It seems that a few days without the precious mobile phone sends people to the edge and lots of teddies being thrown out of prams.

Technology today seems to run our lives and any disruption to 24-7 communications sends folk into a panic.

Am I the only person who remembers fondly those days, not that long ago, when the only phone was wired to the wall in the house; the days before internet fraud, credit card cloning and people being mugged for a mobile phone or iPod.

Am I the only person who struggles to keep up to pace with the latest HDTV with built in hard drive thing with Blue Ray and HMDI?

I often wonder where we will be in ten years time and the amount of stress these gadgets will cause us. I am now off to tune in to the BBC Light Programme on my Ekco A52 Valve wireless.

Oh, just one more thing, Mrs Feaviour's comments about the loss of access to the emergency services are not correct.

If you dial 999 or 911 on any mobile phone, it will connect to the nearest Cellular Base Station regardless of your home network.

In other words, while Vodafone was out of service in Harleston, a 999 call from a Vodafone unit would connect to Orange, T-Mobile or whatever provider was the strongest signal.

Ian Bevan
Martin Road, Diss