The ESP is smokin'!
Duuuude.
This is the kind of story you just can't make up. From a press release from the state Inspector General's office:
A state janitor was arrested and his boss suspended this week amid allegations that they created a hidden party lounge at an Empire State Plaza garage to sell drugs, smoke pot and sleep for hours during work shifts.
This hidden lounge allegedly contained "couches, TV and scales to weigh marijuana." The press release actually uses the term "man cave."
The janitor is also accused of using his Office of General Services truck to make pot deliveries to other state workers during his shifts. Both he and his supervisor have been suspended without pay.
(Thanks, CB!)
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These guys are going to give sleeping at work a bad name.
... said Rob on Jul 17, 2009 at 2:06 PM | link
Haha, that sounds just like something I did in high school.
I mean, those bastards!
... said Summer on Jul 17, 2009 at 2:21 PM | link
I thought this was fabricated when I first read it, but it's apparently true. Now I know that if I ever take a NYS civil service employees test, I should study by watching "Scarface" and "Pineapple Express" over and over again.
... said Siobhan on Jul 17, 2009 at 2:33 PM | link
I love that they refer to it in the press release as the "man-cave"
... said Litt1eMinx on Jul 17, 2009 at 2:34 PM | link
If Nelson Rockefeller built the Empire State Plaza, wouldn't it make sense for someone to violate the Rockefeller Drug Laws in his own edifice?
... said Chuck Miller on Jul 17, 2009 at 2:56 PM | link
love the rehab ad on the same page as this story...
... said terry on Jul 17, 2009 at 3:15 PM | link
Uh, shouldn't they be in jail without pay?
... said Jon (was) in Michigan on Jul 17, 2009 at 3:22 PM | link
Why do I always find out about these things AFTER the fact! I could have used the couches rather than the floor under my desk & yoga mat for naps. Damn!!
... said Kari on Jul 17, 2009 at 3:57 PM | link
This explains why the Senate hasn't been able to get anything done!
... said komradebob on Jul 17, 2009 at 4:00 PM | link
This explains why my garbage can only gets emptied twice a week. (and why my Fritos keep disappearing.) Should we assume these clowns count toward the Lt. Gov's workforce reduction numbers?
... said Pat on Jul 17, 2009 at 8:58 PM | link
Photos, please. Come on, Sebastien, B, get on it!
... said D on Jul 18, 2009 at 12:27 AM | link
Thinking about having a truckload of T shirts printed up "Take Me To The Man Cave!!! ". Sell them on the Plaza. Retirement loot.
... said TM on Jul 20, 2009 at 9:27 AM | link