No doubt this is more money taken from the rental income.

What really gets to me is, if the housing officers are visiting and keeping an eye on the stock, they would know the bulk of council houses have less than basic kitchens and disgraceful bathrooms (unless the tenant has done them up).

The money to be spent by the housing division over the next few years is not going to make much difference.

Indeed, it has already been admitted by Dundee Federation of Tenants’ Association that Dundee City Council will not meet the obligations of the Scottish Housing Quality Standard by 2015, and they cannot afford to put showers in the bathrooms.

So why bother with this pointless survey?

It is just a pity the vote on stock transfer was manipulated in the way that it was in 2004, otherwise 12,000 families could be well on their way to much improved housing. — Eck Setera.

We used to see large blocks of ice floating down the Tay at this time of year.

I will never forget looking out one day 26 years ago and seeing a block float past with two seals and a vacuum cleaner on it.

I have always wondered if the seals were doing a bit of tidying. — Broughty Ferry Reader.

You can bet most of them had relatives working in the mills.

When I served my apprenticeship as an engineer my wages were half of what young men were earning in the mills.

I don’t remember my mates buying fancy new houses.

We all lived happily in our council houses with an assortment of neighbours. — Fair’s Fair.

If all they want is preservation of the Union then they should vote for London Labour, as they have been single-handedly preserving the Union for 30 years against SNP attacks.

Labour also promises no more extra powers for Holyrood.

However, only independence offers the Tories the opportunity to see a future for centre-right politics again as a force in Scotland.

If Scottish Conservative voters do the patriotic thing and help deliver independence, then they might one day be the government of our nation.

That should be an ambition of any political party. — The Watchman.

That means if the SNP has it wrong, then so does the Treasury.

Scotland enjoys a budget surplus, while the UK will be £700bn in debt by 2011.

An independent Scotland could afford to cut taxes. The UK certainly can’t. — Realist.

On several occasions I have received cards telling me there is a parcel to be picked up at their West Pitkerro depot and, if I phone the depot, I can have it directed to my local post office.

But, despite hanging on to the phone for ages, not once has it ever been answered and I have had to trek to West Pitkerro to collect them. — Fintryman.

Having enjoyed it so much I have been wondering if there will be anything next year and where/how I would find out — Kazi Carrington.

[Lindsey Gibson, organiser with True Grit Productions, who put on the show, said that there will definitely be another one in December, but the exact play is yet to be confirmed.

She added that it would be well advertised in local Press nearer the time.]

I had left my wife in a coffee shop at the top of the escalator at the east end of the centre, while I left the centre to collect her prescription.

I raced back into the centre and got to the bottom of the escalator where my wife was, but was told by a security man I could not enter. He said my wife would be taken care of.

After some time I saw my wife walking while being escorted by a lady. She was in considerable discomfort and took some time to recover.

She had had to walk down the stopped escalator then 100-150 metres to the Barrack Street exit. She is normally only able to walk 10 to 15 metres with her stick.

If I had been able to attend her I would have ensured she took her inhalers before she started the walk.

What would have happened if someone was in a wheelchair and unable to walk?

My wife is now not happy going back to this centre or any other. — Martin Low, Muirton Road, Dundee.

[The Overgate Centre was asked to comment on the letter, but at the time of going to Press we had received no reply.]

The taxi took her to Tay Street, an understandable mistake.

When she pointed this out, the driver told her she had had “a wee run around” and charged her £7 (her return journey was £3.50).

When I called and complained, the lady on the phone was nice and she tried to call the manager. She told me I would get a call back, but I am still waiting. — Shocked.

Now I am informed from HM Revenue & Customs that my private pension will be taxed at 22%.

After 40 years paying into this annuity with tax deducted from my pay I still have to pay again. — O.A.P.

As an Atlantis fan I think this is a decision based purely on financial repercussions of the cancellation of Stargate SG1.

I feel his removal will have a detrimental effect on the standard of the programme and the interactions of the characters.

We, the fans, want the character to return on a regular basis.

Paul was born in Paisley and raised in Canada and has played the part of Carson Beckett from the start of the series (we are now in the middle of the third series).

His character is Scottish, with a nice Scottish accent.

People can visit the website set up to “reincarnate” Carson at www.savecarsonbeckett.com — Susan Malcolm, Perth.