Annoyed With Gym Mates? Well, Lighten Up

Re: “Their Gym Habits Cause Her Acute Pain,” by Janet Eastman (Oct. 30): Oh, my dear, how cleverly you’ve pegged us, with our little sniffles, calorie-laden conversations and--especially egregiously--not pedaling the stationary bike as fast as you would like us to! Had we only been aware of these special requirements of membership at the--excuse me, your--gym at sign-up, we most certainly would have complied from the beginning. Really.

Never mind spending every day at the gym, honey; if you don’t fix your hostility problem, that miserly little heart of yours is just going to quit working one day. Then, I can’t wait to hear your keen observations about the nursing staff assigned the dubious honor of taking care of you.

--BETSY CASTORENA

Los Angeles