Haven't been able to drink tap water in Austin for the past week because of rains and flooding and subsequent "silt alert." (Tap-water ban for the first time in Austin's history.) It's annoying but not crazy. Oh, unless you're one of the folks desperate to get to the supermarket to buy bottled water (see video).
I've been dutifully boiling two pots of water each day after returning from work, then filling up my several water bottles and refrigerating them to use the next day. I think I'll be OK. (Shocker: I accidentally used said bad water when I brushed my teeth, and then later drank a few swallows --- I lived!)
The worst part has been: One of the 3 pots that I own and that I use to boil water in, I also always use to make popcorn. Apparently, the oil has soaked into the pot lining. And my subsequent boiled water has a mildly nasty oil aftertaste. Sigh. I mildly miss my tap water.
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