RE: Dorset Council tip runs warning.

I AM currently trying to reconcile the word 'frivolous' with the phrase 'tip runs'.

Things I would consider frivolous include:

- singing a sea shanty

- composing romantic poetry to my beloved

- lying on the grass looking at clouds

Queuing with a lot of intemperate West Dorset residents to dispose of my rubbish under the steely gaze of the recycling centre's employees, ever watchful for any infraction I may have inadvertently committed, is about as far removed from frivolous as I can imagine. Wouldn't any right-thinking person agree?

I suppose we could all start having bonfires in our gardens instead to dispose of our waste... until the next piece in the Bridport News from some local official telling us not to.

All joking aside, we are constantly being bombarded with public health messages telling us to keep fit and active in lockdown by doing such activities as gardening; we are now being told not to. Am the only one finding this messaging slightly disjointed?

Jonathan Robson

Burton Bradstock