I think it’s about time the Government put a stop to the free travel concessions.
They are costing the taxpayer a fortune and I think they are not being used properly.
I’ve seen people with concessions get on the bus at Dundee High Street and get off in the Seagate. To me, this is just pure laziness.
We should be encouraging pensioners to walk as it keeps the circulation going and is healthier.
For many, it seems, the only exercise they get is walking to the nearest bus stop.
I think a way of controlling it would be to limit the number of times the card is used. They should only be allowed two free trips per day.
By employing tough, but I believe fair, strategies such as this, I’m sure this would save a lot of money and maybe some jobs. — Fare Paying Passenger.
Ignoring one-way
The No Entry signs at Upper Constitution Street.
When is something going to be done about cars in Upper Constitution Street?
Every day dozens of cars ignore the fact that this is a one-way street.
The situation is now getting worse. They are not only driving the wrong way down the street, they are parking facing the wrong way for hours at a time.
I have witnessed the police driving up the street and not even bothering about this. I thought this was against the law.
As I type this letter there is a car parked facing the wrong way which has obviously passed the two No Entry signs.
It’s hard enough getting parked outside my own house during the day for all the students using the street but now some people are just being plain ignorant. — Angry Citizen.
No plumbers piping up
I have never known anything like this in my life.
Having moved to Longforgan from the West of Scotland I have no local knowledge of tradesmen.
Needing a plumber for a small domestic job I got a selection of numbers.
I have now phoned eight plumbers and only managed to contact one who arranged to come out and then phoned to say he was not coming.
I left messages and not one came back.
Dundee must either have the busiest or rudest plumbers around, who obviously do not need any work. — Frustrated, Longforgan.
Private meetings mean people can’t scrutinise
There may compelling arguments in favour of holding private cross-party meetings to discuss the cuts in Dundee City Council’s budget.
However, as I understand it the intention of the SNP administration is that all the parties and the independent councillors would agree the make up of the cuts in private, and that the content of the deliberations would be kept secret.
How can Dundonians evaluate the various parties and councillors if business is conducted in private?
It's not that long since Audit Scotland was criticising the council for a lack of scrutiny and accountability. The proposed budget process would gravely compound this problem. — Stuart Winton, Dundee.
Standard procedure
For decades, Dundee councillors have held meetings and taken major decisions behind closed doors, therefore many Dundonians are bemused by criticism of the current administration’s stated intention of carrying on with what hitherto appears to have been standard procedure.
Democrat’s letter also claimed that “as a PR exercise” the closed door policy is a “disaster”.
Fortunately for the City of Discovery, the current administration does not appear to view the looming meltdown as any kind of “PR exercise” but rather as a serious situation, requiring serious solutions. — Scotus.
Prize Bingo night
The Dundee Ducks Roller Hockey Team is holding a Prize Bingo night to raise much-needed funds.
This is to be held in Lodge Ubique, 2 Kinghorne Road, tonight at 7.15pm eyes down 8pm prompt.
For more details please contact graeme.r.anderson@hotmail.co.uk or phone 07984149028.
Coffee morning
Coffee morning at Alpin/Glenesk S/Housing. Saturday morning 04/09/2010 10am-12. £1 entrance. Usual stalls. All proceeds going towards the tenants’ comfort fund. — Reader.
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