One Hears
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That, so far, England's reserve of scrap metal has scarcely been tapped.
That even., cats are looking forward to the return of lights after the war.
Of the foolishness of saying, " It will all be the same a hundred years hence."
Of the fast woman driver who remarked that her new job on a commercial vehicle was making her feel all Girling.
Of someone getting a bit mixed after reading a recent advertisement, and saying that Columbus discovered the B.S.A.
Of an operator about to wed who asked for a " permission to acquire " permit; perhaps he really required a " certificate of need."
That it was a wise man who said : " The future comes not from before to meet us, but springs up from behind over our heads."
That in many provincial towns the pooling of motor vans for retail deliveries, with the object of saving petrol, is beginning to show some progress. That there is no question of the need for revision in many legal directions.
That road transport has no match and that this applies to many of its personnel.
That paper wasting in the streets and parks was always an offence to the sthetie minded.
Of country towns where many villas still sport iron gates and railings or else chains slung from brick pillars.
That in view of the growing karcity of tyres there is more need to protect spare wheels and tyres against theft.
Of someone asking if many of the thousands of books, deposited on publication at the British Museum, could not be handed over for salvage.
That many are worth less than the paper used for their printing.
That by means of activated coke, one-fifth of the commercial road transrt of this country could be operated more economically on producer gas than on petrol or oil.
That Bournemouth has now its first woman bus driver.
That women are to be employed to deal with motor vehicles in the G.P.O. transport workshops.
Of many who think that it was criminal to let the railways barge in and crowd the barge out.
That shortage of strong drink is confining staggering to the meeting of road-transport problems.
That an engine won't carry on if there's anything seriously wrong with its feed, but a driver has to.
That the Germans had 7,000,000 tons of oil fuel in reserve when they began the war with Russia.