Originally Posted by
rrich
As a teen (1958) I moved from Brooklyn, New York to Southern California. Among the changes that were necessary to adapt to was water. The New York City water was among the best in the world for a municipality. In Southern California every city, town and unincorporated area had their own water system and most were drawing water from the Colorado River through the Metropolitan Water District.
After graduation from High School (12th year) I started attending a community college that received their water from a city water district and the source was ground water.
I had gotten to the point of tolerating the Colorado River water. The water at the college was so hard that I could feel it when it arrived in my stomach. Yes, it was that hard.