Re putting fake steering wheels at the front of DLR trains (Letters, 12 January), our grandson always loved sitting at the front and “driving” the train. One day, there was a technician working on that area. We said, “Never mind, Max. Perhaps you can drive it home,” and sat nearby. When the man finished his job, he took out his phone and said loudly, “I’m done. Max is here – I’ll hand over to him now. Max – it’s all yours.” One very thrilled five-year-old boy.
Liz Fairhurst
Banstead, Surrey
• I’m with Adrian Chiles on lapsang souchong (It took me 30 years to learn to love lapsang souchong – but now it’s all gone horribly wrong, 11 January). Forced to try Twinings’ new offering of “Distinctively Smoky”, after two sips I tipped the tea down the sink, put the remaining bags in the compost, and wrote to Twinings to complain that their “smoky” was redolent of chemicals with a whiff of soot. To be fair, they replied with a voucher for teas.
Joe Oldaker
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
