Airport wants it both ways

From: Roger Bancroft, Castle Hill Drive, Harrogate.

I NOTE that Leeds Bradford Airport is about to become involved in a campaign “Hands off our holiday, Mr Taxman” (Yorkshire Post, July 12).

Maybe they should start another campaign “Hands off our drop off and pick up charges, Leeds Bradford Airport”.

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The airport hierarchy obviously want it both ways and, judging from comments I have heard since introducing drop off and pick up charges, they have lost a lot of passenger goodwill.

Danger of work on the farm

From: Michael Ellison, Knapping Hill, Harrogate.

TIM Mickleburgh (Yorkshire Post, July 11) asked who worked harder and in such dreadful conditions as a miner or trawlerman? The simple answer is a farm worker.

I remember that statistics have shown that in some years, pro-rata, there were more fatal accidents in agricultural-based occupations.

Whenever there has been a disaster in a mine or at sea involving multiple casualties this has been reported nationally.

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However, a farming accident generally involves one individual that is merely mentioned in local media.

Making life worth living

From: John Gordon, Whitcliffe Lane, Ripon.

THE two women who called the other day told me that the end of the world is nigh. Did I not agree?

I had just read about the rise in gas prices and had seen my garden flattened by a thunderstorm with huge hail-stones, so I agreed they had a point.

But then I went indoors and opened my Yorkshire Post to see a beautiful picture of Malham Cove and some lovely horses at the Great Yorkshire Show and I decided that the women were wrong.