The Park Service said it happened Friday NIGHT. That’s a little late to be weedwacking. If the oil dripped from above, I’d expect there to be drops higher on the Wall somewhere.
The PS employee said that they knew it was vandalized, that it was vandalized on Friday, but that they did not know who did it.
When asked by Mrs. Trooprally if the media had been informed, the PS employee said that they couldn't tell the media.
Mrs. T asked why. The PS employee said that they couldn't tell the media because they did not know who did it.
To which Mrs. T. basically replied, "BS." (para)
More info will follow later today, I hope, as vets and/or Freepers ask more questions of the Park Service.
The Park Service, or an employee on site or on the phone?
it happened Friday NIGHT. That’s a little late to be weedwacking.
When do the grounds crews work? I assume it's not in the middle of the day when the tourist crowds are at their peak. I've been to Washington several times, and I don't recall seeing grounds crews at work right at the monuments during the day -- I think it would have registered if part of the monument were closed due to lawnmowers.
At the very least, I'd expect them to work at the late part of dusk or the early part of dawn, or possibly even at night, because the area is brightly lit enough for it.
One more note is that unless someone saw the act committed, no one can say when it was done -- it can just be narrowed down by the first time it was discovered and the last time someone would definitely have noticed it.
If the oil dripped from above, I’d expect there to be drops higher on the Wall somewhere.
That would depend on the angle of both the fluid arc and the wall. The wall certainly looks vertical, but I've never taken a level to it, so I don't know if it's perfectly plumb, or it it's angled slightly for drainage or to make the names easier to read.