re: Houston baws, how much is your water bill?

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Houston's water department is completely inept.

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I visited Houston recently for the museum district and was lucky enough to find out about the historic Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern tour. It's a huge empty underground reservoir. The guide told us some gross stories from Houston's drinking water history, such as how in the early 1900's government corruption and incompetence led to people getting straight bayou water for drinking and eels used to clog up the plumbing.



Anyway, it was a pretty cool tour. If you're lucky, you'll get the tour guide that concludes with singing beautifully accompanied by the 17 second echo.