One Hears—
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That " Burn your rubbish and save your rates" was on the side of a dustcart which recently caught fire.
Queries as to why some drivers manage to get through mist without much difficulty, whilst others are completely fogged.
That a trolleybus garage shortly to be built in Leningrad, Russia, is to be based on that of the L.P.T.B. at Hounslow.
Not the foot-falls of Firestone-rubber-shod horses.
That air-cooled engines are popular in frosty weather.
Of the pendulum oscillating between lead-bronze and white metal.
That even the best salesman can seldom "sell a pup" twice.
Of one or two demonstrations of railway beneficence in the traffic courts.
Of Mr. J. H. Stirk referred to as the "Merry Monarch of the East Midlands."
Of horses as a bone of contention in the traffic courts as well as on the roads.
That a visit to Dagenham has recently become an even greater attraction than it used to be That a free cinema show, and tea in the visitors' restaurant are pleasant restoratives after walking around this gigantic factory.
That the number of molecules of air in an inflated 32 by 6 tyre is estimated at five times 10 to the power of 24.
That they travel at 17 miles per minute.
Of a strong dislike for filling up forms.
Of a device to warn drivers when boys are riding on trailer drawbars., That carbon inserts for trolleybus slippers should not be confused with iodine socks.
Of a coat of paint, a few metal floor strips or a shelf or two, proving very expensive.
That the time-honoured joke about Scots "tightness" falls down when it comes to buying buses.
That some voluble applicants might take a leaf out of the book of the Transport Advisory Council oysters.