| Letters - 15 March 2005 |
| Children are scared to play |
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| WE HEAR a lot about the ever-growing problem of childhood obesity. With regards to this, I feel there are certainly two factors possibly contributing to the increase. |
| Regrettably we are in an era where children cannot play freely in the street in which they live for fear of repercussions from an increasingly intolerant society.
These people forget they themselves played football and laughed loudly in their back gardens and generally had fun.
Firstly, whilst we are frequently informed of behaviour, we hear very little of the adults who are responsible for children being so frightened a ball might accidentally go into such a person’s garden, the child would prefer to stay in playing computer games.
Secondly, due to the continuing rise in unemployment, parents may find it financially difficult to provide a healthy diet when a six-pack of chocolate bars is cheaper than a punnet of cherries! — M. Bain, Ardler.
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| Taxi drivers are always moaning |
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| THE LETTER from Taxi Driver sums up the attitude of this “trade”, always criticising, always running things down.
Visit any other city and taxi drivers talk their city up, not in Dundee. Ours are always negative, always moaning.
My answer would be to give yearly written tests to taxi drivers on roadcraft, local knowledge and history.
I would also greatly increase the number of badges given out by the council, to enable those who need a taxi get one when they want.
The usual “there are too many taxis on the road” is nonsense and does not stand up to scrutiny.
As for people leaving the city. People are moving to commuter towns, etc., but the number of people visiting shops and facilities in the city is ever on the increase.
As for Taxi Driver’s rubbish about his beloved Aberdeen, may I quote a song. The Northern lights of old Aberdeen mean … — The Bonnet.
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| First class on the buses |
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| I’M SORRY Mrs Barrat had a bad experience using the public bus service in Dundee.
From what she describes I can only assume this was a Travel Dundee bus.
Perhaps the company should take a look at the Strathtay bus company.
They are a shining example. Staff are polite and friendly, buses are clean and fresh and on the rare occasion of any trouble, it is swiftly dealt with.
Prices are also great and I don’t need the exact fare.
All in all a first class service. — Happy Public Transport User.
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| 20 mph almost impossible |
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One of the signs on Craigie Road, Dundee
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| I NOTICE the new signs for the temporary speed limits of 20mph springing up outside schools in Dundee.
The irony at most is that it is impossible to do even this speed as cars congregate by the score as parents drop off or collect their offspring.
I bet when the police “monitor” speeds (ie collect more money from motorists via tickets) that most of these caught will be these parents. — Walker.
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| Speeding drivers choose to forget |
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| I AM concerned about the speed cars and vans, etc use when entering and leaving William Fitzgerald Way (Emmock Woods), Dundee.
There is a village green and a horse riding school used by many children.
But quite a few of these drivers, who live in this area, choose to forget about this when speeding.
Must it take an accident before something is done to slow these drivers down? — Worried Resident.
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| Awash with cash |
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| IS THE Labour Party awash with money? It seems they must be if Dundee is anything to go by.
Last weekend I get, first of all, through the post a letter from the party. If they are posting to everyone, it would have cost them a fortune.
Meanwhile, the next day, I could see the SNP out delivering their leaflets by hand, even though the weather was freezing.
With most people around here on pretty low wages or benefits, I know I feel more in common with the SNP who were out working hard than with Labour who seem to have excess money. — Ellengowan Mum.
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| Cynical |
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| I POINT out to Tele Reader that while the SNP is the largest group on Perth & Kinross Council with 15 members, there are 41 wards.
The SNP had the policy of refusing to work, under any circumstances, with the democratically-elected representatives of the Conservative Party.
Is it any wonder the population at large is cynical when one of the main parties can simply brush aside the views and concerns of 16,208 of the population just because they voted Tory? — Cynical Sam.
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| Staff are friendlier |
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| TESCO Riverside car park in Dundee is rarely full to capaciy, yet they seek to fine daytime parkers, their best tea-time customers?
Tesco may think a near-empty car-park will attract more customers.
I’m off to far friendlier Asda. – Dan Appleby, Newport.
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| Any entertainers? |
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| IS THERE anyone who might be interested in entertaining a pensioners’ club for an hour or so on a Monday afternoon?
We meet from 2-3.30 pm. A small fee for expenses can be given. If interested, contact 01382 622016 or 623484. — Hopeful Pensioners.
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