IN Response to Carol Tucker's negative letter about the London Olympics, I would like to say that here is one York inhabitant who has given some positive thought to them.

I am not so naive to think that there won't be the usual organisational problems with overspending, personality clashes, greed and negative publicity, but that happens with anything, from a small local event upwards.

I will be 63 in 2012, but have already promised my grandsons that I will be taking them to some events. That is, if I can get time off from being one of the 70,000 volunteers, a group to which I signed up to last year (www.london2012.com/en/gettinginvolved/volunteering).

This group of people, of all ages and from all over the UK, will have a tremendous role to play in welcoming the world to our country.

A basic rule of psychology is what you think is what you get. It's here and it's happening, so let's support the games. You'll get more out of it if you do.

Rita Leaman, Bootham, York.