Caffeine Conundrum

story by DEREK P. JENSEN
Special to the Tribune

The excruciating moments waiting in line feel the same. So too the buzz after fueling up at the nearest coffee shop or convenience store. But whether you count yourself among the super-sized plastic mug toting crowd or as a regular with the double-shot latte order memorized, caffeine intake is likely a daily ritual.
Welcome to Utah, where every morning the masses line up to pour their legal drug of choice -- just not the same one.
It's a familiar scene: the bleary-eyed milling around the coffee pots at 7-11, or in line at the Starbucks. Yet perhaps just as common are the crowds filling all manner of containers with everything from Diet Coke to Mountain Dew at gas stations from Logan to Lehi and beyond.


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