Another famous saying?

Society expunges individual zeal with an amalgam of banal ennui. 
..........Aaron Chynn

More Hints on Driving

Sorry about this, but there is something that sets little pictures running in my mind when I read this stuff....

More from 1913....'Hints on driving'

The following are good general rules for traffic:-
1. Observe the usual road rules and sound your horn if passing or overtaking another vehicle.
2. Be careful when passing a tram; passengers therein have an awkward habit of alighting and passing around the back.
3. Don't follow a tram too closely; their brakes are stronger than yours.
4. Beware of dogs; motoring is past their ken in the scheme of life.
5. Always give cyclists plenty of room; some are nervous.
6. Be careful and slow down at cross roads.
7. Turn into a road, or go around a corner, at slow speed, and on your right side.
8. If there be an opening and you must get through, dont hesitate, especially with trams.

I suppose we aught to make allowances, in those days if you had a car, you were a toff and the streets were full of annoying plebs who didn't have their own transport.

PS this is absolutely genuine!

Pathetic sometimes

I have realized that I have developed some really quirky habits, for example I ALWAYS turn a biscuit over to see what type of conveyor band it has been baked on. I always look carefully at the egg custards in the Supermarket to make sure that the Nutmeg depositor [that I designed] is still working correctly, I check the number of mini Swiss rolls in a tub, just to make sure that the pot fillers are still working properly. I suppose that I am one of the few people who can never get away from their work, plus I have hundreds of excuses to buy things for scientific research!