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hokiewolf
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Werewolf said:

hokiewolf said:

You seem offended by a plausible explanation.

This was an emergency no bid repair contract that was awarded to a company that's never done this work who then subbed it out to a legit company that's does a good job lining pipes and wastewater tanks.

It's a shame they are going to be dragged through the mud because the project wasn't properly designed.

And how do I know this? Well, the timeline leads me to question whether there was a design, because this was all done in like 90 days.

For the full procurement process, from design to bid to start of construction would have been longer than 90 days.

Further, looking at how the project wasn't properly managed, it looked like these guys who were way over their head cowboyed it like they can get away with in a storm structure or a water treatment plant. But this is the Reflecting Pool, I would expect more professionalism.

Things I didn't see:

They didn't set a grid so that they could tie the application section to the weather during which the product was applied

They did zero test squares at various thicknesses to make sure there was proper adherence. They just started painting. No quality control.

The application looked haphazard, and the pictures of the stuff floating up had visible thickness differences.

In any of the thousands of videos and photos, I don't see any monitoring equipment, I don't see any machines to scarify the concrete (I.e blast ball bearings at the concrete, not etching).

I also wouldn't have allowed the President to drive his motorcade through uncured application

But hey you put in a garage epoxy kit from Lowe's so your right.

Just accept the fact that I'm excellent at my job, and I'm excellent because I've made a ton of mistakes and I know how to do it right.

If you need my bonafides, ask were to shoot you a link to my LinkedIn, since he's now stalking me outside of this forum.



#dave, I saw your name on one of Jame's after-the-game ZoomCall, I had to look at who the big tough guy was, cuz you scared me ;-). Honestly, Ozempic could work for you.........

By the way, you look foolish here critiquing something from 500 miles away that you haven't a clue about how the project was undertaken. There's plenty of evidence as to how the pool was vandalized and how it dramatically changed in 2 days. You're a clown.

see this is great because it just illustrates my point about you.

Here's the difference between me, a normal person and you, a non normal person (we will not name call tonight)

Normal person: "Oh that's hokie's real name, cool don't know him, maybe we'll meet one day"

Not normal person (you) "Oh, that's hokies real name, cool! I'm going to look him up and then call him fat on a message board!"

I also know who you are, and frankly I dont give a rip. Go live your best life man, just stop harassing me on a message board.

However I ask as a normal person that you please not cross the line into my professional life, as another person did to continue harassing me.

Be bless
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Also for the record I'm 240 miles away, just close enough to know **** work when I see it.
Werewolf
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hokiewolf said:

Also for the record I'm 240 miles away, just close enough to know **** work when I see it.

#dave, you've got something to celebrate about, right?
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A few months ago, I suggested that the United States was on the precipice of a tremendous technological advancement.........I think I said 100 year advancement in matter of a few years. I believe Quantum, Uncle John Trump, Tesla and DOE funding are all tied together in making this dramatic push of Quantum.
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Another RINO on full display.
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#Sieve, the suspense is killing me....how about you? :-)

#Sieve, it's gonna be a while before we see handcuffs, waking up people from a deep sleep isn't easy. They even will take a swing atcha.
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hokiewolf said:

But hey you put in a garage epoxy kit from Lowe's so your right.

Yeah, thanks for the acknowledgement. I actually used to be a partner in a company that did polished concrete and epoxy floors in large manufacturing facilities. We were in on the ground floor with one of the equipment manufacturers and worked with their R&D people, and for a short while had equipment that nobody else had yet. So, I know the difference between etching and scaring - thank you. It's the same general concept that's at play when they prepare a road surface to be re-paved. Like I said, this is Contracting 101 stuff - but I'm glad that we have you and Civ here to keep us all straight.

This was mid-00's and into the early teens. Bought out by a much larger national company exactly as we hoped would happen...

BTW. You and Thom Tillis are using the same talking points in comparing the reflecting pool vandals to J6 - so you are at least in good company there!

Some Styx lyrics come to mind here...
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Buddy we have the same "talking points" because we both have common sense.

Thanks for clarifying your knowledge though, I appreciate it.

See how that works Storm, I acknowledge your position now that you added more context.

I have 26 years of experience in commercial construction with epoxy coating for various types of floors and waterproofing of structures. So, it'd be nice if you had a little respect that I have an informed opinion.

But I guess you would rather hurl insults about me employing illegals, which again challenges my professional integrity, which I do not appreciate.
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hokiewolf said:

Buddy we have the same "talking points" because we both have common sense.

Thanks for clarifying your knowledge though, I appreciate it.

See how that works Storm, I acknowledge your position now that you added more context.

I have 26 years of experience in commercial construction with epoxy coating for various types of floors and waterproofing of structures. So, it'd be nice if you had a little respect that I have an informed opinion.

