Florida Man Fed Up With Potholes Plants Banana Tree In Middle Of Road
FORT MYER (CBSMiami/AP) – A Florida man, fed up with the potholes near his business, planted a banana tree in the pothole to make a point.
Bryan Raymond planted the tree, right in the middle of the road in south Fort Myers, as a warning to drivers about the pothole.
Raymond, who owns Progress and Pride Fitness Group, said he was tired of filling the potholes with cement, so he planted the banana tree instead.
Because the road is a private street, county officials said, it’s up to the business owners to maintain the street.
For Raymond, the banana tree is an attention-grabbing repair.
“If we have to maintain it and make sure nobody gets hurt, we are going to put something obvious there to mak...
