Tag: overloaded

Just another day at the office #204

Abe's plan for selling quality seating door-to-door proved to have one or two small drawbacks once he was actually "on the road."
Abe’s plan for selling quality seating door-to-door proved to have one or two small drawbacks once he was actually “on the road.”

Just another day at the office #192

People aways smiled when they saw Jin Lao, but the small boy was the son of a neighbor that she hired by hour to distract the cops when she was making her Tupperware deliveries; and the bike wasn't only overloaded, the tires were bald & it wasn't insured.
People aways smiled when they saw Jin Lao driving about town, but the small boy was the son of a neighbor that she hired by hour to distract the cops when she was making her Tupperware deliveries; and the bike wasn’t only overloaded, the tires were bald & it wasn’t insured.

Just another day at the office #173

Now that he had won the contract for the School Bus service, Sayed thought, he was really going to have to need something a little larger than his father's old cab.
Now that he had won the contract for the School Bus service, Sayed thought, he was really going to have to get something a little larger than his father’s old cab.

Just another day at the office #170

Since winning the goat monopoly for the whole of the Kashmir valley, Dahl had come to hate feeding time.
Since winning the goat monopoly for the whole of the Hind Kusht, Dahl had come to hate feeding time.

Just another day at the office #168

Khaled's home removals business had started well, but unless he could find a larger truck he new he was definitely only going to be "small time."
Khaled’s home removals business had started well, but unless he could find a larger truck he knew he was definitely only going to be “small time.”

Moments in automotive history #81

The moment when some in the Mayor's Office said, "You know, maybe we should have invested a couple of garbage trucks."
The moment when someone in the Mayor’s Office said, “You know, maybe we should have invested in a couple of garbage trucks.”

Just another day at the office #146

It was clear that the Jamal's taxi business needed a bigger ass or to restrict the number of passengers he could carry into town.
It was clear that Jamal’s taxi business needed a bigger ass or to restrict the number of passengers he could carry into town.

Moments in automotive history #42

"You know, I bet if we made a small trailer that people could just tow with an ordinary automobile.... I bet we could find a market for it."
“I told you we should have brought the station wagon, but no, you wouldn’t listen…….”

Moments in automotive history #6

"You know, I'm sure we've forgotten something....."
“You know, I’m sure we’ve forgotten something…..”