But I guess you would rather hurl insults about me employing illegals, which again challenges my professional integrity, which I do not appreciate.


His point is you do not need 26 years of experience. It is basic construction 101.
Werewolf
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#dave seeks cover.

#dave, all your posts were "Trump failed and Trump rushed for political benefit" posts. You're deflecting now.

Continue your celebration of the reflecting pool algae. You show who you are.
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Cthepack said:

hokiewolf said:

Buddy we have the same "talking points" because we both have common sense.

Thanks for clarifying your knowledge though, I appreciate it.

See how that works Storm, I acknowledge your position now that you added more context.

I have 26 years of experience in commercial construction with epoxy coating for various types of floors and waterproofing of structures. So, it'd be nice if you had a little respect that I have an informed opinion.

But I guess you would rather hurl insults about me employing illegals, which again challenges my professional integrity, which I do not appreciate.


His point is you do not need 26 years of experience. It is basic construction 101.
Oh, ok. Thanks for clearing that up. So basically, because you agree with Storm, his experience is ok, but mine is not? Thanks for clearing that up.
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Werewolf said:

#dave seeks cover.

#dave, all your posts were "Trump failed and Trump rushed for political benefit" posts. You're deflecting now.

Continue your celebration of the reflecting pool algae. You show who you are.
I would like tax dollars to be spent correctly, and not rushed for vanity purposes. Is that too much to ask?
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TheStorm said:

hokiewolf said:

But hey you put in a garage epoxy kit from Lowe's so your right.

Yeah, thanks for the acknowledgement. I actually used to be a partner in a company that did polished concrete and epoxy floors in large manufacturing facilities. We were in on the ground floor with one of the equipment manufacturers and worked with their R&D people, and for a short while had equipment that nobody else had yet. So, I know the difference between etching and scaring - thank you. It's the same general concept that's at play when they prepare a road surface to be re-paved. Like I said, this is Contracting 101 stuff - but I'm glad that we have you and Civ here to keep us all straight.

This was mid-00's and into the early teens. Bought out by a much larger national company exactly as we hoped would happen...

BTW. You and Thom Tillis are using the same talking points in comparing the reflecting pool vandals to J6 - so you are at least in good company there!

Some Styx lyrics come to mind here...


LOL, you don't need to have any specialized knowledge to know what's already public - that this was a rushed, poorly conceived job that circumvented required bidding procedures in the name of a fake emergency, and that Trump's lying about the vandalism, because his explanations make zero rational sense, and because he's the proudest liar on the planet.

So let us get this straight - nobody noticed "vandals" wading into a massive, totally visible pool that has cameras on it 24/7, to make a 350' cut in the bottom of the pool? Really? And even if Scuba Steve and his merry band of pool vandals was able to avoid security guards and cameras and slink into the pool in the dead of night and make this alleged cut, what does that have to do with the surface on the bottom of the pool peeling up all over the pool?

And most importantly, why are we ignoring that Park staff dumped concentrated hydrogen peroxide into the pool in huge quantities to control the algae, but - oh yeah! - hydrogen peroxide is an oxidizer that breaks down paint and other chemical coatings and can coincidentally lead to exactly the type of performance issues we're seeing with the paint on the bottom of the pool?

There is also zero evidence of any actual vandalism. We have a former Olympian saying he literally just touched the peeling surface and was cited.

Use your brains, people.
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hokiewolf said:

Werewolf said:

#dave seeks cover.

#dave, all your posts were "Trump failed and Trump rushed for political benefit" posts. You're deflecting now.

Continue your celebration of the reflecting pool algae. You show who you are.

I would like tax dollars to be spent correctly, and not rushed for vanity purposes. Is that too much to ask?

and you make the judgment it was for vanity purposes? You, from 500 miles away?

........how about a purpose of being proud Americans? It's not what you want to believe...............
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Civilized said:

TheStorm said:

hokiewolf said:

But hey you put in a garage epoxy kit from Lowe's so your right.

Yeah, thanks for the acknowledgement. I actually used to be a partner in a company that did polished concrete and epoxy floors in large manufacturing facilities. We were in on the ground floor with one of the equipment manufacturers and worked with their R&D people, and for a short while had equipment that nobody else had yet. So, I know the difference between etching and scaring - thank you. It's the same general concept that's at play when they prepare a road surface to be re-paved. Like I said, this is Contracting 101 stuff - but I'm glad that we have you and Civ here to keep us all straight.

This was mid-00's and into the early teens. Bought out by a much larger national company exactly as we hoped would happen...

BTW. You and Thom Tillis are using the same talking points in comparing the reflecting pool vandals to J6 - so you are at least in good company there!

Some Styx lyrics come to mind here...


LOL, you don't need to have any specialized knowledge to know what's already public - that this was a rushed, poorly conceived job that circumvented required bidding procedures in the name of a fake emergency, and that Trump's lying about the vandalism, because his explanations make zero rational sense, and because he's the proudest liar on the planet.

