I never liked tap water. Coming from a place where drinking unfiltered, unboiled tap water will put you in the hospital, it didn't take much for me to find some other source of drinking water even though tap water is safe to drink here. The first 3 years I lived in an apartment building with a nice water fountain in the lobby, so I would just fill a gallon jug every other day and bring it to my room to drink. It was okay-ish, I didn't really like the taste, but it was better than tap water.
And then I found distilled water. For the next few years (up till early this year) I would buy half a dozen gallon jugs and lug them all the way home every 10 days or so. It was not fun. And it was getting a tad bit costly. It was still cheaper than bottled water.
Earlier this year my roommate introduced me to Brita. And I thought, maybe that's what I should do. Buy one and use it to filter tap water. After all, that's what we do back home and it turned out fine. It tastes horrible though. Still better than unfiltered tap water, but I hated the taste. I put up with it for a few months, but I noticed I was drinking a lot less now.
Last week I got a loan from my parents, and I ordered one of those $400 water distiller. I figured it should pay itself off in about one and a half years. Not too bad actually.
Yesterday the unit arrived, and after the initial cleaning and discarding, I poured some into my cup.
And heaven was back.
And then I found distilled water. For the next few years (up till early this year) I would buy half a dozen gallon jugs and lug them all the way home every 10 days or so. It was not fun. And it was getting a tad bit costly. It was still cheaper than bottled water.
Earlier this year my roommate introduced me to Brita. And I thought, maybe that's what I should do. Buy one and use it to filter tap water. After all, that's what we do back home and it turned out fine. It tastes horrible though. Still better than unfiltered tap water, but I hated the taste. I put up with it for a few months, but I noticed I was drinking a lot less now.
Last week I got a loan from my parents, and I ordered one of those $400 water distiller. I figured it should pay itself off in about one and a half years. Not too bad actually.
Yesterday the unit arrived, and after the initial cleaning and discarding, I poured some into my cup.
And heaven was back.