[Rndouglas]

Tim Hortons' stock has been on fire recently. I'm glad I got in right after teh IPO last year

[Inconykic]

Caffeine sub-forum!

[Olphander]

Originally posted by LordShiva
Tim Hortons' stock has been on fire recently. I'm glad I got in right after teh IPO last year A very wise investment. I've never seen a Timmies that wasn't busy. I suspect they are reaching saturation in Canada so I'd watch for signs of their US progress.

[gariharrr]

This poll is invalid. The 48" pizza is the new banana.

[Falik]

Originally posted by b etor
we have 3 timmies in erie, possibly four.

EDIT: ok, we have 5. i looked it up. ZOMFG teh Canadian aggressors are trying to assimilate Erie PA!!!

[xanaxonlinexanax]

Originally posted by b etor


i'm not allowed to buy stock why not?

JM

[nizcreare]

It's like a conflict of interest for teh FBI to be buying stock

[bestbyV]

Originally posted by LordShiva


Their US progress has been rather patchy - they had to write off millions from the disastrous Bess Eaton acquisition, and their expansion into Ohio and New England was overambitious. I think that brought them down to earth, and now they're being cautious, which makes me happy as an investor There have been other very successful companies in Canada that failed miserably when expanding to the US.

Tims has about 1 store per 10,000 population in Canada now and are by far the largest coffee outlet. They have been accused in the past of "putting something in the coffee" b/c there is just no way coffee alone can be that good and that addictive. I don't particularly like the company but I'm hooked on their product.

[Dpkefsuf]

Originally posted by Wezil


There have been other very successful companies in Canada that failed miserably when expanding to the US.

Tims has about 1 store per 10,000 population in Canada now and are by far the largest coffee outlet. They have been accused in the past of "putting something in the coffee" b/c there is just no way coffee alone can be that good and that addictive. I don't particularly like the company but I'm hooked on their product. I consulted for one of their US competitors, and helped come up with their successful counter-attack strategy

[mosypeSom]

Originally posted by Wezil


The little wee kids?

They do that in most communities. mhmmm. i used to get service hours teaching them how to skate.

[chuecaloversvv]

It wasn't me.

Talk about a drive-thru.

Lambton OPP are investigating after a pickup truck rammed through the wall of a Tim Hortons in Corunna twice today, sending customers running out the back door — a crash that could have been “much worse,” the restaurant’s manager said.

The chaos and crashing happened around 6:20 a.m., when the driver of the truck — a Tim Hortons regular — began pulling into a parking spot against the wall.

Instead, the 2000 Ford F150 smashed into a 2007 Mazda, pushing it over a curb, then raced onward into the wall of the restaurant.

The driver then reversed the pickup, which backed across the lot into a 2007 Toyota.

Then the man changed gears again, racing forward until it smashed again through the Tim Hortons.

“It felt like we were in a movie,” said manager Sue Adairs, who was serving customers at the counter when she saw the nose of the pickup burst through the wall.

“I saw the truck come right through the store and we ran out through the back door. I took the customers through (the kitchen),” she said.

The truck rammed into tables located against the wall but no one was sitting there, she said.

“It could have been so much worse,” said Adairs, noting there were people inside, not far from where the front of the truck smashed through.

The restaurant wasn’t busy at the time, but in another hour could have been full of people, she said.

This morning, police said a mechanical malfunction caused the 2000 Ford F150 to accelerate out of the driver’s control.

But later in the day, Lambton OPP Const. John Reurink said police would be investigating to see whether there were other factors involved or charges would be laid.

“Just the manner of driving: forward, reverse, forward again. It’s not normal,” he said. “It was premature of us to determine it was a throttle sticking.”

He said investigators will probe further to find out if the crash was caused intentionally or if medical factors played a part.

“Or whether (the driver) ultimately overeacted over the collision,” he said.

When a gas pedal sticks, or a vehicle accelerates on its own, the driver should shut off the vehicle or throw it into neutral, Reurink said.

“We could have had serious injuries or even a death,” Reurink said.

The 49-year-old driver of the truck was “shaken” but otherwise OK, he said.

The drive-thru remained open “and busy," Adairs said. The restaurant part was closed while builders worked on the hole in the wall.

[Grainiary]

doesn't say much for the intelligence of Canadians.

I often get out and go inside. it's good to stretch my legs every once in a while. And I also feel there is less chance of screwing up the order if I'm there. And I also have a view of the back, and can tell if they spit in my drink/food.

[sztc38tg]

Originally posted by Wezil
If Mr. Horton still ran the place I would call it Tim Horton's. Now that it is a faceless corp I feel free to amend. Timmies is my polite reference for the place. I have a sister who calls it Timmies. She also calls appetizers "appies". And I've never heard her referring to it before, but if she did, I think she would call McDonald's "Mickey D's". Uggh...cutesy-wutesy... :vomits:

[GenryDont]

and Burger King is teh BK Lounge.

[xquFzpNw]

I got food poisoning from a Mickey D's breakfast burrito before. Haven't ate there much since then. Doesn't help the quality sucks, and it's a kids place.