At some point around 10pm tonight, some unknown person(s) put what smelled like dish soap in the Cal Anderson fountain, turning it into a foamy mess! The basin around the volcano had around 3 feet of bubbles in it when we rolled up and the lower level was filled with foam too.
Lots of bikers from the Bike In enjoyed a foam fight and the dogs walking in the park seemed quite confused.
Great clean fun- hopefully it doesn’t screw up any of the workings of the fountain!
From the editor: Dewey Potter from Seattle parks said crews are working on it today, using either a chemical to dissipate the foam, or just a hose to clear it out onto the lawn. Potter said this happens about 3 times a year, and that it will be cleaned up by the end of the day.
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Whhoooo!!! Go M!!!
And I love bubbly fountians!!! Someone did that @ SHC and it was great fun.
Such stupid stuff is fun to middle schoolers, but it is high grade vandalism … some fool painted the cone a few months back as well.
The water feature is the best in the city and the most compelling action in the park. Those who fuck it up are fools, stupid, wrecking a giant community project and need o spend a few nights in jail.
No truck for such antics, at all.
Love that park, play your sad-sill-juvenile soap jokes on friends in the shower.
Only 3 times a year in a park on Capitol Hill? Are you sure?
Every time someone does something like this, the water feature’s rather complex and sensitive filtering and draining mechanism is compromised, and considerable time and (taxpayer) money are spent to get it functioning again. With shrinking maintenance dollars, if this keeps up, Parks may shut the fountain down completely. Think about it. Surely there are other ways to enjoy the park.
On my early morning walking commute to work, used to be a fountain there in front of this 3-4 story condo plex. Someone kept throwing in laundry detergent, because I must have seen it get sabotaged about 10 times. I guess they got tired of it, so they filled it up with soil.
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“Great clean fun”????….NOT!
This is juvenile behavior and, like all vandalism, someone needs to clean it up. Usually, this means city employees and taxpayer money.
Grow up!