Gas is cheap

Gas is cheap, it has always been. Its the taxes and speculation that drives the price up.

As for bottled water, it is purely wasteful in most situations. Energy and materials ware wasted to make the disposable bottles that most people do not recycle. Tax dollars are wasted on government inspectors and regulators who monitor the water production/bottling. Fuel is wasted transporting the water by truck. And more energy is wasted keeping the product cooled for days while on the shelf waited to be purchased.... :banghead:

Water filters make more sense to me. A good filter attached to most household/business water systems makes just as high quality water. Just put it in a reusable container and your set.