I AGREE with Asda's decision to crack down on fit drivers who park in disabled bays, but they also have to ensure that these bays are clearly marked.
I AGREE with Asda's decision to crack down on fit drivers who park in disabled bays, but they also have to ensure that these bays are clearly marked.
I received a parking ticket when I was shopping at Asda at the Forge because I mistook a disabled parking bay for a parent and child bay.
When I challenged the attendant he informed me that he had already complained to Asda about the bays not being clearly marked, but this had not been addressed.
When I spoke to the Asda manager he advised me there was nothing he could do as the ticket had already been issued.
When I enquired as to who was responsible for maintaining the parking bays, I was told that this was the responsibility of the Forge management. I then went up stairs to speak to them, but no-one would speak to me.
Eventually, after a stand-off, with both sides claiming it was the other's responsibility to mark the bays, the Asda manager cancelled my ticket.
I left the Forge about 45 minutes later than intended, still unsure as to whose responsibility this was.
E SCALLY, Via e-mail
Labour quiet on Mail
THE Labour Party in Glasgow needs to come clean about where it stands on Royal Mail privatisation.
Some of the city's Labour MPs have signed the House of Commons motion condemning Lord Mandelson's plans to sell off post services - but some haven't.
These MPs were quick enough to complain about Post Office closures in their local areas - but have consistently failed to stand up for a universal, publicly-owned Royal Mail and postal service in Parliament.
Glasgow East's John Mason and all the other SNP MPs have stated their opposition to Royal Mail privatisation - does Glasgow Labour have the guts to do the same?
PATRICK GRADY, Via e-mail
Share plea will fail
URGING councils to save money by sharing services (February 27) is akin to urging turkeys to vote for Christmas. It will never happen.
Sharing services will mean fewer staff and, therefore, fewer well-paid bosses. Do you honestly think any of the council big wigs would willingly streamline their department and responsibilities if it meant taking a pay cut?
Instead, Scottish council tax payers will continue to pay for the pointless duplication of jobs and services accross 32 local council areas.
That's 32 social work bosses, 32 cleansing bosses, 32 parks bosses, and on and on, all sitting on big salaries, and pensions, doing hee-haw.
MATT FRASER, Posted online
T event needs revived
I DIDN'T doubt that T in the Park would be a sell-out (Evening Times, February 27). It's just a shame that the line up is so boring; nearly all of the bands announced have already played Balado two or three times.
The promoters should take a leaf out of Connect's book, and sign up more left field performers - that's the only way to keep T fresh.
JIM McGREGOR, Glasgow
Potholes risk
PLEASE keep on at the council with your campaign over the poor state of our roads.
I'm sick and tired of being bounced about like a sack of tatties when I get in my car. Every time my car gets serviced, the garage finds that the wheels have been knocked out of alignment.
Worse are the drivers who weave about to avoid the bigger pot holes. Someone is going to get killed.
DANNY HOWSON, Via e-mail
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HOT TOPIC: Fred the Shred's pension is a disgrace
I WORKED hard for the same company for almost 50 years and my pension is just over £12,000 a year.
Fred Goodwin worked at Royal Bank of Scotland for just 10 years, sacked thousands of staff, nearly bankrupted the company - and the country - and walks off with almost £700,000 a year for life. That's £12,000 a week.
ALAN DUFFUS, Posted online
Monkey business
COULD someone please explain to me again the idea that we have to pay bankers huge salaries or they will take their expertise elsewhere.
Having seen the results of their so-called expertise', I suspect we would have been better off putting trained monkeys in charge of our finances.
At least that way we could have paid them peanuts.
MUMPER, Glasgow
It's our money he has
IF Sir Fred insists on collecting his £700,000 a year for life pension then I suggest we all turn up on his doorstep and demand he change his mind. After all, it's our money the bank is paying him
CRAIG QUINN, Via e-mail
Directorship ban
WHAT'S the betting that, once the dust has settled, Sir Fred pops up again with numerous other highly-paid directorships to ease his retirement.
Sir Fred should be banned from ever holding such a post again.
GUINNESS MAN, Via e-mail
Laughing stock
SIR Fred has dragged Scotland's name through the mud, as have the bosses at Bank of Scotland.
This country used to be famed for its financial nous but now we're a global laughing stock.
ANNE, Posted online
Struggling with bills
FRED is laughing all the way to the bank, but I don't think he would get a warm welcome, or much interest, there. I'll think of him when I have to forgo little luxuries to afford my next heating bill.
PENSIONER, Carluke
High opinion
SIR Fred obviously has a very high opinion of himself and his abilities. The rest of us think he's a failure.
