D Friday, September 11, 2009 METRO 23 Giddyup: The Large Carriage, a sculpture by French artist Xavier Veilhan, on display at the Court of Honour in Versailles Palace, near Paris Picture: EPA The Big Picture Those about to rock Games: Making music accessible Bill Wyman and Nick Mason should realise two things before they start mouthing off. First of all, if anything, games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band would encourage more people to take up guitar, by demystifying the instrument and making it seem more accessible. Secondly, just because you play a game, doesnt mean youre going to be good at the real life version I played Tomb Raider for years and have never found treasure in my life! Conor I had a chimney fire 11 years ago and since then I religiously get my chimney swept every year. Id been using the same nice man for the past five years and he seemed to do a good job. As he was sick this year, I got a different sweep so I could light my fire for winter. To my horror, he said it hadnt been swept properly at the top and there was 40 litres of soot to be removed! The guy showed me how it was done with a CCTV camera and proved it was clean. Watch out you dont get duped like me, it could easily have caught fire and I thought I was safe! Fed-up Being Ripped-off! I see Dublin Bus is releasing figures complaining about passenger numbers being down. Of course they are down! They were never going to go up after removing more than 100 buses from service! Be this a warning, they are making excuses now for further bus and staff reductions while increasing fares again! Wary Bus Driver I had to laugh and cry at Thursdays Metro Mail. I absolutely fail to see the need for a small island Dublins best-read letters page Metro Mail E-mail letters to mail@metroireland.ie with a name. Or text us. Text MAIL followed by comment and name to 53131. *Texts cost 30cent per message + standard network charges. SP. Oxygen8 Communications, Hospitality House, Cumberland Street South, D2. Customer service number 0818286606 talk to us Danger, danger: To Meg, who wants to know whether wed recommend prostitution for our daughters, given the deaths and injuries we hear about, would you recommend working in a mine or fishing to your son or daughter? I wouldnt, nor would I recommend a job in the military... Pat Safety first: Meg, the girls working in the sex industry ARE someones daughter! Maybe if it was legalised, it would be safer for everyone concerned it wont go away... Daisy Its an opinion: Does anyone going on about prostitution actually know any sex workers? Are you prostitutes? If not, how exactly are you qualified to comment? BJ Agreed: To the PARENTS of the young lad who saved the pony with 8, the world needs more PARENTS like you! Pony Guy Tinkler: To the man in the red jacket on Portobello Bridge at 8am on Wednesday, next time you decide you want to pee behind the bridge, make sure you look all around you not just one side! And yes, I saw everything, not that there was much to see... Emer In Brief nation to conserve a resource that 80 per cent of the world is covered with, not to mention our lakes and rivers. Id also like to invite L from D12 to go somewhere else if shes so ashamed of Irelands treatment of animals. Im ashamed to have people like you in my country who tar four odd million people with the same brush as a relatively small horse market, whose conduct you evidently disapprove of. Rory I just wanted to say that never in my life has my horoscope been so right! I am Taurus and yesterday my Metroscope said: Delays are likely in financial issues, and mistakes may even have been or will be made. So, with this in mind double check all monetary transactions please. Your wallet or purse will thank me. First thing yesterday I checked my credit card account, and money was taken out by a company by mistake! Then, in the afternoon, I had another company saying that the firm I work for owed them money since April, but I had actually paid them in May. Thanks! Eileen D Sendusyour txt Well said Gavin! Having children is not an automatic human right that the rest of us should pay for. I know plenty of people my parents age who would have loved bigger families but stopped after two because they couldnt afford it! Lisa Gavin, I agree. Im tired of paying for other peoples children and feel a tax break for people with no children is a great idea. Jane I thought changing drivers during afternoon rush hour was ridiculous, but at 8.50am? When everyones trying to get to work? Its outrageous! GL So conspiracy theorist DD cant even get his facts straight? Certainly gives some credibility, doesnt it? McD DD, I never heard that a plane crashed into the White House? What do you know that we dont? Twillix So, L from D12, what have you done to help out the neglected horses? Or because you wrote a letter to Metro youve done your bit? SKF txt MAIL to 53131* index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html