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Wednesday, 4 November 2015

When my wife suddenly went into labour, I got on to the ambulance service straight away. The operator said, "Is this her first child?" I said, "No, it's her husband".

Wednesday, 28 October 2015

CPC, DSA, OEM. Each one is a TLA (three letter abbreviation)

Trucks, like all vehicles, are not fixed to the road. Tyres drift all the time, although mostly by a very small amount. When cornering, for example, there's a difference between the direction a wheel is pointing and the direction it is travelling.

Friday, 16 October 2015

Who are the world's largest manufacturers of tyres? In 2nd place is Michelin, producing170 million units a year, but Lego is number one with 320 million. Toy tyres are still tyres (i newspaper 15.10.2015)

Wednesday, 16 September 2015

I don't think I'll bother buying a calendar for next year. Let's face it, their days are numbered.

Tuesday, 8 September 2015

Diamonds are made of graphite, the same material as pencil lead

My wife and I can never agree on what I should have in my truck's sleeper cab. She likes bright coloured curtains, I like a blonde called Sandra.