A rant shared is a rant halved
I hear you! It is kind of cathartic isn’t it? Sometimes I wish I was John Cleese; he can do angry shouting pretty much all the time and get away with it.
WH R550-R spokes 276mm from the drive side (some poor adjusting of the derailleur). I know it’s an old wheelset, and not particularly expensive, but for such a big company you’d think they’d have a couple lying around…