This morning, Fran & I

This morning, Fran & I received a TV license demand. We don't own a TV. I felt the need to respond...tell me if you think this is a bit acidic:

Ms. Val Smith,
Customer Services,
TV Licensing Dept.,
Bristol,
BS98 1TL,
Tuesday, 08 April 2003.

Dear Val,

Thank you so much for your recent correspondence (your ref: 2504620491), enquiring as to whether all my TV licensing needs were currently met. I must confess, I found the tone of your letter somewhat menacing, though I am quite sure this was not intentional. However, you are clearly worried, so let me set your mind at ease.

About a year ago, I was in Waterstones, and I had something of an epiphany. Wandering among the bookshelves, it took me just a few minutes to find something worth reading. Just a few minutes – can you believe it? And yet the previous night I had spent a whole evening flicking TV channels, and not found a single thing worth watching.
It’s shocking, but there you are. Television has eroded my attention span to the point where it can no longer hold my attention. I need the kind of immediate gratification that only books can provide.
So, for this reason, I own neither a television license, nor a television. I’m sure there are plenty of good programmes available, but the hunt is too demanding, and my time on this earth too short.

Should the amount of televisual detritus ever decrease, please be sure to contact me again. In the meantime, I wish you and all your customers a fruitful evening’s viewing.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. K. Jenkins

PS – I am led to believe that I need no license to enjoy the radio. Should I make a token contribution, such as sending Mr. Wogan a bottle of Irish Malt at Xmas?