So let us get this straight - nobody noticed "vandals" wading into a massive, totally visible pool that has cameras on it 24/7, to make a 350' cut in the bottom of the pool? Really? And even if Scuba Steve and his merry band of pool vandals was able to avoid security guards and cameras and slink into the pool in the dead of night and make this alleged cut, what does that have to do with the surface on the bottom of the pool peeling up all over the pool?

And most importantly, why are we ignoring that Park staff dumped concentrated hydrogen peroxide into the pool in huge quantities to control the algae, but - oh yeah! - hydrogen peroxide is an oxidizer that breaks down paint and other chemical coatings and can coincidentally lead to exactly the type of performance issues we're seeing with the paint on the bottom of the pool?

There is also zero evidence of any actual vandalism. We have a former Olympian saying he literally just touched the peeling surface and was cited.

Use your brains, people.

So stick building residential contractors are experts now too? #Sieve, you don't know anything about what being a proud American. GET TRUMP!
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Werewolf said:

hokiewolf said:

Werewolf said:

#dave seeks cover.

#dave, all your posts were "Trump failed and Trump rushed for political benefit" posts. You're deflecting now.

Continue your celebration of the reflecting pool algae. You show who you are.

I would like tax dollars to be spent correctly, and not rushed for vanity purposes. Is that too much to ask?

and you make the judgment it was for vanity purposes? You, from 500 miles away?

........how about a purpose of being proud Americans? It's not what you want to believe...............
I am proud to be American, I am very thankful to be born in a country that provides freedom and great opportunity.

I have so much reverence for our country that I would like for our monuments to be treated with the utmost respect and care.

So, I would have liked to seen the same respect by the Administration by not slapping a bandaid onto the Reflecting Pool for the purpose of getting it done by July 4th.

If this had been done correctly, and it wasn't by the acknowledgment of both the contractor and the manufacturer of the product, they wouldn't be refraining the pool again, would they?
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hokiewolf said:

Cthepack said:

hokiewolf said:

Buddy we have the same "talking points" because we both have common sense.

Thanks for clarifying your knowledge though, I appreciate it.

See how that works Storm, I acknowledge your position now that you added more context.

I have 26 years of experience in commercial construction with epoxy coating for various types of floors and waterproofing of structures. So, it'd be nice if you had a little respect that I have an informed opinion.

But I guess you would rather hurl insults about me employing illegals, which again challenges my professional integrity, which I do not appreciate.


His point is you do not need 26 years of experience. It is basic construction 101.
Oh, ok. Thanks for clearing that up. So basically, because you agree with Storm, his experience is ok, but mine is not? Thanks for clearing that up.


As a son of a contractor I have over 35 years contracting experience both as a laborer and a general contractor. I did not need storms experience. I have more experience than you do.
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Cthepack said:

hokiewolf said:

Cthepack said:

hokiewolf said:

Buddy we have the same "talking points" because we both have common sense.

Thanks for clarifying your knowledge though, I appreciate it.

See how that works Storm, I acknowledge your position now that you added more context.

I have 26 years of experience in commercial construction with epoxy coating for various types of floors and waterproofing of structures. So, it'd be nice if you had a little respect that I have an informed opinion.

But I guess you would rather hurl insults about me employing illegals, which again challenges my professional integrity, which I do not appreciate.


His point is you do not need 26 years of experience. It is basic construction 101.
Oh, ok. Thanks for clearing that up. So basically, because you agree with Storm, his experience is ok, but mine is not? Thanks for clearing that up.


As a son of a contractor I have over 35 years contracting experience both as a laborer and a general contractor. I did not need storms experience. I have more experience than you do.
Fine. I respect your opinion. I will refrain from having one going forward.

It's telling that you both choose to attack my experience rather than refute anything I wrote though other than tell me I don't know anything. Great debate tactic. You don't know me, I've put over $1B of building on this planet. I'm proud of the work I've done and how I've done it. I don't get you all.
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hokiewolf said:

Werewolf said:

hokiewolf said:

Werewolf said:

#dave seeks cover.

#dave, all your posts were "Trump failed and Trump rushed for political benefit" posts. You're deflecting now.

Continue your celebration of the reflecting pool algae. You show who you are.

I would like tax dollars to be spent correctly, and not rushed for vanity purposes. Is that too much to ask?

and you make the judgment it was for vanity purposes? You, from 500 miles away?

........how about a purpose of being proud Americans? It's not what you want to believe...............

I am proud to be American, I am very thankful to be born in a country that provides freedom and great opportunity.

I have so much reverence for our country that I would like for our monuments to be treated with the utmost respect and care.

