A red flag day
7th August 1997, Page 23
7th August 1997
Page 23

Page 23, 7th August 1997
— A red flag day
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n a recent trip I spotted this chap outside a garage
in Antwerp, Belgium. It seems he was trying to attract passing trade but to no avail. Feeling a bit sorry for him I stopped for a chat. He was only too pleased to hear my anecdotes of a life spent in road haulage and, conscientious cove that he was, he didn't stop working all the time I was with him—that arm kept going up and down waving that little red flag. As I left I heard a passer-by rather unkindly remark that the fellow was a dummy. Honestly, I despair. People today have no manners.