Comments by happyhorowitz34145

Written on Riviere’s greatest hits: Marco Island’s city manager presents list of accomplishments to City Council:

Two pats on the back to Quagmire!
No more Steve Olmstead.
No more Rony Joel.

Written on Marco Island City Council okays dollars to operate second fire station full-time:

in response to August8:

HappyHorowitce ???? Uh,

explain please?? Details, not slander.

Oh, and if you need that quick of response by fire, overdone for sure, perhaps rent a condo nect to the closest hospital.

Fact: Reviere had the city mechanic install lights on his personal vehicle
Fact: Reviere's comment and idea on community policing.
Fact: Reviere stated "we have people pulling guns out there"'
Fact: Reviere commented and had the idea of buying a new boat to allow two city employees to sail around the canals checking on seawalls.
Fact: Reviere is not a real Dr. his Phd is missing a few classes.
Fact: Murphy is not a good chief, great at being a politician.
Fact: aquestion is not slander.
Question: If you are a donut stuffer on duty as RAYPRAY stated, you might start worrying about a new line of work or another dept. to transfer to.

Written on Marco Island City Council okays dollars to operate second fire station full-time:

MarcoIslandWoman writes "Thank you Chief Murphy, you made a great job".
Does that mean he made a great job for himseif?
Does that mean he made a great job of screwing the taxpayers again?
Speaking of the MIPD, it seems that our City Guru has the bright idea of Community patrols, in season have a hightened police force to patrol the island, and in the off season cut the force down to only two officers on patrol.
Hey, maybe that's why Quagmire had those lights installed on his personal vehicle.
"We have people pulling guns out there" according to Phoney PHD.
I can see it now, a crime is reported, and the city sends all their employees with their NEW embroidered T shirts to act as the backup SWAT Team.
And I wonder who on the code board is embroidering the new T shirts?

Written on Marco Island City Council okays dollars to operate second fire station full-time:

All well and good, so called faster response times.
What I do not understand is that Station 51 can be improved for only $16,000, when Murphy had originally asked for $350,000 just a little over a month ago.
I would like to know what the firefighters did "on their own" that it created such a huge savings, if this is true maybe Murphy should be in charge of the entire city and get all the other city employees to work "on their on". Can you imagine the savings.
Seriously, what did they do "on their own"?
Did they have a permit if one was needed?
Did they perform all the nessesary building code improvments?
Were they qualified to perform these improvements?
Is this another case of the City aquiring permits on their own or with a secret sweetheart deal with a contractor?

Written on Same school, new spot – Marco Island Academy to open in former Baptist church school location:

"This decision was made three weeks ago", and was kept pretty hush hush.
"Watt had to be reached by phone in Miami" who is on a mini vacation courtesy of MIA!
Watt, MIA.......Missing in Action!

Written on City Council Budget Sub-Committee: Marco Island ‘facing another difficult year,’ says Magel:

Was the $3000 that the city manager just spent yesterday, to put emergency lights on his private vehicle included in the budget.
Now instead of going WEE WEE WEE all the way home, he can go WHOO WHOO WHOOO all the home!

Written on Forum: Email sets off flag debate on Marco Island:

in response to RayPray:

Recent research demonstrates that even a modest gridiron career can lead to lifelong brain dame.

http://m.si.com/news/hs_sp/to_hs_spor...

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Written on Forum: Email sets off flag debate on Marco Island:

One disgruntaled and jealous lawn monkey sounding off against another.
Speaking of lawn monkeys...has anyone seen the city managers new lights?
It seems as though, that Quagmires personal vehicle with the special (let everyone know who I am) vanity plates has just had emergency lights installed.
These lights were installed at the city garage and were paid for at taxpayers expense.
The price tag..around $3000.
Also, it seems like Quagmire wants to buy a new boat, so that Code Enforcement can hire (2) two people to ride around all the canals to do seawall inspections and special code enforcement.

Written on Marco Island finance director: Two surcharges on sewer program could end early:

MIW/KLAB
You should have to pay an extra surcharge, because you're so full of $h!&.

Written on Brent Batten: Unknown restaurateur defends illegal immigration :

in response to MarcoIslandWoman:

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"U.S. education Stinks"
I agree!
"is ranked second worst in the world"
I seriously doubt that.
" A good reason for a State of the Art high school on Marco"
Really!!! ....Really! That's the reason why we need a high school on Marco and it will fix what's wrong with the educational system of this counrty.
"I know cab drivers in NYC that have PHD's from Rusian Universities"
Probably phoney PHD's,.... OOOOOPS does that sound familiar!