So, I would have liked to seen the same respect by the Administration by not slapping a bandaid onto the Reflecting Pool for the purpose of getting it done by July 4th.

If this had been done correctly, and it wasn't by the acknowledgment of both the contractor and the manufacturer of the product, they wouldn't be refraining the pool again, would they?

#dave, I have nearly 44 years of experience in water and wastewater structures and I am only slightly further away from DC than you. We're wrapping up a $150M wastewater facility that has many more complicated biological issues than this reflecting pool. I can't make the claim one way or the other. We have how many people out there in green outfits celebrating now? You and #Sieve should take a long weekend and join them.

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Do you not understand the point that I am not celebrating this, I'm terribly disappointed in the outcome because I want the reflecting pool to look nice and function properly?
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hokiewolf said:

Do you not understand the point that I am not celebrating this, I'm terribly disappointed in the outcome because I want the reflecting pool to look nice and function properly?

I've witnessed you for the last 6 years go after Trump for every single little thing. You're deflecting.
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Right to you that makes me ashamed of my country. I get your point, no need to continue to hammer it. You think Trump is America. I have a different opinion that this country is greater than one man.
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hokiewolf said:

Cthepack said:

hokiewolf said:

Cthepack said:

hokiewolf said:

Buddy we have the same "talking points" because we both have common sense.

Thanks for clarifying your knowledge though, I appreciate it.

See how that works Storm, I acknowledge your position now that you added more context.

I have 26 years of experience in commercial construction with epoxy coating for various types of floors and waterproofing of structures. So, it'd be nice if you had a little respect that I have an informed opinion.

But I guess you would rather hurl insults about me employing illegals, which again challenges my professional integrity, which I do not appreciate.


His point is you do not need 26 years of experience. It is basic construction 101.
Oh, ok. Thanks for clearing that up. So basically, because you agree with Storm, his experience is ok, but mine is not? Thanks for clearing that up.


As a son of a contractor I have over 35 years contracting experience both as a laborer and a general contractor. I did not need storms experience. I have more experience than you do.
Fine. I respect your opinion. I will refrain from having one going forward.

It's telling that you both choose to attack my experience rather than refute anything I wrote though other than tell me I don't know anything. Great debate tactic. You don't know me, I've put over $1B of building on this planet. I'm proud of the work I've done and how I've done it. I don't get you all.


I did not attach you. I stated a fact. Adhesion knowledge is very basic. You know that though.
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hokiewolf said:

Right to you that makes me ashamed of my country. I get your point, no need to continue to hammer it. You think Trump is America. I have a different opinion that this country is greater than one man.

I think Trump is saving our country, yes. And if he's a Trojan Horse, our a$$es are grass. This country is absolutely greater than one man, and if we wake up we can be great. Trump's the only man to ever step up to take on this corrupt elite that has had us by the balls the last several years. You're #sheeple, and it's bizarre that some of you are still resisting reality.
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hokiewolf said:

Cthepack said:

hokiewolf said:

Buddy we have the same "talking points" because we both have common sense.

Thanks for clarifying your knowledge though, I appreciate it.

See how that works Storm, I acknowledge your position now that you added more context.

I have 26 years of experience in commercial construction with epoxy coating for various types of floors and waterproofing of structures. So, it'd be nice if you had a little respect that I have an informed opinion.

But I guess you would rather hurl insults about me employing illegals, which again challenges my professional integrity, which I do not appreciate.


His point is you do not need 26 years of experience. It is basic construction 101.
Oh, ok. Thanks for clearing that up. So basically, because you agree with Storm, his experience is ok, but mine is not? Thanks for clearing that up.



Come on man, just stop. Take the L and move on.
hokiewolf
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Well, telling me I don't know Construction 101 is insulting and it would be insulting to you with your experience.
Werewolf
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After all the MSM meltdown back in 2017-2019 about QAnon, why ignore it now?

Help me understand. Amy takers?
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hokiewolf said:

Well, telling me I don't know Construction 101 is insulting and it would be insulting to you with your experience.

No one said anything about your knowledge about constrution. No one. We just pointed out that the things you highlighted were very basic. That is all. If you need validation about your knowledge, a message board would not be where I would get it.
hokiewolf
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Did it cross your mind that I made the post basic because I was trying to keep it simple for others who aren't as experienced as you and storm are? This isn't a technical message board.

You guys are so condescending here, I don't get it.
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hokiewolf said:

Did it cross your mind that I made the post basic because I was trying to keep it simple for others who aren't as experienced as you and storm are? This isn't a technical message board.

You guys are so condescending here, I don't get it.

I call you the "deflector in chief" as you try to defend what your actual intent of celebrating the return of the algae. Whining about the money that was supposedly squandered "BY TRUMP" yet I don't recall seeing a single post about the billions of fraud being exposed by the Trump administration..........not a one. Find it for us, and I'll stand corrected.
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