One Hears
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That some of us have the habit of seeing only what we look for.
That amalgamation for survival is a pressing need among many small hauliers.
That the B.T.C. definition of "a fair share" may not be the same as the independent road hauliers' version.
Of someone suggesting that the rear-engined double-decker might be named after that indispensable item of our grandparents' luggage the "holdall."
From a regular reader that he has cancelled his order for a humorous weekly "because it has put up its price to 9d., but the'CM.' consistently gives full value for this sum and often throws in humour gratis."
Of those who find the no clutch model quite gripping.
Of someone who thought it was -The Commercial Motor's Show.
That the Simms " Sssfil " girl might be a menace to concentration on things mechanical.
That even before negotiations begin the complications of the speed-limit question are admittedly "the limit." That today's innovation may be tomorrow's commonplace.
That terminal delays can knock all the stuffing out of a job, and dock delays " dock " profits.
That high bus fares are no joke except to radio comedian's, who probably get more profit from them than do the bus companies.
That a reader who had hitherto held a high opinion of lorry drivers' road manners saw one throw a large pie carton out of his cab window.
That the letters and/or numbers by which some units, such as engines, are distinguished are becoming so numerous as to be more confusing than explanatory to those who do not make them.
That to tell children of five or under, to "cross the road at right angles" is waste of breath.
That, for their parents, road-crossing drill is a case of example being better than precept.
That children-are as good at imitation as their distant cousins the monkeys.
That the Russian description of an accident is: "An unpleasant incident of Conflict between public and transport."