Taking the Zamboni to the Drive-Through

A couple of guys got the late night munchies and decided to take the company vehicles on their food run:

The roads weren't even icy.

Two employees have been fired from the city's ice skating rink after making a midnight fast-food run - in a pair of Zambonis.

The ice-groomer jockeys, both temporary city employees whose names and ages weren't released by Boise Parks and Recreation, had to negotiate at least one intersection with a traffic light on their late-night creep from Idaho Ice World.

An anonymous caller who alerted a telephone hot line set up by Boise Mayor Dave Bieter was gassing up his car at a nearby service station at about 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 10 when he saw the Zambonis roll through a Burger King drive-through, order food, and then return to the skating rink. The rubber-tired vehicles, whose top speed is about 5 mph, drove about 1 1/2 miles in all, said Parks Department Director Jim Hall.

There will be two new Zamboni drivers at the ice rink this week.