Timmies and Tires

That was better. Sleepwatch tells me that I slept for 5:25 last night, which is close to 2 hours better than the previous night.Geting to sleep at 11:10 was also a bonus. As I wrote yesterday, I would rather go to sleep early and wake up early rather than vice versa.

It's already after 9am, and i have just returned from a Tmmies run. I had already consumed my mug (1/2 mug 2X) and Sue her usual big mug. But the lady awoke with a headache and was about to brew a second mug when I offered to venture forth a get her a "good coffee" from Timmies. She was quite enthusiastic about this.

While I usually say Tims and not Timmies, I read an article this morning by a Brit now residing in Toronto, and Timmies is one of the strange Canadian slang words that she mentioned. Of course, it refers to the ubiquitous Tim Hortons. It is not an abbreviation for coffee, however, just for the place that is Tim Hortons. We do not call coffee from other establishments, Tims or Timmies.

Other peculiar Canadian slang that she mentioned were toque, washroom, Loonie/Twonie, runners and two-four. You already know about toque, but you can read about the others here if you like. Briefly however, loonie/twonie are our one and two-dollar coins that have replaced paper currency because an image of a loon graced the first Loonie. Runners are what we call running shoes that you may call trainers or sneakers. A two-four is a case of beer and also our May 24th holiday (Queen Victoria's birthday). Many a two-four is consumed on May two-four.

Driving though for coffee, I had to insert my credit card rather than simply tap because it is a new one, by which I mean an updated version of an old one. This will involve much updating on various sites such as Timmies and Amazon, for example. It's a bit of a pain, but once done, it will save time for 6 years.

Next, I shall get back in the car to visit the tire shop where they will change Hermione the Honda over from winter to summer tires. I look forward to the nice, less noisy ride of the summer tires, but I don't look forward to the changeover expense. The storage fee plus the change-over fee will amount to more than $100, and I have to do this twice a year.

Fortunately, the weather is nice today and will rise to a positively balmy 14C/57F. Unfortunately, it won't last, and we shall suffer through an ice storm tomorrow and into Wednesday, during which the car and its summer tires shall remain parked in the garage.

Now to do some more credit card updating an inputting before I head out again.