| Letters - 01 September 2005 |
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| WRITER JEFF Duncan has a valid point regarding the loss of identity playing a part in the drop in army recruitment, but I believe there is a much bigger reason. |
| Conscription ending allowed recruits to regard the service as a pretty safe, secure career, with training and travel as nice bonuses.
There were always small incidents to deal with, but Northern Ireland excepted, life was generally pretty safe and easy.
However, since the Falklands War in 1992, service personnel have been deployed with increasing frequency in theatres of war in escalating degrees of danger.
Iraq has proved lethal to too many soldiers.
The Army must now be regarded as a highly dangerous occupation and this, I believe, is the core reason for falling recruitment. — Claverhousie. |
| Just as well it’s a wide pavement |
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Overgrown bushes along Dens Road.
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| I READ in the Tele recently about shrubbery being cut back in Victoria Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee.
The same should be done at Dens Road opposite Arklay Street near Mains Road. It’s just as well the pavement is wide. — M. C., Dundee. |
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| I AM a partially disabled teenage girl. I went to Dundee’s city centre with my mother to buy jeans.
The shop did not have what I wanted so I left a deposit of £10 for stock which was due in. My mum asked if I could have my money back if they didn’t fit, and was told I could.
But, when they came they didn’t fit and I was refused my money back. I had to buy a T-shirt with my deposit.
It is pathetic, as it wasn’t my fault the jeans didn’t fit. — Disabled Teenage Girl.
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| Cause and effect |
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| I DISAGREE with the point letter writer George Aimer made.
I believe actions of parents do have an effect on a child.
If a child grows up in an environment where alcoholism is common, the child is more likely to understand this is normal behaviour.
While some children may reject these actions, others do not have the strength. — A. Buffman.
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| ANYONE WHO requires poppy wreaths, sprays or suchlike for Remembrance 2005 contact us either by email to poppies.dundee1@tesco.net or telephone 01382 542109. Orders to be with us by Thursday, September 29. — Frank A. Smithy, Chairman Earl Haig Fund Scotland (Dundee), Cupar Road, Newport DD6 8DG. |
| Chip shop owner |
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| IN ANSWER to the letter about Menzieshill chip shop in Dundee, Peter Bastianelli and his family were the first to take over the shop.
I worked for Peter from 1966 to 1968 when he sold the shop to his cousin. I worked for him until 1971. They were both good bosses.
Peter bought a cafe in Monifieth,. He is dead now and his family moved to Italy. I keep in touch with his wife Lousie and daughter Carla. — Mrs Lilian Jeffrey, Hillside Court, Dundee.
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| Recalling first visit |
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| ON MY first visit to the chip shop in Orleans Place in 1969 I recognised the man behind the counter as Peter Bastianelli, who was also the owner. The shop always had a high standard of cleanliness. — Andrew Morris, Menzieshill.
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| Can’t wait |
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| I READ how much some pensioners receive. No wonder they can jet off on holidays, drive big new cars and shop in expensive stores.
I can’t wait to be a pensioner as maybe then I can afford all that. — Fed Up |
| Below £200 a week |
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| I CAN assure Below Average Pensioner, my husband and I are both pensioners in our late 70s. We started work when we were 14-year-olds in jute mills.
We don’t get £200 a week or help with our rent and council tax. — Well Below Average. |
| Linlathen High reunion |
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| WE ARE having a reunion for pupils who left Linlathen High, Dundee, in 1975, on Saturday, October 29, at 7.30 pm in Customs House, Smugglers.
It has been 30 years since we left school and it would be great if we all met up again. Don’t hesitate to give me a call or just turn up on the night. — Denise Duffy (tel. 07725592346).
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| Cars damaging ecosystem |
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| I CAN only imagine the letter suggesting scrapping the road tolls on the Tay Bridge was tongue in cheek. The damaging effect the increase in cars has had on the world’s ecosystem is there for all to see.
In Dundee, the fumes from commuter cars each morning and evening means desperate action is the only way to reduce the number of vehicles on the roads.
As regards the bridge, those using it should pay for its upkeep. Millions of pounds have been spent on public transport. A toll increase would also encourage more people to abandon their cars for the bus. — J. S., Dundee.
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| Strike action |
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| AS A UNISON member in Angus Council, I give fair notice to my branch, and to council managers, that under no circumstances will I accept any reduction in pay when the single status agreement comes before the authority.
Most of us have been under paid for years and we are not going to stand by idly while our earnings are decimated. If that means strike action, so be it. — Hard Up, Montrose.
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| Dip please |
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| NOW THAT nights are drawing in, I remind motorists they are supposed to dip their lights for all road users, not just other drivers.
It really is no fun being unable to see where you are going because someone is too ignorant to find the dip switch. — Dazzled Cyclist, Dundee. |
| The way today |
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| AFTER A Sunday drive, we stopped in Arbroath for tea. The fish and chips were excellent, with tea and bread and butter.
However, we were charged an extra 25p for a sachet of ketchup.
It seems to be the way nowadays. — John and Phylis Dench, Perth Road, Dundee. |
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