I WAS sorry to see that Biggars music shop has closed (Evening Times, September 26).
Before I retired I used to walk along Sauchiehall Street to my work every day and, along with Watt Bros and Bradfords the bakers, Biggars felt like an old friend.
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I'm no Eric Clapton, but in the 1960s and 70s I spent many a rainy lunchtime in the shop admiring all the expensive guitars, even if all I bought was a new set of strings.
I even seem to remember a member of staff giving lunchtime piano recitals
in the basement of the city centre shop.
However, at my age I may
be getting confused with
the McLellan Galleries, another wonderful bit of old Glasgow which seems to have been locked up and forgotten.
ALAN McCARTNEY, Langside
Pension struggle
I AGREE with your correspondent in Thursday's Hot Topic on striking council workers.
I am a pensioner and I
don't get a rise in line with inflation. I still have to shop in the same shops and pay bills.
I'd like to swap income with council workers for a week and see how they get on.
Name and address supplied
Glad flats are gone
I WAS delighted to see that the empty flats at the corner of Paisley Road and Broomloan Road at Ibrox are finally being demolished.
They have been a blight on the area for years and recently, lying empty, have been targeted by vandals and firebugs.
My only fear is, whatever they build there, that some of the same irresponsible tenants who made the area a slum will be allowed to move back in and, before we know it, the area will be an eyesore again.
CHRIS PARKER, Craigton
Thanks for article
I WOULD like to say a big thank you to the editor and to Marianne Taylor for the article on one of our pupils success, which was published on September 6.
It was a really nice article that got the balance right between highlighting our work and our desperate need for tutors.
It has generated some interest in our work and helped us gain a few more tutors. Thank you.
SHEILA LEITCH (Link Worker), Volunteer Tutors Organisation
Catch vendor attacker
I HOPE the thug who attacked Evening Times vendor William Brogan (September 26) is brought to justice soon.
Your guys are a great bunch and are out in all weathers; they are almost part of the scenery in the city.
Many's the time I've seen them come to the aid of the elderly or infirm or help tourists.
It sickens me to think that some thug feels he has the right to take a pop at one of them.
I hope you're back on your feet - and your patch - soon William.
KEN MICHAEL, Maryhill
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HOT TOPIC: What are they teaching them in school?
WHEN I was young and at school one of the first things pupils were taught was how to cross the road. It went along the lines of "look right, look left, look right again, if all is clear, cross over, carefully checking for traffic all the time". It's not the most difficult of rules to learn or remember.
Or is it now the norm in nanny knows best Britain to have a good old moan at everything before realising that if youngsters actually bothered to think about their actions, they may well be able to cross the road without the help of some old pensioner carrying a lollipop?
BLACKTULIP, Netherlands
Parental responsibilities
SURELY it's up to the parents to teach their children to cross the road in a safe manner. Even when there is a lollipop person, they just run out on to the road.
STEWIE GRIFFIN, Glasgow
Kids playing chicken
THERE really seems to be an increase in the number of kids playing chicken' with traffic. I've seen it an awful lot recently.
PETE, Glasgow
Parents to blame
I BET most of the traffic the parents are complaining about is made up of worried mums running their little treasures to school.
Make them walk, that'll cut the risk.
BARNEY, Glasgow
Drill in into them
I'M obviously out of date here... what happened to the kerb drill on jotters and pencils?
It used to be on the front page of all jotters and along the edge of your pencil. Well, OK, pencils are now provided by us, but it surely cannot cost the earth to print the kerb drill on jotters?
Apart from that... why not get 80 fit people off the buroo and give them crossing lollipops?
WEET, Glasgow
Move patrols about
TEHER is no shortage of patrols. Take the redundant patrols from signalled crossings and deploy them where they are needed. Problem solved.
YELLOWELLIE, Tollcross
Black and white answer
A ZEBRA crossing is the answer. They could do with taking a leaf out of London's book - it's common sense to use zebra crossings.
SAM, Greenock
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