Tim Hortons exempt from Kandahar fast-food ban

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

In a clamp down on fun at the Kandahar air field, a number of fast food joints that supposedly distract soldiers—Burger King, Pizza Hut and Subway,among others—are being shut down on Saturday. But, puzzlingly, soldiers will still be able to get theirTim Hortons fix.

Command Sergeant Major Michael T. Hall warned troops in an undated blog post that a closure of hot spots was imminent. "This is a war zone—not an amusement park," he wrote. In addition to distracting soldiers from their jobs, the string of fast food joints along the airfield's boardwalk (yes, there's a boardwalk there) encourage the shipping of "non-essential luxuries" (like Whopper patties) to Kandahar, which Hall says makes it difficult to get essentials to the troops. Apparently, Timbits don't cause such problems.

No word yet on why Timmies was exempt from the purge, but we have a suspicion that its status as a Canadian institution classifies it as inherently boring. As such, it will be moved to the Canadian section of the base, a.k.a Snoozeville.

• NATO chief shutters Afghan base's fast-food joints [Toronto Star]

• No fries with that: fast food axed at Afghan bases [Reuters]

• CSM Hall Blog–Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) facilities [iSAF]

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Edited May 9, 2010 by ##########

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

Maybe they can use the doughnuts for grenades and the coffee for napalm in a war zone.

maybe that's what they can do - give the canadian military hockey sticks and tell them it's for the stanley cup.

[CDAgirlMI 51]

Good ole' Timmies!

[Nagishkaw 510]

[CDAgirlMI 51]

Royal Canadian Air Farce...miss that show in Canada.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Maybe it's because they don't want to have to deal with Canadian soldiers going through a Timmie's withdrawal on top of all the other issues ?

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

Maybe it's because they don't want to have to deal with Canadian soldiers going through a Timmie's withdrawal on top of all the other issues ?

where can i sign up for the canadian military?

[almaty 19]

there are a large number of canadian troops there..usa did not want them to get their knickers in a bunch, so they left the timbits..

[ValerieA 350]

We're fearsome if we don't get our Timmies in the morning.

[CDAgirlMI 51]

So well guarded, probably the safest place to be in Afghanistan!!

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

maybe that's what they can do - give the canadian military hockey sticks and tell them it's for the stanley cup.

Do you want them to lose? :crying: Convince the Taliban to start wearing hockey jerseys, then all we have to do pull the jerseys over their heads.

Edited May 10, 2010 by IR5FORMUMSIE