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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Saturday, August 7, 2010

Bayshore Coffee House

Alas, The Bayshore has closed.

2727 Bayshore Drive
Naples, fl 34112
239-775-5676

 The Bayshore Coffee House is almost a throwback to the bohemian, hippie coffee hangouts we always imagined that WE would open but haven't yet. Incongruously, they sit in a standard strip mall just off busy 41. The menu offers soups, salads, sandwiches and baked goods along with coffee, beer and wine by the glass.
A huge draw, and in the spirit of this listing, is that they are all about living local.
They feature local artist's works on display, an open mic a couple of nights a week and local musicians other nights. Even the walls are local; painted by customers and the owners when they changed locations suddenly.
The decor offers lots of bistro tables, booths, comfy chairs and sofa. The whole atmosphere is an invite to "sit a while and linger" and to make yourself a regular.
Posted by Sam at 8:24 AM
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