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
• As a man in my 70s, I gave up wearing underpants (Letters, 12 January). Less time buying, less laundry, and less time dressing and undressing. I appear to be missing vital circus skills though.
David Parsons
London
• So, Eton College can’t even claim to be bog standard now (Eton mess: start of school term delayed as flooding causes toilets to back up, 10 January).
David Duell
Durham
• Please note that the headline “Experience: I own the world’s oldest living cat” (5 January) is incorrect. It should read “the world’s oldest cat owns me”.
Dr Brian Jones
York
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