Rules of the free WiFi life:

Nothing is free. Somebody, somewhere is paying for that internet access. Most likely, it's the small business owner and he's offering it in hopes of selling more coffee and donuts. If people are just leeches, simply plopping their arses in chairs and not buying his offerings he'll eventually have to start charging or limiting or just shut his doors. If you visit, buy something (and not just a bottle of water you nurse for the next 5 hours). One bum casts us all in a bad light.
Be aware of those around you. Just because you can access "bigboobs.com" while sunk into the leather sofa in the middle of the cafe doesn't mean you should. Usually, there's plenty of other people around and most of them are snoops. Oh, they don't mean to be, it's human nature to sneak a peek. No matter how involved they may be in a conversation, people's eyes do wander and usually they wander your way just as that popup ad for "asscandy.com" appears.
Hogs should stay in the barnyard. If you show up during off hours and can commandeer a nice table to set up your laptop, cell phone, ipod and whatever portable electrical device you can lug around then more power to ya! However, as the day moves on and the cafe becomes busier, pack up and move to a single table, stool at the window bar or corner easy chair. One person at table for four when it's getting busy isn't making the cafe owner any money.



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Friday, July 30, 2010

The Bar Association

Alas, The Bar Association is closed.

1611 Hendry St.
Ft Myers, FL 33901
239-334-8080

 Offering only beer or wine, this little gem is a bit different than most Ft Myers bars. Still it is a bar and seating is limited. There is an outdoor patio which is nice until the rains come (we love our 4pm tropical storms) and a few tables inside. WiFi is free and the atmosphere is uber-friendly. They have good food that does change quite often and a nice selection of taps all at a very reasonable price which makes settling in easy. I would not recommend this place, however, if you plan on opening a satellite office as the space is small, the crowd can get loud and, frankly, that kind of stuff is pretty obnoxious. There's already enough pretentiousness with all the lawyers that migrate over from the courthouse after work. However, if you've tucked a netbook under your arm and have a notepad with the outline of your latest post this is a cool spot to re-energize your creative muscles.
Posted by Sam at 4:37 PM
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