 Eynsham Red I totally agree with you on that form of lane blocking. No offence taken 👍
Raemondo 15 Sep 8:11pm, 15 Sep 2024 12,093 posts	0 Raemondo I have to deal with a notorious pinch point on my daily commute - two highways merge and go from for lanes to three then two, with the overtaking lane being the last to go. It regularly comes to a complete standstill because of people racing up the outside and slamming the brakes on when there isn't magically a perfect space in the crawling lane beside them for them to merge into. I usually stay in the outside lane until the merge point, and keep to about the same pace as the lane next to me, and that way everyone keeps moving and we can all speed up again once we've merged, but the number of assholes who get right up my chauffeur, flashing lights and making obscene gestures it's depressing. Sometimes I'll move over earlier, watch them speed to the merge point and stop dead, then deliberately hug the bumper of the car in front of me until I've passed them again.
LindsD 15 Sep 9:49pm, 15 Sep 2024 69,780 posts	0 LindsD I never let those people in
Lip Gloss 15 Sep 9:51pm, 15 Sep 2024 77,602 posts	0 Lip Gloss That’s the arseholes I don’t let in either
Ally-C 16 Sep 1:43pm, 16 Sep 2024 6,361 posts	0 Ally-C Went out on my bike there, going along the path, about a half a mile ahead I could see two women walking dogs coming towards me, getting closer and closer, still walking two abreast looking at me, I’m slowing & slowing, they’re still two abreast, I’m virtually stopped and about two metres away, when one tucked in behind the other. I’m like WTF.
GordonG 16 Sep 1:50pm, 16 Sep 2024 10,643 posts	0 GordonG The Fabreeze ad that says their air freshener has "thousands of uses". Not it doesn't, it has one use although you can spray it on any number of things.
Lip Gloss 16 Sep 2:00pm, 16 Sep 2024 77,620 posts	0 Lip Gloss Neighbours letting their dog bark for 5 solid hours out in the back garden
Rosehip 16 Sep 2:02pm, 16 Sep 2024 33,206 posts	0 Rosehip GordonG wrote:The Fabreeze ad that says their air freshener has "thousands of uses". Not it doesn't, it has one use although you can spray it on any number of things. Husband says that every time the advert comes on!