(Mugshot courtesy of local authorities.)
Some weeks it’s difficult to pick Florida Man Friday’s lead story, just because Florida’s best-in-the-nation sunshine law serves up a smorgasbord to rival the Bacchanal Buffet at Caesar’s Palace.
Other weeks, one story stands out I mean really stands out so far in front of the others that it makes my job easier than the breeze in some old Jimmy Buffett song.
This is one of those weeks.
So without further ado, come sail away on another thrilling…
Florida Man Friday!
The Most Florida Man Story Ever (This Week)
When you saw the photo you knew this would be the lead story, didn’t you?
Man Builds Roller Coaster in Backyard
I ve been saying since the initial lockdowns, to set goals for yourself. When this is all over, you re not going to want to tell your friends you got to level 280 on Candy Crush. You ll want to tell them about the new skills you learned, or like this guy from Florida who built a roller coaster in his own backyard.
Over the past 11 months, Scott Friga from North Fort Myers has repurposed the wooded area behind his home into a basketball court, a gymnasium and now his newest project, a 310-feet-long roller coaster.
“When the pandemic came in they shut the parks down so I built a basketball court for my son,” Friga said. “They shut the gyms down, so we built a gym.”
Feb 2, 2021
Over the past 11 months, Scott Friga has replaced the woods in his back yard with a basketball court, a gymnasium, and now the most recent request: a 310-feet-long roller coaster.
“Whew, man, I’ve been real busy,” he said.
As spaces began closing to the public, Friga built them himself.
“When the pandemic came in they shut the parks down so I built a basketball court for my son,” Friga said. “They shut the gyms down, so we built a gym.”
The most recent request from his kids was a roller coaster.
“The rollercoaster started about two months ago. Took four or five days to get it done,” he said.