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The problem I had with Floridian Water (Florida Water is something entirely different) was the high sulfur content.
"Sulfur Content" just triggered some of my worst memories, ever.
If you've been to Florida you are probably aware of the sulphur problem, especially if you happen to have been someplace that uses well water with little or no filtration. This is rare and I had my first encounter with it at a party.
A party in which my intoxicated brain thought it was a good idea to switch between beer and hard liquor about six or seven times.
So, the inevitable finally happened and I woke up with a pain in my jaw, which is understandable considering that I had fallen asleep with it on the toilet seat while kneeling on the bathroom floor. I got up, washed my face, and immediately got sick all over again -- the smell of the water from the sink was repulsive! I "began talking to Rolf on the big, white telephone" again and the water in the toilet was just as bad. This process repeated itself countless times until I had clearly flushed all the alcohol out of my system. Anytime I smelled unfiltered water in that house, I threw up. Hours later, I'd sobered up and feeling better as I drove home along the back highways of rural Florida. It isn't until I hit town and my apartment complex that something odd happens: the spinklers are on and they use well water/recycled water. Not good. The smell of the sulphur comes through the vents and it hits me in the face.
I wretch.
Too late -- the association had already been drilled into my head. Sulphur = vomit. For months afterwards, I got so sick when I smelled sprinklers running that it would even cause me to miss meals when I was driving out to grab food. To this day, a smell that wasn't pleasant to begin with is really nauseating. Ugh.
A unusual reason to filter water, but an important one.
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