One Hears
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Let him that thinketh that he standeth take heed when the bus stops.
From a reader inquiring as to the record " low " for a bridge over a well-used road in Britain.
Of someone saying that the Probe-Lite is "rather like the gadget doctors use for snooping in your innards."
That those who use the Thames for refuse have no connection with the many who use the streets as their garbage bin.
That many old towns have narrow streets that can't be widened, but many drivers give them a wide berth if they can.
That bus drivers, who can't, feel envious.
Of many who are at a loss to understand the refusal of licences in cases where additional transport need seems definitely proved. Diverse views on the subject of super driving tests.
That for perfect road safety the driver needs allround visibility.
That a centrally placed rear-view mirror may be inadvertently obstructed by a carelessly sited load in van or car.
Of Mr. Stanley Vestey on the water wagon At the Three Counties Show.
A wag saying: "What could be better than an 'oiler' for tight delivery '?"
That England is only a small country and all this building activity is diminishing the Englishman's elbow room.
That two conferences which recently amused people in certain hotels concerned, respectively, black bolts and nuts and drainpipes.