I have found all the great public WiFi spots it this town. You see, being a broke and unemployed nurse, certain things had to be sacrificed... 1st went extended cable and HD, 2nd was to get rid of cable all together, and 3rd was my beloved internet. It's amazing how much more productive you can be when you turn off the TV and put down the laptop. I've even started using the facilites in my apartment complex. I sit by the pool... to use the free WiFi, I go to the gym more often... to watch TV. Too many kids at the pool... I sit on the recumbant bike with my laptop and watching TV!
My new home is a beach/college/retiree town. Lots of cafes and bistros, in all just a lot of places to sit outside and enjoy the great weather... with your laptop. The best part is no need to buy anything. The first time I went to Starbucks to use their WiFi I felt obligated to buy a coffee, then noticed that peeps would just roll up, grab a table, whip out some trendy little computer, and sit around for hours. Noticed the same behavior at Barnes & Knoble, people sitting around using their computers. Used to be you found a corner and read a couple chapters of a book, now all the damn comfy chairs are full of WiFi whores and I find myself sitting on the floor reading a CCRN review book.* Has this free public WiFi spawned a new socially acceptable form of loitering? If the crazy bag lady muttering to herself had a iPad would you think differently of her?
*Remember, I'm broke and unemployed, leaves me plenty of time to read but no $$ to buy the books, so I read in the store. Figure, as soon as I get the hours in I'll be ready for the certification exam.
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