skyhawk174 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 So reading the news while I eat my lunch and ran across this article http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/double-double-trouble-man-accused-of-breaking-into-tim-s-making-coffee-1.2642794 Really? Now facing charges and a criminal record over a need for a cup of coffee. I always said that TH was addicting and now I wonder if this proves it :rofl:. Probably caught him before he made a sandwich too :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 That's pretty impressive. I would sentence him to a month of making coffee and being a daytime/nightime dishwasher. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I liked it...not enough to break in but hey :) ! Being from the northeastern U.S., Dunkin' Donuts is the coffee of choice, but when I lived up in Maine there was a Tim Horten's nearby that we'd hit up often, it was better than DD! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Some people really need their lattes.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I'm guessing he wasn't sober when he did this stunt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IrishGreek Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Thanks for the link and laugh. Love my Tim's. We have quite a few here in Michigan and I really enjoy their stuff. I used to live in Mass, and Dunkin was king there, we just had one open in my town here in MI. So I have the best of both worlds now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MacStingy Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 OK, I'm pure Canadian, but I've never found what so many people are wound up about at TH. Maybe it's a genetic thing, maybe my citizenship will be revoked, but I have better coffee at home every morning. If I grab a coffee outside somewhere, Tim's is probably my last choice. Over the years I've tried again and again and no magic. Understand Tim..... It's not you, it's me. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Wish they had it here in the desert southwest.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Krispy Kreme is as close as I ever got.Only left the "country" once to go to Vegas, had Krispy Kreme, then flew back to Ma and back to DD. Am now in Fl, where does one go to find Tim's coffee? Orlando or Miami maybe?---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 OK, I'm pure Canadian, but I've never found what so many people are wound up about at TH. Maybe it's a genetic thing, maybe my citizenship will be revoked, but I have better coffee at home every morning. If I grab a coffee outside somewhere, Tim's is probably my last choice. Over the years I've tried again and again and no magic. Understand Tim..... It's not you, it's me. Paul Heretic!!! Burn the heretic!!! The force is strong in this one.....it seems the Jedi mind tricks don't work on him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I'd say he was drunk to try that stunt. Coming from South Australia where iced coffee is king (it outsells Coca Cola), myself and a mate found at least Tim Horten's at least made 'drinkable' iced coffee, particularly their store in Yellowknife. Although we were there in 2013, still talk about wishing we could drop into Tim Horten's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) Tim's have started to open in the St Louis, MO. area ... -Gregg Edited November 6, 2015 by GreyGhost Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I like my Tims coffee...it's our usual buy at work. Starbucks just costs too much....and I still don't get the cup sizes. As for the poofy drinks...they are not for me.....I take mine pure just black and the dark roast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk174 Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) Ever since McDonalds changed to their new coffee I have been doing that. Although having said that I do go to TH with other friends who prefer that. Tha McDonalds coffee is really good now and from what I hear has cut into Timmies strangle hold on the coffee crowd. Also, at McDonalds refills are free, at least during breakfast :)/> Edited November 6, 2015 by skyhawk174 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Fun fact: Dark roast has less caffeine than light roast. Never tried TH but I can tell you Dunkin Donuts, McDonalds, Caribou, Tazza D'Oro all taste awful to me. There is something about SB that tastes awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 DD's straight coffee does taste horrible. I will get pumpkin or caramel in it instead of just their base coffee. Will be enjoying some TH tomorrow at the Michigan football game. Should be low 40s by the second half so it'll be perfect for a giant souvenir mug of coffee! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erich45 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Wish they had it here in the desert southwest.... They do, but you have to go to a Coyotes game to get it, and they're usually out of Timbits by the start of the second period. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I always thought Timmie's coffee was kind of weak. It's better now that they are owned by Burger King. DD's is better, too, but I usually go for someplace that's got Green Mountain Coffee Roasters stuff. I live up in New England now, but my first experience with DD was a long time ago on a bike trip that ended up in Boston. I'm a plain, black, hot and strong coffee drinker and I stopped at my first ever DD and asked for coffee. The waitress, order taker or whatever you call her asked if I wanted the coffee "regular". I hadn't heard that term before and unfortunately assumed without asking clarification that "regular" meant "unadulterated". What I got in my cup was more cream and sugar with coffee in it than coffee with cream and sugar! Undrinkable! I now know to specifically order "PLAIN, BLACK - no cream or sugar!" I even do that in the rare occasions I go into the land of soy latte frapicinno with organic cinnamon. Although an occasional after-dinner espresso with maybe a tiny bit of sugar is okay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuck540z3 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Ignoring individual coffee tastes, the main reason that Tim Horton's has been so popular in Canada is that it's CHEAP! If I go into a Starbuck's and buy my wife and I a medium plain coffee, it's about $5.50 Cdn. At Tim Horton's, it's slightly over $3 and I can get a muffin or other small food item for half of what Starbucks charges. If you want a couple of Latte's at Starbucks you could have a full meal at McDonald's for the same price. While I'm bashing Starbuck's, when did a small cup of coffee become a "Tall" and a medium cup a "Grande"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Tim's have started to open in the St Louis, MO. area ... -Gregg They are in Ohio, an ex-Toronto Raptor player has opened them. Whenever I was in Indy for training I'd drive to the border to buy Timmies for my classmates. It was only a 30 minute drive. Whenever I visited the NMUSAF in Dayton I'd stop at several Timmies too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 So I'm at the Michigan game yesterday. It's windy and about 42 degrees. Get all excited to get my giant cup of TH coffee. Go to the concession stand and stand in line for 20 minutes. No coffee. Only hot chocolate. Wtf? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Ignoring individual coffee tastes, the main reason that Tim Horton's has been so popular in Canada is that it's CHEAP! If I go into a Starbuck's and buy my wife and I a medium plain coffee, it's about $5.50 Cdn. At Tim Horton's, it's slightly over $3 and I can get a muffin or other small food item for half of what Starbucks charges. If you want a couple of Latte's at Starbucks you could have a full meal at McDonald's for the same price. While I'm bashing Starbuck's, when did a small cup of coffee become a "Tall" and a medium cup a "Grande"? :soapbox:/> That's not the reason, it's because Tim was a hockey player. One of my friends sisters works for a Tim's research lab. They put mustard seeds in their blend to help addict us. I am sure they all do something like this. I agree with Chris, the new McDonalds blend is better. When I was stationed in Kingston I used to go to the original Tim Hortons for coffee on Saturday mornings, It was just a greasy spoon at the time. The walls were covered in hockey pictures. During a recent visit to Kingston in 2009, it was no longer there. 😟 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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