The Tim Hortons triple chocolate donut is disgusting. This means nothing to my American audience.
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The Tim Hortons triple chocolate donut is disgusting. This means nothing to my American audience.
I was asked to make a wobbleboard for someone at work after he hurt his ankle. It’s basically a pogo-ball only you strengthen your ankle by rolling it around at progressing angles.
Here’s my version complete with a removable insert. The main ball part makes it at a 12 degree angle and with the insert it’s at 17 degrees.
It’s made of 3/4″ red oak with a bent inlay of maple wrapping around the edge. In order to bend the maple around the circle I had to steam bend it, then glue it. I made a steam box using 2″ black HDPE water pipe hooked up to a large pot of boiling water at a 90 degree angle. The steam goes up through the hole in the pot lid through the 90 degree 6 foot long pipe with a cap on the end. I stick the wood strips in the pipe and cook for about 30 minutes. I have about 20 seconds to clamp it in position before it hardens.
I used a bandsaw circle cutting jig to cut out the circle of oak planks and a drum sander to smooth it out. I finished by spraying a few coats of polyurethane.
It was a simple project but I got to make a circle cutting jig that I’ll use the the future as well as trying out steam bending. I also turned the ball on the lathe. Pretty cool.
I miss my rowing machine.
I think I would give blood if they offered me a coupon for a free sandwich from somewhere. They need a good marketing strategy.
That 90 degree drill from my wishlist is 1/2 price this week.
Deep thoughts: I’ve never seen a fat guy operate chopsticks.
4 hours later and I’m still fuming at how Tim Horton’s screwed up my coffee again.
Here’s the story, I decide to make a special drive out this morning to get my and my wife a coffee. She wants me to take this travel mug instead of wasting a paper cup. I knew this was going to be a disaster because asking to fill up one travel mug in the drive thru with 2 cremes, but 1 creme in the other normal paper cup was too much to handle. Compound that with the fact that 90% of the employees working at that location is not Canadian and cannot speak English.
So there I was, “Can I take your order?”
“Yeah, I’d like one large coffee, two cremes. I have a travel mug for that one by the way”.
“Yes, that coffee will be in a travel mug.”
sjdhfjkasdjhf <<< This is non-English speak by the employee.
I murmer, “I have no idea what you just said.”
“I’d also like another large coffee, 1 cream. I don’t have a travel mug for that one so I guess in a regular paper cup?”
sjdhfjkasdjhf <<< This is non-English speak by the employee.
I murmer, “Oh sh*t…I have no idea what you just said.” I’m pretty sure they heard this.
“You’d like a refill?”
At this point I’m looking at where I can drive off but there’s never an escape from a drive-thru. I think they build the curve things on purpose to keep you locked in so you can’t drive away in retaliation. I’m forced to ride this one out.”I’d like one large coffee, 2 cremes in this travel mug, I’d like another large coffee, 1 creme in a regular cup. That’s it.”
sjdhfjkasdjhf <<< This is non-English speak by the employee.
I drive through. I’m asked to pay $4 something for two $1.52 coffees. She passes me 3 cups. I explain the situation and end up with a travel mug and 1 more cup. I ask her twice:
“So this is the one with 2 cremes and this is the one with 1 creme?”
“Oh yeah-yeah, two creme”
“Oh sh*t.”
Totally a bad feeling about this but I have my hands full and I’m not about to start opening lids and checking for brownish tones so I drive home. I get home and both are very very light, meaning two creme in both, plus mine has like 2 sugar in it. I was furious and I’m still in a bad mood. That was my last five bucks and my gas tank empty light is on. Kill kill kill.
I’m now eating chocolate flavoured mini-wheats from the U.S…weird! Also picked up Cracklin’ Oat Bran. It’s like cookies !
Awww, how can you tell this face it’s time to go to bed?
The Halloween Kiss candy is terrible. Does anyone really like those things?