Shots from the rink today. Every one loves the Zamboni driver. Who else is cool and only goes 5 mph? Here is a short short movie of that special something that entrances each and every Canadian in action: [.mpg, 6.5 MB]. All pictures clickable.
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Comments
portland - February 17, 2005 11:58 pm
answer: ghandi, mother theresa, and mr. magoo. but, of those choices, the zamboni driver rocks.
one the great regrets of my life by the way is that i didnt see kev t. in his zamboni driving days. he promised to let me drive if i ever showed up. that opportunity isn't coming round again.
Alan - February 18, 2005 6:37 am
...and you can't rent one of those puppies for an hour or so to watch him do power turns for a while. Hey, there is a tree waiting to be tapped. We'll be millionaires!
Arthur - February 18, 2005 5:24 pm
Zamboni
I had this discussion a couple years ago with a niece of my wife. Why call them things Zambonis? Why not call them 'ice sweepers'?
Ben - February 18, 2005 5:36 pm
The same reason people call tissue Kleenex. The most recognized brand name is used to describe all like products.
Alan - February 18, 2005 6:24 pm
A man called Mr. Zamboni invented the process - here is the company's website.