cars. so they made other arrangements to get water from other places. turns out that same tap water that gm decided it needed to keep away from its metal engine parts, that same corrosive, bad water, was also bothering the people who lived in that town who were trying to drink it. this is from june 2014. check it out. >> they're now getting its water from the flint river, the switchover a little more than a month ago is not sitting well with some residents and businesses who say the water smells, and they don't want to drink or even shower with it. >> i don't know how it's clean it smells and tastes bad. >> reporter: he can't even remember the city's water tasting this bad. now he's turning to bottled water and avoiding the tap. >> it's not proper for people to be drinking that. if i can smell it, this is not a big debate. this is nothing that no one can figure out. >> when i'm showering and bathing, my skin just feels just a little bit different. so the smell from the water, and the shower one, kind of convinced me that the water is not the same. >> i know what hard water feels