@davejorgenson: The Reflecting Pool is a bright blue money pit. Interior Department staff members have raised concerns about the quality and speed of the repair work that a contractor is performing on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, according to government documents seen by The New York Times. The staff members said that bubbles and small holes had appeared in one of the layers meant to waterproof the iconic pool. And uneven application of the tinted waterproofing left the pool mottled in varying shades of blue, the documents indicate. The documents say both issues were being addressed, but they raise the possibility that the work may not be finished by the government’s deadline of May 22. That would be an ironic turn of events, given that federal bidding laws were skirted because the government had argued there was an urgent need — to have it ready for the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Caption from article by David Fahrenthold and Maxine Joselow, The New York Times.

Arizona Dave :

..... so have we tried flex seal?

Hammerswill :

Wtf is so wrong with the reflecting pool that multiple people can’t fix it?

Itspizzatime881 🐝 :

So no one can fix the reflecting pool?

Spy :

Different shades blue? You mean dry paint and wet paint? Omg 😭

demon5661 :

now seeing it completed do we feel goofy? 😭😭

B Jensen Hale :

The work during the Obama administration literally stopped the pool and its surrounding pavement and gardens from sinking into the ground.

kaizlee :

You should delete this lol

Sophie :

Next step, Trump denies he knows Trump!

theluckiest :

for $13 million, why are there so few people painting it so slowly...?

pokesuko :

I seen potholes get fixed quicker

Austin West :

This did not age well 😂

pastor.0f.muppets :

THIS AGED LIKE MILK

US EAGLE! :

Recent photo btw

ReeCee :

The paint is peeling now. 😂😂

Arlo :

leaks? I think the word your looking for is evaporation

Apple User687855789 :

What’s going on under the reflecting pool?

K1ngCr0w :

ThatOneGuy :

The pool is supposed to leak, the whole point is that it leaks so that way the algae doesn’t build up and all they have to do it add more water every year

boiledroast :

how long before he just lines it with some tacky gold shite

JA :

This is misinformation. The contractor was not a “pool” company. They are specialized fountains contractors. The reflecting pool was leaking a lot.

Ambie O’Neal :

This didnt age well

Micah :

“Leaks” when it’s just evaporation due to the fact that it’s a 339,000 square foot pond 😂

Peelover :

the different shades or blue is just as it dries you can see where the different shade is there’s a worker actively applying the coating

F/A-18c Late :

the leaks served almost as a way to drain the bad water tho