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Swede

(40,510 posts)
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 07:13 PM 20 hrs ago

This fella predicted the algae debacle a month ago.

HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!!

HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!!

The coating is a polyurea used inside pipes. It gels in about 3 seconds, making it non self-leveling. The texture is like an orange peel, the perfect substrate for biofilms.

www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...

The Monarch Diaries (@monarchdiaries.bsky.social) 2026-05-20T05:04:10.374Z

This shit shrinks 1-3% when curing, which in a pipe is exactly what you want. On a big slab, uh, no it will pull towards the center and delaminate from the substrate at the edges.

Plus, applying directly to concrete is a problem. Long story short: Swiss cheese pinhole effect. Already flagged.

The Monarch Diaries (@monarchdiaries.bsky.social) 2026-05-20T05:26:44.551Z

Rhino Pipeliner 5000 is not recommended for ponds. It's specialized for trenchless pipe repair, hence its rigidity and 3 second gel time. Other polyureas/polyurethanes are far more stretchable and good for continuous immersion.

Baffled that Rhino itself didn't step in, maybe they did

The Monarch Diaries (@monarchdiaries.bsky.social) 2026-05-20T05:40:16.658Z
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This fella predicted the algae debacle a month ago. (Original Post) Swede 20 hrs ago OP
It was always intended as a scam struggle4progress 20 hrs ago #1
"How about we pay you $14 million...10 for me and 4 for you? Escurumbele 19 hrs ago #8
I remember an old Saturday AM cartoon (maybe Buggs Bunny/WB shorts?) to this effect: Moostache 4 hrs ago #26
Thank you UpInArms 20 hrs ago #2
I wonder what the actual cost for this debacle....................... Lovie777 20 hrs ago #3
REAL cheap.... $16,000,000.00 billed, cost $ xxx,xxx.00 in supplies/materials dave99 19 hrs ago #12
But those "repairs" will no doubt amount to an additional publicly-released VTderry 4 hrs ago #24
Real craftsmen know their tools. Scammers just know how to sell undeliverable results. nt eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago #4
In FatAss world they won't use a Speed Square because it's a triangle ;) n/t Cheezoholic 19 hrs ago #10
Hey, they measured once. Hugin 5 hrs ago #23
The score is Science 1, tRump 0.... Blue Owl 19 hrs ago #5
Sorry... "science" is running up the score on that by about 1,000,000,000,000 to 0... (n/t) Moostache 4 hrs ago #27
"Some people are saying..." MAGA doesn't actually make America great. IronLionZion 19 hrs ago #6
MANY people are saying... n/t TygrBright 19 hrs ago #9
MAGA?? You mean Make Algae Grow Again? retread 7 hrs ago #21
Arrest the people who dare touch the pool! OAITW r.2.0 19 hrs ago #7
They used incorrect poly, probably cheaper to purchase, than a quality Epoxy Coat ? Yup This has SCAM all over it. dave99 19 hrs ago #11
The way these guys work, they used Rhino Pipeliner 5000 ToxMarz 19 hrs ago #13
Why didnt they just use Flex Seal IcyPeas 18 hrs ago #14
Who maintained the pool before this debacle? Aussie105 18 hrs ago #15
In a nut shell, We the People, who did not ask for this renovation, but have paid, what? $50MM? OAITW r.2.0 18 hrs ago #16
Symbolic of the Trump 'presidency' though. Aussie105 17 hrs ago #17
literally BUILT a SWAMP TalenaGor 17 hrs ago #18
Big K&R! Ellipsis 17 hrs ago #19
.. BlueWaveNeverEnd 16 hrs ago #20
Winner winner Chicken dinner. Historic NY 5 hrs ago #22
And, rather than admit a very stupid and avoidable mistake... GiqueCee 4 hrs ago #25
OMG they used Rhino Linings Pipeliner 5000????? Farmer-Rick 2 hrs ago #28

struggle4progress

(127,164 posts)
1. It was always intended as a scam
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 07:21 PM
20 hrs ago