Written on Brent Batten: Unknown restaurateur defends illegal immigration :

in response to MarcoIslandWoman:

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It is amasing that you quote Jesse Jackson.
Another blowhard such as yourself that has never had a real job.
His babbleing comments remind us also of you, un-American.
Let me ask you a question, if Jesse is a real Rev. what church is he a reverend of?
Let me ask you another question Uwe, Are you an American citizen, or are you just another illegal yourself?

Written on Tryouts held for Charter School football:

in response to Gardenman:

It's too bad that unhappy horowitz is so negative. whether we are screaming, stuttering or ranting at least we are out there trying to make a difference in kids lives. Not hiding behind user names and putting down every activity and endeavor. Take a look at all 118 of unhappy's blogs. every single one of them is negative and some are down right disrespectful and prejudice. Here's to striving for less negativity and more support and enthusiasm for our kids and student athletes.

Well Chris,
> To act as a coach, is to be a mentor.
Do you really think that screaming and degrading are a successful way to mentor a child and "make a differance in a kids life".
> "Hiding behind user names" Guess what my last name is?
> And yes, here's to striving for more support and enthusiasm for the children of this island, but not at the expense of some of the adults egos.

Written on Tryouts held for Charter School football:

These kids will suffer brain damage listening to Chris Burt screaming, Scott Gibbs stu-stu-stuttering and Jim Young with incoheirant rants.

Written on Marco police officer accused of abusing authority after felony traffic stop:

HEEEEEEEEEEYY!
I have a great idea!!!!!
Lets have Joey go to Naples and steal their fire boat for Chief Sparky and it will save the City $225K and then we'll have the president of the Restaruant Owners Association give him an award for "serpant of the year"
Wait a minute can you give yourself an award?
AWWWW who cares,it will make for a great picture, Vip Grover handing Joey a trophy.
Then Joey loses the trophy to another bookie and then claims it as stolen, so as to collect on the insurance.
Isin't that right Vip?

Written on Marco police officer accused of abusing authority after felony traffic stop:

It's noy about the MIPD or a cop with a socalled vendetta!!!!!!!
How about the fact that the little pizza guru is owed $100K, so he takes the guys car as callateral until he paid!
In other words "Joey" was holding the Bentley until the guy paid off his gambling debt!
If you don'y believe that, then how else do you think he makes his money?
It's not from selling lousy pizza!

Written on Marco police officer accused of abusing authority after felony traffic stop:

This guy is a "good servant of the community"?
A good servant with a DUI, battery, and a history of resisting arrest.

This wanna be "GOOMBA" is "holding onto a car as collateral"?
Yeah RIGHT!
Does the IRS know that Joey is owed $100K, because they're looking for the quarter mil in taxes that he didn;t pay them?

Written on Naples man torches car on Marco Island, police say :

in response to RayPray:

Definitely a Golden Gate level master crime.

Perhaps Fernando made a wrong turn on 951?

He was trying to find Joeys. HAHAHA

Written on Letter to the Editor: Response to the April 15 submission from the Optimist Club:

in response to MarcoIslandWoman:

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The nationality is New York or New Jersey!!
AHAHAHAAHA

Written on Is football in Charter School’s near future?:

in response to ajm3s:

I guess the past is forgotten by many on this island. Thanks for your great historical perspective.

But I really like your colorful descriptions of some characters on this island, especially the once enigmatic Howdy Doody.

Thank god, there are always a few characters to take the helm and but now they appear in the form of a not to be disclosed chief who's name is used to describe a folding bed.

I really was never like this until I started reading your posts. You created a monster.

LOL

ajm3s
In all seriuosness, please watch the animated show called "FamilyGuy" and you'll see our PHD city Manager portrayed as one of the neighbors.
The neighbors name is Quagmire and it sure looks like him!

Written on Scaled-back community center among capital improvement requests to Marco Island Planning Board:

in response to MarcoIslandWoman:

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So MH, "if some big fire comes what reason ever"
"everybody will blame Chief Murphy".
The first thing I would ask the "Chief" is, What happened to all the mutual aid?
Oh yeah, Quagmire says we didn't need it!

Written on Is football in Charter School’s near future?:

in response to RayPray:

"My goodness was I proud of Ms. Watt.... And her contacts. Breathtaking!!!!! Jeb Bush...Michelle Rhee....Go Ms. Jane Watt GO!!!!!!!"

