Yes, the water thing is true, I was there.

Basically anything that gets Starbucks a few less customers is good in my book. Ever see the Simpsons episode where the entire mall is nothing but Starbucks except one store, but that's about to close too to become a Starbucks? That's how DC is getting. I understand London England is getting that way too. How much coffee can the western world drink?

DW