What really grinds your gears?

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CK2 Oct 2024 8:24am, 12 Oct 2024 2,791 posts	0 CK2 LindsD wrote:I have no issue with people walking at parkrun (usual caveats about not taking the piss). I have an issue with the parkwalk role, particularly with tourists emailing on a Friday or turning up on a Sat and asking to do the role. I have an issue with people getting a volunteer credit for something that they would be doing anyway and that I can't see the value of. This is my main problem with the role as, like others have said, I agree with it in principle, it does seem to be used by many tourists as a way of getting both volunteer and running credits. I’m frequently responding to offers to volunteer ‘as long as I can still run/walk’ when what we most need are roles where you can’t! Sorry - rant over! (And I did catch a “parkwalker” running once)
ChrisHB Oct 2024 8:54am, 12 Oct 2024 23,242 posts	0 ChrisHB The latest Windows update stops me from launching anything that isn't on my desktop. (The 'search' box cannot be written in. I can manage.)
HazelnutCH Oct 2024 4:02pm, 12 Oct 2024 385 posts	0 HazelnutCH Smokers who don't use the smoking zones on the train platform but park themselves 1m from me. I was at least 20m away from where it was allowed
annadav Oct 2024 12:28pm, 13 Oct 2024 3,765 posts	0 annadav Car drivers that sail through zebra crossings totally oblivious.
JamieKai chameleon Oct 2024 11:33pm, 13 Oct 2024 19,322 posts	0 JamieKai chameleon Eczema. FFS why couldn't it disappear like I was told it would when I was young :/
Little Nemo Oct 2024 12:25pm, 14 Oct 2024 15,590 posts	0 Little Nemo ((JamieKai)) Much more trivial but the cat attacking me while I'm trying to do yoga. So hard to "concentrate on your breath" while your toes are being bitten!
z1000jeff Oct 2024 9:37am, 16 Oct 2024 4,315 posts	0 z1000jeff "Thanks for the add/thanks for letting me join" messages on FB groups. Do these people not realise without them there would be no page ? The admins should be thanking THEM for wanting to join.
Metro_Nome Oct 2024 8:26pm, 16 Oct 2024 7,725 posts	0 Metro_Nome ~~strava~~ AI
Velociraptor Oct 2024 1:40pm, 17 Oct 2024 71,499 posts	0 Velociraptor Sneezes that decide they're not happening at the last moment.
Raemondo Oct 2024 2:52pm, 17 Oct 2024 12,174 posts	0 Raemondo Dog owners who: * let their dog shit in flower beds * don't pick up their dog's shit, particularly in flower beds * let their dogs off lead in areas where that is specifically not allowed * let their dogs off lead anywhere outside their own garden without teaching them any kind of recall * let their untrained dog off lead in an area where it's not allowed without putting a collar on it Bring back dog licenses, but make them like driving licences so you have to pass a test to prove you're not going to be a danger to yourself and others (including the poor dogs).