Post by: Scramble on May 05, 2006, 10:45:31 AM
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.
Post by: AlleyViper on May 05, 2006, 01:13:21 PM
Ok maybe not, I do enjoy the cappuchino's from Timmy's but I need coffee, not some fruit flavoured hot drink.
Post by: Jon S. on May 05, 2006, 05:10:20 PM
I took it as a not-so-subtle hint that they don't want my business anymore
Post by: Raptor on May 05, 2006, 07:57:36 PM
I do know how you feel though. Marks Work Warehouse stopped making my favourite brand of underwear. When I heard, I must have bought up every pair from every MWW from St. Catharines to Toronto.
It's sad when the things you love are not market viable.
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Post by: Jon S. on May 05, 2006, 09:32:58 PM
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It's sad when the things you love are not market viable.
Like 3 3/4" action figures based on cartoon characters from 20 years ago?
Post by: Da18thcustomizer on May 08, 2006, 04:16:36 AM
Quote from: ""AlleyViper""
This must be why Beav had called Tim Hortons coffee gay? Honestly, who drinks a fruit flavoured hot smoothie? Coffee must be drank black. ;)
LMAO!
I must still be an american at heart as something about Tims makes me uncomfortable ....
I get this "mafia" feel about the place and the franchise in general. And not your normal "mafia" ...but foreign mafia.
"Can i have a chocolate chip muffin with butter...a hot chocloate...and 2 caramel cookies please?"
" Da..."
"What?"
"I said 'Da'. "
" Oh..um..can you please add a small mik as well..."
*Squints eyes and looks at me with an evil glare...*
" Never mind. Uh....That'll be all ."
"Da."
Post by: Pete The Greek on May 08, 2006, 03:02:09 PM
Post by: Raptor on May 08, 2006, 03:11:51 PM
Quote from: ""Pete The Greek""
If Tim Horton's is gay, then there is no word in my vocabulary to describe Starbucks. Ask them for a double double and they look at you funny.
Try a half half caf half decaf skim late with an expresso shot, soy shot and Butterscotch shot with a carmel almond biscotti dip in.
Now that's a gay coffee. :wink:
A friend of mine ordered one on a bet, and they nailed it on the first try. :)
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Post by: beav on May 08, 2006, 03:40:14 PM
Post by: Pete The Greek on May 08, 2006, 04:36:31 PM
Quote from: ""Raptor""
Try a half half caf half decaf skim late with an expresso shot, soy shot and Butterscotch shot with a carmel almond biscotti dip in.
Now that's a gay coffee. :wink:
soy in coffee? I am almost barfed reading that.
I am not a huge coffee drinker and didn't drink the stuff until I got an office gig. Even in university I avoided the stuff (and I am starting to avoid it again so I can sleep better at night). But if a place doesn't know what double double is and then points to the coffee display to pick some else like what Charles typed, I look like a freaking deer in a set of headlights. This has happen to me at Starbucks and some other place in Calgary.
Post by: AlleyViper on May 09, 2006, 02:43:25 AM
Quote from: ""Da18thcustomizer""
LMAO!
I must still be an american at heart as something about Tims makes me uncomfortable ....
I get this "mafia" feel about the place and the franchise in general. And not your normal "mafia" ...but foreign mafia.
Watch what you say or Gordie Howe and Stan Makita will come to your house and beat your with hockey sticks.
Quote from: ""beav""
It was the Spanish coffee that Ed forced me to order that I applied that particular sorbiquet to. Tim Horton's coffee was good, but not enough to make me see why it's placed on such a throne as you Canadians put it on.
Ok, now those are fighting words.
Post by: General Hawk on May 09, 2006, 08:52:11 AM
Justin
Post by: Raptor on May 09, 2006, 09:05:42 AM
Quote from: ""beav""
It was the Spanish coffee that Ed forced me to order that I applied that particular sorbiquet to. Tim Horton's coffee was good, but not enough to make me see why it's placed on such a throne as you Canadians put it on.
