Things that have bothered you for a long time.

[Drago]

People who park their cars in the turning bays at the end of cul de sacs. That rreeeaaaalllllyyyyyy bothers me.

 

[gbb]

Rail fares, and particually people's objections to the cost of them.
Feel free to correct me, I've rarely ever used trains but let's say you live in Peterborough and work in London. All the following are approximations but...
Annual train fare is IRO £7k.
It's around 70 miles, so let's say 2 gallons of fuel each way, say £20 daily, £100 weekly, work 48 weeks of the year...£4800.00
That's based on the way I see most drivers headed down the A1, like it's a race track, then the inevitable delays, slow traffic etc...35 mpg doesn't seem unreasonable for many cars.
Add car wear and tear (quite considerable I should think), the considerable cost of parking in London, extra insurance costs based on mileage etc etc.
You're not driving so I assume you're more relaxed (assuming you can get a seat I gather)

I suspect the costs aren't too far apart, drive or train.
If someone chooses to commute all that way, you pays your money, you takes your choice surely.

 

[Yellow Fang]

What are washers for? And do they go on the bolt side or the nut side?

 

[raleighnut]

What are washers for? And do they go on the bolt side or the nut side?

They reduce friction when tightening and help spread the load, normally on the nut side unless it's a bolt into a tapped hole in which case the bolt.

 

[Lullabelle]

What do do wasps do apart from fly around and look menacing

 

[Dave7]

What do do wasps do apart from fly around and look menacing

They STING you.
But they also eat garden pests. Have to be honest....... I have never seen a wasp eat an aphid and given the choice I would support the aphids.

 

[Lullabelle]

They STING you.
But they also eat garden pests. Have to be honest....... I have never seen a wasp eat an aphid and given the choice I would support the aphids.

I have never been stung nor nave I ever seen them do anything other than fly around and clear our their nest.

 

[Dave7]

I have never been stung nor nave I ever seen them do anything other than fly around and clear our their nest.

Sat in the garden minding our own business.....a nasty, mean, 'orrible wasp landed on Mrs Dave.....stung her twice and flew off. Why???
I rest my case.

 

[classic33]

Sat in the garden minding our own business.....a nasty, mean, 'orrible wasp landed on Mrs Dave.....stung her twice and flew off. Why???
I rest my case.

Never thought to hit the wasp with it?

 

[Dave7]

Never thought to hit the wasp with it?

B*****d was too quick

 

[classic33]

B*****d was too quick

Would it have resulted in a quick response if you missed?

 

[Drago]

Speeding motorists. Oxygen thieves who don't think they need to do 30 in a 30 zone. This site doesn't have enough bandwidth to accommodate my thoughts on their ancestry, and the punishments I would dish out if I were Lord Protector.

 

[mustang1]

Bluebirds reminds me of the [excellent] movie, K-PAX.
It also reminds me of a Japanese car.

 

[classic33]

Bluebirds reminds me of the [excellent] movie, K-PAX.
It also reminds me of a Japanese car.

Datsun?

 

[alecstilleyedye]

"gender-neutral toilets"

not bothered about a loo being used by men, women, and all others in between or even interstitial, why can't they just be called "toilets"?