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Regardless, the guy is incompetent with zero evidence because he is fat, wears double breasted suits and worst of all he is also a Trump supporter.

All the skills and qualities that related to install of water treatment systems.

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Nah, I pretty much feel that way because of the ****ty work that he did on this thing.

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Can you name two things specifically in the application process that he did? "****ty" work on?

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No, and I'd bet you can't point out what was done right. For me, that fact that what was applied to the pond is now floating in chunks and no longer adhered to where it was applied is enough.

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100% proved my point you don't know why it failed. You can't even give one example of why it failed. Yet we had a subject matter expert come onto this thread and explain why a specific section might have failed.
And what that specific section amounts to as a percentage of the entire job which was minuscule.

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Let's not forget that the reflecting pool is now retaining water. If the problems are algae and patchy repairs needed (beyond vandalism) then it sounds like a massive success. It wasn't perfect but nothing rarely is that way either.

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flown-the-coop said:

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Regardless, the guy is incompetent with zero evidence because he is fat, wears double breasted suits and worst of all he is also a Trump supporter.

All the skills and qualities that related to install of water treatment systems.

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Nah, I pretty much feel that way because of the ****ty work that he did on this thing.

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Can you name two things specifically in the application process that he did? "****ty" work on?

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No, and I'd bet you can't point out what was done right. For me, that fact that what was applied to the pond is now floating in chunks and no longer adhered to where it was applied is enough.

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100% proved my point you don't know why it failed. You can't even give one example of why it failed. Yet we had a subject matter expert come onto this thread and explain why a specific section might have failed.
And what that specific section amounts to as a percentage of the entire job which was minuscule.

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"Yes, I know my car is still making that horrendous clattering sound and emitting huge amounts of black smoke as I drive down the road. I also know that I've already paid you multiple times what it should cost to have this fixed. That's OK though. It's not fixed and we've spent a ****ton, but at least maybe I know what's causing it."

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jt2hunt said:

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Regardless, the guy is incompetent with zero evidence because he is fat, wears double breasted suits and worst of all he is also a Trump supporter.

All the skills and qualities that related to install of water treatment systems.

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Nah, I pretty much feel that way because of the ****ty work that he did on this thing.

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Can you name two things specifically in the application process that he did? "****ty" work on?

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No, and I'd bet you can't point out what was done right. For me, that fact that what was applied to the pond is now floating in chunks and no longer adhered to where it was applied is enough.

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100% proved my point you don't know why it failed. You can't even give one example of why it failed. Yet we had a subject matter expert come onto this thread and explain why a specific section might have failed.
And what that specific section amounts to as a percentage of the entire job which was minuscule.

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"Yes, I know my car is still making that horrendous clattering sound and emitting huge amounts of black smoke as I drive down the road. I also know that I've already paid you multiple times what it should cost to have this fixed. That's OK though. It's not fixed and we've spent a ****ton, but at least maybe I know what's causing it."

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This statement is not the truth. Can you source it?

Also, this is more akin to there being some waterspots left after a car wash and you trying to make it seem like the car is totaled.

And can you confirm that will cost a "****ton" to fix? Almost certainly if it is materials or application error, it will be covered by even the most scant of warranties.

If it was crazy America hatin scumbags, then cut funding to Chicago in order to pay for the repairs.

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Regardless, the guy is incompetent with zero evidence because he is fat, wears double breasted suits and worst of all he is also a Trump supporter.

All the skills and qualities that related to install of water treatment systems.

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Nah, I pretty much feel that way because of the ****ty work that he did on this thing.

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Can you name two things specifically in the application process that he did? "****ty" work on?

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No, and I'd bet you can't point out what was done right. For me, that fact that what was applied to the pond is now floating in chunks and no longer adhered to where it was applied is enough.

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100% proved my point you don't know why it failed. You can't even give one example of why it failed. Yet we had a subject matter expert come onto this thread and explain why a specific section might have failed.
And what that specific section amounts to as a percentage of the entire job which was minuscule.

