To: mass55th
From the days in the UK when buses had a conductor as well as driver. The former sold tickets; monitored capacity. "Ding ding" was the signal from the conductor that it was OK to drive on. (Passenger door was at the rear.)
Too much information?
48 posted on
04/14/2022 5:04:10 PM PDT by
Churchillspirit
(9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
To: Churchillspirit
"Too much information?"
Not all all. Thanks, I love history, and trivia like that.
49 posted on
04/14/2022 5:33:08 PM PDT by
mass55th
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