only in america

[Craig.]

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-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.

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.

"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.

[Mushroom_Farmer]

The dumba$$es could've ran there faster-and burned off some of the fat from the Whoppers to boot.  
Some people just don't get it.  ::)

[Saitek]

Exactly M-famer. 3/4 of a mile to the burger place? I suppose they did it for the larks more than anything else - unless they were just down right lazy.

[Jakemaster]

Jeez, talk about lazy!  And charging them with driving an unlicensed vehicle?  That's kinda absurd

[Woodlouse2002]

Cool.

[RichieB16]

That is...AWESOME!!!  If I had access to one I'd totally go for a joyride.  

[beefhole]

And charging them with driving an unlicensed vehicle?  That's kinda absurd

I'd disagree, lest we forget these vehicles have spinning blades of death underneath them

And indeed, only in America.  Haven't heard of any zamboni drving Brits in quite a while...

[flyboy 28]

Coulda jogged faster than they drove.

[BFMF]

Can't say us Idahoins aren't original....

[expat]

Jeez, talk about lazy!  And charging them with driving an unlicensed vehicle?  That's kinda absurd

You would not think so if they had hit a car driven by a member of you family. Uninsured, no licence, who would have paid for all the damage and heartache.  

Matt

[Politically Incorrect]

What do you expect they are from Idaho  ;D
Land of potatoes and Zambonis.

You would not think so if they had hit a car driven by a member of you family. Uninsured, no licence, who would have paid for all the damage and heartache.

The tax payers.

[Woodlouse2002]

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You would not think so if they had hit a car driven by a member of you family. Uninsured, no licence, who would have paid for all the damage and heartache.

[Chris_F]

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You would not think so if they had hit a car driven by a member of you family. Uninsured, no licence, who would have paid for all the damage and heartache.

[eniranjanrao]

The guys should have controlled their urge it gets a lot of guys in trouble.

[Wing Nut]

They were probably racing them...  :)