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Newsweek
03-05-2025
- Business
- Newsweek
Customer Orders 20 Sandwiches at Drive-Thru—Disbelief at What They Do Next
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A routine brunch rush at a Tim Hortons turned into a mild traffic nightmare, when a customer refused to move their vehicle after placing a massive order through the drive-thru. According to an employee, who asked to only be referred to by the initials "VD," the incident occurred around 11:30 a.m., one of the busiest times for the store in Ontario, Canada. While large orders are not uncommon, the poster explained that staff typically request that customers with sizable orders pull into a designated waiting area so that others can be served. But the customer refused to budge from the pickup window, despite being asked multiple times, causing fury among other customers and the staff. "They had their windows rolled up, blasting loud music, and just wouldn't acknowledge us," VD told Newsweek. "We usually have the food out within 10 minutes, but in this case, we rushed the order with three or four people working on it and managed to finish in five minutes. Still, the cars behind them were honking, and it created a really frustrating situation for everyone." A picture of the large order at the Tim Hortons that sparked conversation online. A picture of the large order at the Tim Hortons that sparked conversation online. bipolar-scorpio/Reddit Tim Hortons fast food restaurant chain was founded in 1964 by NHL legend Tim Horton and businessman Jim Charade. They now have locations spanning 13 countries, and are famed for bringing a taste of Canadian culture to audiences worldwide. Newsweek reached out to Tim Hortons via email for comment. The employee emphasized that incidents like these highlight the unexpected challenges faced in fast food jobs, and they wanted to share it to raise awareness of what people working in fast food deal with on a daily basis. "You really become a people person in this line of work," they said. "Every experience, even the frustrating ones, teaches you something valuable about patience, empathy, and resilience." Read more Map reveals every US state's favorite junk food Map reveals every US state's favorite junk food The story was shared on Reddit's popular r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit last week, where it has over 77,000 upvotes and thousands of comments. "Person ordered 20 sandwiches in drive-thru and won't move ahead to wait in the parking lot. Infuriating and on top of that, cars behind them started honking," VD captioned the post. Here people shared their reactions. Redditor WasabiAdorable6951 said: "My manager would've canceled the order and gave them a refund." While Humble-Plankton2217 wrote: "There should be a rule that large orders need to be pre-ordered or collected by coming inside." "My dad would do stuff like this. I'm lucky I didn't inherit his lack of empathy," said Fat-randin. Redditor DeceptiJon warned: "The last thing I want to do is p*** off the people making my food." This isn't the first time a drive-thru incident has gained viral attention. In 2022, a McDonald's customer blocked a drive-thru for hours while demanding a refund. While a mother and daughter gained attention online when a prank at Starbucks hilariously backfired.
BBC News
28-04-2025
- BBC News
London Colney car jacker James Heany jailed
Detectives hope the jailing of a car jacker who "terrorised" motorists with a knife will bring "some comfort" to Heany, 27, stole a Ford Mondeo, after confronting a man in London Colney in Hertfordshire on 20 August, before driving off and crashing into several other said Heany then tried to take vehicles from other motorists at knifepoint near the from Watford, has been jailed for seven years and nine months at St Albans Crown Court. Hertfordshire Police said Heany threatened the man on Telford Road, and then crashed into several cars during his journey on to the A404 North Orbital Road, just before the M1 abandoned the Mondeo and tried to steal other cars by jumping on bonnets and threatening other motorists with a knife and punching one victim in the face, police evading capture, Heany was eventually arrested in Hemel Hempstead on 10 October. Woman 'terrified' Police said Heany had also stolen and crashed a woman's car in March last year after threatening her with a knife in the car park of the Tim Horton's burger bar on North Western Avenue in Watford."The woman was terrified and feared for her life," Det Con Julie Vint said."We are pleased that Heany has been given a lengthy sentence."We hope it brings some comfort to the people Heany terrorised and all the motorists who had to witness such frightening actions."Heany admitted robbery, attempted robbery, possession of a knife, assault, criminal damage and dangerous driving. During sentencing on 17 April, Heany was also banned from driving for more than seven years. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Sydney Morning Herald
23-04-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Virgin Australia passengers in NZ stumped by series of errors
Passengers on Virgin Australia's Easter weekend service from Queenstown, New Zealand, were hit by a cascade of delays and cancellations arising from mechanical and security issues. At one point the departure gate was thrown into disorder after an airline staff member's decision triggered an intervention from airport authorities. An already-delayed Virgin Australia flight VA164, scheduled to depart for Sydney on Sunday, was held up for three hours and 20 minutes after an 'airline employee' directed passengers into the wrong part of the gate, violating security protocols. After being instructed to deplane and re-enter the airport through the departure gate on Sunday, passengers 'were stopped by staff who were running and shouting that we could not do that', said Tim Horton, who was visiting the New Zealand tourist town from Sydney. 'Doors were hurriedly secured, staff disagreed about what could be done. Meanwhile, we were standing partly on the tarmac and partly inside.' Horton recalled seeing a police officer running through the airport 'then running back the other way'. 'It was clear throughout that no one knew what the protocols or procedures should be. Airports are about security. It was instead nothing but chaos.' Virgin said of the weekend difficulties: 'We regret that this impacted our ability to deliver the level of service and support we strive to provide our guests when unexpected disruption occurs, and we sincerely apologise to our guests for this experience.'
