If this is prison then lock me up, please
£25 STAR LETTER
I was both shocked and surprised to read in The Sunday Post last week of plans to open a new prison to replace Barlinnie which will include football pitches, tree-lined pathways, park benches and a cycle track.
Also, it will have cells similar to the rooms of a budget hotel. Wouldn’t mind a room there myself but I would have to commit a crime to get there. Who says crime doesn’t pay? Particularly in times of austerity, with so many cutbacks, low-income families struggling to make ends meet, and foodbanks having to be introduced. Sheila Richards, Melrose
No sweat
I was reading in The Doc Replies column about a woman who sweats a lot.
So did I for quite a few years, until the doctor discovered I was suffering from hyperhidrosis and they put me on oxybutynin and I have been fine ever since. Name and address supplied
A shaggy dog story
What a lovely story with a happy ending of Woody the Labrador who was reunited with his owner after three daysonBenMacdui.
Woody, being a dog, might not have been aware of it, but some climbers swear they felt the presence of the big grey man which haunts the mountain.
I believe the Gaels have a name for it.
As for Woody, I am glad he is none the worse for his unexpected adventure. T Brown, Bankfoot
Living in a dream world
A four-day week, as recently proposed, might be fine for some offices or factories, but it would be completely impractical in any industry where you need to have staff present all the time.
To me, this idea is one that came from some professor or other who doesn’t live in the real world. Tim Mickleburgh, Grimsby
Happy face
Too often the negative side of Facebook is highlighted.
However, recently on the way to meet a friend for coffee, I noticed a plushie at the side of the road. I mentioned it to my friend who later saw a notice on Facebook about a little girl who was very upset about the loss of her favourite toy.
My friend was able to tell her where it was and later received a message saying both owner and toy had been reunited. Gordon Kennedy, Perth
Pull plug?
OK, BBC, you have given the new Scottish channel every chance. Now is the time to cut costs and abandon the project, as the viewing figures are quite dreadful and show no sign of improvement.
Why not give the money back to the few Scottish people over 75 in the form of a free TV licence?
This would be a very sensible and welcome decision to congratulate Scots who have reached 75 years of paying taxes and working hard. Dennis Forbes Grattan, Aberdeen
Glass house
I see Nicola Sturgeon is complaining that Scotland is getting a Prime Minister it hasn’t voted for.
It would seem that Ms Sturgeon needs reminding that, after the nationalists lost the 2014 referendum, Scotland acquired a First Minister it didn’t vote for. Martin Redfern, Edinburgh