One Hears
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That a reliable service is worth More than a cut price.
A reader saying that those who are afraid to be go-getters get nothing but his "goat."
From a reader who listens to the Radio Doctor's talks, that what London traffic needs to solve its problems is neither a pep drug nor a sedative, but a tranquillizer. Of a woman who asked if the new Ford "range " would be good in her kitchen.
That she as told this was probably the only place where it would not be useful.
That many drivers are still vague about the' significance of the double white line.
That palletisation can almost double the potential value of the superficial area of stores.
Of a man who said that his new garage clock would go eight days without winding.
Of his friend, who asked, "How long will it go if you do wind it?"
That differential gearing is a simple thing compared with the gearing of wage differentials.
That some of the prices now quoted for coach tours seem to be more competitive than remunerative.
A 'housewife complaining that judging by the prices in some shops you'd think all food supplies for Britain had been re-routed around the Cape.
That the Greyhound Scenicruiser 16-ton articulated chach, has travelled the 843 miles between New York and Chicago in 17 hours 55 min—an average speed of about 47 m.p.h.'