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| Zambonis Rampage Through Boise |
| 2006-11-24 |
| I havn't see this posted, so... Two employees of the city's ice skating rink have been fired for making a midnight fast-food run in a pair of Zambonis. An anonymous tipster reported seeing the two big ice-resurfacing machines chug through a Burger King drive-through and return to the rink around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 10. The squat, rubber-tired vehicles, which have a top speed of about 5 mph, drove 1 1/2 miles in all. Have it your way... very very slowly. The Zamboni operators, both temporary city employees whose names and ages were not released by Parks and Recreation Department, had to negotiate at least one intersection with a traffic light on their late-night creep from Idaho Ice World. And what if the crosswalk had been crowded with baby ducks? Oh, the potential horror. "They were fired immediately," said Parks Department Director Jim Hall. "We're pretty sure it was just the one time. When we interviewed them, they didn't seem to be too concerned about it. I don't think they understood the seriousness of it." d00d. I've always wanted to give one a spin, heh. Hall said neither the $75,000 Zambonis nor their $10,000 blades appeared damaged, but the city could charge the employees with operating an unlicensed motor vehicle on a public street. Wymyns and Chilluns, home asleep in their beds, were hardest hit. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #8 I don't think they understood the seriousness of it. Neither do I. Unless street sweepers are inherently dangerous. |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-11-24 23:06 |
| #7 'Rink to me only with thine ice. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-24 22:48 |
| #6 Sorry, I'd class this under "Worth Being Fired Over"... |
| Posted by: Slolunter Crereting8063 2006-11-24 21:22 |
| #5 #4 I recall the Scouts. Became the Colorado Rockies and now are the New Jersey Devils. I liked those ol' KC uniforms. BTW, Zamboni, inventor of the vehicle, was awarded an honorary degree some years ago by engineering school/Div 1 hockey power Clarkson University. |
| Posted by: JDB 2006-11-24 14:28 |
| #4 I remember the opening night debut of the late Kansas City Scouts - an expansion NHL entry of the mid 1970's. The crowd was so hungry for action on the ice that when the Zamboni machine appeared it drew a standing ovation! |
| Posted by: borgboy 2006-11-24 14:00 |
| #3 They should have gone to White Castle. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2006-11-24 13:58 |
#2 Somebody's been listening to his Gear Daddies CDs too much.
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| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2006-11-24 12:47 |
| #1 There are three things in life that people like to stare at: a flowing stream, a crackling fire, and a Zamboni clearing the ice. |
| Posted by: Charlie Brown 2006-11-24 07:06 |