So early this morning I stop at a Tim Horton's for that uniquely Canadian ritual of the morning Timmies. Now I not a small man, and conversely, I am not that big either, but, when I walked in every head turned to look at me. This is when I noticed another Tim Horton's tradition, the coffee groups that take personal posession of each and every Tim Horton's.
I travel a lot and as a result I visit a lot of Tim Horton's as I go from place to place. Every time I walk into a Tim's I glance around to see the unofficial owners. You all know who you are! You and your cronies sit there religiously every morning protecting your Tim's from outsiders like me.
It is almost as if there is some ancient gene that comes out after you retire and you go down to the nearest Tim's and stake your claim. Next thing you know you are staring at everyone who enters as if they are here to take you out and steal your Tim's!
Maybe it is some ancient homesteading gene to claim a spot and protect it, but when did that become the need stake out and claim a Tim's of your own?
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