When I was in Hamilton last, I hit the odd Tim Hortons looking for an Orange Hot Smoothie. The Hot Smoothies are fantastic drinks, and a great alternative to hot chocolate for the non-coffee drinker. Plus, you can personalize drinks by adding ?flavour shots?. Want your coffee to have a bit of a twist? Add hazelnut. Teeth arent? rotting fast enough? Add some butterscotch to your hot chocolate.
The first Tim?s I hit, along with Tank Girl, Viperlord, and Raptor. The bird-man was ordering one on my recommendation. Sadly, no orange in stock. So he took my next suggestion and went with the raspberry, which wasn?t to his wuss-toungued liking.
A bit bothered, I made a point of ordering an Orange Hot Smoothie just before the meet, at the Tim?s nearest BHT. Not only didn?t they have Orange, they said the Orange button had been removed from the machine. The hell? The best flavour, gone? I was darn near depressed. Luckily I had Black-Ice to remind me that getting depressed is for pansies, and Cobra whoops pansies.
Back in Montreal, I visit the Timmy?s nearest my place. Do they have orange? Yes. Would I like one? No thanks, just making sure you still had it in stock. What a fool I was. Just today, I leave for work early enough to make a Tim run. I see a sign advertising flavour shots in your Ice Cap. Raspberry, hazelnut, butterscotch, and french vanilla? Where?s the orange? Nervous sweat started to fill my palms, without a bad-ass terrorist there to slap some sense into me. I got to the cash and see the same cashier that told me last time that they still had orange. She smiled at me. Phew. She must know what I?m there for and wants to calm my nerves. ?Can I get an Orange Hot Smoothie?? They?re out! They don?t serve it anymore! She even double checks with a senior. Nothing. I settled for a Raspberry, and it wasn?t even a good one.
It?s like when the GI Joe TCG was cancelled all over again. Why can?t more people see the majesty of this discovery? Most of my friends that took the plunge enjoyed the orange. And an orange hot chocolate really hit the spot. But now it?s gone. Bugger. Hopefully something awesome happens today, because I?m stuck with a bulldog frown right about now.