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February 7, 2006
Coffee Time
A few months ago I there was a reorganization at work, and I joined a new team. At first I was a little concerned that I wouldn't fit in, or that there may be personality conflicts, or something like that. Little did I know I would be joining a group of people whose love for coffee exceeds even mine.
My lead has a coffee maker inside his office, and every few hours brews a full 12-cup pot before sending out a blank email with the subject line "Coffee Is On <eom>". In a pure Pavlovian reaction, the team congregates around my lead's office within seconds of receiving the email.
As a way of thanking the team for making me feel so welcome, I brought in a tin of Tim Hortons coffee I got for Christmas. For the week that the can lasted, I got compliments for my choice of coffee every time we met around the coffee pot.
One developer I work with had lived in Canada for a few years and was familiar with Timmy's. I stopped by her office the first day we made it and asked her if she wanted to join us for coffee. She looked at me strange, like I was seriously bothering her in the middle of some important work. Then I told her it was Tim Hortons coffee, and before I could get the "s" in Hortons out, she had leapt up from her chair and all but shoved me aside in order to get her fix.
I guess even Seattleites get tired of Starbucks after a while.
In case you're wondering, EOM stands for "End Of Message" and is used when the email contains no body. The More You Know!
Comments
You guys really should try specialty coffee, grown, harvested, processed, roasted - all with a passion to bring you the best this amazing bean has to offer. Packaged in a triple oxygen barrier laminate with a one way de-gassing valve. Oh yeah - and the date each coffee is roasted is printed right on the bag. Plus it's really, really good! You will be asking "Tim Who?" .
Posted by: lj at February 8, 2006 6:00 AM
bah - tim hortons is garbage.
get yourself some kicking horse - kootenay crossing
http://kickinghorsecoffee.com
or balzacs - the farmer's blend
http://www.balzacscoffee.com/signature_blends.asp
either of these provide a superior drip. you'll be the office hero. then you can buy me things with the inevitable raise you will receive.
Posted by: dav at February 8, 2006 8:20 AM
'cause knowledge is power!
um...did I miss your birthday? I have a feeling it was on the 3rd.
Posted by: Ian at February 8, 2006 3:54 PM
um yeah... it was on the 3rd... oops...
hope... it was good.
Posted by: dav at February 8, 2006 4:17 PM
Worst. Friends. Ever.
Posted by: Chris at February 8, 2006 5:08 PM
Shoot, ya'll, I'm the ex and I remembered.
Of course, Chris, it always helps when you tell people, instead of showing up at their DDR party and then spilling the beans.
Oops, did I just spill the beans?
Posted by: Teresa at February 8, 2006 5:46 PM
Oh god! Gross! I just stepped in a huge pile of cold beans! Am I the only one that cleans up around here? Happy belated birthday.
Posted by: Rew at February 9, 2006 4:55 AM