One Hears—
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Of good reports of petrol from coal.
That a shock absorber is someone who does not understand the ignition system
From The Times that long-distance transport drivers "in skill and endurance are probably the best drivers on the road."
That it would be difficult for co-operation between the railways and road transport to be organized by them or by us without bias.
Of openings, by which the railways can never benefit, closed nevertheless through railway, intervention.
Of country dwellers petitioning for mike bus That no ordinary governor can prevent speeding down hills Hopes that the B.R.F. will stand for banishing railway frame-ups.
That cyclists who keep abreast of each other are not keeping abreast of the times.
That in the South the farmer " carries " his hay, in the North he "leads" it, but the actual operation is identical in both districts. That " requests for a cure for sleepiness while driving" are answered by chewing gum. You can't go to sleep while you're chewing.
That " Fortibus es in ARO " now takes on a new meaning, perhaps not unconnected with its old joke rendering "forty buses in a row."
That an Orkney bus operator objects so strongly to carrying people to cinemas or public houses that he appeared before the Traffic Commissioners against another bus operator who has no such qualms.
Of rumours that in future bus conductors may require to be " Father Confessors."
That it is high time the Post Office equipped its horsed vehicles with pneumatic tyres.
That it is amazing how soon "the latest thing in body design" becomes out of date.
That driving down the Coventry road towards London, at night, tequires good eyesight and plenty of patience.
Of a garage manager who was chased by a nervous driver and just managed to scramble over the radiator before the vehicle bumped a wall.