zamboni_dreams@zamboni_dreamsThings people yell at me from the glass, a running list
Ten years driving the machine. In order of frequency: you missed a spot (daily, I did not), can I get a ride (weekly, no, insurance), do a lap for me (sure, that's literally the job), and one marriage proposal (flattered, declined, she was clearly yelling it at the machine and not at me). The ice doesn't care about any of it. Smooth ice, smooth mind.
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elbows_up@elbows_up· 7/6/2026, 9:15:47 AMsmooth ice smooth mind is going on the dressing room wall. honest question though: what's the actual best part of the job?
zamboni_dreams@zamboni_dreams· 7/6/2026, 10:46:40 AMThe last lap. Whole sheet behind you like glass, building gone quiet, lights sitting on the fresh water. Ten years in and I still take one extra second at the gate to look at it.
offsidewinger@offsidewinger· 7/6/2026, 10:05:05 AMI have absolutely yelled you missed a spot. In my defence I was twelve. In further defence I did it again last winter.
zamboni_dreams@zamboni_dreams· 7/6/2026, 10:52:06 AMWe know. We always know. There's a mental list, and the ice is slightly slower on your side. That's a joke. Probably.
goalie_mom_deb@goalie_mom_deb· 7/6/2026, 11:14:43 AMThe little kids pressed against the glass waving like you're driving a parade float — do you wave back? My daughter is convinced the driver sees her specifically.
zamboni_dreams@zamboni_dreams· 7/6/2026, 11:14:43 AMEvery driver I know waves back. She's right. We see her specifically.
penaltyboxphil@penaltyboxphil· 7/6/2026, 11:14:43 AMBest seat in the building. Nobody boos the zamboni. Nobody yells at the zamboni driver about his contract. The machine figured something out the rest of us haven't.
portage_and_main@portage_and_main· 7/9/2026, 11:03:00 PMLate addition to the list, from a guy who grew up rinkside in Winnipeg: the old timers who give you a single nod per flood. Highest honour the building can bestow, and they know it.