# Starbucks charging WTC rescue workers for water

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-charging-wtc-rescue-workers-for-water/87980>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 17, 2001, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-charging-wtc-rescue-workers-for-water/87980 "2001-10-17T14:22:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![bluecrayola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@bluecrayola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecrayola)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-charging-wtc-rescue-workers-for-water/87980/1 "2001-10-17T14:22:47Z")

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What ever happened with that incident? Was that just another urban legend from the WTC attack?

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**Author:** ![AndyJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@AndyJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyJ)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-charging-wtc-rescue-workers-for-water/87980/2 "2001-10-17T14:25:25Z")

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No it’s true.

They charged them for water.

Here’s a link

> **[The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News](https://news.sky.com/)**
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> Sky News delivers breaking news, headlines and top stories from business, politics, entertainment and more in the UK and worldwide.

_I fixed the link for you. AutoParse doesn’t like commas in URLs._

[Edited by DrMatrix on 10-17-2001 at 12:31 PM]

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**Author:** ![TomH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90db22/32.png) [@TomH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TomH)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-charging-wtc-rescue-workers-for-water/87980/3 "2001-10-17T14:27:07Z")

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True, according to Snopes:

[http://www.snopes.com/rumors/starbuck.htm](http://www.snopes.com/rumors/starbuck.htm)

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-charging-wtc-rescue-workers-for-water/87980/4 "2001-10-17T14:27:27Z")

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According to Snopes, it’s true. ☹

[http://www.snopes.com/rumors/starbuck.htm](http://www.snopes.com/rumors/starbuck.htm)

Dang, must learn to type faster than Andy. 😃

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**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-charging-wtc-rescue-workers-for-water/87980/5 "2001-10-17T14:27:49Z")

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This was discussed on the boards about 3 weeks ago:

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=89410](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=89410)