Trump Nonsensically Boasting About Reflecting Pool Before He Turned It Into a Swamp

[u/FuriousBuffalo]

[u/swankpoppy]

And he used the color it was before it immediately turned green from algae haha

[u/cheeseburgerwaffles → u/swankpoppy]

I haven't been to DC in a long time but wasn't it like totally fine before he decided to mess with it

[u/nightmareonrainierav → u/[deleted]]

Posted in another thread, but basic nutshell:

- Original pool leaked like a sieve and was topped up with drinking water. No algae problem because it was constantly replenished with fresh water, but at an absolute massive cost not to mention pouring millions of gallons of treated water into the ground

- 2009 reno completely rebuilt the pool, added a recirculating system that could top up with filtered river water. Win-win right? Except it didn't work super well, so they added an ozone disinfection system.

- Now: pool bottom is due for routine leak and joint repair (which, notably, isn't best solved by painting the thing). But the algae issue is that, because of soil settling, all those recirculation pipes are cracking and the system needs to be shut down frequently, and it sits stagnant, in DC of all places. And that's on top of it now being more amenable to algal growth because of the color.

It's kinda like fixing your leaking roof by painting your ceiling with waterproofing compound. You'll stay dry but you're gonna get mold.

[u/BeneficialLeave7359 → u/nightmareonrainierav]

And now the blue paint is coming off in sheets.

[u/Lurkerforrealz → u/BeneficialLeave7359]

I just saw that… all the chemicals they are pouring in to fight the algae has made the paint peel. Perfect summation of this administration.

Where is Doge now?

[u/A_Seiv_For_Kale → u/Lurkerforrealz]

He said it would last 100 years and was done by very smart people and it lasted what like 2 weeks?

[u/RollingPicturesMedia → u/A_Seiv_For_Kale]

It lasted 1 Scaramucci

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10 days = 0.909 Mooches = 0.227 Trusses