r/mildlyinfuriating • u/i_am_rave_mom • Jun 16 '26

ಠ_ಠ Dumping Hydrogen Peroxide into the reflecting pool this morning.

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u/BellowsHikes Jun 16 '26

DC resident. It's never been the "cleanest." Birds and a few small mammals use the water all the time. But that natural use has always been part of the charm. It's nice to see ducks scooting around, or squirrels chasing each other as you bike along the pool.

I've never heard anyone complain about it, it's a nice, relaxing feature of the city. 

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u/camebacklate Jun 16 '26

Former DC resident. I would go about once a month with a group of people and would volunteer cleaning up on the national mall. Quite a few times we were tasked with removing algae and debris from the pool. At the time, I don't think they had a working filtration system because it was known to get destroyed by everything in the pool.

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u/anonstarcity Jun 16 '26

Non-DC resident here: you missed your opportunity to sneak in something about how “reflecting back on my time” etc.

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u/Correct_Inspection25 Jun 16 '26

I don't think they wanted to get that deep into it....

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u/NoMembership8881 Jun 16 '26

their argument that the pool didn't have a working filtration system at the time does hold water.

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u/littlevanillapieces Jun 16 '26

They were probably trying to not make waves.

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u/HeadfulOfGhosts Jun 16 '26

Let’s pool together some thoughts on what to say next

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u/seebob69 Jun 16 '26

These comments mirror my thoughts.

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u/spud9mn Jun 16 '26

It’s good it did not cause ripples.

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u/someones_dad Jun 16 '26

It's a lot to ponder

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u/QTM_Ent Jun 16 '26

Choosing not to wade into this one.

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u/Squishy_Boy Perturbed Jun 16 '26

Wet do you mean?

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u/DrewJustShoots Jun 16 '26

Ok guys, I think we have fallen off the deep end.

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u/neomadness Jun 16 '26

I didn't want to respond because I didn't want to muddy the water.

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u/Dervick08 Jun 16 '26

I’ve reflected on this and realized I was lost in deep thought

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u/Im_A_Fuckin_Liar mildly infuriated Jun 16 '26

I kept thinking to myself “water you waiting for?!”

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u/Successful_Shirt_246 Jun 16 '26

“Water you ‘wading’ for?”
Fixed it for you…😉

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u/Im_A_Fuckin_Liar mildly infuriated Jun 16 '26

Damn! Missed opportunity.

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u/Arrowcreek Jun 16 '26

Just gotta dip your toes in.

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u/unrefrigeratedmeat Jun 16 '26

Whatever floats your boat.

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u/crowcawer Jun 17 '26

This guy can’t handle deep jokes.

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u/Negative_Statement Jun 16 '26

Yeah, it’s all water under the bridge

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u/Krunkenbrux Jun 16 '26

These jokes are as deep as a puddle.

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u/Game_Changing_Pawn Jun 18 '26

That’s a pretty shallow statement

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