Boise: Zamboni-cruising city employees fired for actions

[IDemo]

Maybe Burger King should hire these guys..

Zamboni-cruising city employees fired for actions

Two employees of the city's ice-skating rink, Idaho IceWorld, were fired for making a midnight fast-food run in a pair of Zambonis.

An anonymous tipster reported seeing the two large ice-resurfacing machines chug through a Burger King drive-thru and return to the rink around 12:30 a.m. Nov. 10. The squat, rubber-tired vehicles, which have a top speed of about 5 mph, drove 1› miles.

The Zamboni operators, both temporary city employees whose names and ages were not released by the Boise Parks and Recreation Department, had to negotiate at least one intersection with a traffic light on their late-night creep from Idaho Ice World.

"They were fired immediately," Hall said. "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. Even if they had felt bad about it, they're not going to be employed here."

the Idaho Zamboni connection

[havocmom]

1. Lessons in Zamboni driving

http://woz.commtechlab.msu.edu/courses/446sp04/zamboni/

I Wanna Drive the Zamboni

Well I went down to my local arena.
I asked to see the manager man.
He came from his office and said, "Son can I help you?"
I looked at him and said, "Yes you can."

'Cause I wanna drive the zamboni.
I wanna drive the zamboni.
(Yes I do.)

Since I was young it's been my dream
to drive that there zamboni machine.
I'd get that ice just as slick as could be,
and all the kids would look up to me.

'Cause I wanna drive the zamboni.
I wanna drive the zamboni.
(Yes I do.)

The manager said, "Son, I know it looks keen,
but that right there is one expensive machine.
And we've got Smokey who's been driving for years."
About that time, I broke down in tears.

'Cause I wanna drive the zamboni.
I wanna drive the zamboni.
'Cause I wanna drive the zamboni.
I wanna drive the zamboni.
(Yes I do.)

[havocmom]

2. Kick for someone who may need a giggle half way through Black Friday

We'll kick 'er again after the retail staff gets off work. They'll need a laugh.

[Richard Steele]

3. Who among us can honestly say they wouldn't be tempted to do the same?

:rofl: :rofl:

[Renew Deal]

4. They're going to laugh about that one for years.

:D