Rochester water is packed with calcium and magnesium. In fact, it’s so hard that your dishwasher might be plotting against you. You run a cycle, open the door, and find your glasses look like they’ve been dusted with a fine layer of flour.
And your skin? Oh, your skin feels like you just washed with chalk. That dry, squeaky-clean feeling isn’t actually clean—it’s mineral residue clinging to you like a clingy ex.
I once tried to boil pasta in my unsoftened tap water. The pot had a white ring that looked like a crime scene chalk outline. Spoiler: the pasta tasted… crunchy?