This is true!

In fact at 2 a.m. last night I found Gunga Jane, Jebb, and Michelle all laughing and confabulting at the Fat Flamingo, while gnawing down those earth-shattering chicken wings (with the hugger-mugger secret sauce!)!

The end draws near!

MH/KlaB/? is there (at that location) every afternoon holding court with his loud mouth.

And to others, the football program will go the same route as the MICS baseball team did!

Written on Scaled-back community center among capital improvement requests to Marco Island Planning Board:

in response to RayPray:

"Terese Glasser...president of the island’s Optimist Club...said many fellow parents support the new center but their opinions are not being heard...."

Here is why the Optimist Club exists:

1. To enable porked-up aging guys, unimportant in our real world, to get their rocks off by strutting around the football field and growling at innocent kids.

2. To promote bogus values for success in life to these unsuspecting victims, while accelerating the destruction of their immature brains and their joints by violent encounters.

For young boys football is an especially dangerous activity:

From: Sports Illustrated:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vaul...

"...when the researchers started dragging in apparently healthy non-concussed players for memory tests and MRI's to establish a control group, they were surprised to discover that players had impaired brain functioning despite not having suffered a concussion. Ultimately, the study found that the sheer number of hits that a player had taken over the previous week, completely irrespective of whether a concussion had been suffered, was the best predictor of brain impairment."

"this is particularly scary, because it means that the vast majority of brain damage in football players might be occurring in the absence of any easily recognizable symptoms...."

>>> Why must the rest of us squander $million$ just so these reprehensible bozos can feel relevant one day each week?

Ray
You are not being tranchant, are you?
HAAHAHAHA

Written on Scaled-back community center among capital improvement requests to Marco Island Planning Board:

Chief Sparky is going to keep the new fire boat at the newly remodeled fire station on Elkcam.
Hopefully it fits under the bridge!
So the remodel of $350K and Das boat is $280K, where is the $630,000 coming from?
Also don't forget the little slug of a gun is still looking for 3 more men and a tanker truck.

Written on Guest Commentary: Our Island needs the proposed community center:

in response to ajm3s:

Your last line was EXCELLENT!

Trust me!
Big Jim "Quagmire" reads everything while sitting in his fat mans leather chair that gets posted. He has the 55' flat screen hooked up as his monitor.
Did you also see that Chief Murphy wants a new fire boat. Hopefully for a quarter of a million dollars it fits under the bridge on N. Barfield on its way from the revamped (for an additional $35K)fire station on Elkcam.

Written on Guest Commentary: Marco Island Utilities rate recommendation ... Fair and equitable?:

ajm3s
Very well stated.
The City okays a third day of watering, so I decide that instead of paying twice for the water used on my lawn (Water in -Discharge rate out), I asked for a seperate meter to water my lawn.
Nope, no way,zippo, nada, nyet.

Written on PHOTOS: Marco YMCA promotes activities for mind, body and spirit at Healthy Kids Day:

in response to RayPray:

Now that the Y quietly shelved the gym expansion program, the gym there is always too crowded, especially with 'season.'

Also, someone decided to replace the popular Precor cardio machines with a bunch of terrible machines from a company called 'Star Track.'

This is not a generally recognized firm for good cardio machines. In fact, till last year it was bankrupt.

One has to wonder if someone at the Y didn't maybe get a sweet honorarium to replace popular cardio equpment with so much of this crummy Star Track stuff?

Should the Mackle gym become a reality, there will be a sizble exodus of people from the Y to this new facility.

There will be a sizeable exodus!!
One has to wonder, with the millions that the "Y" receives in donations, where does it all go? Definately not into it's programs.
Heck, even the overpriced afterschool program isn't allowed inside. They actually put the kids in a leaky metal oversized "Teds Shed" with very little A/C.

Written on PHOTOS: Marco YMCA promotes activities for mind, body and spirit at Healthy Kids Day:

Wow! A fun day for kids?
How about putting back the baseball field that was donated for the kids or the skateboard park that was also donated. Is Cindy Love feeling threatened by the new proposed facilities at Mackle Park?
I would say so.

