Olympics bore me already

From: Ruthven Urquhart, High Hunsley, East Yorkshire.

WITH 200 days still to go (Yorkshire Post, January 10), am I alone in maintaining that the forthcoming Olympic Games have already become a thoroughly boring forethought?

Thank God we live in Yorkshire and thus feel sufficiently distant to even consider attending any event! Nevertheless, we wish all our participants the very best in their endeavours.

Make clamping costume drama

From: PD Marquis, Shipley.

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PERHAPS in its quest to improve the historical image of Howarth, Bradford Council should consider persuading the notorious car clamper to dress his enforcers in period costume. I am sure visitors would feel better about being ripped off if they believed it were being done by Heathcliff or Mr Rochester.

Flight paths

From: Gary Mason, Hensall, North Yorkshire.

FOLLOWING recent letters on Leeds Bradford Airport, should we be asking what is happening at the new airport at Doncaster?

Why are long-haul airlines not using Doncaster. What is wrong? Lots of jobs were promised, lots of potential for an airport with one of the longest runways in the country, something must be wrong.

Brilliant city

From: Iain Morris, Caroline Street, Saltaire.

EVERY time I have visited York more recently by train from Saltaire may I assure Mary Bell of Pickering (Yorkshire Post, January 9) that I can describe the city in one word: “Brilliant.”

Long mystery?

From: John Gordon, Whitcliffe Lane, Ripon.

AS I helped my wife hang out the washing, we came to a garment essential in this cold weather – a pair of long johns. Does anybody know how this item of underwear got its name?