For me, cold feet are the worst problem when the thermostat is turned down (Letters, 30 August). I have tried various boots and slippers. The best were filled with feathers. These worked for several years, but then the feathers started working their way out, leaving a trail around the house. If I can find some more I will be buying them.
Jeanne Warren
Oxford
To the worried 83-year-old correspondent who lives alone in a three-bedroom house (Letters, 30 August) – what about getting lodgers? Heating costs would go up, but there would be an income, a bit of company and help in both directions. Teachers and nurses could provide references and are among those finding it hard to cope with living costs.
Amanda Norrie
London
I keep hearing that the government is “missing in action” (Liz Truss taking risk by not announcing energy plan – if she has one, 26 August). This is not the case. When a soldier is reported missing in action it means that they have fought and probably made the ultimate sacrifice. The government is missing in inaction. “Gone awol” is more appropriate.
Philip Lidster
Wolverhampton
If the trend this autumn will be for warm clothes (Letters, 31 August), civil war re-enactors (English and American) will be in luck. My 17th-century-style wool jacket will keep out the chill and my Union Army greatcoat precipitation.
Tom Stubbs
Surbiton, London
I regularly wear a pair of Anello & Davide boots that I bought 50 years ago. They are still in good condition. They cost me £9.75 at the time (I still have the receipt).
Dr Reg Orsler
Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire