Noise guerrilla

SIR – I have long since become accustomed to unsuitable music, normally chosen by the youthful serving staff, in restaurants and pubs (Letters, June 11). In pubs, my avoidance strategy is to sit outside, even if the weather is uninviting.

However, many pubs are now placing speakers in the beer garden, presumably to counteract the incessant din of the natural world. I have taken to removing the wires, if no one is looking, with the screwdriver on my penknife (without causing criminal damage, I might add). This improves the ambience no end. Miles Richardson

Ettington, Warwickshire