| Letters - 06 October 2005 |
| £50 to remove dead rabbit |
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| RECENTLY MY wife and I came home to find a dead rabbit in the back area of our house in Byron Street, Dundee. |
| I telephoned the SSPCA for advice and they told me to phone Environmental Health, who in turn told me to get in touch with the council.
I phoned them, and was passed to three different people, the last one being involved in the uplift of furniture.
I was told if I wanted the council to take the dead rabbit away, as a home owner, the cost would be £49.50.
To say I was amazed is an understatement as the area at the rear of our house is open with no fences.
I was not prepared to pay, and asked what I should do. I was advised to put the rabbit in my bin.
I took it to the Cleansing Department’s Marchbanks depot where the siteman had to phone the council before they would accept it.
After all the hassle the only thing I could be thankful for is I don’t live near a race course. — Unhappy Home Owner.
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| Just gets in way |
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The “obstacle” in Dundee’s Sandeman Street.
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| WHOEVER INSTALLED the road obstacle in the middle of Dundee’s Sandeman Street should come and take it away.
It is difficult to see if travelling east or west in Sandeman Street and a number of motorists have collided with it. One old man making his way home from the pub fell over it and skinned his hands, shins and nose. — Pageboy.
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| Get up early |
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| RE THE letter about the Monifieth buses being full in the morning and people being late for work.
Surely if you know the bus is going to be full or suspect it may be, then you get an earlier bus.
Ms Bremner states her boss is getting a bit fed-up and who can blame him?
There is no excuse for being late for work. People should get up a bit earlier and stop complaining or blaming the bus company. — B. C., Monifieth.
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| Judicial failure |
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| YOU WOULD be hard pressed to find a more glaring example of injustice and failure of our judicial system than the case of an 81-year-old woman, terrorised in her own home over a period of seven years.
Having reported all 200 incidents during this period to the authorities, the perpetrator was finally apprehended. He was fined a paltry £60. The final insult to the victim.
This lady can still get some justice by bringing a private prosecution against this individual for damages, which should be substantial. — Justice, Dundee.
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| Public must be made aware of this machine |
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| REGARDING ANOTHER card “skimmer” being found at an automated teller machine, it was said this fraudulent article could have been in position for more than 24 hours.
Isn’t it possible for bank staff, police, traffic wardens, city officials or ambassadors to check for these items on their tours of duty?
Also, the makers should adapt cash machines so it would be impossible to position a “skimmer”.
The public needs to be made aware of this device’s appearance. — Concerned. |
| Gas costs |
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| RECENTLY I received notification from Scottish Gas that my direct debit payment would be increased from £20 to £27 which is almost double the £14 deemed sufficient when I first changed to the company in May 2004.
Along with this notification was a statement that their estimated bills were accurate.
My previous bill (based on an estimate) showed that I was £71.80 in debt. However when I supplied a reading, it transpired I was £31.37 in credit. So much for accuracy.
As I am 78 the offer of no further increases until 2010 is of no interest to me, or others of similar age. — Alden Kald.
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| Wage rules |
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| SOME EMPLOYERS are still ignoring the minimum wage rule for young employees.
Stores are paying under-16s wages as low as £2.50 an hour, with some not even paying holiday money.
These employers should be aware that it is a legal requirement to pay £3-an-hour or they could face a maximum fine of £5000 if caught. — G. Crystal, Dundee.
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| Parade |
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| IN REPLY to G. D. D. the loyalist parade in Dundee on November 6 has been organised by the Apprentice Boys of Derry.
This is our annual Remembrance Parade.
We, like many other organisations, pay our respects to all those who gave their lives so that our country could remain free and democratic. — Alan Mitchell, Secretary to ABOD.
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| Speedy service |
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| I WOULD like to thank the receptionists and nurses at Wallacetown Health Centre for the speed with which they got to me a new pair of elbow crutches.
My pair had worn as I have used them for seven years. From phoning the centre until my daughter went to collect the new crutches was 2 hours. I have nothing but praise for such dedicated people. — Grateful Patient. |
| Festival of Remembrance |
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| THE ANNUAL Festival of Remembrance in Dundee’s Caird Hall, presented by Angus & Perthshire Area of The Royal British Legion Scotland, takes place on November 5, from 7.15pm.
The event features the band of the Royal Marines Scotland, the Pipes and Drums of The Scots Guards Association, a parade of standards and a muster of regular and reserve forces and the emergency services.
There is an opportunity to give thanks and remember those who lost their lives, in an ecumenical act of worship.
Tickets are £5 from any legion branch or from the Central Booking Office, City Square, Dundee. — Alasdair Maclean TD MCIPR, Area Press Officer, Angus & Perthshire, The Royal British Legion Scotland. |
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