Post a pet peeve.

[SF_and_Coffee]

Heh. Over here, automatic is far more common than manual.

[Whytewytch]

My son's first driving experience was in a street-legal rally car with a heavy clutch and racing gears (short shifts). His second was in my dad's old Toyota truck, which was the exact opposite. Now, he practices once in a while on my automatic ****** car (got auto instead of stick 'cause I'm getting old and lazy-- ).

[jelgate]

I actually prefer automatic over manual however I can drive a manual if I need to. Two licenses seems a little over bureacratic to me. The difference is not that big to me.

[Goose]

I actually prefer automatic over manual however I can drive a manual if I need to. Two licenses seems a little over bureacratic to me. The difference is not that big to me.

In Europe you don't need two licences, you just need one. If you have a manual licence, you're fine driving automatic, but not vice-versa.

In Europe, manual cars are so much more common than in the states that very few people have automatic-only licences, and the people who do have automatic cars (like my mum, for example) have a manual licence are perfectly capable of driving manual cars. I do think, however, that automatic cars are becoming more common here, but they're still no where near as popular as they are in America.

[Dixie_Vampiress]

The fact that most people fail to recognize and appreciate the meteorological significance of this date (April 27th).

[jeri]

In Europe you don't need two licences, you just need one. If you have a manual licence, you're fine driving automatic, but not vice-versa.

In Europe, manual cars are so much more common than in the states that very few people have automatic-only licences, and the people who do have automatic cars (like my mum, for example) have a manual licence are perfectly capable of driving manual cars. I do think, however, that automatic cars are becoming more common here, but they're still no where near as popular as they are in America.

Too many people never drive manuals here. I was a gardener at the local college and had only 2 student workers over 20 years who knew how to drive a manual. All our vehicles were manuals and I taught untold thousands (so it seemed) to drive a manual. I couldn't really use them if they weren't willing to drive a manual. Besides, I think a manual gives one a better understanding of driving, hopefully making better drivers out of them.

[LT. COL. John Sheppard]

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[pookey]

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[Goose]

Too many people never drive manuals here. I was a gardener at the local college and had only 2 student workers over 20 years who knew how to drive a manual. All our vehicles were manuals and I taught untold thousands (so it seemed) to drive a manual. I couldn't really use them if they weren't willing to drive a manual. Besides, I think a manual gives one a better understanding of driving, hopefully making better drivers out of them.

Exactly! It may be more challenging to learn to drive a manual, but at least you'll know how to do it. I'm going to take my drivers licence this summer (using a manual, obviously), and I can do it either in Sweden or England, but I'm going to do it in Sweden. It's harder, but you also learn a lot of stuff you don't in England, so whilst it may be harder, I'll hopefully be a better driver than if I learnt here in England.

[fumblesmcstupid]

Women and men who bathe in perfume or cologne and go out in public. I almost threw up on the city bus yesterday from gagging thanks to some inconsiderate jerk wearing a gallon of the smelly stuff.

[Ukko]

Women and men who bathe in perfume or cologne and go out in public. I almost threw up on the city bus yesterday from gagging thanks to some inconsiderate jerk wearing a gallon of the smelly stuff.

This. So many times that if i posted exactly how many times, the internet would break.

[VampyreWraith]

People who bathe themselves in perfume/cologne bother me too; some woman walked by me in the schoolyard while I was picking up my daughter the other day, she was wearing so much perfume, the smell of it gave me a headache.

[Morbo]

i bathe in mayo

[fems]

The OTT perfume can be nasty indeed, especially the heavy ones that make me gasp for breath and cough.

But I find it people smoking on the street (pedestrians/cyclists) when they are passing you by or walking in front of you more annoying.

[Whytewytch]

Women and men who bathe in perfume or cologne and go out in public. I almost threw up on the city bus yesterday from gagging thanks to some inconsiderate jerk wearing a gallon of the smelly stuff.

Totally agree! I used to waitress. Sundays after church were horrible, with the little old ladies in particular.