I went through the Tim Hortons drive-thru on my way to work this morning. Being the one who likes hot coffee (not necessarily being earth conscious), I bring my own travel mug -- ironically purchased at Starbucks.
I handed Tim (seriously, that's his name) my mug and upon opening the lid he quipped to me "Hey! You're in the Clean Cup Club!" I asked him what he meant and he clarified that I had a clean cup. My slightly incredulous response was "Why wouldn't it be clean?" Tim said that I'd be surprised at how nasty some of the travel mugs are.
There have been:
-sludge (of varying heights)
-rank milk
-leftover coffee
-mould
-crawly things
-science experiments
Gross.
I can't even drink out of the same water cup twice.
Nasty.
I was just reading the latest edition and had an over-whelming sense of accomplishment! Ads that I had constructed have been published! An obituary that I typed up and submitted has been published! It's really amazing to see my hard work in hard copy! It's not often that you get to see the outcome of your effort! I know it's only obits and items for sale, but it still gives me that warm fuzzy feeling of accomplishment.
