My wife and I have been using a 1950s aluminium egg slicer that used to be my mother’s. We have had it for nearly 50 years (Letters, 2 October). We have no children. Any readers interested in acquiring this essential gadget when we shuffle off this mortal coil should apply through the letters desk. No charge apart from postage.
Ken Vines
Horrabridge, Devon
• In the early 1980s, local peace groups organised a camp outside RAF Fairford to protest at the presence of B-52 bombers. Perhaps we could have saved ourselves a lot of trouble and been much more effective if we had simply parked three white vans near the fence (Report, 6 October).
Christopher Rainger
York
• Hannah Hyam is right. “Pre‑loved” is a ridiculous term (Letters, 4 October). Most pre-loved items are in a charity shop or stall because their previous owners didn’t like them at all.
Marcia Thompson
Formby, Merseyside
• Even worse than being called “girl” or “lady” (Letters, 5 October) is being called “young lady” by men 50 years my junior, who think they are flattering me.
Belinda King (aged 82)
Assington, Suffolk
• Notice on an aisle in Sainsbury’s: “Smoothies and functional drinks”. I assume dysfunctional drinks are in the alcohol aisle.
Lesley Evans
Bridgend, Fife
• Why aren’t these 18- to 24-year-olds Newts (not in education, work or training)?
Johnston Anderson
Beeston, Nottinghamshire
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