19 NOVEMBER 1988, Page 27

Public din

Sir: One way of impeding the scourge of muzak (Letters, 12 November) is to make any reservation at a restaurant or hotel conditional upon the services being un- accompanied. Another, that guides and advertisements to such places must indi- cate its presence or absence; pub-guides would include juke boxes and television sets. Of two local supermarkets, by the way, the one without the din is by far the busier.

Kenneth A. Silcocks

61 Canada Drive, Cottingham, Yorkshire