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"Yes, I know my car is still making that horrendous clattering sound and emitting huge amounts of black smoke as I drive down the road. I also know that I've already paid you multiple times what it should cost to have this fixed. That's OK though. It's not fixed and we've spent a ****ton, but at least maybe I know what's causing it."

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More like, I know my car is now working after it wasnt. It has a couple quarter panels that need sanding and paint. All is good! Thanks for the great work that was pennies on the dollar compared to what everyone else was quoting when they weren't even sure if they could repair it!

Repairing expansion joints every 10-15 years should be in any O&M cost for structures like this (submersed joints). They fail over time due to imperfections or temp/movement cycles, get damaged during cleaning, get damaged by idiots, etc.

Pretty sure there wasn't multiple quotes, there wasn't a competitive bid process.

The fact that trump is losing a battle with a single cell organism doesn't bode well for this whole Iran debacle.

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Listen man if I can't trust John McAfee and Christina Aguayo news I'll have no sources left.

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I don't know who those people are, but that wording just looks like stuff you'd have seen in 1933 when Hitler was blaming the communists for the Reichstag fire.

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Do liberals have any other arguments besides "HITLER!!!?" It's lazy and tiresome.

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Fine, since you totally missed the point, since you have allowed your mind to be de-trained to middle school level rhetoric by this juncture, I will use a "left-wing" excoriation of the "right (fascists)" to make the same point...

From 1984:

"The dark-haired woman had flung herself forward at the screen. The speaker had switched to a denunciation of Goldstein and his doctrines... In its hideous extremity less of a speech than a frenzy, a rabid foaming at the mouth... [Goldstein] was advocating freedom of speech, freedom of the Press, freedom of assembly, freedom of thought. It appeared that he was the secret commander of a vast network of spies and saboteurs..."

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Regardless, the guy is incompetent with zero evidence because he is fat, wears double breasted suits and worst of all he is also a Trump supporter.

All the skills and qualities that related to install of water treatment systems.

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Nah, I pretty much feel that way because of the ****ty work that he did on this thing.

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Can you name two things specifically in the application process that he did? "****ty" work on?

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No, and I'd bet you can't point out what was done right. For me, that fact that what was applied to the pond is now floating in chunks and no longer adhered to where it was applied is enough.

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100% proved my point you don't know why it failed. You can't even give one example of why it failed. Yet we had a subject matter expert come onto this thread and explain why a specific section might have failed.
And what that specific section amounts to as a percentage of the entire job which was minuscule.

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"Yes, I know my car is still making that horrendous clattering sound and emitting huge amounts of black smoke as I drive down the road. I also know that I've already paid you multiple times what it should cost to have this fixed. That's OK though. It's not fixed and we've spent a ****ton, but at least maybe I know what's causing it."

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Such a kindergarten response. Actually, that's probably insulting to kindergartners.

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Listen man if I can't trust John McAfee and Christina Aguayo news I'll have no sources left.

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I don't know who those people are, but that wording just looks like stuff you'd have seen in 1933 when Hitler was blaming the communists for the Reichstag fire.

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Do liberals have any other arguments besides "HITLER!!!?" It's lazy and tiresome.

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Fine, since you totally missed the point, since you have allowed your mind to be de-trained to middle school level rhetoric by this juncture, I will use a "left-wing" excoriation of the "right (fascists)" to make the same point...

From 1984:

"The dark-haired woman had flung herself forward at the screen. The speaker had switched to a denunciation of Goldstein and his doctrines... In its hideous extremity less of a speech than a frenzy, a rabid foaming at the mouth... [Goldstein] was advocating freedom of speech, freedom of the Press, freedom of assembly, freedom of thought. It appeared that he was the secret commander of a vast network of spies and saboteurs..."

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How in the hell does what you posted apply to this thread?

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Regardless, the guy is incompetent with zero evidence because he is fat, wears double breasted suits and worst of all he is also a Trump supporter.

All the skills and qualities that related to install of water treatment systems.

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Nah, I pretty much feel that way because of the ****ty work that he did on this thing.

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Can you name two things specifically in the application process that he did? "****ty" work on?

