Tim Hortons relents, workers join 'Red Friday'

[WilliamAshley]

The redcoats!!!

What if all the soilders wore read.. huh, more then the small flag if not in full combat dress or maybe they still do.. bet that is another notch for black objects alone with dark greens or browns as a flag eh.

you know them timmis folk gotta look like the walking components of a cup o coffee, what are they suppose to do cut their finger in the process of slicing a bagle so you can see red.. or acidentally step on a cherry filled or trip while handing you that sandwhich with tomatoes...although I question the idea of the afghan missions (boooos) or even risking soilders lives to secure a western liked government central asia as an important North atlantic and Canadian mission, even with most polls saying more then 50% of the pop don't support it.. i do support the idea that if someone was brainwashed to think running around with a gun and killing mulsims and afghani's in afghanistan a muslim law country, that yes, they are doing what they think is right and as such should have moral support for that. I think I may have accidentally wore red without knowing about the special occassion. so all in all perhaps there IS a legitamate reason for the canadians to be in afghanistan even though it totally eludes me in full reason. and even though my "seperation" and refusal to stand for the anthem in school arose from canada going to war with afghanistan, im sure that perhaps some afghani's that arn't accidentially being killed or living in an oddly less stable environment then they lived in during taliban rule, may be helped and even though there don't seem to be long term plans to free the muslims from the 'harsh' muslim law they face, even though the occupation is still allowing it to happen, are.. damn I forgot what I was saying.

good for you, you are all doing your country proud,for doing your duty as directed, and that is what is important, not why, but that you do.

Plus you know how to shoot a gun why would i aim to insult.

Ra, ra ra!!! gooooooo redcoats!!

what if they wore fallen browned maple leafs, that would be sorta in the colour scheme,and be sorta like camo.. like were, NExt!



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just so you knowI'mnot against redday but I thinkattacking the same body that had canadian mod navy ads for their coffee should get a few free ones.
They support the troops!!!

with coffee!!! have youu knowmemory@!

AND roll up the rim uses redish cups why don't you change the damn date to that period and kill two birds with one stone.

devils advocate.

 

[nelk]

timmy and money

Just some timbits of gossip:

In my business endevours I contracted for a TH franchiseowner operating more then one store.
In some of our private discussions he mentioned that in order to prevent Competition the would open stores just for the purpose of saturating the market as to choke off any other shop potential.

That a store has to profit at least 100 Grands after owners wages and all costs etc are deducted, all the while the girls slaved for minimum wages with some minor benefits added. Senority was honored with layoff/terminations to keep wagecosts down. The Baker was sweating over the donutfryer all night for $7.00 /h.That was a few years back, but I hear not much has changed. Not in NS.

He fired my services eventually, because somebody was undercutting my rate a bit. After some disappointment with the competiors services received he approached me again. I told him to go to hell.
Good when you can choose who to work for.

Yes I still like Coffee and applefritter, but not in one of his stores.

 

[WilliamAshley]

I thought I should add.. the name timhortons on the timmies hat is red, so they are always wearing red

 

[hermanntrude]

you guys live in a capitalist society. that means you will be screwed again and again by large businesses who dont even know who you are. There is no answer to this because there is truly viable alternative to capitalism. get used to it cos it will only get worse.

It does truly suck though that Tim's good wishes dont live on.

 

[CDNBear]

If Tim Hortons wont let their employees wear a pink ribbon for breast cancer why are they letting them wear red on fridays for a bias, political cause. Now if a Tim Hortons employee doesn't wear red on friday he or she may get harrassed by customers who are hell bent on this. This is so stupid.

What bias political cause?

You really don't get it do you?

The red ribbon, the yellow ribbons the camo ribbons and red shirts are for support of our TROOPS. The Nations sons and daughters. If you can't get your head around the difference between having your political views about the war (which there sacrifices pay for) and the fact that these young men and woman are doing the duty they swore to do. laying there lives on the line to quell the spred of the terrorist virus. Then you really need to get some F**King help and fast. Or perhaps I could take you down to CFB Trenton this weekend. That's where I'm heading to have Thankgiving with some friends that are still serving. I'm sure all of us would love to hear your views face to face.

The only stupidity around here is your's!

 

[CDNBear]

my country right or wrong?

I'll pass

So what you're telling me here is I'm supposed to buy into some poorly contexted 50-year-old propagandic corporate stretch of the imagination as if it and not social pressure is the reality I should be concerned with? Not in Leo Strauss' dreams.

No, you believe what you want. Hopefully not, but one day you and the other selfish twits that can't see the forest for the trees may see the honour, courage and loyalty these men and women posess, as they beat the beast back from your very door. Until that time, your pussified, never seen sh*t, never done sh*t, have no idea what valour is views are freely spewed because of the sacrifices of men and women just like these, paid for with their very lives.

I will waste no more breath on the ignorant ramblings of people, who have no idea what it means to "Stand and Deliver". It is impossible to teach, you are either born honourable or you are not.

 

[Gonzo]

CDNbear, you dont get it. No matter what I say you'll still spew right wing nonsense. If you're so gun ho about this war and love your troops so much then go over there and really support them. Wearing red does nothing. It doesn't support them in anyway. What does it do? You're wearing red on friday. So what? All it's doing is diverting what really should be talked about, getting our troops out of a lost cause.
Our military is NOT beating the beast back from our door. They never were. They ARE increasing the risk of a terrorist attack by being there. But there is no point saying this to you because you are so brainwashed by the right wing media, lies that appeal to people who dont think for themselves.

