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Cheerio, chars-it-bancs!
Of a fried-fish Ford Boomer.
That the noisy roisterer annoys. Of heat waves and blistered roads.
Of downgrade prices towards pre-war level. But talk of uphill business notwithstanding. That the horse is bound to go—because it won't.
That they know all about parkin up Manchester way.
Of plans for at least half a dozen new parades this year.
Of steam tractors hauling mahogany logs in British Honduras.
That the automaticket machine is a time and labour saver.
Of many county by-laws to prevent hooliganism on motor coach-es.
Of more official obstruction to kerbside petrol pump installations.
Of "honours in history" as a qualification for coach proprietors.
That, seriously, every coaching district in this country is chock-full of historical interest.
That the average passenger loves the past nearly as much as the present.
That the driver, too, should take the tip.
That the cost of. removing the house refuse in East Ham is aid. per house per week.
That is is about time that the cost per unit for charging eketrics should be levelled up. At present it varies from id, to 4d. in different districts.
That the advertising of advertising matter for coach owners would do no harm.
That omnibus services all over Europe have developed enormously since the war.
That tradesmen in small Sussex villages are most enterprising in their use of motorvans.
Of increased activity in the marketing of replacement parts made elsewhere than in the proprietary factories.
That the refuse destructor is gradually being replaced by the pulverizer, which reduces the refuse to a fine powder useful as manure.
Of increasing attention being focused on the problem of parking, and that our efforts in this matter, have been amply rewarded.
Of spasmodic efforts to repopularize chain final drive and that it is only popular prejudice which prevents it from being used to a greater extent for heavy work. Good-bye-e-e-e I—Tar-tar !
Of light vans and dark horses.
Of road barring and road tarring.
That the Supaphord is going "all out."
Of kill-joy don'ts for motor coach passengers.
Of little worse than a gearbox with toothache.
R.T.N. on the cultivation of a rather beastly taste.
That speed does not necessarily imply slaughter.
That such " close shaves" are apt to be hairraising.
That regard for appearances is all very well, but that "close shaves " are a mistake.
That the tarred wood paving is busily gathering nuts in May.
From, "The Skotch " that the light van makes a tender appeal.
That summer came with a:rush, and withdrew just as precipitately. .
That there is a difference between a shopwalker and a travelling shop.
Chipping at the fried-fish Fords—though by no means out of plaice.
Problem for R.T.N.—But what happens when the battery is down in the, mouth?
That running to a time schedule is not always welcomed by motor coach tourists.
That Americans do not find London dull. To the contrary—they are delighted with our spirits.
Of yet another new steam-wagon design on the stocks—and one embodying very novel features.
That it is a pity that the scheme of rebuilding worn parts doesn't apply to human as well as to mechanical components.
That, in the opinion of the "Safety First ' Council, if pedestrians have to keep to the left there'll be more left to keep to it.
That "Motor Repair Work" gives "the correct method of sweating "—an indispensable tip for those who want to be in the fashion during the heat waves.