Extra points for working sorbiquet into your response.
It's the fact that they burn the beans to increase the caffine content. Hyper caffiniated coffee may have cropped up everywhere in the US, and with Espresso available on every street corner, it's a little less special.
But Timmy's is still the most caffine that you can get in a coffee for under $2.
And Pete, you really have to try a soy shot. It's a protein booster! Though why you need protein in your coffee is beyond me. The best part about that particular gay goffee recipie is that it cancels itself out. The soy and caramel cancel out the low fat milk, and the 1/4 caf is balanced out by the espresso shot. So it basicly ends up tasting like a slightly caramel flavored double double. :lol:
Post by: Scramble on May 09, 2006, 10:40:14 AM
Post by: beav on May 09, 2006, 10:44:19 AM
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It's the fact that they burn the beans to increase the caffine content. Hyper caffiniated coffee may have cropped up everywhere in the US, and with Espresso available on every street corner, it's a little less special.
I'll stick with this fair trade organic Mocha Java stuff that I've found.
//With a shot of patchouli to go with the hippie lifestyle.
Post by: Raptor on May 09, 2006, 01:36:27 PM
Quote from: ""Scramble""
a mint hot chocolate really hits the spot
I have to agree with you on that one. I Get the After Eight hot chocolate mix, and it's delightful with a shot of Kahlua or creme liquor.
What?
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Post by: TankGirl on May 09, 2006, 05:10:22 PM
Quote from: ""Raptor""
I have to agree with you on that one. I Get the After Eight hot chocolate mix, and it's delightful with a shot of Kahlua or creme liquor.
Aren't you the guy who kept saying that you don't drink when we were at your house for the convention??
You know Raptor admitting you have a problem is the first step to knowing you have a problem and knowing is.......:D
Post by: TankGirl on May 09, 2006, 05:33:13 PM
Quote from: ""Raptor""
It's the fact that they burn the beans to increase the caffine content. Hyper caffiniated coffee may have cropped up everywhere in the US, and with Espresso available on every street corner, it's a little less special.
But Timmy's is still the most caffine that you can get in a coffee for under $2.
It's a popular misconception that Espresso and other dark roasted coffee's have more caffeine. In reality, they contain far less caffeine then the lighter roasts because the roasting process caramelizes the caffeine. A cup of Espresso contains about 40mg of caffeine compared to the stuff you brew at home which contains 85mg.
And as for Timmy's being the most caffeine you can get for under $2. Its cheaper to invest in a good thermos and brew your own...not that I don't enjoy a good Tim's coffee every so often but my coffee consumption could put me in the poor house if I didn't make the majority myself.
Post by: Raptor on May 09, 2006, 08:54:54 PM
Quote from: ""TankGirl""
It's a popular misconception that Espresso and other dark roasted coffee's have more caffeine. In reality, they contain far less caffeine then the lighter roasts because the roasting process caramelizes the caffeine. A cup of Espresso contains about 40mg of caffeine compared to the stuff you brew at home which contains 85mg.
With Starbucks, It's all about keeping the beans as green as possible then burning the coffee really fast in the roasting process. This gives the process its distinctive flavor (described by many as "like ass") but it does keep the cafination intact and at really high levels. Mind you your home brew sounds like a monster. Do you use a kettle or do you have to use a cauldron to brew that stuff... ;-)
Quote from: ""TankGirl""
And as for Timmy's being the most caffeine you can get for under $2. Its cheaper to invest in a good thermos and brew your own...not that I don't enjoy a good Tim's coffee every so often but my coffee consumption could put me in the poor house if I didn't make the majority myself.
I almost went bankrupt working in Toronto. My consultants always had to have meetings in a coffee shop, and at $5 a coffee I was burning about $60-100 a month on coffee before I put an end to it. :|
I don't know how to make coffee well - my coffee is undrinkable which is why I didn't offer to make it... Actually I don't even drink it anymore. I'm addicted to tea of all types, and drink about 2 litres a day now. I even put it in frosty plastic mugs so I can start drinking it immediately.
