Tim Hortons is in the House

Just think of the jargon you use when ordering a piping hot cup a jo at Tim Hortons. “Large, double-double, please.” Who doesn’t like making a large double double during a curling game? You know the kind –you double the opposition’s stones out of the rings and score two. Yeah, that is a LARGE double double alright!

And then there is the rolling of the “R’s”. Tim Hortons has made it popular with their “Rrrroll Up the Rrrim to win” Sweepstakes. Curling is known as the “Rrrroarrrrrin’ game” ... just listen, "Hurrrrrraaaay Haaaarrrrd". The game of curling is played with rings, rocks, and rolls ... and the right combination of those three can make you a winner, just like Tim Hortons does with their contest.

Curling has a tee line and Tim Horton’s serves tea. Curling use the take-out and so does Tim Hortons.

I confess, I am not a regular drinker of coffee or tea, but after some coaxing, I had a curler’s version of a “double-double” as part of a pre-game ritual. Neither cream, nor sugar was in my “double-double”. It was indeed a special occasion -- before an early Sunday morning game at a weekend bonspiel. I was told "draw weight" was included in the cup of Tim's finest brew to steady the skip’s hand and the team's "nerves".

Curling's social tradition is its most precious ... a sport where long lasting relationships can be forged. I am glad my family is a curling family. I am not a coffee drinker, but I am a curler. I am Canadian and glad to have Tim Hortons in my curling house.
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