Feb 08 2009
It Tastes Like Frog Water
I’ve traveled, not through the whole United States, but mostly towards the east. And, the Ozarks, ofcourse. There is a subject I’ve decided to tackle today, and that is the taste of tap water. I’m going to critic the major city’s tap water, that I have visited. I donot care to be chemical, as to fouride, sodium and minerals. This is only pertaining to taste. This is my opinion only.
I live in Kansas City, where, I think the tap water is pretty good tasting. It has a neutral complex on the taste buds. It’s not harsh, or in your face type of taste. It is a smooth, inviting flavor. Kansas City’s tap water, is, NOT BAD.
St. Louis: The tap water I’ve tasted in St. Louis is also smooth and clean. But the closer you seem to get to the Gateway Arch area, the water from the tap has a smell. The smell is of a slight river odor, not rotten, but not fresh. The smell permeates to the taste of the water. The cholirination smell is noticed throughout the tap faucet. That causes the water, at the Gateway Arch exhibit, to smell and taste slightly cholrinated, with a stale taste as well.
In Springfeild, MO, the water smells a bit like the Lake of the Ozarks. But the taste does not reflect this. It is not a strong well-water tasting water, but not a clean tasting water, either.
Outside of Missouri, another city I’ve traveled to, is Tulsa. The water is smooth, not harsh with chemical treatments. NO river water odor, or taste. The water in Tulsa is NOT BAD.
Lawrence Kansas reflects the Kaw River, and also Kansas City’s water. While some faucets, towards Massachuttes street permeates the river, the smell is absent,a nd the water, though not crisp, is drinkable.
Des Moines, Iowa: The water in Des Moines tastes clean. Clean is good. Clean without a river or well odor.
Chicago: It’s been a while since I’ve been to Chicago, but as I remember, the water is basic city tap, and no odors or reflection on any of the water bodies that surround Illionose are present.
Minneapolis: The same can be said of Minneaplolis water. It is clean, and fresh. It is water that a person does not mind drinking from a tap.
Denver has fresh tap water, with a city flavor, and no river flavor reflecting it. Quite possibly, Denver has the best water.
New Orleans: I used to love New Orleans, but the water left something to be desired. The taste is from the echoes of the swampland, (which is one of my favorite places to go, in America), the water beneath the sea level,and the water from the well. When I went to New Orleans,I drank bottled water, purchased, by known brands.
Dallas, I do love Dallas. But the water, well, I can only describe it as frog water. I have a pet frog,and the taste of Dallas water, resembles the smell of my frog’s water.
South Padre Island. Experieince the water, once, but after, buy a name brand bottled water. The taste of the ocean permeates the air,and it causes the water to also have the same taste as the air. South Padre is quite possibly heaven on earth, atleast to me.
New York City has great tasting water. I believe they pump it through filtration systems, and the water is clean, and no taste of chemicals.It is the best water, and ranks up there with Kansas City and Tulsa water. It’s clean, and filtered.
Daytonna water is also quite fresh, even with the ocean surrounding one side of the city. I was quite surprised, and pleasently amazed. There is no ocean taste, or stale taste.
Most people adapt to their own tap water, and either don’t complain, or manage the taste without being mindful. Maybe that’s the best way to expeiereince city tap water.
