One Hears
Page 31
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
Of a suggestion that one day we may have whole streets of mobile shops.
That workers who seize upon any flimsy excuse to "down tools" may end by finding themselves permanently unemployed.
That in these essentially competitive times, particularly for overseas trade, such " workers" should be considered as " unempl oyable."
Of heavy haulage operators suggesting that the roads and bridges section of the Ministry of Transport might even consider putting a weight limit on the " Bridge over the River Kwai."
That in America, fines for overloading haulage vehicles are not legally a business expense when computing federal income tax, but a bookmaker may deduct rent and wages paid in his illegal business. • That the International Mechanical Handling Exhibition at Earls Court covers over 500,000 sq. ft.
That wood-veneered panelling can be made immune from the damaging effects of spirits and acids by finishing with Saunders-Roe SaR-ReZ liquid plastics.
That the small spraying pack used for a variety of products should never be disposed of by burning, as they are liable to explode, even if near hot ashes.
That an unusual load for an American haulier was a complete train—locomotive and carriages—carried Over difficult mountain roads by five low-loading articulated That a publication alleged to be sponsored by the police of an American State has been pressing furniture removers for advertisements, one enticement being the promise of " gold courtesy cards" for operators and their drivers.
That the State police deny any connection with the paper concerned.
That the B.B.C. "Eye Witness" description of the working of a motor manufacturer's production line must have been an eye opener to the uninitiated.
That most owners of commercial vehicles know all about them, but there are many car owners who know little about the "bees under the bonnets."
That for the informatilEm of those puzzled by the presence of padlocked " dustbins " flanking certain "Keep Left" signs, these contain the gas for illuminating them after dark.