Everyone's broke.
Or pretending to be.

2 funny naplestrek.

Bonita Springs Fire Dept could sponsor the fireworks, too...but things are tight you know.

Really tight...so tight...extremely tight, constricted, even.

But...broke means it can be fixed, and they choose not to fix ANYTHING.

Cuz in Bonita, whatever happens.... happens, no matter how much it costs taxpayers.

Watch..next week those idiots will spend 10 million to dig up a road !!Jerks

Would someone please buy Ben Nelson's Old 41 commerial property so we can move on and stop promoting a dead horse district. Do we have fireworks for all to enjoy or a function for the few who will show up at this trip down some 70 year olds memory lane.
Maybe we should have it on the new soccer fields under to high voltage lines out by I75.
First place in each event could be a brain tumor.
Do you think we could have had a fireworks show on the money spent on this brain child?
Maybe we can save the money and buy another $500K fire truck for the firemen to ride to publix in.

First of all, the Bonita Springs Fire District doesn’t put on the Independence Day Parade, The firefighter’s themselves, Local 3444 does, using money from the sale of ad space for the programs they pass out along the parade route; therefore, no tax money is ever spent on the parade. Beetlejuice, having been fired from the BSFD you should know this.
The firefighters have been doing this for decades, happily working their butts off spending hours and hours organizing and working the parade all with time donated by the firefighters themselves, and all for the enjoyment of the citizens of Bonita. If the fire district would spend a single penny of taxpayers money for the parade, let alone the tens of thousands of dollars it costs to put on a fireworks display you morons on this site would be the first to whine and cry about the abuse.
And as far as taking fire trucks to Publix, how do you suggest the firefighters who work a 24-hour shift get the food for their meals?

Just cant belive they couldnt splurge to celebrate this holiday. You're right Allaclarkbar, they would be whinning up a storm if they used tax payer $$ for fireworks

Allaclarkbar - Thanks for the clarification. Your hard work and efforts are appreciated by many Bonita residents. The sad part is that the businesses in Bonita couldn't come together to sponsor fireworks. I try to always use local Bonita businesses for my needs because I felt some sort of loyalty. It's just a shame they don't feel the same loyalty to residents. Thanks again to the Bonita Fire District for all you do.

We can still all throw burritos in the air and pretend they are fireworks! YEAH!

Yep, keep enforcing the lightbulb ban after 10 pm and of course the public transportation for illegals. Fireworks on the 4th of July, nope,
that is un-american.

You can polish a turd, but it's stll a turd....

Fireworks are a re-enactment of war bombardments.
Plenty of the real stuff going on in the world today.
Adults look for fireworks on the 4th because it reminds them of watching them as kids, but today's kids don't expect them.
Could it be time to break the tradition of celebrating our independance from England with something other than battlefield neo-experiences?
People would be ducking under their cars at the first sound of our "Fireworks" in Bagdad, West Bank, Dublin, London or Beyrut to name just a few

How to get food to the station .
Use your own car.
Bring it in when you come to the station.
Have it delivered
Have your wives bring it in.

Gee Biff, does it really kill you guys to have the firefighters whip into the store for groceries? I guess I have to explain how diner at the firehouse works.

1) If the firefighter is in his own car and an emergency call comes in, then what?
2) Firefighters eat dinner as a family would, at the table all together (sometimes up to ten guys). Many times someone will bring the food for the whole shift in when they come to work but sometimes they need to go to the store. They need to stay together so they bring the truck.
3) Delivery is not an option all the time. If we are gone running a call when the food is delivered then what?
4) Does your wife bring your food to your work?

Why do you feel like they’re ripping you off because they go to the store? They’re there for 24 hours straight, is it asking too much to be able to make a food run?? I don’t get it.

I guess the resentment comes from seeing a truck that gets 4-6 miles to the gallon pull in to shop for groceries.
But it makes sense, if these guys are on call, that they could leave a full cart at Publix to go save a life.

Naplestango

I have seen it in person. In fact I let one of the firefighters go in front of me to get his food... only to be called out to some emergency. Those guys have to stick together; with there trucks and equipment. I am just glad that they drop whatever they may be doing to come help you or me without question.