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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!

22:24 | Work

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

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