One Hears
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That only fools despise " second-hand " oil.
That at last there is a good transport film without a railway bias.
That " blast-proof " treatment of windows is really a form of lamination.
That some people nowadays make appointments S.P. (sirens permitting).
That the more Hitler attempts to irritate and intimidate our workers the more are they determined to• " swat that fly."
A -reader saying that, as he has never drawn a horse in a sweepstake, he doesn't expect to draw a bomb in a raid, That those who live in fighter zones reckon themselves lucky to escape the nerve-racking din of an anti-aircraft barrage, That a barrage balloon unit requires More motor vehicles than are possessed by many a haulier with a fairly large business.
That Mr. Pritchard, the new public relations offi&r of the Ministry of Transport, appears to be a round peg in a hole of similar shape. That foreign countries are taking the (British) biscuit.
Of a metal exchange arranged between Britain and Germany.
That the material arrives in loads of various size, but is mostly distributed in small lots.
That many more vehicles could supplement their loading capacity by the use of trailers.
That these additions would be rendered more valuable if the present foolish and uneconomic speed limit of 20 m.p.h. were removed---even for only the war period.
That London's buses and their personnel are doing wonderful work in local evacuations where homes are destroyed or rendered uninhabitable.
Of a woman warden who would not take cover from shell fragments and bombs because she was so keenon sending a report on her first "incident "—which had not then occurred.
That the Royal Automobile Club has prepared a complete summary of the lighting regulations, which will be supplied gratis from the headquarters in Pall Mall, Loieliee or any branch office.
Of a demand for used' fireengines.
Not yet of any preparation for • an Earl's Court Show.
" Oh, boy! What a barrage against the London raiders."
That on moonlit nights some Service vehicles travel without any lights.
That to be fair to road transport requires only the employment of common sense.