Denver city workers in hot water for taking municipal truck to stripper car wash?

Aaron Richardson — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:58:00 EST

When a news report begins with the line, "If you've ever wondered how many strippers you can fit on the hood of an official City of Denver vehicle," you know it's going to be good. The still above is taken from said news report.

It seems some Denver city works employees decided to take their workhorse machine out for a bath. At a car wash hosted by a local gentlemans club. Staffed by strippers.

Of course, the city took a dim view of the situation and is looking into disciplining the employees involved in the caper. We'd just like to offer a tip of the hat to the city workers, who no doubt had the best lunch break ever. Hop the jump to check out the video.

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Toyota feels Facebook's wrath over repossessing murdered woman's Camry

Aaron Richardson — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EST

Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Etc., Toyota

Aaron Knudsen's mother was murdered last month by a former boyfriend, leaving Knudsen, 24, and his 17-year-old sister to pick up the pieces. Knudsen's mother, Denise Fransua, left behind a mountain of financial and legal paperwork, as well as a financed Toyota Camry.

According to Denver's CBS4, the Camry was impounded by the authorities for evidence collection, then released to Knudsen. When he went to pick the car up, however, the impound lot told him the car had been repossessed. Toyota wanted the $3,300 balance owed on the car up front, as well as the $1,000 impound fee before it would release the sedan.

Furious, Knudsen let the Facebook community know how he felt about the situation. Within days, Toyota had backed off, saying it was sorry for being insensitive and offering to waive the impound fee. The automaker also let Knudsen retrieve his mom's personal effects from the car, but still need the $3,300 left to pay off up front before the car is given back. As for Knudsen, he's reportedly still upset that it took a viral Facebook post for Toyota to do what he thinks is the right thing.

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