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No, and I'd bet you can't point out what was done right. For me, that fact that what was applied to the pond is now floating in chunks and no longer adhered to where it was applied is enough.

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100% proved my point you don't know why it failed. You can't even give one example of why it failed. Yet we had a subject matter expert come onto this thread and explain why a specific section might have failed.
And what that specific section amounts to as a percentage of the entire job which was minuscule.

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"Yes, I know my car is still making that horrendous clattering sound and emitting huge amounts of black smoke as I drive down the road. I also know that I've already paid you multiple times what it should cost to have this fixed. That's OK though. It's not fixed and we've spent a ****ton, but at least maybe I know what's causing it."

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More like, I know my car is now working after it wasnt. It has a couple quarter panels that need sanding and paint. All is good! Thanks for the great work that was pennies on the dollar compared to what everyone else was quoting when they weren't even sure if they could repair it!

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Intelligence here!!!

Probably time to drain, remove the coating, map cracks, evaluate expansion joints, clean and flush all plumbing, design the proper bubblers, use city water (chlorinated), insure proper circulation, etc. Probably need to expend $$$ to investigate and make a proper forensic report before making final repair designs.

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Probably time to drain, remove the coating, map cracks, evaluate expansion joints, clean and flush all plumbing, design the proper bubblers, use city water (chlorinated), insure proper circulation, etc. Probably need to expend $$$ to investigate and make a proper forensic report before making final repair designs.

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Trump can finally drain the Swamp(water)

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Probably time to drain, remove the coating, map cracks, evaluate expansion joints, clean and flush all plumbing, design the proper bubblers, use city water (chlorinated), insure proper circulation, etc. Probably need to expend $$$ to investigate and make a proper forensic report before making final repair designs.

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Trump can finally drain the Swamp(water)

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He will get a second chance, with the reflecting pool, if the algae does not disappear.

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Pretty sure there wasn't multiple quotes, there wasn't a competitive bid process.

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Have you forgotten failed attempts? And complete non attempts despite trying to find solutions? Don't play coy with me boy

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Listen man if I can't trust John McAfee and Christina Aguayo news I'll have no sources left.

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I don't know who those people are, but that wording just looks like stuff you'd have seen in 1933 when Hitler was blaming the communists for the Reichstag fire.

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Do liberals have any other arguments besides "HITLER!!!?" It's lazy and tiresome.

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Fine, since you totally missed the point, since you have allowed your mind to be de-trained to middle school level rhetoric by this juncture, I will use a "left-wing" excoriation of the "right (fascists)" to make the same point...

From 1984:

"The dark-haired woman had flung herself forward at the screen. The speaker had switched to a denunciation of Goldstein and his doctrines... In its hideous extremity less of a speech than a frenzy, a rabid foaming at the mouth... [Goldstein] was advocating freedom of speech, freedom of the Press, freedom of assembly, freedom of thought. It appeared that he was the secret commander of a vast network of spies and saboteurs..."

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How in the hell does what you posted apply to this thread?

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My dear Winston, I would that it were true, but this Republic won't be saved by those who are lining their pockets with your vitriol.

I am sorry, what exactly do past attempts (and "non attempts" whatever that means) have to do with the lack of competitive bid process this time around?

24 pages, 824 replies to a thread about the reflecting pool.

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Probably time to drain, remove the coating, map cracks, evaluate expansion joints, clean and flush all plumbing, design the proper bubblers, use city water (chlorinated), insure proper circulation, etc. Probably need to expend $$$ to investigate and make a proper forensic report before making final repair designs.

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The only proper answer is to turn it back into a natural tidal estuary.

https://www.naturalpools.us/garden-swim-pond-design-and-installation/do-it-yourself-garden-pond-kits?

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24 pages, 824 replies to a thread about the reflecting pool.

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Far exceeded my wildest expectations.

I knew TDS was strong and the hate for anything positive for America, but folks are absolutely nuts.

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I am sorry, what exactly do past attempts (and "non attempts" whatever that means) have to do with the lack of competitive bid process this time around?