The Age
23-04-2025
- The Age
Virgin Australia passengers in NZ stumped by series of errors
Passengers on Virgin Australia's Easter weekend service from Queenstown, New Zealand, were hit by a cascade of delays and cancellations arising from mechanical and security issues. At one point the departure gate was thrown into disorder after an airline staff member's decision triggered an intervention from airport authorities. An already-delayed Virgin Australia flight VA164, scheduled to depart for Sydney on Sunday, was held up for three hours and 20 minutes after an 'airline employee' directed passengers into the wrong part of the gate, violating security protocols. After being instructed to deplane and re-enter the airport through the departure gate on Sunday, passengers 'were stopped by staff who were running and shouting that we could not do that', said Tim Horton, who was visiting the New Zealand tourist town from Sydney. 'Doors were hurriedly secured, staff disagreed about what could be done. Meanwhile, we were standing partly on the tarmac and partly inside.' Horton recalled seeing a police officer running through the airport 'then running back the other way'. 'It was clear throughout that no one knew what the protocols or procedures should be. Airports are about security. It was instead nothing but chaos.' Virgin said of the weekend difficulties: 'We regret that this impacted our ability to deliver the level of service and support we strive to provide our guests when unexpected disruption occurs, and we sincerely apologise to our guests for this experience.'
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Enough talk, President Trump. Invade Canada.
There's really nothing worse for the free world than an American president who cannot be taken seriously, whose words are empty and shallow, or who makes absurd proclamations that might even be a few miles past crazy town. And that is why President Trump must invade Canada. Seizing Canada is the only way to let the world know that Trump is a serious man. Heck, if July 4 comes and Canada isn't eating hot dogs and drinking Bud Light, both Trump and Vice President JD Vance should resign. There is good reason to invade Canada. In both 1992 and 1993, the Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series. That stain on American honor can never be erased. Canada has also maligned us in other ways deserving of armed invasion. Take, for example, its contribution to American obesity through the widespread deployment of Tim Horton's franchises. Trump has complained about the fentanyl that Canadians are secreting into American cities. He should have mentioned that Tim Horton's soup, sandwich and doughnut combo that has caused Type II diabetes. As part of our invasion of Canada, we need to rename all the Tim Horton's as Wayne Gretzky's. He's the perfect symbol of a real American who has turned his back on both Canada and Ukraine. Hicks: Trump is driving us into recession. It might have already started. Canada has subtlety exported pain to Americans in other ways. Although Canada masks its immigrant flows to America with talents like Michael J. Fox and Mike Myers, it also snuck in Nickelback and Robin Thicke. Our last invasion of Canada didn't go to well. In fact, Canada whipped us pretty badly back in 1812. But one way to make Canada surrender quickly would be to broadcast Nickelback on loudspeakers across Lake Erie. I don't want to gloss over the problems of invading Canada. There are many. Our strategically placed troops in Alaska, the 11th Airborne Division, would have to walk about 10 million snow-covered miles across northern Canada to find a town to capture. Or, we could send the 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum New York to repeat the 1812 Invasion plan. After all, that was the last time we really planned on invading Canada. Maybe Elon Musk can find that plan tucked safely away in a Washington, D.C. warehouse, right beside an Indiana Jones hat and the Ark of the Covenant. We are also going to have to do a lot of forgetting to make the invasion of Canada successful. We are going to have to forget the deadly Canadian attacks at Vimy Ridge in 1917 that helped buy the United States time to ship our Army to France or the two war-weary Canadian Corps who fought with us at the Meuse-Argonne in 1918. Hicks: A Trump recession would hit Trump's voters hardest We're really going to have to forget the 3,700 Canadian sailors and aircrew who died defending American troopships and equipment from German submarines as we sailed to Europe between 1942 and 1945. We are going to also have to forget that on D-Day, Canada sacrificed her sons at twice the rate we did. That should be dammed hard for us to forget — unless you think we fought on the wrong side in World War II. We are going to have to forget that Canadian light infantry battalion that earned the American Presidential Unit Citation fighting alongside us in Korea. Of course, that was President Truman, a cursed Democrat, so that fact is destined to be tucked down the memory hole anyway. We are going to have to forget that Canadian troops fought alongside us in liberating Kuwait. And 158 members of Canada's armed forces died in Afghanistan because Osama bin Laden attacked the U.S. I'm going to find that hard to forget. So should you. The U.S. and Canada don't agree on everything. But we are close enough that Trump signed what he called 'the best and most important trade deal ever made by the USA' in 2019. It seems like he might be a bit, um — forgetful. There would not have been a Canada if those colonies had joined with us in 1776 to declare independence. They chose to stick with Great Britain and George III, becoming a full-fledged independent democracy less than a century later. The U.S. and Canada have been good neighbors, and good friends, ever since. It is hard for almost any rational American to discern what has now happened to that relationship. Even Trump's closest advisors are puzzled — and these are a group specially chosen for their absence of independent thought. Hicks: I'm more qualified than Pete Hegseth for defense secretary. You might be, too. Trump's talk about Canada might be because he admires monarchies and thinks they'll make him king. It might just be the case that as long as Trump is pursuing King George III's economic policies, he might as well conquer a part of the British Commonwealth. We won't get anywhere asking why with this administration. They don't know. So that leaves us moving back to our main point. There's really nothing worse for the free world than an American president who cannot be taken seriously, and whose mumbling half sentences invoke deep signs of dementia or psychosis. That is why Trump must invade Canada — or we will be forced to judge him a bumbling, demented psychotic. Michael J. Hicks is the director of the Center for Business and Economic Research and the George and Frances Ball distinguished professor of economics in the Miller College of Business at Ball State University. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Tariffs aren't enough. Let's invade Canada. | Opinion
