Biscay Road a disgrace

ON an afternoon stroll to rid myself of the day’s stress, I find myself walking along Biscay Road and end up being filled with rage.

While I am torn between deciding whether it is due to a lack of dustbins in this street or a lack of pride in our town, I can’t help but wonder why the street looks like it does on a Monday afternoon.

I feel sad for the businesses in this street, in particular Volcanik Television, who clearly spend a lot of money on painting their building. It is a beacon of hope of what the street can and really should look like.

All of these businesses pay rates and taxes to the municipality who should put the money they get to good use. Clearly they do not.

Masonic Street does not fare much better.

The contractors who paved the road left their rubbish behind as they have done in Alfred Road. My thoughts go back to a comment by Dawie van Wyk in a recent issue of Talk of the Town, that tenders should not be paid until the work is properly done. I agree.

Come on Mr Mayor, we cannot promote tourism and expect people to invest money here when some sections of the town resemble mini versions of slums! I WAS astounded reading the two letters of grievances against Pick n Pay, that in a world gripped by immense sadness, abuse and neglect, people still complain about trivial things.

If you are bold enough to be derogatory when stating your case, you should also be bold enough as not to hide behind a nom de plume.

I am convinced that everybody who frequents the Heritage Mall will greatly benefit from the renovations and those who cannot bear the hustle and bustle inside PnP, well, they should seek serenity elsewhere like a morgue or graveyard perhaps.

As for the “smell”, I’ve yet to buy anything untoward from PnP. So the “smell” has definitely not affected any of their produce. The solution to petty problems are: At 6.30am every day of the week, PnP open their doors to the public.

The shelves are packed and the shop is quiet so you can shop to your heart’s content with management and all the staff, God bless them, at your beck and call.