He had to go on half-time working and then we were told to move to a warmer climate because of his health.

He wanted to quit but could not.

Finally, he went to a hypnotist and was successful.

But it was too late. He had serious emphysema and lived on oxygen for nearly five years.

He left behind three daughters and several grandchildren. Four grandchildren never met him.

He regretted smoking. So people who are addicted should think of these loved ones and how they may suffer. — Too Soon Widow.

When I first started there 26 years ago I saw packs of dogs, litters of puppies and unwanted animals being dumped.

Some dogs had to be put to sleep. It was terrible.

As the years went on things improved with no packs of dogs and not too many puppies because of spaying campaigns.

I have dogs from Brown Street and hope the council will build new kennels so the hard work pays off. — Jayne Duguid.

The staff were so caring and helpful. I hope the council is going to replace these kennels.

I got a dog there six years ago and still have it. — Mrs Bowman.

I handed it in to a chemist, but when I collected it I found the chemist had given me just 56. His explanation was that the tablets were in packets of 28. I told him I needed the other four.

I warn other people to count what they get. — Ripped Off.

I have complained to the council and the local MP but nothing seems to get done.

In Blackness Avenue and Blackness Road I have counted 30 odd in each of the streets being left out 24/7.

This is just the height of laziness.

Most are smelly and filthy.

I used to be proud living in the West End but not nowadays.

Another sight is that some people are leaving their bins in their front gardens.

Fines should be imposed. — EW.

I visited the shop with my daughter to purchase a new ring. Mr Wilson helped me select one, but it was too big and needed to be sized.

He explained he would be able to do this within 40 minutes and asked if we could return then. He then insisted that we take £5 from him to pay for a cup of tea while we waited.

Not only did he size my new ring, but also my wedding and eternity rings.

After a lovely cuppa we returned to collect the rings, all cleaned and sized perfectly. Mr Wilson would not accept payment saying he was “happy to help”.

I am elderly and disabled and have not seen kindness like his for a long time.

I am sure you readers will agree this was exceptional customer service. — Elsie Irvine, Dundee.

This area is regularly targeted.

The vandals climb on to roofs and I have called the police several times to be told someone will attend.

To date the police have only attended once and it took 30 minutes by which time the vandals had gone.

A car park behind Parkies store is a haven for vandals who not only graffiti but throw things at flat windows.

The area is littered with rubbish and old furniture which the vandals break up and throw around.

I have spoken to Tayside Police and Dundee City Council regarding the mess and vandals to no avail. — Room With A View.

I remember the 1930s when many pensioners lived in abject poverty and wondered if I would end up like that.

But today we have pensions, comfortable homes, affordable food and clothing, a free health service and prescriptions and free bus travel.

When I go to the pub in the afternoons I meet OAPs and future pensioners who never worked and never wanted to.

So what makes reaching the age of 65 entitle everyone to live as though they are on permanent holiday paid for by the guys who go out to work every day and pay their taxes?

Poverty is relative and, if we are honest, we are not doing too badly.

The workers are the people who should be looked after. Without them there would be no money for anybody. — Fintryman.

Lim-Dem leader Nicol Stephen just months ago told us tolls had to stay on the Tay and to “remove them would increase congestion”.

Now while manoeuvring for votes during the election he tells us he will remove the tolls if elected.

What some people will say and do to keep their ministerial limos is breathtaking. — Peter Walls, Liff Crescent, Dundee.

AFTER THE people were fed a lie as to the cost of building the Scottish Parliament, does Stewart Hunter think we are all so gullible as to believe each person living on their own will be on average £430 better off with a local income tax?

Tax can be set at any limit. Has the SNP also not thought this will also encourage even higher levels of evasion? — Taxpayer.

IF THINGS in Scotland were so bad Alex Salmond wouldn’t be planning to stick with the £ and mirror the Bank of England’s interest rates.

Where is the independence in this move?

A grim end result of the SNP’s pro-EU position is the sell-out of the Scottish £ and the Scottish regiments into a France/Germany run army.

The SNP’s role model countries Norway and Iceland aren’t in the EU. — Jim Mackie, Dundee.

SOME are near hysteria about the SNP winning the election. But it won’t be Scots nationalism that Labour and others will need to worry about, but English nationalism.

Scots will have to learn that money doesn’t grow on English trees. — Dryburgh Reader, Dundee.

NEW LABOUR, Liberal Democrats and Conservatives are denying us our rights as laid down in UN legislation which were taken by the Act Of Union in 1707. This can be changed through a referendum.

The elections can end 300 years of injustice. — R.G., Kirriemuir.

THANKS TO First Minister Jack McConnell’s interview on Election Face to Face on TV, I have now decided not to vote Labour.

He could not give a straight answer to any question and looked uncomfortable, certainly not someone I would look to as leader of the Scottish people. — Regards.

THE SNP’s “everyone wins” tax proposals are nothing of the kind. Water and sewerage charges, accounting for 25% of Council Tax bills, will remain.

If Alex Salmond was the true friend of Scotland’s pensioners, he would have promised to unshackle them from these income-sapping costs. — Cynical Sam.

WHILE LISTENING to an SNP spokesman I was interested to hear they would like Scotland to follow the model of countries such as Norway.

I have just returned from a trip to Norway to attend a wedding — the most sober wedding I have ever been at. A pint cost £8, a small whisky £4, a packet of cigarettes £7.

VAT is 23% while income tax is 13%.

But, and here’s the rub, local income tax, the SNP flagship, is 28%. — Realist.

WILL THE majority continue to follow Labour? Consider these points:-

Billions of pounds taken from pension funds; over 100 stealth taxes; closure of local hospitals; youth crime out of control; class sizes still too high; almost a million Scots living in poverty; the lies over the Iraq war; interest rates rising; inflation at 10 year high.

I could continue …

I have a message for the electorate: don’t be fooled by promises.

Labour has had too many chances. — J. Strachan, Dundee.