What Grinds your Gears?

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How intense the Club 'M' races are in GT4. My heart is about to jump out of my chest. Its gear grinding fun.
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Well it wasn't really because I blow the others with my M5 :sly:

Try the Polo Cup (I think) if you haven't. That was probably the hardest One Make Race in my opinion :crazy:
 
- High schoolers who don't use the crosswalk and then proceed to yell at the driver who almost hit them saying it's their fault for almost hitting them. :irked: Happens so many times when I get a ride to school.

- Nickelodeon and Disney "reality" TV shows. 'Nuff said.

- People who play a high-frequency sound in the middle of class. Doesn't hurt my ears, but very annoying to hear some the of girls scream out of no where.

- Mandatory classes. We all hate these.

- Inability to get a job these days. Must have a drivers license or be 18 or older. Same thing as a full license doesn't come around until 18. Can't I just get a job so I can actually buy a car I like? Always hearing stories about getting a car once they're 16 or whatever. My older brother got a car at 14, WHAT THE 🤬?!?!

- My brother. I won't go any further on this one. (Younger one by the way)

That's all I have for now.
 
^ Good rant. Very satisfactory. I wish more rants had this quality. Have to say though, Submerged really hit the spot tonight when it came to quality gear grinding.
 
Todays Gear Grinder....

I went into Tesco's this morning to purchase a new suit. This is rare for me as I am not an Office worker, I only wear suits for some social events and weddings/funerals ect.

I saw one I liked, it was plain black, Tailored fit, nice detailing on the Lapels and Lining, and best of all only £60. I also had a £5 off voucher so would only cost £55.

After 30minutes of searching through the racks for my size (Tesco's are notorious for having untidy clothing racks) and trying on the suits, I made my mind up and took my purchases to the Till.

I went to Self-serve and scanned the jacket first, it came up on the screen as 'Error' and set the help light off, I wasn't particularly bothered by this and waited for help to arrive.
A lady came up, tried re-scanning it and then entered the code manually, this still didn't work so she went to get help. (I was starting to get annoyed now)

Another lady came and repeated the above, after speaking to another person she explained to me that she couldn't sell me the suit, saying that because the Barcode for the whole line was faulty (not this one suit but all the other sizes ect) and it is illegal for them to sell me it!!

I couldn't believe my ears, but suggested just scanning another suit (Most are the same price) and just taking my original purchase.
Again she refused and just said sorry, choose another Suit...by now I had really had enough, I told her exactly what I thought of this 'policy', I mean, the hell? Do you not want my money Tesco? :dunce:

Argh so angry!!!

So in the end I went to Matalans and got a nice Suit there, although it cost £30 more, which also Ground the living **** out of my Gears.
 
madmike1986
Do you not want my money Tesco? :dunce:
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I think we all know the answer to that Mike.

My old man has a Tesco suit he bought back in 2007 and has worn it to every occasion requiring a suit since. It's actually quite nice. Can't speak for Matalan as I've only bought a rug from there once.

£90 for a suit? You wished you was in Hong Kong! That's a lot of bang for the buck there! Pardon the expression.
 
shem
£90 for a suit? You wished you was in Hong Kong! That's a lot of bang for the buck there! Pardon the expression.
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I thought Americanism's Ground your Gears? :sly:

Yeah I wish I could buy a suit from HK, for that sort of money your talking custom made right?
 
My rant for today... Slow driver around a shopping mall parking lot.

I seriously hate this because after I paid for my parking, I only have 15 minutes before it expires. When I need to be quick to get to the exit, there will always be people driving too slow just to check whether there's an empty space, or waiting for someone to reverse so damn slow, perhaps stopping at the side - blocking the road just to drop someone. It's ridiculous... I mean, don't they understand that I have 15 minutes to get out otherwise I have to park, get to the machine and pay for my parking again? Take note though the parking lot of the mall is pretty big and there's just only 2 exit route in which both located at the back... Geergh!
 
madmike1986
I thought Americanism's Ground your Gears? :sly:
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Hence my pardoning myself.

madmike1986
Yeah I wish I could buy a suit from HK, for that sort of money your talking custom made right?
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You're talking roughly $900HK. Custom made to the T. The worst part about it is that the guys that actually make them get very little of that, most of it goes to the boss and the tailors get poor pay.
 
When there is 3 RUF's in the used dealership INCLUDING the CTR Yellowbird, and I forget to buy them!
*falls on his knees*
WHYYYYYYYY!?
 
madmike1986
What's that in GBP?
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It's 10 - 1 in RMB so £90 = 900RMB.
HK$ are not much different from RMB so around £90.

You said the Tesco suit (was it George or is that Asda?) was £60 but for £30 more you picked one up from Matalan. £90 in total I believe.

I hope that makes sense, I'm getting a bit drunk now.
 
