What's this? Fun?!?! Actual Fun?!?!

Looks like the Sea Breeze FD and neighborhood peeps got it right and had some fun to celebrate a sometimes forgotten area of Irondequoit during the cold winter months.

I have a soft spot in my heart for the Sea Breeze area - my great grandparents lived on Brad Street in the early 1900's, and my grandmother went to Durand Eastman School when it was built in 1914 (she was born in 1907 and my great aunt in 1911), and our family has many great memories of time spent there growing up. Simpler times I guess - but even when I was a kid many moons ago, parades were a big thing. You came out and stood along the sidelines, waving to the people passing by....waving your little flag or whatever in celebration. Treats were thrown from the people in the procession, and the kids all scrambled to get their share. Celebrating your neighborhood, or town, or country at a parade is fun. Even in winter.

Thanks to the Sea Breeze fire Department, and the many others (I don't know who you all are, but thank you just the same!) for coming up with a great idea for a fun thing to do during the cold winter months! It's a wonderful, "neighborly" thing to do! Way to go Sea Breeze! Way to show that community spirit!

I raise my glass of non-alcoholic egg nog in your honor. Salute!

Here's the article in the D&C with some pictures. Fran (from Marge's) rode on the front of a fire truck! How great is that? It looks like it was fun, and I'm sorry I missed it. I hope they are planning on another one next year - I think it is a great idea to turn it into a "festival".

Too bad there wasn't something like....an area to go skating at after the parade/festival.....but....ya know....we need more baseball fields....so....whatever.