Daistallia 2104
26-11-2006, 06:42
... Burger King drive-thru.
I want to try that!
Zamboni drivers fired after driving to fast-food drive-thru
BOISE, Idaho -- 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-thru and return to the rink shortly after midnight Nov. 10. The squat, rubber-tired vehicles, which have a top speed of about 8 kph, drove 2.4 kilometers.
The Zamboni operators, both temporary city employees whose names and ages were not released by officials, had to drive through at least one intersection with a traffic light on their late-night creep from Idaho Ice World.
"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."
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. (AP)
November 23, 2006
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/www/news/20061123p2g00m0dm032000c.html
I want to try that!
Zamboni drivers fired after driving to fast-food drive-thru
BOISE, Idaho -- 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-thru and return to the rink shortly after midnight Nov. 10. The squat, rubber-tired vehicles, which have a top speed of about 8 kph, drove 2.4 kilometers.
The Zamboni operators, both temporary city employees whose names and ages were not released by officials, had to drive through at least one intersection with a traffic light on their late-night creep from Idaho Ice World.
"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."
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. (AP)
November 23, 2006
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/www/news/20061123p2g00m0dm032000c.html