Written on Former NFL kicker Mike Vanderjagt to be football coach at Marco school:

ajm3s
Excellant story. May I make one suggestion and add a couple of characters.
Roger Rabbit, the head gym instructor, hires an ex-Dolphin (colts,cowboys) by the name of Ray Finkle to head the football program.
For those who do not know who Finkle is, he is the character from the movie "Ace Ventura Pet Detective" who lived in Collier County, and he.....awwww Watch the last 25 minutes of the movie and then you'll know who Finkle really is.

Written on Letter to the Editor: Traffic chaos:

MarcoMaven
Wearing a bulletproof vest is part of their uniform. In this day and age any police officer not wearing a vest while on duty would be a fool.
I would love to see your sissy bottom respond to a domestic violence call here on Marco, and knowing in the back of your tiny mind that firearms are in the residence and you're not wearing a bulletproof vest.

Written on MUG SHOT: Marco Island restaurant cook assaults chef, police say:

Jim Karl hires nothing but the best!

Written on Meteorologists predict active 2011 hurricane season with more impact on U.S.:

in response to MarcoIslandWoman:

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For once I agree with you.
We'll be knee deep in ......

Written on Y leaders want referendum on new community center:

in response to freedomofspeech1:

WHAT DOES THE CITY OF MARCO OWE THE YMCA???
NOTHING!
THE CITY AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ENTITY DOESNT HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT DOESNT STEP ON OTHER BUSINESSES TOES!
WHAT THE Y NEEDS TO DO IS WORRY ABOUT THEIR OWN BUSINESS AND MAKE IT BETTER. IF THE Y DID WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO THERE WOULDNT BE ANY TALK OF THIS BUT THE TRUTH IS THEY OFFER PATHETIC PROGRAMS AT A PATHETIC FACILITY....THE CITY SHOULD DO WHAT IT WANTS AND DOESNT HAVE TO CLEAR IT WITH THE Y OR ANYONE ELSE!

The "Y" is pathetic.
Their programs for children are pathetic, (removal of a donated baseball park, and the removal of a donated skate board park).
When the "Y" ran Mackle Park for a few years, their programs were abysmal.
Whith all the millions that the "Y" has raised, one would think that they would eventually would build their own permanent facilities, instead of running business as usual out of the 25 year old temporary buildings.
Dick Shanahan should try keeping both eyes on what the "Y" does.

Written on SHOP TALK: Some ‘dreamers’ are taxing our patience:

Ladies and gentlemen:
The idea of buying the yacht club or building the new community center/ new high school is absurd.
What should br considered is ....ROSE MARINA
It already has the following.
Boat storage building can be converted into a gymnasium for "Papa doc" Reviere's pick up games, a convention hall for weddings and meetings.
Already has a bar on site with a great water view.
The shrimp tanks can be turned into a marine studies area for high school studies.
The current store can be changed into classrooms for cooking and "one of the area colleges can have offer continuing ed' so Quagmire can get his real degree.
The office building can be converted into the City's marine patrol headquarters for rapid response and then Murphy can get his fire boat that he desperately wants..
Has a boat ramp that will generate all kinds of monies in boat launch fees.
Boat slips that can be rented to all the transient boaters.
This my freinds, is a great idea.

Written on Lawsuit claims Marco Police Chief showed up drunk to scene:

in response to MarcoIslandWoman:

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Schillings is having a foreclosure sale!

Written on Lawsuit claims Marco Police Chief showed up drunk to scene:

Just saying...
Island i is right "a person is innocent until proven guilty".
MH/Klab before we became a City we had the Sheriffs Dept. and things weren't any different.

Written on Bat with rabies found on Isles of Capri, Collier health officials say:

in response to islandeye1#236971:

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He was last seen heading to Sugden Park.

Written on Mackle Park Center: Scrubbing the Plan, part II:

"My policy is not to read blogs and not to read letters to the editor. That makes my day happier and my caffine level doesn't have to be so high to survive."
Quagmire reads every post!

Written on OSHA cites company working on Marco Island :

in response to STONECRAB:

WHEN QUALITY ENTERPRISES WERE PUTTING IN THE SEWERS, OSHA WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND . THE UNFORTUNATE ILLEGALS ARE PROBABLY DEAF NOW FROM RUNNING THE VIBRATORY COMPACTORS WITHOUT HEARING PROTECTION !

They were not around as Mitchell/Stark was allowing thier employees to go into sewer manholes without proper street safety precautions or ventilation.

Written on Islanders get a lesson on Marco’s tortoises:

in response to islandeye1#236971:

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Trailer parks? They have a better chance of survival in school playgrounds.

