I lived with and helped my sister at her work in Houston. It had the worst water I ever tasted. I thought it was what they call "hard water" with a lot of minerals that gave it the distaste. I couldn't drink it unless it was packed with crushed ice, and i drank it thru a straw..even then it was pretty horrid and I was 17 yrs. old at that time..and I'm 55 now.