Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2021/01/21/cost-of-cleaning-up-white-house-after-trump-departure-127000.html
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$127,000 dollars and still the stench lingers…
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The Tell-Tale Fart
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Sometimes you have to spring for the expensive contractor when you have a tight deadline for the cleanup.
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Send the bill to Donald. He’ll be more than happy to pay.
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$27k of that went into power washing the orange color off of all the sinks, showers and toilets.
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Not including the “Silkwood showers” of all remaining service staff.
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Just by comparison, what does it normally cost?
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And probably this is not much different than the regular cost.
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Is the White House normally fumigated between presidents?
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Pretty sure the “COVID fumigation” is probably just to make sure nobody gets STDs from remaining fomites…
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I’d also do “Andromeda Strain”-type containment protocols also, just to be safe.
Seriously though, the mattress and boxspring (hell, anything near the bed)— you just toss it, right?
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$42,000 in 2017, but no COVID precautions obviously.
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How does this compare to a normal white house cleaning? Is this a lot?
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When all else fails
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How does this compare to the typical cost in a change of administration? How much is pandemic related? How much is specifically because Trump is a dumpster fire of a human?
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Maybe it was “forensic” deep clean, to get rid that tell-tale residue of certain recreational chemicals.
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