It was an accident and the water was off for less that 24 hours. Accidents happen.

People who live in Third World countries have to walk miles on a daily basis to obtain water.

Maybe Scottish Water could have communicated better, but they had all the information, including locations of water tanks, on the Internet and phone helpline.

We are so lucky to have clean, fresh water piped direct into our homes. This incident should have taught people not to take what we have for granted. — L. Long, Dundee.

I was more upset by Annoyed comparing the situation with a Third World country.

I’m sure it was an inconvenience being without water, but impoverished people in developing countries have no idea from where their next meal or drink will come. — Scott, Dundee.

This is the “blame culture” of today gone completely mad, and we, the customers of Scottish Water, will end up paying in the long run.

On the rare occasions that I venture into the areas of Dundee affected by the problem, the impression I get is that the majority of residents there spend their time avoiding water. — Noah Flood.

The Tele said it had nothing in its files and could not say if the chimp was dead or alive.

I am now led to believe that Cheetah is still alive and, at 85, is the oldest ape in the world in captivity.

News I gather from across the Big Pond is that he smokes cigarettes and drinks champagne provided by Hollywood studios. — C. A. Walker, Lochee, Dundee.

[Cheetah (or Cheeta, according to his official website) starred in around a dozen Tarzan films in the 30s and 40s, including Tarzan The Ape Man, Tarzan Finds A Son and Tarzan’s New York Adventure.

The Guinness Book of Records lists Cheetah as the oldest living chimp in captivity. He celebrated his 74th birthday this month with a sugar-free cake. The old stager is in general good health, but is diabetic.

Cheetah lives in a desert santaury 110 miles east of Los Angeles, and you can visit his webiste at www.cheetathechimp.org]

As a resident of Dundee who works out of town, I can confirm that on April 19, Tesco in Dundee were charging 97.9p per litre of diesel.

At their Cumbernauld store on the same day, diesel was 95.9p. Why this difference?

It’s not delivery costs. I believe it is all about competition. In Cumbernauld there are other operators offering fuel, unlike most of Dundee. — Green Shopper.

This is now being laid to waste by over-sized and pointless health warnings.

Do the highly-paid boffins who dream up these warnings honestly think smokers have taken up this pastime to extend their lives?

We all know the risks and make our own decisions, just like every time we cross the road, despite the drunks and drug users driving there.

I’d rather take my chances with a fag, so hands off and give us back the art of the packet. — Puff Dada-ddy, Glamis Road, Dundee.

Two weeks later after not hearing anything, I gave them a call and was told my claim had been processed and I had been awarded £25 a week.

In February, I signed up for online banking and realised I had not received any money from the Inland Revenue, so gave them a call and was told the payments had been dropped. I was told Head Office would be notified and they would contact me within 14 days (I’m still waiting).

On March 3, my youngest daughter moved in with me, so I called the Inland Revenue to notify them and to claim for help towards the costs of a child minder, (£30 per week during term; £120 during holidays). I was told this would take up to 10 days to process.

Not having heard anything by the end of March, and with the holidays coming up, I called again and was told they had calculated my claim and I would receive a letter of award within two days. I was also told I would receive help with the costs of a child minder and to pay what I was due so far.

A week later I still had not received any word from the Inland Revenue, so called again: they were upgrading software so I would have to wait another six days.

On Monday April 10, I called the Inland Revenue and was told I would be getting £42.40 a week, with the first payment due on the 13th.

I asked if this included the money towards a child minder and was told they had no record of me applying for it, but they would process it now.

I told them I wasn’t satisfied with the service and that I wanted to make a complaint. The lady took my details and said I would hear from them shortly (I’m still waiting).

Again, I didn’t receive any payment, so I called them again and was told the same old story that head office would contact me.

It was my oldest daughter’s birthday recently, but I couldn’t afford what she wanted, and Easter was a disappointment for both youngsters as thanks to the Inland Revenue telling me to go ahead and pay the childminder, I’m broke. — Fed Up and Skint.

More and more people are taking to the roads, each and every one in their little tin box on wheels, cheerfully belching out poisonous gasses, leading to an increasing incidence of asthma in children.

Some form of legislation will have to be brought in to limit the number of vehicles on the road. What should the First Minister’s solution be? One car per household, preserving the concept of the family car. — Taxbound.

An emergency is a serious road accident or a vicious assault or stabbing.

It is no doubt due to dealing with these kind of emergencies that the police took almost two hours to respond to her call when she was being harassed by a teenage gang.

Still Waiting should call the council street wardens. — Decent Citizen.