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Yes, Laird , I, have looked at Utube. but these were of where we lived before we Migrated

Silly question, Eric, but did Australia have tramcars, or maybe they still have them someplace.

Yes Laird, Sydney nas a light rail system and Melbourne has a huge system where trams have right of way over cars and you can see it on u-tube

I've just had delivered Soor Plooms and Sair Knees by Bob Dewar. The text doesn't take long to read (I scanned it while having a cup of coffee) but the illustrations are superb - coloured pen and ink drawings of children (mostly). The sub-title is Growing up in Scotland after the War and it's quite nostalgic. Bob was born in Edinbuburgh but grew up in Arbroath so it's "east-centric". The same order included O is for Ingin by Mae Stewart, continuing from Dae Yeh Mind thon time? This is Dundee life in the 40s, 50s and 60s. Book number 3 is Wedlock, How Georgian Britain's Worst Husband met his Match. It was reviewed in the Historian, the newsletter of Tay Valley Family History Society. Watch this space for reviews of these books!

These books sound like a bit of fun and I have no doubt you will enjoy them. If not send them to me and I will swap them for the one I am reading, or trying to read, The Life of Muhammad by Iban Ishaq. I watched the three part serial on BBC tele recently and quite enjoyed that but this is something different. No review will be given here.

Trying, unsuccessfully, to read Transition, by Iain Banks. LOVE early novels by Iain Banks, but really scunnered by the last few.

About to give up on Transition, by Iain Banks. It's due back in the Library next week, after 4 weeks. (I devour novels in a week max, normally.)

Haven`t had time recently to read any book, but I bought the Tesco Suduko magazine to give me something to do whilst 36,000 feet up. Does this count?

Last post October 20, eh? Time to dust off this old topic, so here goes...

VOGUE. I refer to the magazine, not the original name of Dundee's Odeon at Coldside! Actually, with over 340 pages and 12mm thick, it's more book than magazine. However, with a voucher cutting the price from £4.10 to £1.00, we accepted the challenge.

Now, Vogue is a few degrees above the likes of Chat, Gossip and Blether. There are lots and lots of attractive females within, sporting all sorts of posh frocks, hats and stilettos which I would never wear. Disappointingly, on searching for Twiggy - as one does - there's not even a snapshot, but there is one Twig-a-like, so full marks for trying.

One would expect all the gear on display to be rather expensive - most of it is unpriced so presumably aimed at punters who don't need to ask. However, there are some amazingly cheap products available... the gorgeous Day-Dream watch is a snip at £145, a white cotton shirt with silver collar a mere £512, a really hideous skirt is yours for only £553, and my favourite item - a tangerine 'clutch', just the job for popping down to Tesco, stuffed with 20p Off vouchers - is available for 'sweeties' - or £870 to be precise.

However, although this publication is apparently aimed at a somewhat upper crust, they spoil it all by insulting their readers' intelligence. An insert boldly announces, "VOGUE. 2 YEARS FOR THE PRICE OF 1. THAT'S ONE YEAR FREE". Umm. yeah, I'd rather worked that out for myself, and I'm more gutter crust. Flip the paper over and the message is really driven home. "SAVE 50% - 2 YEARS FOR THE PRICE OF 1."

PASS!!

I read in the Times Ed about an incident "outside the gates of Dundee's Morgan Academy." Courtney(!) had been in a fight with the school bully who had been terrorising her. Courtney's mother grabbed the bully by the throat and told her daughter to "punch her." She got off with it. My first thought was - wouldn't have happened in the olden days. I don't mean the bullying; that's been going on since time immemorial. I mean the parental intervention; firstly at 15 we would NEVER have been picked up by car at the school gate (unless for a dental appointment) and secondly our parents would have let us sort it out ourselves. What does it say about today's society?

I saw that report as well, Sandra, but not in the Times, in the Courier. I really did not know what to think as parents never came to meet their offspring in my day. Full stop. For a mother to intervene in such a manner is truely unacceptable. It does not send the correct message although part of me says "Good on you." I can only hope that the "bully" was sufficiently chastised to encourage her not to continue that type of conduct.

Reading a good book called "When China Rules The World" You should all read it because it will be required reading in a couple of year's time!!! and it is not about military conquest but economic reality.

Just had a read of the current issue of Nature magazine then tonights tully frae Dundee . I still do not like the new header.