You Know What Really Grinds My Gears....The Sequel!

[psyang]

Originally Posted by Wormius

.. and what's with people not signalling at stop lights, and then just signal as they turn?

I was in the right lane on 17th, waiting to turn right onto SB Macleod, behind this guy who wasn't signalling. I assumed he was going to go straight through since he had several very good opportunities to turn right. Then the light turns green, he signals and turns right.

I don't get it. It's not as if you just figure you'd turn right on a whim there.

The worst is when I'm trying to turn left, and an oncoming car is approaching the intersection, then signals that they are turning right just as they turn. If I knew earlier they were turning, I could have turned left. But I had to assume they were going straight, and so had to wait. Drives me nuts every time it happens.

[btimbit]

How most cars windshield washer reservoirs are conveniently 0.3L smaller than a jug of fluid. WHY!?!?!

[nixon45]

Originally Posted by btimbit

How most cars windshield washer reservoirs are conveniently 0.3L smaller than a jug of fluid. WHY!?!?!

My vehicle has no low washer fluid light. I only find out that I am empty... When I am empty. That rgmg.

[puffnstuff]

Originally Posted by btimbit

How most cars windshield washer reservoirs are conveniently 0.3L smaller than a jug of fluid. WHY!?!?!

I've noticed they started selling it as 3.7 L containers instead of 4.
GMG they still charge the same price as they did for the larger volume.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Depends partially on the flight duration. I am all about dressing nicely, but if faced with a long flight I would err on the side of comfort.

2.5 hour flight. Are jeans really that uncomfortable?

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Wormius

It's a matter of convenience. It's not really feasible to light up the BBQ for just a couple of steaks.

George Foreman grill

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by northcrunk

You never want to heat an oil over it's smoke point:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_point

Gives the meat a bad flavour.

Watch any cooking show where they pan-sear meat. They wait till the olive oil just starts smoking and then drop it in.

You've got to get it to that point to get a good sear, otherwise your heat will drop to the point where you'll lose the searing effect and end up sautee/steaming your meat.

[Canehdianman]

I just use a better oil.

[undercoverbrother]

It grinds my gears that we don't have a cooking/BBQ thread.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Dudes who fly wearing sweatpants and flip-flops. I'm not saying you have to dress like Peter12 when you travel, but can we at least have some self-respect with how we dress? We're trying to have a society here.

Men's Fitness says you can do both!

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Spoiler!

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

Men's Fitness says you can do both!

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Spoiler!

You can dress it up anyway you like with as much 5 O'clock shadow as you want, but that is still sweat pants and dress shoes.


Nope, not gonna happen Edmonton.

[19Yzerman19]

Those are chukka boots, not dress shoes.

[squiggs96]

Although it's not the first time it's been discussed here, when people say "I could care less" it GMGs. It's "I couldn't care less" if you are trying to say you couldn't possibly care less. To take the opposite side, if you were really happy you'd say "I couldn't be happier". It would sound stupid if you were watching the Flames win the Cup and you said "I could be happier".

[Swarly]

Originally Posted by squiggs96

Although it's not the first time it's been discussed here, when people say "I could care less" it GMGs. It's "I couldn't care less" if you are trying to say you couldn't possibly care less. To take the opposite side, if you were really happy you'd say "I couldn't be happier". It would sound stupid if you were watching the Flames win the Cup and you said "I could be happier".

I could care less, but I don't care enough to try.

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by Table 5

2.5 hour flight. Are jeans really that uncomfortable?

Depends on where they were connecting to/from. You may have only seen them on the one leg of their journey.

I don't know if I'd wear sweat pants, but there was one time I had an all day journey with several flight connections; and all but the last leg involved summer temperatures. (Including a 5 hour layover in Vancouver in 25 degree weather.) I wore shorts, and I got strange looks from people in Edmonton and Grand Prairie where it -10.

So 1.5 hours of being a little chilly, and 7 hours of being comfortable.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by 19Yzerman19

Those are chukka boots, not dress shoes.

Pffft he should chukka them in the garbage.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Table 5

2.5 hour flight. Are jeans really that uncomfortable?

It's still a flight, why not make yourself as comfortable as possible?

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by flameswin

It's still a flight, why not make yourself as comfortable as possible?

lob knob?

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

lob knob?

Personally, I enjoy having a nap on the plane and then waking up with a raging hardon when the flight attendant is coming around to pick up the empty glasses. When I wear sweat pants it maximises the uncomfortableness.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Reaper

Personally, I enjoy having a nap on the plane and then waking up with a raging hardon when the flight attendant is coming around to pick up the empty glasses. When I wear sweat pants it maximises the uncomfortableness.

If you believe what you see in movies, that situation can end very well.