Bubble Bandits: Avoid Portland
While the fountains of Capitol Hill (Kinkos, Cal Anderson) may seem fertile ground for good soapy fun, would-be bubblebathers are advised to stay well north of Portland. As the New York Times notes, the city’s Water Bureau has started posting night-time mugshots of Joy-wielding fountain defacers (enliveners?), taken minutes after apprehension and in the harsh glare of police flash cameras.
The Bureau does have a good point that each bubble-bath incident cause 75,000 gallons to be flushed from the water system, in order to rid fountains of eye-irritating detergent. Are bubbly fountains doomed to the same eco-no-no fate as throwing soda cans away in the trash?
Silly bubblers! They should use either “non-tears” baby shampoos, or marine-grade boat soaps; probably not as bubble-ishious, but they’re bio-degradable and generally much more enviro-friendly than a bottle of Dawn.
Silly bubblers! They should use either “no-tears” baby shampoos, or marine-grade boat soaps; probably not as bubble-ishious, but they’re bio-degradable and generally much more enviro-friendly than a bottle of Dawn.