| Letters - 25 May 2006 |
| Disabled can afford to pay to park |
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| I READ with interest the saga of disabled drivers objecting to paying parking charges at Ninewells Hospital.
But why shouldn’t a disabled driver be charged the same as an able-bodied person?
Why should a blue badge exclude them from all parking costs?
It is not as if some disabled drivers can’t afford these charges.
Check out the high-value cars displaying a blue badge parked at the hospital or on double yellow lines in and around Dundee. — Drive On.
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| Cars needed |
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| RE PARKING at Ninewells Hospital. I agree everyone has a right to use their cars to travel to and from work without being penalised.
NHS Tayside chief Peter Bates should ask his workers why they bring their cars so he and others in power can understand.
The car is not just used to go to work and back home.
Staff need to do shopping, pick up the kids or work shifts.
If there was a safe, cost-effective alternative to using a car, I have no doubt people would use this.
People in high office, not just the NHS, should lead by example and let everyone see them using the bus. — Pig Sick.
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| Always been a shambles |
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| RE PARKING charge at Ninewells — who is going to pay, or indeed have, £15 in their pocket?
People travel from outwith the city for treatment or to visit and, for many, public transport is not an option.
Just as important, staff who must pay for parking are on shifts, which means using a car as they can’t rely on other transport.
The bottom line is that parking at Ninewells has always been a shambles and raising charges will not alleviate the problems. — Frederick W. Watt, Caravan Park, Tayport.
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| Wake up to turbine reality |
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| PEOPLE LIKE B.C. from Monifieth seem to think that the monstrous turbines are “pleasing on the eye”. He or she, along with Angus dwellers, don’t have to look at them just 400 or so yards from their living room window. And they don’t have to see them looming large over them every day.
I wonder if they would “welcome their appearance” if they encountered TV reception problems, sun flicker or the price of their house fell, problems which can possibly rear their heads.
Scott seems to think that these spinning messiahs have guaranteed hundreds of jobs in Dundee.
Wake up. Large companies like Michelin don’t care. As soon as they find cheaper alternatives, they will up sticks. — D. C. B.
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| Swap any day |
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| RE COMMENTS regarding the Michelin turbines, I have lived in the shadow of a Tetra mast for several months, worrying whether the monstrosity within 100 yards of my children’s bedrooms is affecting their health.
I would swap it any day for a wind turbine.
I have friends and relatives who are employees of Michelin and their futures depend on it. — T. M., Broughty Ferry.
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| Constant hum |
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| IN RESPONSE to the various critics of wind turbines, surely, in the current manufacturing climate, it is better that Michelin has done something to try to sustain its position in Dundee.
As for the couple who couldn’t sleep due to the “constant drone”, how many years have they lived there with a constant hum from the incinerator? — Windy Miller.
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| Speak for himself |
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| LET ALLAN Melville, who states people in Douglas do not like the turbines, speak for himself. The majority I have spoken to do like them.
They are keeping men in work and rather windmills than nuclear power.
Well done, Dundee City Council, for allowing them, and well done, Michelin. — C. D., Dundee.
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| Not a sound |
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| I WAS out for a walk around 300 metres from the Michelin turbines and heard not a sound.
The only noise I heard was from the incinerator, which is closer to Hawick Drive, where the couple who have complained about the turbines, live.
Well done to Michelin management for being so forward thinking. — P. C., Douglas.
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| Well done, Michelin |
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| BRAVO TO Michelin for having wind turbines installed. To most people they are not unsightly. — Jock (from Dundee now biding in Vancouver). |
| Politics first |
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| I WAS interested to read about the lack of civil service jobs coming to Dundee.
The staff posts of Sports Scotland moving from Edinburgh to Glasgow is testimony to the theory of the Golden Triangle of Edinburgh, Stirling and Glasgow.
Politics will always come before people. — Interested Party.
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| Da Vinci not worth the hype |
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| I WATCHED the Da Vinci Code and, although I found it enjoyable, it was hardly worth all the hype.
The film has caused an enormous amount of controversy around the world from Christians.
What I found refreshing about this religious controversy is that no lives have been lost, no blood has been shed and there have been no riots on the streets.
The author of the book and the stars of the film can live out their lives without fear of death threats.
How different it all would have been had this film challenged the writings of the Koran. It makes me shudder to think of the consequences. — G. M.
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| Not offended |
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| I HAVEN’T read the Da Vinci Code book, but I am not offended, even as a deep believer in Christ as the Son of God.
It makes me think what might have happened if he had descendants. Which of the pompous, self-important egomaniacs who go around today would claim they are direct issue of God? — Dundee Reader.
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| Street eyesore |
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Containers in the Findhorn Street-Finella Gardens.
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| RESIDENTS LIVING around the Findhorn Street-Finella Gardens traffic island in Fintry, Dundee, are sick and tired of Abertay Housing turning it into a building site every time they decide to refurbish parts of Fintry.
For months now the view from our living rooms has been of 18 industrial-sized containers, a workmen’s toilet and a skip.
And for this we are compelled to pay ground maintenance.
There is plenty of spare ground behind Findhorn Street and other places that could be used.
Abertay is showing contempt for the residents by dumping this eyesore in the middle of our street. — Findhorn Man. |
| Library big freeze |
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| WHEN USING Ardler Library, in Dundee, I can’t help but feel freezing. When I complain about the temperature, I am told the staff is not allowed to turn up the heating.
Other users have also complained, to no avail.
I have seen the staff wearing coats and body warmers.
I know it has been reported that council energy bills have risen by £1 million, but Ardler Library is certainly not part of the cause. — Pamela.
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| Give it back |
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| THE AUTHORITIES are renovating Brook Street, in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, again.
I hope when it is finished, it is given back to the shopkeepers.
It should be kept one-way and parking allowed on both sides, with a time limit.
Supermarkets have proved how popular it is to park near the door of a shop. — Broughty Reader.
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| Great service |
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| DESPITE BURNING toast, my smoke alarm did not go off.
I requested someone from Dundee City Council to come, but was told I would have to wait five working days.
I went to the fire station on Kingsway East and someone came hours later.
The old fire alarm was thrown in the bin and I got a new one. The fireman even tested all my electrical equipment. — Happyhillock Tenant.
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| Where’s Elvis? |
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| AS AN avid fan of Dundee’s local musical talent, I have been disappointed to notice that one of my favourite bands Hangin Elvis no longer seems to advertise in the Tele on a Thursday. Has it been disbanded?
Maybe a reader would be able to enlighten me? — Adele, Invergowrie.
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| Dinner with the Lions |
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A group of founding members of the Dundee Lions in March 1981.
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| IT'S THE 25th anniversary of the Dundee branch of the International Lions Club Organisation and present members would be delighted to welcome former Lions and Lionesses to a dinner in the Hilton Hotel, Dundee, on June 24.
Anyone wishing to go along should contact Dick Lawson on 01382 580620 as soon as possible.
The Lions Club raises funds, mainly through running race nights, for charities and clubs needing assistance.
Any organisation looking for help in raising funds can get in touch for details.
And, of course, new club members are always needed. — Tom McDade, Secretary. (01382 827752).
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| Scheme means safe night-out |
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| A BIG thank-you to Peter Harvey, of Déjà vu nightclub, in Dundee, for implementing the system for designated drivers on a night out.
If you hand in your car keys to be locked in the safe, you will be given vouchers for half-price soft drinks.
It’s a great scheme I would like to see in other establishments. — Jacqueline Bruce, Balerno Street, Dundee.
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