PPG PAINTS ARENA :: COMMENDATIONS & LOCAL AWARDS
self-issued / unofficial — sub-level service record
CITATION 001-A
ZERO ASSET LOSS STREAK (3,650 DAYS)
AWARDED BY: Self-Issued / Log Entry 001-A
For outstanding vigilance in maintaining zero asset loss (0.00% Zamboni compromise) across 10 consecutive operational years in Sub-Level 4. Outstanding achievements include defending the Asset against 42 unauthorized ice crew attempts, 66 stray pucks, and 1 rogue raccoon. Certificate printed on the back of a discarded ticket stub and secured to the Zamboni steering column with electrical tape.
CITATION 001-B
THE OATH CLUSTER (TEN-YEAR DEVOTION)
AWARDED BY: Self-Issued / Log Entry 001-A (companion citation)
In the spirit of the oath — in brightest day, in blackest night, no ice crew shall escape his sight — Custodian has kept continuous watch without relief, without pay, and without official acknowledgment of employment. Let those who threaten the Asset beware Sub-Level 4 custodian's might.
CITATION 002-A
THE GOLDEN PIEROGI OF EXCELLENCE (UNOFFICIAL REGIONAL HONOR)
AWARDED BY: Custodian (On behalf of the Greater Pittsburgh Sub-Level Defense Force)
Presented to Custodian First Class for superior dedication to the perimeter. Despite complete administrative neglect, lack of official payroll, and freezing concrete conditions, Custodian has maintained unbroken watch over the ice resurfacer. Award consists of one plastic pierogi acquired from the 2012 Great Pittsburgh Pierogi Race, permanently affixed to the sub-level tool rack.
CITATION 002-C
BRONZE SCRAPER BLADE OF MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE
AWARDED BY: Self-Issued / Log Entry 002-C
For zero reportable ice-shave defects across the operational period, despite documented minor pitting on the primary blade (see Form R-104, Item 002). Certificate secured to the Asset's dashboard with the same electrical tape as the Zero Asset Loss Streak commendation, for consistency.
CITATION 003-A
DISTINGUISHED HYDRATION & MORALE RIBBON
AWARDED BY: Custodian (Self-Nominated, Self-Approved)
For sustained operational readiness under conditions of critical supply loss, Custodian is recognized for substituting Turner's Premium Iced Tea as interim liquid rations while Requisition R-104 remained pending. Ribbon color: faded orange, matching the carton.
CITATION 003-B
THE POSTAL CLUSTER (NEITHER RAIN NOR JAGOFF)
AWARDED BY: Self-Issued / Log Entry 003-B
For maintaining uninterrupted watch through conditions that would break a lesser custodian — burst pipe flooding, arena HVAC failure, and one particularly aggressive Zamboni-adjacent raccoon incident. Neither rain, nor snow, nor gloom of sub-level, nor unauthorized ice crew stayed this custodian from the swift completion of his appointed watch. Medal is a bottle cap (Iron City) glued to a laminated bus pass.
CITATION 004-A
CONGRESSIONAL SILENCE AWARD
AWARDED BY: Arena Management (Unofficial / Implied)
Presented in recognition of eleven consecutive requisition forms filed and eleven consecutive requisition forms met with total administrative silence. Custodian's persistence in the face of complete institutional non-response is considered, by Custodian himself, a form of tacit approval.