There are few things Mrs. Grundy enjoys more than an umbrella drink and siesta near a swimming pool. So, she packed her beach chair and cooler and set forth to enjoy a relaxing morning with other patriotic tourists at the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. 

She began the day with great enthusiasm, arriving before the crowds and settling near the Memorial steps. Honest Abe presiding behind her. 

The trouble began when an army of men wearing fluorescent vests arrived, carrying various buckets, hoses and nets. They told Mrs. Grundy she must relocate her chair. Well, she was quite comfortable where she was, although the pool was neither as blue nor as sparkling as initially advertised.