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Allowed to Extend WEIRD are the ways of Garage but Not Clean TT bureaucracy. We learn of Floor a case where a man took over a garage formerly occupied by the A.T.S. The large floor was so thick with grease and dirt that he asked permission for the speciat facilities to clean it. An official called, but refused to sanction the expenditure needed. "Then," said the owner, " you will certainly not permit the fairly large building extension which I had in mind." "What materials do you propose to use?" asked the official. The reply was, "Steel and breeze blocks" "I can give you sanction for that," was the surprising announcement Do Not be Misled by ALTHOUGH exports of

Government Export British commercial vehicles

Comparisons have reached a high figure, it

is advisable to exercise caution in considering the country's present level of exports compared with pre-war years. Particularly is it desirable not to be overcome by the optimism of the Government's announcements on export trade. The Empire Industries Association points out that to take

figures for .a given month and to contrast them with those of the corresponding month in some previous year can be most misleading, and to base a general conclusion on them can be even more erroneous. The practice of comparing exports this year with those of 1938 is also misleading, because 1938 was a bad year for our export trade and did not reflect the general pre-war situation. The year 1937 would provide a better basis of comparison.

Van Driver Discovers ir‘N a country round a baker Wasps' Nest and Ustopped his van at the

Poison roadside to make deliveries.

When he returned he found the vehicle full of wasps and discovered a nest of these in a nearby bank. Maintaining that this was a public danger, he appealed to the local council, and after much grumbling it agreed to destroy the neat, Visiting the scene Later, he found that this work had been done, but crystals of potassium cyanide were lying loose all round the hole, where children or animals could have picked them up. It would require only a minute piece of this deadly poison to kill either. A Case Where More ("INCE again the old adage Insulation Was which says, "No smoke Needed without fire," has been proved

wrong The proof this time has come to us from a member of the staff of a wellknown road haulage concern which recently went to Blackpool for the annual outing. It seems that the Blackpool pleasure beach is equipped with one of those slides which are so popular in children's playgrounds. In this case, however, it is adapted for use by children of all ages between 16 and 60, so, naturally, everyone in the party had to take a turn, including one young lady who, as it transpired, took her turn for the worse. This is how she took it: Being anxious, and justifiably so, not to spoil her new dress, she decided to lift it from that part of her anatomy upon which she was to make the descent By doing so, she removed most of the necessary insulating and anti-frictional material. The effect was, to say the least, painful, resulting in burns necessitating medical treatment.

Removing the AbraINDER "Passing . Com sive Material from 1/41ments " in our issue dated Cleaned Plugs . . September 6, we referred to a

case in which abrasive powder was left in sparking plugs after they had been cleaned in a machine. In this connection, we note that in a brochure issued by the Champion Sparking Plug Co., Ltd., Feltham, Middlesex, on the subject of using its machine of this type, it is stated that if the plug be badly carboned, and particularly if the space between the insulator and shell be filled with deposit, it is,advisable to scrape out most of the carbon before inserting the plug in the machine. When cleaning an oily plug, it should first be washed with petrol and allowed to dry, as otherwise the abrasive will stick. It is also important after cleaning to move the air coupling to the nipple marked " To Blow Out." The plug is then held over the jet of air so as to force out any abrasive left inside, and from the threads. A wire buffing wheel or wire brush should also be used to clean the threads if there be carbon accumulation on them.


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