I was surprised that traffic in the capital of Estonia was brought “to a virtual standstill” after texts were sent to the Russian-speaking minority telling them to drive very slowly at a certain time of day. Such a cyber attack would never work here: in our major cities, traffic coming to a virtual standstill is seen as a sign of normality.
Ivor Morgan
Lincoln
Forget Tim Dowling’s acerbic comments about his family. His column about saying goodbye to the old dog shows what they are really like: compassionate, loving and supportive.
Bernadette Tarrant
Grimsby
Only in the last sentence of a moving epitaph to the old dog do we find out that “it” is, in fact, a “she”, the personal pronoun bringing a dignity to her death that could not have been expressed in any better way.
Isobel Bryce
Cornwall
Alice and Joe, you must meet again: you sound as if you are made for each other.
Janette McKenna
Liverpool
Oliver Burkeman is right. In the old days, I used to read a paper during the day and watch the evening news, which kept me well informed without obsessively checking online news, or having my phone ping at any time of day with the latest crisis, streaming suffering and chaos into my mind. Thanks for the encouragement. Signing off, for now.
Golightly On theguardian.com
While I disagree with the idea of classes for parents, there’s no point denying that parents need to take an increasing level of responsibility for their children’s upbringing. Cameron once made a silly mistake, but we’d better get over it and move on.
techrancho On theguardian.com
If there is an equivalent to Arthur’s in Brighton, please let me know.
Malcolm Satchell
Brighton
Thank you for The Imitation Game. To say that Aesop of Richmond is in a “Georgian town house” hides the fact that it was once the best children’s bookshop in the area, before it was forced to close due to increased rents. The new proprietors have made the building so pretentiously offputting that I have never ventured in to see what they actually sell.
John Dilworth
Twickenham
I’m pleased to see that What I’m Really Thinking has returned after an absence of four months. I hope it’s back to stay.
EvertonBlue On the guardian.com
Editor’s note: yes, it’s back.
How many other readers Googled the Krankies on Saturday? It’s true!
Jerry Ross
Llangarron, Herefordshire
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