I don't really drink any more. Honestly. But on the occasions that I do, I really like to enjoy it, so I only drink stuff that tastes good. Having been a bartender I know what that stuff is and how to make it. I could turn Scramble alcoholic with my patented "tootsie roll"...
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Post by: Pete The Greek on May 09, 2006, 10:47:30 PM
Quote from: ""Raptor""
But Timmy's is still the most caffine that you can get in a coffee for under $2.
Caffine does nothing for except that I have to make more frequent trips to the bathroom and I get restless in bed. I have tried Red Bull and that did jack. No amount of caffine can increase my awareness. When I am tired, I am tired. Sleep is the only thing that recharges me.
I hate. hate, hate going to the men's bathroom on the floor where the office suite is (bad aiming around the urinals every freaking day). I can avoid making a trip into piss central if I avoid avoid drinking anything with caffine in it.
"like ass"? Another reason to avoid Starbucks.
Post by: Scramble on May 10, 2006, 10:48:17 AM
Post by: morgardee on May 10, 2006, 02:21:27 PM
For the record, I drink tea.
Post by: Raptor on May 11, 2006, 09:14:25 AM
Quote from: ""Scramble""
I like After Eights. Where can I get this Hot Chocolate mix?
Finer grocery stores everywhere. It's in the dark green can in the hot chocolate section. If Quebec doesn't have it, move.
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Post by: Scramble on May 11, 2006, 09:44:13 AM
Quote from: ""morgardee""
Man this thread has lasted a lot longer than I thought it would.
It's a Canadian message board and "Tim Horton's" is in the title.
Now it's off to the grocery store with me.
Post by: TankGirl on May 11, 2006, 11:17:31 AM
Quote from: ""Raptor""
I could turn Scramble alcoholic with my patented "tootsie roll"...
How about you send me the recipe.....then maybe I won't feel like the only alcoholic in the house :wink:
Post by: Raptor on May 11, 2006, 03:09:46 PM
Ice
1 1/2 oz Dark Creme de Cacao
Fill with Orange Juice.
Stir.
It tastes exactly like a tootsie roll, in all it's chocolatey goodness. It's only a 20% liquor, but the taste is out of this world for such a simple drink.
Have one of those Scrams, and you'll forget all about orange smoothies.
And with that, we come full circle.
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Post by: morgardee on May 11, 2006, 04:10:13 PM
Quote from: ""Raptor""
In a short glass (scale up to meet your glass size.)
Ice
1 1/2 oz Dark Creme de Cacao
Fill with Orange Juice.
Stir.
It tastes exactly like a tootsie roll, in all it's chocolatey goodness. It's only a 20% liquor, but the taste is out of this world for such a simple drink.
Have one of those Scrams, and you'll forget all about orange smoothies.
And with that, we come full circle.
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Couldn't resist.
Post by: General Hawk on May 11, 2006, 08:28:06 PM
Quote from: ""Raptor""
In a short glass (scale up to meet your glass size.)
Ice
1 1/2 oz Dark Creme de Caca
:shock:
Post by: Scramble on May 22, 2006, 12:45:22 AM
I left assuming that it had to do with the colour, since it looked more grey than orange. But Tank Girl, being a chemist who has seen products taken off the market and knows the ins and outs of such things, pointed out that it was probably not safe for human consumption.
So far I can still see fine, haven't been losing any hair, and don't remember flying into violent rage. But I drank a lot of that stuff, and here I was prepared to drink as much more as I could get my hands on.
Post by: Pete The Greek on May 22, 2006, 02:39:54 PM
Quote from: ""Scramble""
I left assuming that it had to do with the colour, since it looked more grey than orange. But Tank Girl, being a chemist who has seen products taken off the market and knows the ins and outs of such things, pointed out that it was probably not safe for human consumption.
I suspect there was something in there that made some one either ill or allergic to the stuff. All it takes is one person to screw it up.