Not a drop to drink Wasting water: Window-cleaner I looked on in disbelief yesterday as I saw a window cleaner slopping water on the pavement while cleaning the windows of the offices at Arran Court in Smithfield in Dublin. While people do not have running water in their homes and the Government is telling those who do have water to use it only when necessary and not to be wasteful, window cleaning would not seem to be a high priority. Those offices at Arran Court obviously consider water more of a necessity for window-washing, than for human consumption. Whats more, there is a Dublin City Council office in that building! Looks like theres something out of whack! Irate and thirsty. N Fraz So, I see the big Lotto jackpot was won outside Dublin again. Congratulations to the winner, but does nobody find it odd that statistically, with the huge percentage of the population living in the capital, Dublin is seriously under-represented in the winning department? By ratio, the jackpot-winning ticket should on average be sold in Dublin once every couple of weeks (given the mid-week draw too), yet it is almost always bought outside Dublin. My brother has become so convinced that something is rotten in the state of Denmark regarding this that he now routinely drives to a neighbouring county just to buy his ticket. Paranoid Android I cant believe an outrageous film about blue mutant smurfs beat The Dublins best-read letters page Mailbox E-mail letters to mail@metroherald.ie with a name. Or text us. Text MAIL followed by comment and name to 53131. *Texts cost 30cent per message + standard network charges. SP. Opera Telecom, Hospitality House, Cumberland Street South, D2. Customer service number 0818286606 talk to us Fact checker: To Forty Four, please check your facts. The French government has so far sent 20million to Haiti and the French people have given more than 7million through charities. I grant you that in terms of ratio/ GDP or population, Ireland is still more generous not a surprise. Cline Smug alert: What are Bush Jr and Clinton doing in that photograph with Obama? It was bad enough we had to look at their stupid, smug faces when they were in power, but now we have to endure them asking the American public for more donations for Haiti, when it was their bad policies that contributed to the poverty there. aa anaa an Keep laughing: Long live Fergie, Cian? The same man who United fans want to resign because of the way the Glaziers have saddled them with debt, putting their very existence in doubt? But you keep laughing at a bad Liverpool season instead... strich The pitts: OMG, whats with Brad Pitts beard? Does he think he looks good or is he trying to get Angelina to dump him? Feral In Brief Hurt Locker in the Golden Globes for both best film and best director. What a total joke that was. The Hurt Locker is easily one of the best, realistic and most graphic films Ive seen in a long, long time. Kathryn Bigelow can feel very hard done by and I hope it gets its rewards at the Oscars. James Cameron can throw out any aul kind of science fiction tosh now and his Terminator and Aliens cronies will flock like zombies to see it anyway. Ridley S Watched some of the red carpet action at the Golden Globes and laughed out loud at how ridiculous all these stars looked huddled under umbrellas, terrified their make-up would run in the rain. What a difference the LA sunshine makes to the illusion of glamour. And of course mad Mariah didnt disappoint with her crazy defence of her recent drunken antics at an awards ceremony and as usual almost wearing a dress. Chewing gu or the eyes Sendusyour txt Referring to Niall Ss comments regarding the looks of country GAA people, I think he needs to get out of Dublin once in a while and realise theres life beyond his shellsuit. Brian Why does the Lotto add extra 2 million to an already big jackpot surely two draws give people a better chance to win? Risn Forty Four, what our great little island needed not so long ago was grit and gritters, not money,andthatiswhycountries send emergency response teams, medical staff and provisions. Al If we are so short of water why are some garages allowing people to wash their cars. Easygoing Bewildered, a simple lesson about the market. You dont complain to anyone, you find water at 39c or less, and send a signal that 49c is too high. WQ James, best of luck building that monorail. Enjoy your turnip juice! Steven, Bray txt MAIL to 53131* News Tuesday, January 19, 2010 D Caspers last journey Road accident sends a famous feline commuter to that great stop in the sky This ones taken: Casper loved spending the day driving around historic dockyards and naval base CASPER the much-travelled cat has reached journeys end. The fearless feline who caught the same bus every day for four years has been killed by a hit-and-run driver. He made newspaper and TV head- lines last year but has now left a large hole in the hearts of his friends in Ply- mouth, in the UK. Casper, a sprightly 12-year-old, was killed crossing the road to get to the bus stop. He was aiming for the Number three service, as usual. Devastated owner Su- san Finden, 65, said whoever ran him over failed to stop and help. Casper died from his injuries. He will be greatly missed, he was a much loved pet who had so much character. Thank you to all those who befriended him, she added. Many people knew Casper, and he loved everyone. He enjoyed the bus journeys, she said. Casper was quite quick for his age but I was trying to stop him from rid- ing the bus so much. He had no road sense whatsoever but he loved people. Hed queue up in line good as gold. It would be person, person, person, cat, person, person. She has now put up a sign at the bus stop breaking the terrible news to other commuters who shared a ride with her pet. He hopped on the bus at 10am every morning and sat on the back seat throughout its 11-mile route. His many chauffeurs, sorry drivers, estimate he travelled about 20,000 miles over five years. The shameless fare- dodger would travel for up to an hour be- fore arriving back at the same stop. Casper, who came from a rescue centre in 2002, took his daily rides for so long that all First Bus drivers were told to look out for him to ensure he got off at the right stop. Mrs Finden, a grandmother-of- three, added: I called him Casper be- cause he had a habit of vanishing like a ghost. He loved people. By Ross McGuinness Top cat: Casper on tour index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html