Burnt Tap

How do you know when your parents have been economically savvy by choosing a cheaper hotel? When the coffee tastes like burnt tap water. First, I attempted to make coffee in the hotel room's Sunbeam machine. Failed. Then, I descended down into the lobby for coffee. Same bland result. In a final, desperate attempt I walked to the minivan for the packets of Folgers that I keep in the trunk for emergencies such as this. Once I reached the hotel lobby, I ceremonially poured the hot water from the spiget into my styrofoam cup. As the steam rose from the cup, I carefully tore open my coffee packet; pulling out the coffee bag, I inhaled the rich aroma before placing it into the boiling-hot water. After allowing the coffee to brew for few minutes, I took a tentative sip. It was then that I realized that even Folgers could not salvage a good cup of coffee from tap water.