When I walked into my local Starbucks yesterday, they were prominently displaying a tally of how much money Starbucks has donated to the relief effort. Now for something completely different — the Guardian UK reports that Starbucks charged rescuers for water: “A branch of the coffee chain Starbucks charged New York rescue workers for water to treat victims of the suicide attack on the World Trade Centre, it emerged today.

Ambulance workers were forced to scramble in their pockets for money to pay a $130 (£88) bill for three cases of water used to treat victims for shock after the twin towers collapsed.”