DON'T underestimate the power of caffeine.
Efforts of emergency services trying to help victims of terrible weather on the North American east coast are being hampered, because apparently the first instinct of those affected has been to get take-away coffee.
Authorities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have issued a public plea for citizens to stay away from coffee shops.
"We can't clear the roads until we can actually get to the roads, and 300 cars at a drive-through right now is really stopping our progress," said a Halifax Fire and Emergency spokesperson.
"All the people that are lined up right now on the roads waiting for coffee...they are actually impeding our crews from getting out there."
and while we're on the subject of indulging cravings, a new eatery in London is already attracting strong patronage after promoting itself as "the world's first conveyor belt cheese restaurant".
The Cheese Bar in Seven Dials Market, Covent Garden, offers more than 25 varieties of cheese on a 40m electronic delivery system which allows patrons to make their own selections as they pass by.
Plates are colour-coded by price, and there are also several "off-belt" dishes available including pan-fried angloumi and a grilled cheese sandwich.
Paired wines are also available, and for dessert there's a blue cheese soft serve.
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