Comments on: Faux Fly Fisherman Fans Floaters

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 11:44:37 +0000

Wow, “a”, why so defensive. Not one of the responses above deserves such aggression. Try to repond with logic and wit, not emotion and false analogies. Enjoy the blog and refrain from showing your intelligence with your eclectic vocabulary. Some of us simply feel that tax payer money should go to a more worthy cause. Like education???

By: Tam

Tam — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:43:45 +0000

I floated the river once about 10 years ago, maybe longer. No alcohol was involved. I don’t drink alcohol, not that it makes me “special”, but just so “a” knows. Methinks thou dost protest too much (for you non-library types, that’s Shakespeare). Methinks that also resembles a Lt. in the fishing gear…hmmmmm…wonder if he got paid Lt. wage for that. Lose the big words like idiot and moron and perhaps we can have a healthy banter on this blog.

By: a

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:17:39 +0000

You people are idiots!!! Police wouldn’t have to be on the river if you morons could float the river in a “grown up” manner. People like you ruined the experience for the rest of us. I think our police force has better things to do than to babysit the likes of you guys. So grow up and act as responsible adults like you say you are. Here’s an idea …next time you have an emergency and need help, please don’t call the people you criticize. But because you are the hypocrits you are, I know you will. And you know what? The police will come to your aid and help you regardless of your stupid ideals.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:17:09 +0000

As I look at your picture of the “Flyfishing Cop” it almost looks like he has a CAN HOLDER attached to his upper left vest pocket- – I wonder if he has Coors or Bud and a straw?

By: Tam

Tam — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:26:43 +0000

This really is kind of “crappie”. Forget the equipment, which would be a hard sell for even BPD as far as purchases go…what about just paying the wage (LIKELY Overtime rate) for the officer? No BPD officer on the force actually went without an increase in salary over the last two years of no Union contract. Listen to the media and you’d think the poor beleaguered cops had been without…not so. Between the infamous boondoggle Dual Career Ladder, automatic pay raises for tenure, and certificate increases, I’d wager they made out better than most of the taxpayers. Add to that, overtime for anything and everything (waiting in airports for connecting flights), call out pay, court penalty pay, etc, etc., ad nauseum, and the general public should be and would be outraged, if only they knew. Enforcment duty related to standing in the river when it’s 103 watching bikini after bikini float by, and hanging out at strip clubs during sketch night, is not likely the most undesirable to pull. They must do it for the “halibut”.

By: Ryan McGill

Ryan McGill — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:05:12 +0000

Hey now,

Can you blame an officer for wanting the beat of law enforcement on the Boise River? I’m certainly excited for the officers 3.5% raise to hang in the river and call out the law breaking criminals on our pristine waterways in Idaho. Have you seen their fleet of inflatable enforcement kayaks? Quite intimidating…. If this enforcement doesn’t go through next year where can a guy buy those kayaks….

All of this enforcement is a joke. Get a grip and real gripe….