Written on Mackle Park expansion plans topic of Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting:

If someone could please tell me how this project would be "an econmic boost" to this city,then I would be all for it.

Written on Letter to the Editor: Inappropriate relationships?:

Dear Donna:
You ask too many intellegent questions. Watch out, you'll be branded like the rest of us as trouble makers,rabble rousers,cave dwellers,etc.

Written on Garbage men rescue woman being attacked by pit bull on Marco Island:

in response to RayPray:

"RayPray...shame on you"

"I do Doberman Rescue! Got any old blankets or towels you'd like to donate to the rescues?"

>>> I have this much interest in rescuing Muammar Khadaffi. "."

>>> My interest in rescuing your ugly curs about half as great.

"so sad that some people just don't get it!"

>>> Sad YOU don't get it.

>>> I am strolling along, minding my own business. Then, I have to have someone stinking mutt lunge at me, after which I must listen to them blubbering how the useless feral animal is just some big lovable baby, with an IQ nearly equal to that of their kids....

Ray, I think he's already rescued. Khadaffi's working at the liquor store near Publix, just saw him there yesterday.
The last thing you here as the mutt lunges at you is "don't worry he's friendly".

Written on Garbage men rescue woman being attacked by pit bull on Marco Island:

Hats off to the two garbagemen for helping out the poor woman being "attacked".
What's even better, the knowledge that if ever attacked by a dog, all you have to do is "put it in a tree" and you'll be safe, evidently dogs don't know how to climb down.

Written on Officials to celebrate renovations with open house at Marco Island City Hall:

in response to GorgonZola:

Where are all the yellers and screamers now? Party time on taxpayer money. Since we have no say in how our bucks are squandered, we hope every single person has nothing better to do than to go and freeload -- since you paid for it. Where's the transparency? Why not put a detailed price tag on all the new goodies - TV sets, furniture --FREE--- nothing is ever FREE that comes from City Hall -- it's just creative accounting at work with taxpayer money. Why, the whole job didn't even go out for tender until it was all arranged -- another cover-up. If you believe the $85,000 price tag that is being publicized, we'll sell you a third bridge to Marco Island.
The most expensive office furniture on the planet (Steelcase) -- do you think city staff cares? They'd rather have raises -- just ask them - not the city clerk. Sounds more like "Kiddy Day" -- and the end users of balloons and face paint can't even vote! Don't forget to get over there and have a free defrosted hotdog from the firemen's stash! The whole event is a disgrace in these economic times!

Talk about transparency.
Notice that City Hall employees removed a window in City Hall and blocked it in with cement blocks.
Less windows, less transparency!
Hey... Did the City apply for its own permit?
NOOOOOO...They had a contractor do the City a favor.
So, how is the City going to pay back that favor?
Then again how do they payback others for all the golf passes that are handed out in City Hall?

Written on Officials to celebrate renovations with open house at Marco Island City Hall:

"The price tag for the event is only $1000 says McCabe" because we are using materials that were already (secretly) purchased in the $85,000 renovation price tag.
Is Riviere PHd going to answer the question pertaining to the real cost of this renovation?

Written on Council workshop: City considers building expansion at Marco Island's Mackle Park:

When I first heard about this proposed 40,000 square foot building 2 weeks ago, the first thing I thought of was... Nice School!
It's nice to see others think the same way.

Written on Marco Island code board cancels meeting, is council making board moot?:

in response to RayPray:

Keep up the trenchant reporting!!!

Well, thank you Ray.
Constantly seeing the inner workings and dealing with the two written about earlier, Olmstead, Thompson, Reviere, Moss and all the shananigans that go on at City Hall does make oneself a little sarcastic.

Written on Marco Island code board cancels meeting, is council making board moot?:

Code Copliance is needed.
What is not needed is the underhanded ways that the members of the past and present City Council used the Code Board, and also members of the Code Board themselves to carry out there personal agendas.
So, Granda don't flip a coin, take you and your little badge (that you like to flash around at Publix) and your turkish towelhead buddy and just quit.
Ms. Carr keep up the good work!
Tony Sans, doing an excellant job!

Written on PHOTO GALLERY: Farmers Market: Fruits, vegetables and traffic jams:

in response to MarcoIslandWoman:

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The churches should pay privately, they don't pay taxes.

Written on Commissioner Fiala announces her fourth-term bid:

Question:
If the council chiarmans new sweethearts first name was.....Home ? Would that make her ...wait here it comes .....wait..... Home Recker.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH lmao

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