One Hears
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That Britain is now an " ill-fare " state.
That an unreliable transport service is no service to traders or the nation.
That the customer who is always right likes to employ private-enterprise haulage.
That possibly the only person really miserable on a coach tour is the back-seat driver.
Of someone asking if the loose-leaf book "Friction Materials for Industry" is a handbook for agitators_ That many who formerly whiled away their time at home now happily wheel away the time by coach.
Of some misunderstanding caused by a remark that everything has gone up in Britain except our spirits.
That for many a small business the fact that the sky is the price Ceiling leads to pocket-sealing which
discourages expansion. • That an ever-increasing number of erstwhile supporters must now realize that the Socialist Utopia is founded on sand and has lost its "drive."
Of a. reader asking whether, tin' the strength of ,1 recent rhyming slogan, someone on our editorial staff is thinking of running for the Laureate stakes.
That the B.T.C. annual report appeared plausible to the uninitiated.
That the best economy measure for this Government would be to resign.
That the A.B.C.C. knows the ABC of British trade requirements from A to Z.
That the open-top bus becomes unpopular when the heavens open on top of it.
The fear expressed that even those least inclined to scientific adventure may be rocketed into Mars.
That plastic panels and articles can be coated with thin layers of various metals which are then protected by lacquer.
That C.A.V. uses transparent models for its research work, but this example is unlikely to be followed in some other trades.
Of the R.H.E. justifying higher rates than those charged by a free-enterprise haulier with the explanation that, whereas the ftee haulier 'took one day to do the job, British Road Services took two.
That in another case the explanation was that the goods were delivered to the wrong depot and arrived at their destination more quickly than they would otherwise have done.