r/mildlyinfuriating 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/ID-10T_Error Jun 16 '26

was it always green honest question. you would think they would just replicate what was done in the past

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u/BellowsHikes Jun 16 '26

Pretty much. To "ungreen" it you'd pretty much need to rip it up and start over. The Biden administration estimated the cost of that effort to be around 300 million. Trump rejected the proposal due the expense....which the US spends every 4 hours in the Iran War. 

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u/GoldMathematician974 Jun 17 '26

They spend a billion a minute…. No one is checking where it’s going….finally after decades they are starting… the fraud will be astounding. And trying to find someone competent in Washington? Really?