MAY I offer a crumb of comfort to the people who are worried by the noise of the motorway (LET, June 16)?

Many years ago, when there were more, and far noisier trains, we came to live here.

We thought we would never get used to the rumbling, puffing and clanking, but, in time, we did - and then didn't even notice them.

M MERCER (Mrs), Cedar Street, Blackburn.

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