"Um, that shit won't work"
"How about we pay you $14 million?" *winky-winky*
"Well, OK then"

Moostache

(11,350 posts)
26. I remember an old Saturday AM cartoon (maybe Buggs Bunny/WB shorts?) to this effect:
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:34 AM
4 hrs ago

One (1) for you, One for me (1)
Two (2) for you, One, Two for me (3)
Three (3) for you, One, Two, Three for me (6)
Four (4) for you, One, Two, Three, Four for me (10)

Now I can't 'unseen' that image in my mind...arrrggggghhhhh!!!!!!

UpInArms

(55,642 posts)
2. Thank you
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 07:26 PM
20 hrs ago

anyone with half a brain (except for Bobby Brainworm) knew what they were doing was a pre-fail situation

I have worked with too many pool restorations to think this was done correctly

VTderry

(154 posts)
24. But those "repairs" will no doubt amount to an additional publicly-released
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 10:54 AM
4 hrs ago

total in at least six figures, if not seven.

"Those vandals completely destroyed the beautiful and perfect lining so we are having to redo the entire pool very strongly!"

That number will be, of course, 85% palm-greasing and kickbacks.

eppur_se_muova

(42,907 posts)
4. Real craftsmen know their tools. Scammers just know how to sell undeliverable results. nt
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 07:34 PM
20 hrs ago

Hugin

(38,107 posts)
23. Hey, they measured once.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 10:11 AM
5 hrs ago

Not for this project, but once. That makes them former perts.

Moostache

(11,350 posts)
27. Sorry... "science" is running up the score on that by about 1,000,000,000,000 to 0... (n/t)
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:36 AM
4 hrs ago

OAITW r.2.0

(32,976 posts)
7. Arrest the people who dare touch the pool!
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 08:03 PM
19 hrs ago

Now we have a fence to protect the algae growth. This is so fucked up.

dave99

(561 posts)
11. They used incorrect poly, probably cheaper to purchase, than a quality Epoxy Coat ? Yup This has SCAM all over it.
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 08:32 PM
19 hrs ago

ToxMarz

(3,173 posts)
13. The way these guys work, they used Rhino Pipeliner 5000
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 08:35 PM
19 hrs ago

because someone had some leftover from another job so it didn't cost them anything. $$$$!

Aussie105

(8,346 posts)
15. Who maintained the pool before this debacle?
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 09:12 PM
18 hrs ago

And were they consulted before the drain and botch job?

OAITW r.2.0

(32,976 posts)
16. In a nut shell, We the People, who did not ask for this renovation, but have paid, what? $50MM?
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 09:33 PM
18 hrs ago

To fix what nobody saw as a problem. The dark lining heats the water and algae blooms. Who have known? Don didn't. But arrest 6 people who's crime was checking out the pool. Now we get fencing so we can't connect with our monuments.

Aussie105

(8,346 posts)
17. Symbolic of the Trump 'presidency' though.
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 09:49 PM
17 hrs ago

Incompetence from the top down.

Even the most braindead Trump supporter must be starting to notice by now.

GiqueCee

(5,051 posts)
25. And, rather than admit a very stupid and avoidable mistake...
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:29 AM
4 hrs ago

... Trump is having innocent bystanders arrested and charged with vandalism, when the worst, most destructive vandal in this monumental clusterfuck is... DONALD J. TRUMP HIMSELF!

Farmer-Rick

(12,853 posts)
28. OMG they used Rhino Linings Pipeliner 5000?????
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:28 PM
2 hrs ago

That stuff doesn't hold up to the sunlight. It has very minimal UV protection. I can't believe they used that on a shallow pool. I line my underground water tanks with it because they get no sunlight. And it's expensive.

Geez, why didn't they just use an epoxy pool coating? That's designed for pools.

Boy, they really didn't care if the pool was destroyed.

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