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Pretty obvious competitive bidding provided no better solution.

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24 pages, 824 replies to a thread about the reflecting pool.

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Far exceeded my wildest expectations.

I knew TDS was strong and the hate for anything positive for America, but folks are absolutely nuts.

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I am sorry, what exactly do past attempts (and "non attempts" whatever that means) have to do with the lack of competitive bid process this time around?

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Pretty obvious competitive bidding provided no better solution.

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Logic, practical solutions and problem solving are absent from the left.

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I am sorry, what exactly do past attempts (and "non attempts" whatever that means) have to do with the lack of competitive bid process this time around?

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Pretty obvious competitive bidding provided no better solution.

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DEI hire was definitely the correct choice, it's done so well elsewhere.

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I am sorry, what exactly do past attempts (and "non attempts" whatever that means) have to do with the lack of competitive bid process this time around?

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Pretty obvious competitive bidding provided no better solution.

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DEI hire was definitely the correct choice, it's done so well elsewhere.

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Obama used a woke Swedish company with all the right stripes who sunk wooden piers into… tidal basin, swamp.

Then poured lots and lots on concrete on top of it, then painted it DARK GREY, filled it with brackish sewage water and said "ta da".

Who knows what's true.....

The Reflecting pool is back to blue with a mysterious jagged line at the bottom.

🎥: @hicharliecotton pic.twitter.com/oICNwqSORy

— TMZ (@TMZ) June 24, 2026

And can TMZ hire someone who isn't a graduate of an ESL class.

Driven timber piles were used to match the foundation under the perimeter granite blocks (timber piles). They are a cost effective choice for swampland

Here is a PDF of the 2009 environmental assessment report that has background history of the Reflecting Pool issues and discussions of the options for the work in 2012

https://npshistory.com/publications/linc/reflecting-pool-rehab-ea-2009.pdf

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Why are the TDS crowd concerned about this?

• Cost? Obama spent more in trying to fix it
• Results? Obama didn't fix it despite spending almost 3X

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the angst about trying to beautify our nation's capital in time for celebrating 250 year anniversary.

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Because Algae Lives Matter.

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Who knows what's true.....

The Reflecting pool is back to blue with a mysterious jagged line at the bottom.

🎥: @hicharliecotton pic.twitter.com/oICNwqSORy

— TMZ (@TMZ) June 24, 2026

And can TMZ hire someone who isn't a graduate of an ESL class.

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That does look impressive and to the foreigners credit, many English do pronounce it that way

You think Obama went with cost effective? Only if he got a cut of the savings.

If you were going to pour massive amounts of concrete on top then put 25 million pounds of water on it, then a better retrofit would have been stronger piers, lighter basin material or maybe go with the Lincoln memorial building approach.

For the money Obama spent, we should have received a permanent fix.

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Who knows what's true.....

The Reflecting pool is back to blue with a mysterious jagged line at the bottom.

🎥: @hicharliecotton pic.twitter.com/oICNwqSORy

— TMZ (@TMZ) June 24, 2026

And can TMZ hire someone who isn't a graduate of an ESL class.

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That does look impressive and to the foreigners credit, many English do pronounce it that way

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The TDS infested know nothings are going to have a lot of crow to eat on this in the end. The people that have accomplished nothing of note in their lives love to spew vitriol and take shots at those that are in the arena and getting things done.

The thread is a reminder of the mentality of those that can't, won't tolerate those who try and do. In Atlas Shrugged terms, it's the loud mouthed moochers response to the producers.

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🚨ANTIFA THE SNEAKY TERRORIST SCUM JUST GOT CAUGHT INFILTRATING THE WORK CREWS THAT LAID THE NEW SEALANT ON THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL REFLECTING POOL — NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SAYS NEARLY 300 “WORKERS” WERE HIRED AND SOME OF THE DAMAGE WAS SABOTAGE FROM THE INSIDE!

Follow… pic.twitter.com/tlavK0M7XC

— John McAfee 🇺🇸 News (@mcafeenew) June 23, 2026

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Prison. Vanished. Or they'll just keep on doing it.

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