My Drive-Thru Attack Gave Caffeine Lovers Quite a Jolt

Winnipeg Free Press › August 21, 2009

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"[Dan Lett] doesn't seem to understand that all the people sitting in those cars idling away their wealth at Timmies have exercised their subjective values and decided that the gas burnt and the time saved are 'worth it' to them or they would not be there," wrote Chris Buors. "Living in a free country means that we get to exercise bad judgment without being criminals so long as we do not harm the person or the property of another."

Others -- I'll call them the spawn of Rush Limbaugh -- denied the very existence of global warming. "Have you looked out the window lately?" asked Reinhard Neufeld at the height of last week's cold snap. "Just because you've bought into the 'global warming' fairy tale doesn't mean the city should shut out more businesses from operating."

I will admit, however, to one notable exception to my general dislike of drive-thrus. Marilyn Hendzel, who uses a wheelchair, exposed the obvious benefits to handicapped persons who have trouble getting out of their cars and even if they did, couldn't manoeuvre their wheelchairs while holding a scalding cup of coffee. ''Drive-thrus allow me to have easy access to places that I wouldn't otherwise have -- in all kinds of weather," Hendzel wrote.

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My Drive-Thru Attack Gave Caffeine Lovers Quite a Jolt

Dan Lett

QUITE frankly, I should have known better.

Write a column attacking two of the more treasured Canadian values -- Tim Hortons coffee and unbounded consumption of fossil fuel -- and you pretty much get what you deserve.

All last week...

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