SIR – Stephanie Preece makes a fair point in pointing out the high levels of noise we are subjected to in our daily lives (Fair Point, Worcester News, August 12).

I recently bought a vacuum cleaner online and it does the job well.

The seller forgot to mention it sounds like a jet taking off .

Another grumble is the loud music we are subjected to in coffee houses and restaurants everywhere you go.

No longer can you have a quiet conversation.

Yes, I am a grumpy old woman.

WENDY MacMILLAN

Worcester