| I might have had some sympathy had our pensioners spent their entire lives sat on their behinds, doing little else other than drawing the dole on a diet of bread and dripping and weak tea.
But we all know this isn’t the case.
The men fought against fascism, and many died.
Their wives, mothers, daughters and sisters stepped into the breach to man the production lines, till the land and keep the country going.
Everything — and I mean everything — we have today is only thanks to their sacrifice.
The very least we, the younger generations, owe them is gratitude and consideration. — L. M. Leitch, St Fillans Road, Dundee.
WHY IS the writer Live and Let Live so ruffled regarding senior citizens?
Surely he or she has little to do if he or she has time to find so many faults in OAPs.
He or she may have to eat his or her own words and these were anything but sweet.
Thankfully my carers are so understanding. — Time Waits For No Man.
I WRITE in response to the views on pensioners. I am just home from Dundee City Centre and am in a state of shock after witnessing a pensioner on a mission.
She went to the checkout of a store and said to the assistant she had the item she wanted but it had a mark.
She asked for a discount. The assistant said there were more of the tops in the shop.
The woman insisted she wanted that particular one, and went on and on.
Eventually the assistant gave in and gave her £3 off the item.
This is an example of pensioners doing what they do best. — Fed Up Youngster.
I AM another reader who thinks pensioners should stay off buses and out of shops, etc at peak times.
Another thing that bugs me is when I go into my favourite restaurant at peak time and there are no seats as the granny brigade sit for hours with an ice cream.
Post offices and banks are bad enough without introducing the new pin account.
It took them long enough with their pension books.
No doubt pensioners will write in and say they fought in the war, but they should stop thinking everyone owes them. — Power To Youngsters.
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