It has been awhile since I last posted on this work site across from Dundonald Park. Sure enough, a somewhat larger beer store replaced the one that had been torn down, while a Tim Hortons occupies the new building to the west. Both opened in November. I prefer the third view looking across the park, with these shots taken after one of our snowfalls. I don't drink, so I won't go in the one shop, and I don't care for coffee or doughnuts, so why would I go into Tims? This, in a country where the company tries to brand itself as the very essence of Canadian. Note to Tims (and this is going to get me blacklisted by Tims) ~ no matter how many times you put together endless Marketing Chimp authorized sugar sweet hockey parents hauling their rugrats around in the early hours feel-good commercials passing yourself off as the ultimate in Canadiana, you're not.
After all, the true essence of being Canadian is knowing how to make love in a canoe.
well, some day i'd like to visit a tim horton's. :)
ReplyDeletehahahahahahaaha, so great.
ReplyDeleteI don't drink either but I think my sons would check out the beer store just for a hoot !
The last photo is lovely. So you did get some snow ! Wonderful.
cheers, parsnip and thehamish
Stand up for what you know is right William!
ReplyDeleteLol! If I am there and feeling cold with all the snow I would love a piping hot cup of coffee. Not for what the name stands for but just to warm me up a bit.
ReplyDeleteWithout sinking canoe, right?
ReplyDeleteTomás.
Great post and enjoyed the photos. Thank you for visiting when I was away on vacation. I am home now and slowly trying to catch up. Happy New Year :)
ReplyDeleteI am not familiar with a beer place. I our cafes you can buy all kind of drinks from wines to beer.
ReplyDeleteNow, I want to hear all about your how you arrived at your "true essence." Names are not important. Details are. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
ReplyDeleteA beer store... interesting... nothing like this here.
ReplyDeleteYou sure know how to end your posts with a bang William, still laughing :) :)
ReplyDeleteP.s. I hope I remembered to wish you all the best for 2016!
i am not sure how the last comment would work, i would say stay on dry lands or that event. canoe would not be my choice. but to each his/her own. i enjoy Tim Horton's but find their foods/drinks to be very very sweet. ha. ha!
ReplyDeleteAnd they don't make particularly good coffee either!
ReplyDeleteI don't drink Tim Hortons...it's disgusting coffee. Okay...I admitted it and am awaiting the lynching.
ReplyDeleteJane x
It looks cold in your city!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't sound like Tim's coffee is too popular, unlike the Starbucks franchise. Do you have them there? That last comment leaves a very strange picture in my mind.
ReplyDeleteI can understand skipping the beer and coffee, but...donuts???
ReplyDeleteDonuts are one of those things I couldn't live without.
I love the store fronts, William! I love the snow, too. :)
ReplyDelete@Tex: basically it's Krispy Kreme with a maple syrup sensibility.
ReplyDelete@Parsnip: and we've gotten more snow since! The snow that fell when I took these shots didn't last long.
@Cloudia: every once in awhile a good rant is in order.
@Nancy: I've never gotten into coffee. Tea on the other hand does the trick.
@Tomas: or falling overboard!
@Denise: thank you!
@Marianne: the same's the case here- bars or restaurants, but if you want a case of beer, you go here, and if you want liquor, there's the LCBO shops.
@Lowell: a gentleman never tells!
@Karl: it's been common here for decades.
@Grace: I couldn't resist.
ReplyDelete@Beth: I know the company's opened up shops in the States.
@Furry Gnome: I will take your word for that!
@Jane and Chris: no lynching here!
@Sharon: today it's colder.
@Linda: oh yes, we've got Starbucks here. I never go in there either. Tims is popular here- there's a location downtown where within a five minute walk you can reach like five or six different Tims.
@Norma: but they're so blah!
@Linda: the snow's a very welcome sight!
Looks a mite cold out there. Sure couldn't get lost looking for a beer in that area.
ReplyDeleteWell, I don't think you and I will make any difference to Tim's passing themselves off as super Canadian. I don't like their coffee either. I hate their confusing ordering system.
ReplyDeleteAnd that canoe business can be mighty tricky----but worthwhile.
ReplyDeleteMB
well you sure save a lot of calories by not liking beer and donuts, which might help with that canoe thing ;)
ReplyDeleteI like Tim Horton's Coffee. I will admit. They changed to stronger so I have to have more cream in it but I don't use sugar. I dislike sugar in hot drinks. I do not drink beer or wine. Yuks. When In Canada the Starbucks were in a certain section of the Library but separate but since has gone else where. I did like the coffee better then Tim's. Not a doughnut fan neither.
ReplyDeleteI do not drink beer...
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty good with a canoe. :-)
ReplyDeleteI don't like beer! Glad to see some snow!
ReplyDelete@Kate: winter took its time and had a couple of false starts!
ReplyDelete@Red: I think it's the commercials I find more irritating than the business itself.
@MB: hah!
@Tanya: yes!
@Carolann: some people swear by Tims, but since I've always disliked coffee to begin with, I've not bothered with it.
@VP: I've sampled enough from wine up to whisky to have decided I don't like the taste of alcohol, so why drink?
@Revrunner: I figured that comment would get some interesting replies!
@Ciel: and more snow has fallen!
You're funny, William!
ReplyDeleteI think it's never wrong to be unique!
ReplyDeleteWhat a post, William!
ReplyDeleteYou can wake me up for a good cup of coffee!
ReplyDeleteIt might be wise to wait for warmer weather for that canoe thing, unless you are willing to bring it inside!
ReplyDelete@EG: thanks!
ReplyDelete@Marleen: I quite agree.
@RedPat: the Sisters Of Little Or No Mercy would not be happy with me!
@Jan: I knew there'd be coffee drinkers speaking up!
@Lois: good point!
I'm inclined to agree with Lois.
ReplyDeleteSorry - I just can't get past that gorgeous snow.
ReplyDeleteSounds like two good reasons not to cross the road to me, just enough snow to be picturesque but not inconvenient...
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing more Canadian than a Beer Store and a Tim Hortons to get rid of the hangover. ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉ
ReplyDeleteI like the sign saying "meet beer".
ReplyDeleteNot a big beer drinker. I'm more a wine lush, myself.
@Kay: me too!
ReplyDelete@Debs: I love the snow.
@Geoff: I enjoy that park regardless of the time of year.
@Andy: hah!
@Lorelei: I haven't had alcohol at all since 2017- and those were wine tasting events that were part of an embassy series here. I just don't care for booze.