Sutton Observer

10:30 - 26 August 2005

Regarding last week's letter headed: 'Do All Mast Protestors use Mobile Phones?'

No, I am one of many people who do not use a mobile phone and never will. Nor do I use a microwave oven or DECT cordless phone because I know that microwave radiation is not healthy for me to be near.

I find the argument that, if you use a mobile phone you should accept masts, to be illogical.

There is now so much evidence of health risks from both masts and mobile phones, that I think the question should be 'Why isn't there a safe mobile technology being brought in to replace the current risky microwave mobile technology?'

Why does J G of Boldmere not want to have technology that is safe as well as useful?

For example, we all want a safe water supply in our homes.

In the not-too-distant past, lead pipes were used before the health risks of lead poisoning were recognised.

An alternative had to be found to lead and copper pipes are its excellent replacement.

There are many people living near masts which they know have made them ill; they know this because when they are away from home in mast-free areas, they feel much better.

Why should their health and homes be degraded by masts?

Jane Lee