Watt2159
When there is 3 RUF's in the used dealership INCLUDING the CTR Yellowbird, and I forget to buy them!
*falls on his knees*
WHYYYYYYYY!?
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Surely you have access to the Online Collectors' Dealership?
 
Watt2159
When there is 3 RUF's in the used dealership INCLUDING the CTR Yellowbird, and I forget to buy them!
*falls on his knees*
WHYYYYYYYY!?
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They're still there. Get your spend on! NOW!!!
 
Seriously Jai, I've seen them in London. Only once I might add but on the same night I saw 2.

I put one in a matchbox to keep because the shiny variation of this creature is spectacularly beautiful and is also very docile.
 
Don't blame the cat mate. Them little Godlike, divine creatures are probably cleaner than you or I!
 
shem
^ Good rant. Very satisfactory. I wish more rants had this quality. Have to say though, Submerged really hit the spot tonight when it came to quality gear grinding.
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Thank you, its nice to know when I am doing something that is good quality :)
 
They aren't exactly classy though, my cat often leaves up a steamy surprise at the bottom of the stairs..
 
It's a gift. You (your family) own a cat, that's part and parcel. Literally. :lol:

Man, I love cats, I know they have their little flaws but I can well see why the Egyptians made gods of them.
 
This stupid 🤬 lady thats sitting at a table. She's finished eating but her selfish self isn't moving out. Me and my mother have been waiting for 15 minutes and she isn't moving. I have to eat now because I'm a type 1 diabtetic and my blood sugar is low. I'm about ready to kick her out.
 
shem
It's a gift. You (your family) own a cat, that's part and parcel. Literally. :lol:

Man, I love cats, I know they have their little flaws but I can well see why the Egyptians made gods of them.
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Mine is a great cat, she prefers to interact with me through tearing up my hands and arms through playfulness. An odd way to play. I'm her toy apparently. I might upload pictures if you want to see how bad it is. The scratches... they still sting. :nervous:

It grinds my gears, but sometimes I get over it. I like to play with her, but then she goes too far and I end up bleeding quite excessively or it's just too much stinging. :grumpy: :(
 
I have a bitter cat..

The thing will hide under the table and attack you upon entry to the kitchen.. It will bite and has the old lady meow, even though he is 3.. He doesn't appear to love anything but his food dish and keeps bringing home dead rabbits..

Is my cat broken?
 
EliteDreamer
Mine is a great cat, she prefers to interact with me through tearing up my hands and arms through playfulness. An odd way to play. I'm her toy apparently. I might upload pictures if you want to see how bad it is. The scratches... they still sting. :nervous:

It grinds my gears, but sometimes I get over it. I like to play with her, but then she goes too far and I end up bleeding quite excessively or it's just too much stinging. :grumpy: :(
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Wow, I'm lucky, all my cat will do is bat at me and gnaw on me a little bit, but it doesn't really hurt or draw blood. But like shem said, the pros outweigh the cons, they go when they need to go, you don't have to let them outside, you don't need to walk them, etc.
 
ParkourVeyron
Wow, I'm lucky, all my cat will do is bat at me and gnaw on me a little bit, but it doesn't really hurt or draw blood. But like shem said, the pros outweigh the cons, they go when they need to go, you don't have to let them outside, you don't need to walk them, etc.
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The little devil stalks me. :nervous: I'll have wrapped around my shin biting the 🤬 out of me and it'll leap away and wait for me to pass by again. But in the mornings she's all fine and purring and all happy I'm there. :) We don't let her outside and we leave her downstairs. :sly:
 
shem
It's 10 - 1 in RMB so £90 = 900RMB.
HK$ are not much different from RMB so around £90.

You said the Tesco suit (was it George or is that Asda?) was £60 but for £30 more you picked one up from Matalan. £90 in total I believe.

I hope that makes sense, I'm getting a bit drunk now.
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Tesco's designers are F&F....the suit would of been £55 as I had a money off voucher :sly:

So basically for £5 less than what I paid today (£85) I could of had a fully custom made suit from HK.......do'h! :grumpy:

As for the whole cat subject...when mine misbehave they feel the full force of my boot up there arse!

Keeps them in check.
 
EliteDreamer
The little devil stalks me. :nervous: I'll have wrapped around my shin biting the 🤬 out of me and it'll leap away and wait for me to pass by again. But in the mornings she's all fine and purring and all happy I'm there. :) We don't let her outside and we leave her downstairs. :sly:
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One word: catnip. It's the cocaine equivalent of the feline world. I've never seen a cat that can't be subdued by this powerful substance. Just find a clever way to distract her with it. And remember, you're the bigger one, so when she goes to pounce on you just hiss at her really loudly and get right in her face. When they recognize that you're the bigger one they back off. Trust me, I've been around cats literally my whole life.
 
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