Posted on 07/18/2013 5:11:37 AM PDT by navysealdad
26-year-old Tim Harris has always had the dream of owning his own restaurant. In June of 2010 Tim's dream came true as he opened up Tim's Place, the world's friendliest restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch and hugs. Tim says hugs are way more important than the food, according to the restaurant's 'official hug counter' Tim has given out nearly 40,000 hugs.
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This won’t end well ;)
Well, it there is no video. I thought it was just some nice guy who would end up getting sued, but hope that is not the case. So I searched. Perhaps this is the place: http://timsplaceabq.com/
The famous quote from Walt Disney, “If you can dream it, you can do it” has been the driving force behind the life of Tim Harris. Born in 1986 with Down Syndrome, Tim’s life has been defined by exceeding expectations.As a 2004 graduate of Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Tim was elected homecoming king by the highest margin of votes in school history. During graduation week, Tim was also voted Student of the Year by the administration, faculty, and staff.
In the fall of 2004, Tim moved to Roswell, New Mexico to attend Eastern New Mexico University. Tim earned certificates in Food Service and in Office Skills and worked at a variety of local restaurants including CiCi’s Pizza, Golden Corral, IHOP, and Peppers Bar and Grill. Tim lived in a college dorm and graduated in the summer of 2008.
After college, Tim has worked as a host at Applebee’s restaurant in Albuquerque and has participated in Special Olympics competitions throughout New Mexico. Tim enjoys basketball, volleyball, poly hockey, track and field, and golf. He has won dozens of gold medals as a Special Olympian.
Tim spent much of 2009 and 2010 living aboard a sailboat with his parents and traveling throughout the Bahamas. Tim is now widely known throughout the Bahamas and is an excellent sailor and offshore fisherman." -- MORE AT SITE
>>This won’t end well ;)
I’m not sure so sure about that. I posted this story maybe a year ago so he’s been at it for a while. BTW, there was a video linked to that post. The site was Your Jewish News.
Don’t hug me bro.
Better ask permission before giving the hug. This is the USA. Anglo-saxons don’t like physical contact. Americans know the path to easy money is the lawsuit. One day a feminazi gets a hug and afterwards regrets it, and runs to her feminazi lawyer and picks up a few extra bucks.
What kind of gay, bleeding heart, feel goody, hippy kumbaya crap is this?
No no no no no. I want a burger. I don’t hug dudes.
Touch me unasked and loose teeth.
Well if you watch the video, Tim has a milder type of Down’s Syndrome and is very genuine in his love for other people. Watching the video made me take off my cynic / skeptic’s mask for a moment and appreciate the hood people still left. I dont think Hell will have any persons with Down’s Syndrome...: )
Well if you watch the video, Tim has a milder type of Down’s Syndrome and is very genuine in his love for other people. Watching the video made me take off my cynic / skeptic’s mask for a moment and appreciate the good people still left. I dont think Hell will have any persons with Down’s Syndrome...: )
Did you read the post at all? I don’t like to be touched by strangers, either, but I certainly wouldn’t assault someone with Down’s syndrome for hugging me!
If I wasn’t happily married I’d check this place out to see just how “friendly” the *female* staff is.
You're right.It never occurred to me to check the video but it's obvious that he does have Down's Syndrome.I worked in health care for 20 years and,thanks to our hospital having had an agreement with a major state psych hospital to provide their patients with general medical/surgical care,we saw many people with Down's Syndrome.The thing that struck me about them was that even when ill and in pain they had gentle,cooperative dispositions."Sweet" I guess is how I'd describe them.
First reaction to the title was the similar to several others, i.e. “can’t end well”, “don’t hug me, bro”, “touch me and I’ll punch you out” (nice, by the way), and then I watched the video. What I can’t get out of my head now is that Tim is the sort of person abortion advocates would prefer, virtually insist, be vacuumed from their mothers’ wombs.
It is not about Down’s Syndrome, it is about personal space. I would not hit them, but I would avoid the contact I do not like to be touched by passing strangers.
Seeing someone with a genuine innocence andthe diminished capacity of knowing or being able to do evil refreshes my soul, makes me smile, and gives me a little hope...: )
Next time I bring the family to ABQ I'll try to stop there.
Saw it on TV, it looks like a nice place to eat. I hope angry people don’t try to shut it down.
That’s just what I am looking for. Someone who has hugged 40,000 people to cook my food. Sure I am! snort)))
Keep your hugs to yourself bro and get back in the kitchen!
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