One Hears
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The query: "Why not a Universal Transport Association? "
That such an association might see that transport, particularly by road, needs shekels not shackles.
Of someone who thought ROSPA must be the name of a health resort.
That in a way it is something like this.
Apropos of an earlier " One Hears," a reader saying that in the old days oils were often judged by their appearance on the roads.
That better seals on modern vehicles obviate most of these puddles.
From a retired, but observant, Red Cross officer, that the bandage in the first-aid-post drawing of December 20 was tied with a granny knot. That these troubled times may turn one grey—but never say dye!
That any old bus shelter is better than none at an exposed stop.
That despite this not all give as much protection as they might.
That in these days rural traffic problems often quickly become urban ones.
That in modern town traffic " Urbanity " no longer stands for "polished manners."
That there is a world of difference between urban anct urbane.
That certain of our Canadian visitors had dry humour but liked their throats dampened—and not necessarily with Canada Dry.
That the practice of selling gears only in pairs is spreading.
That the aluminium ship of the desert neither has a hump nor gives it.
That a self-locking nut could be a lunatic bolting himself into a room.
That the best possible wish for all nations is a happy New Year with no unhappy new fear.