One Hears
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That efficient braking is a matter of gravity..
That with fuel fairly scarce few offices need " drafting" machines.
Of a bowls enthusiast who thought that he might do better with an hydraulic jack.
That it would take a load off the driver's mind if he could feed in peace feeling sure that the load wouldn't be taken off his body.
That where all the bright young things-have been called up there has arisen a host of astonishingly bright old things to carry on in their place. '
That nowadays, when everyone is so busy, one simply hasn:t time to be old.
Thilt the president of the East Coast Freight Lines Inc., of Virginia, says that ." tyres are babied to the last pound of air pressure and the last ounce of rubber:" Of Moss in many a gearbox and back axle.
Of the small operators being reminded that they are the little bits that help.
That the winning of a great war may turn on a little battle.
That remarks on elliptical " cxlinders " are giving some designers the jitters.
That an American haulier, Mr: James Gallagher, has been elected to Congress.
That a writer to Dennis says :1--" I am very much intereited in your pumps, having been in contact vvitit one since August, 1939."
That this indicates a spirit of devotion which might well be taken. as a elide in other directions.
That drivers who complain about our bad road surfaces should study "The Battle of Egypt" and learn something about real transport difficulties.
That qUicker turnround should not be on the q.t.
Of a reader who thought that Notek meant a cash sale.
Of openings for truck drivers in Sierra Leone and other overseas outposts.
That those who travel without a light deserve to be cast into outer darkness.
Of trials of snow .ploughs fitted to single-deck buses in the Home Counties..
Of renewed discussions as to the post-war desirability of fewer models of lorry and van chassis.