We seem to have lost all sense of logic. Perhaps Sherlock Holmes could help.

We have been advised to keep our use of water to a minimum, we have a hosepipe ban even in the winter and have been warned we may have to have the water turned off at times next year and rely on standpipes. Despite this, water Authorities assure us they can cater for 800-odd more houses in this part of Worthing.

Perhaps we should go unwashed to produce more germs and disease. Then we would need extra doctors and nurses, hospitals with more staff who would need more homes and services needing more staff.

We would then also need even more money for national and local services.

Never mind, tax rates could be raised, although this will give us no incentive to save or make pension provision so we will spend our money as soon as it comes and flyoff to several holiday destinations a year, creating global warming.

We can also buy a big car to get several trolley loads of shopping out of town.

As those living in town will need cars in order to shop, people in pavement houses in towns could live on the first floor, making the ground-floor housing for the car and a wheelie bin. They would have to refurbish the first floor, of course, using a bit more income - or perhaps they could get a grant.

We will not mind if local taxes are based on ability to pay as we will have no savings. It may even be less than council tax. But then, of course, that will go up too.

Help, Sherlock Holmes, where are you?

-Mrs EJ Heather, Worthing