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30. There are regulations now which weren't there then!

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 01:13 PM

19 hrs ago

There is legislation regarding water feature bottom colors. That's why you only see standard pool looks.
How long before they figured they built a maternity ward for bugs? Constant skimming is a must.
Chemical levels. In the California sun I was dumping bags of shock a week to keep the algae down. Ours were wall clingers, not floaters. Constant running of the Polaris and the filter.

Pools and boats are much nicer when the other guy owns them.
We just got stuck as a country fixing what wasn't broken.
He killed it! Another time when ya shoulda left it alone!

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An 'expert' might know to clean the pipes. An 'expert' might know to pick a color that reflects heat more than absorbs h Norrrm Yesterday #1

Funny, I have no problems with Farmer-Rick 19 hrs ago #32

trump thought he was stronger than algae. mwb970 Yesterday #2

ROFL - the king has lost the scum wars. Vinca Yesterday #3

It's the embryonic stage of the birth of the newest swamp BumRushDaShow Yesterday #4

Well, now it can be told! calimary 7 hrs ago #49

We are witnessing live BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #50

I love this post. yardwork 21 hrs ago #21

The algae can out-think him! Maeve 19 hrs ago #31

Is the swamp drained yet? twodogsbarking Yesterday #5

Oh yeah, but it's longer than some skyscrapers are tall, so take that IronLionZion Yesterday #6

All the copper sulfate in the world... Chemical Bill 23 hrs ago #7

I'll need to change my opinion about Donald Trump from.. chouchou 23 hrs ago #8

ever wonder why pools azureblue 23 hrs ago #9

They really think 125K are going to show up for that BS? paleotn 23 hrs ago #10

It was NEVER ABOUT FIXING the reflection pond, it was for this project and all of Trump's no-bid contracts.... usaf-vet 23 hrs ago #11

Trump's Business Model 2na fisherman 22 hrs ago #13

Exactly !!! Well said! usaf-vet 22 hrs ago #14

Trump cut his teeth melm00se 21 hrs ago #16

He'll drag out a payment to that idiot as long as possible and then send him Bengus81 21 hrs ago #17

As one of Trump's contractors popsdenver 20 hrs ago #26

Algae in the pool, scum in the White House. twodogsbarking 22 hrs ago #12

Oh now that's a Sunday WINNER! Bengus81 21 hrs ago #18

For some reason, I hear those words to the tune of John Mellencamp 's song love_katz 21 hrs ago #19

John is a legend. Great drummer on many of his songs. The accordian rocks. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #33

Pond scum fighting pond scum...who will win? cstanleytech 21 hrs ago #15

Have they started blaming immigrants for bringing the algae yet? Hassin Bin Sober 21 hrs ago #20

Algae in the pipes? Really? AverageOldGuy 21 hrs ago #22

Exactly, algae needs sunlight to grow Farmer-Rick 19 hrs ago #35

Yet the Cult says... Pluvious 20 hrs ago #23

But it is reflecting..... Bayard 20 hrs ago #28

They hired a luxury swimming pool contractor to renovate it like a swimming pool, but it can't be maintained ToxMarz 20 hrs ago #24

If they pour in enough poisons, they can stop the algae. WestMichRad 20 hrs ago #25

"Katie Martin, a spokeswoman for the Interior Department" progressoid 20 hrs ago #27

"Donald J. Trump is an expert builder," Bayard 20 hrs ago #29

It's not his fault! It was his pool guy! forgotmylogin 15 hrs ago #43

There are regulations now which weren't there then! BidenRocks 19 hrs ago #30

Well that didn't take long. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #34

But but but... truthisfreedom 19 hrs ago #36

How many swimming pools is that in length? Olympic size and YMCA size? twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #38

That's what you can expect when you allow RFKJr to swim in your pool. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #37

He claimed to drain the swamp, winds up creating an entirely new swamp! Initech 17 hrs ago #39

Can we get a meme of Trump dressed like a pool boy? Boo1 16 hrs ago #40

Introduce snails and algal-eating fish dedl67 15 hrs ago #41

Water's not very deep, is it? Very warm? Poached snails and shrimp might create even more issues? Attilatheblond 15 hrs ago #45

That's deeper than most of the Everglades, which harbors fish and snails dedl67 14 hrs ago #46

Everglades like flora might make reflecting hard in that DC puddle Attilatheblond 14 hrs ago #47

Of course not. It is a stagant pool of water with high temperatures. And the color sucks. It reflected cuz it was white Evolve Dammit 15 hrs ago #42

The Stable Genius Strikes Again. BurnDoubt 15 hrs ago #44

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