Comments on: Boise Refuses To Post Free Warning Signs

By: cyclops

cyclops — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:21:20 +0000

Signed in again under a different name Bored? Or is it Boring??? You know, eventually that cushy little job he has is going away!

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:28:46 +0000

Caveat emptor. Lawyers have made us all afraid to do anything for anyone in the fear we may get sued.

People who can’t swim or control a tube or boat need to be aware of the downside possibities.

A decent set if signage warning people of what lies ahead seems reasonable to me in the interests of “public safety”.

By: Bored

Bored — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:45:13 +0000

The most dangerous place in Boise is not on the river…It’s standing between Dave Frazier and an imagined controversy which involves the city and their inability to recognize his significant contributions to our “awesome” Boise lifestyle. Thanks again Dave. Have you broken your arm yet patting yourself on the back? How many times can one man be our hero?

By: sam the sham

sam the sham — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:54:25 +0000

I am puzzled by people’s actions on the Boise River. It’s not a ride at a carnival… but then I’ve grown up floating it and being told how to respect the willows, etc. But it is no longer that era and people need to be warned where there is danger ahead and where they should exit the river.

Good job Frazier. I am sorry that the people “in charge” miss no opportunity to fail to serve the public by doing what is right.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:13:38 +0000

Untamed Shrew is a “pseudonym” for her real name which is “Angry Rodent”! She wouldn’t give the Guardian credit for anything even if it meant she could leave her crappy government job.

Congrats Dave, but you had to know the phone at the fire chief’s office was going to ring and either Reilly or Zuzel would be on the line saying ” don’t even think about putting up those signs! We will make up our own signs and charge the taxpayer a bundle to do so.”

By: Diane Sower

Diane Sower — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:10:52 +0000

You can plaster all the signs you want, and if it saves one person, I’m all for it. But let’s not pretend that outdoorsy folks, you know, the ones riding downtown on their bikes with babies in trailors behind them, are going to pay any more attention to a drowning threat than they do to a car running down a trailor. And, I am surprised by extending our firefighters 13 miles when they are already worked to the max.

By: Legal Eagle

Legal Eagle — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:30:14 +0000

Geeze! As a lawyer I can imagine the city atty saying posting a sign
before the dam may create a duty to post signs at other dangerous
places on the river, e.g., where tree limbs overhang the river. But
Geeze, let’s get real. That location is dangerous so people need to
be warned. Good job.

I suppose it is fortuitous that Team Dave has abandoned full text
reproduction of calls to the mayor’s hotline with summaries. A call
to put a goddamn sign before the dam will probably be translated into
“A citizen called with some river safety recommendations”.

By: GV observer

GV observer — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:23:21 +0000

Imagine that – someone with common sense and a care for humanity that actually takes action, Vs standing by and complaining or worse yet, waiting for big brother government to right all wrongs…. the world needs more BG’s.

The winners here are the unwary river floaters who at least now have some warning of the dangers.

By: jimtheafl

jimtheafl — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:41:09 +0000

Josh,
Be sure you are in Garden city tonight so you can be with your antiunion brethren. Get a life3

By: Mr. Logic

Mr. Logic — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:34:40 +0000

To the shrew (appropriate name)–
Your comments always seem to favor Team Dave which is hardly unbiased. Channel 7 also often leans your way so LOGIC tells me it was KTVB that saw the G-Man did a good deed and made unbiased news. Your city mouth said there were no plans or requests for any signs.

As usual Frazier won.