Getting ready for Zachary

ONE can only but hope we never reach the letter Z in the meteorological calendar of storms while the country is already badly assaulted at countryside and coast.

Many nice houses by the river and sea vista properties must have lost some of their traditional appeal. A storm such as Yvonne or Zachary would surely at least encounter a population better prepared for its fury. Ian Johnstone, 84 Forman Drive, Peterhead.