The only thing I care about is if my date's timbits are in working order

You like them plain or sprinkled with chocolate?

Just how good IS this guy's coffee?

Just got back from there, and as always.......they and the coffee was awesome

Moonie.....You flirting slut you......

Then again, maybe tipping the canoe was the whole idea, eh?

As for the question of chocolate or sprinkles, I actually like the ones with the shredded coconut.

Inside can be the best in many ways, and many places ms moonie.....

Tim Hortons franchise in Afghanistan a raging success


KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — A newly arrived British soldier actually thought the hugely popular and profitable Department of National Defence-owned Tim Hortons franchise at this noisy airbase was a religious cult.

"Once he got to know us, he realized we clearly were not a church group," said Amy Barbarie of Sault Ste. Marie, who landed what she called ‘the best job in the world,’ serving thousands of Canadian and NATO troops deployed here to fight the Taliban and al-Qaid


One of the revelations for Barbarie and the Canadian staff at Tim’s most remote outpost has been that national tastes differ greatly

Different national tendencies can also be seen in what the troops put in their coffee.

"Canadian troops are understandably famous for ordering double-doubles,” said James Vergie, the fast food emporium’s 33-year-old manager, who has a wife and four children in Manitoba.

"But many of the Americans prefer triple-triples or four-by-fours. There was even one who asked for an 8 and 1. I called that a medium sugar with a bit of coffee."

Tim’s even had an Afghan regular, who always ordered a coffee and a doughnut.

One of the newly converted at what British troops have dubbed ’Timmy’s’ was Sgt. Tony Hauxwell of the Royal Signals.

"I love it here because the place has a good vibe," said Hauxwell, who served two tours in Iraq. "There is always some wonderful verbal jousting and the maple creme doughnuts and chocolate and peanut butter cookies, that’s the stuff."

The staff in Kandahar estimate about 40 per cent of their orders come from Canadian troops. About 70 per cent of the customers are Canadian in the first hours after the 6

One-third of the profits generated were for the mission’s welfare fund, another third went to similar funds run by units in theatre while the rest was given to funds at bases in Canada which send troops to Afghanistan.

"It does generate a good amount of money for the welfare and morale of the troops," Peverley said, adding that it was difficult to be specific about how much profit there was because the CFPSA paid the salaries of Tims’ employees in Kandahar and also bore all the shipping costs for the products sold here.

"We do not try to look at it this way because it is a morale issue,’ he said. ’The troops wanted this, so profit is not important."

Getting a job at Tims in Afghanistan has become a very big deal.

About 1,200 people applied every six months for 63 CFPSA positions in Kandahar, including 21 at the doughnut shop.

“I applied for all six rotations so far and I don’t know why I wasn’t picked before,” Barbarie said. “But I believe in good timing and the timing for me with this was perfect. Everyone wants a little something from home and the soldiers that I have met here are the best and nicest customers in the world.”

Vergie studied for four weeks at what he called Tims ‘Donut University’ in Oakville, Ont.

"A test they speak about in Canada is that you could put a Tim Hortons in the desert and people would still come," he said. "We are living proof of that."

A newly arrived British soldier actually thought the hugely popular and profitable Department of National Defence-owned Tim Hortons franchise at this noisy airbase was a religious cult.