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#1473191 17-Jan-2016 14:47

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tdgeek: When companies intentionally rip us off. Classic example is Nurofen packaging. That is shameful.

That is unfair. Billions and billions of dollars have been spent researching the placebo effect in nearly every drug trial. Pharmaceutical companies have every right to a return on their investment ; p.

Sorry. :-)

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#1473192 17-Jan-2016 14:49

pctek: Bad spelling/grammar in professional articles.

The word "like" being used 50 times (it seems) in a sentence.
Arksed instead of asked.
Idiot expressions like h "dissed" me.
The use of the word concerning (about) when they mean worrying.

But mostly husbands habit of never closing anything.
Cupboards, drawers, boxes (with hinged lids) etc.
Drives me nuts....

Closing cupboards is in efficient. And wears out the hinges.......

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#1473251 17-Jan-2016 16:18

pctek: Bad spelling/grammar in professional articles. The word "like" being used 50 times (it seems) in a sentence. Arksed instead of asked. Idiot expressions like h "dissed" me. The use of the word concerning (about) when they mean worrying. But mostly husbands habit of never closing anything. Cupboards, drawers, boxes (with hinged lids) etc. Drives me nuts....

Agreed. Adults who use the word 'haters' without realising that it makes them sound as if they are six years old...! They should be put up against the nearest wall and shot. At once.

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#1473273 17-Jan-2016 16:27

tdgeek:

Closing cupboards is in efficient. And wears out the hinges.......

Shouldn't that be one word?

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#1473282 17-Jan-2016 17:02

Almost any "smart" gadgets/things need about 1-10 hours of troubleshooting before they do what they are advertised to do.

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#1473283 17-Jan-2016 17:08

Zippity:
tdgeek:

Closing cupboards is in efficient. And wears out the hinges.......

Shouldn't that be one word?

Yep. Blame spell check. How many of us tire of spellcheck and just press send?

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#1473293 17-Jan-2016 17:23

Cars that drive down the middle lane of the Wellington urban motorway, when there is nothing in the left lane.

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#1473303 17-Jan-2016 18:00

tdgeek:
Zippity:
tdgeek:

Closing cupboards is in efficient. And wears out the hinges.......

Shouldn't that be one word?

Yep. Blame spell check. How many of us tyre of spellcheck and just press send?

There you go.... ;-)

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#1473308 17-Jan-2016 18:15

TinyTim: Cars that drive down the middle lane of the Wellington urban motorway, when there is nothing in the left lane.

The motorway is changing with smart motorway so that you select early the best lane for your exit, it will reduce lane swapping and improve traffic flow

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#1473339 17-Jan-2016 19:05

MikeB4:
TinyTim: Cars that drive down the middle lane of the Wellington urban motorway, when there is nothing in the left lane.

The motorway is changing with smart motorway so that you select early the best lane for your exit, it will reduce lane swapping and improve traffic flow

You forgot the main variable here: the driver. If the driver doesn't follow the recommendations (and they won't) then it won't work.

Helmuth von Moltke: "No plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the main hostile force." or in plain English "No plan survives contact with the enemy."

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#1473346 17-Jan-2016 19:56

freitasm:

MikeB4:
TinyTim: Cars that drive down the middle lane of the Wellington urban motorway, when there is nothing in the left lane.

The motorway is changing with smart motorway so that you select early the best lane for your exit, it will reduce lane swapping and improve traffic flow

You forgot the main variable here: the driver. If the driver doesn't follow the recommendations (and they won't) then it won't work.

Helmuth von Moltke: "No plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the main hostile force." or in plain English "No plan survives contact with the enemy."

That applies to all our roads for one reason, NZ drivers believe rules are optional and they are personally exempt

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#1473407 17-Jan-2016 22:49

New one.

Hotel booking websites with pop up calendars to enter your check in and check out dates that are illogically designed so that the check out calendar reverts to a date several months before the date you just entered for checking in...!

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#1473408 17-Jan-2016 22:51

tdgeek:
Zippity:
tdgeek:

Closing cupboards is in efficient. And wears out the hinges.......

Shouldn't that be one word?

Yep. Blame spell check. How many of us tire of spellcheck and just press send?

I once armadillo and then bought a bannister! My wife surfed the washing and it came out like a donkey!

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#1473535 18-Jan-2016 10:04

Geektastic:
tdgeek:
Zippity:
tdgeek:

Closing cupboards is in efficient. And wears out the hinges.......

Shouldn't that be one word?

Yep. Blame spell check. How many of us tire of spellcheck and just press send?
I once armadillo and then bought a bannister! My wife surfed the washing and it came out like a donkey!

I recently signed off a text with an abbreviation of my name, 'Lin' and it went out with 'Lincolnshire'!

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#1473578 18-Jan-2016 10:37

tdgeek:
Zippity:
tdgeek:

Closing cupboards is in efficient. And wears out the hinges.......

Shouldn't that be one word?

Yep. Blame spell check. How many of us tire of spellcheck and just press send?

spell check is the devil's disciple

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