Oil And Water

Sir, - I am amused by the fuss over the price of petrol, while no one seems to have noticed the price of water

Sir, - I am amused by the fuss over the price of petrol, while no one seems to have noticed the price of water. A half-litre of bottled water costs 95p in some shops - and more if you buy it in a glass in a pub, whereas a half-litre of petrol costs only 37p. I always thought it was more expensive and complicated to make a half-litre of petrol than a half-litre of bottled water. Have we lost all sense of proportion? - Yours, etc.,

Sean Owens, St Brigid's Grove, Artane, Dublin 5.