Just when I thought last night I have seen, read and hear all the stupidity for the day, my Deore Shimano shifters arrived. It's the dual action type, where you squeeze the lever to brake, press it down to shift to larger cog and press it up to release it to drop do a smaller cog. There is also an optional, detachable thumb lever that allows you release the cable. I always take it off on the XT shifters since I'm perfectly fine with using the lever only and it just sticks out in the wrong place.
Now, for the stupid part: the optional, removable thumb levers were fastened with... security hex bolts! WTF?! I would need to order secure hex drivers? WHY?!?! Is there a law in California or somewhere that says these can't be removed? What The Hell??? I was so pissed. I drilled the bolts with titanium bits and with extreme prejudice, but man, that just made my day.