One Hears
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Of far too many people "shooting the lights."
That, regrettably, some bus drivers are amongst them.
That such an action is criminally foolish and may easily prove suicidal or result in manslaughter.
That in France, as in Britain, dogs straying across roads cause much abrupt braking.
Re "driving loads to the railways that someone always has to—and from them, too.
That this is their crippling disability, they can never be really self-supporting.
That the Sun Works would like every fleet owner's motto to be "Everything on E.R.F."
That the practice of some French hotels of giving ample picnic lunches to en pension guests who arc away for day coach or other trips is much appreciated.
That this applies also to many restaurants and cafes, the owners of which welcome such lunchers, even if they buy only a drink or two.
That our caterers must sit up if they really wish to attract 'foreign visitors habituated to such conveniences and amenities. Of concessions revoked and free men yoked.
That Barimar might have entitled its recent advertisement Four-ton Fortune."
That there would be " less talk about dirty coal" if there were less dirty coal to talk about.
That many bus drivers suffer from digestive troubles.
That some attribute them to vibration, others to exhaust fumes, possibly from other vehicles.
Of somebody who came across a cache of prewar paper wondering at its quality and wishing that he had more of it.
That it was a pleasant and refreshing surprise to find a private shower and bath in our cabin on the British Railways' s s. " Falaise."
Of a reader who, after studying a Scottish passenger-transport map, expressed surprise that buses on the Paisley sector do not follow a corkscrew route.