 

[CDNBear]

CDNbear, you dont get it. No matter what I say you'll still spew right wing nonsense. If you're so gun ho about this war and love your troops so much then go over there and really support them. Wearing red does nothing. It doesn't support them in anyway. What does it do? You're wearing red on friday. So what? All it's doing is diverting what really should be talked about, getting our troops out of a lost cause.
Our military is NOT beating the beast back from our door. They never were. They ARE increasing the risk of a terrorist attack by being there. But there is no point saying this to you because you are so brainwashed by the right wing media, lies that appeal to people who dont think for themselves.

We can add "not being able to read" to your list of innablities. I said, one day you may need them to. When you don't desperately need them on your doorstep, is when your true feelings show, about how you feel about them.

I do not fully support this offensive and never have claimed to. I support my brothers and sisters doing what they took an oath to do. They are doing what they were trained to do, and in a manner beffiting a Canadian Soldier. If you go back and read everything I've ever posted about our Troops in Afghanistan, you might see that I support them, the men, the women. Not the war. Your inablity to comprehend basic english is astounding.

I'm brainwashed by the "rightwing" media. When does yours come back from the NDP laundrymat?

I'm no more a "rightwing'er" then you are a sensible humanbeing.

Oh BTW, it does support them in ways you could not possibly comprehend. It's called moral, it boosts their spirits to know we're praying for them back home, and wishing them a safe return.

 

[Gonzo]

Now your getting nasty. I propose we end the name calling and stick to the issue we are arguing about.

 

[CDNBear]

Now your getting nasty. I propose we end the name calling and stick to the issue we are arguing about.

Nasty? You keep calling me a brainwashed rightwinger, you chose (which is your right, paid for by the boys and girls in uniform) not to support the "humanbeings" in uniform. And you call me nasty?

I understand your view on the war, I accept it. You're right and just to feel that way. But you do the man and women who are dying in this war a serious disservice when you fail to understand they need our support. They need it, not the Government, not the war, the Troops. The men and women on the front lines, they need to feel that we are with them, we feel for them and we miss them. That's my point.

BTW, I went to bed every night for months, when all this started, praying to the Great Spirit, to let me wake up 80 lbs lighter and without the pins, plates and plastic tidbits that are holding me together so I could re-enlist and go with them. I still would. When the **** hits the fan and the rounds start flyin', God, the flag and the Government of the day, mean sweet F**K all. It's all about the brother next to you.

 

[Gonzo]

I don't support the war and I don't support wearing red because it's pointless and does nothing for our troops. It's a diversion tactic. We should be talking about protecting our soldiers, getting them back in one piece. Everyone does our soldiers an injustice by throwing them into a pointless war then wearing red as a sign of support and then not discussing the issues in the ever changing conditions they're in. This is my stance. I have nothing against our soldiers. I don't want to see them die for a useless cause.

 

[tracy]

...one day you and the other selfish twits that can't see the forest for the trees may see the honour, courage and loyalty these men and women posess...

Believe it or not, it's possible to see those qualities, appreciate them and honour them without raging about the fact that Tim Horton's employees weren't allowed to wear red ribbons for a few hours one Friday.

I'm not allowed to wear any ribbons at work because it's a part of our dress code. 3 of our staff have gone off with cancer and a few nurses wanted to wear ribbons for them. They weren't allowed. That doesn't mean hospital administration hates the nurses with cancer, it just means we have a dress code.

 

[CDNBear]

I wasn't raging about Timmies, It amazes me how little respect some people have for those that have sworn to up hold their very way of life. Whether you believe the war is right or wrong, the men and women of our Armed Forces are our first line of defence and our salvation in times of trouble, ie, natural dissasters or major emergency situations. We should respect and honour them always, not just when it suits us.

gonzo, how is it pointless, when it means so much to them?

 

[BitWhys]

someone find me a T-Shirt with a red peace symbol on it and I'm there with bells on.

 

[tracy]

I wasn't raging about Timmies, It amazes me how little respect some people have for those that have sworn to up hold their very way of life. Whether you believe the war is right or wrong, the men and women of our Armed Forces are our first line of defence and our salvation in times of trouble, ie, natural dissasters or major emergency situations. We should respect and honour them always, not just when it suits us.

Who says we don't just because we don't care about Timmies and their dress code?

Those nurses give as much service to the community. It doesn't mean the hospital doesn't respect that by having a dress code. It just means they have a dress code. Some people read too much into things.

 

[Gonzo]

It's meaningless because it doesn't really offer any support at all. How does wearing a red shirt on friday help soldiers. I think openly debating the war to ensure that we don't put our soldiers at needless risk is a better way to support our soldiers.
And where does it end? Doctors and nurses are very important to saving Canadian lives. Why don't we wear green on thursdays to support our doctors and nurses? And if companies like Tim Hortons doesn't comply they obviously don't support our doctors.

 

[CDNBear]

It's meaningless because it doesn't really offer any support at all. How does wearing a red shirt on friday help soldiers. I think openly debating the war to ensure that we don't put our soldiers at needless risk is a better way to support our soldiers.
And where does it end? Doctors and nurses are very important to saving Canadian lives. Why don't we wear green on thursdays to support our doctors and nurses? And if companies like Tim Hortons doesn't comply they obviously don't support our doctors.

I agree, nurses are front line soldiers in health care. As are Paramedics and Fire Fighters. I think they should all be honoured. I never said anything to the contrary. Anyone who puts their life on the line to help or save others, is a hero in my eyes and just as deserving of our support.