a question for people who set up their "office" in a coffee shop
What do you do with your computer when you have to use the bathroom?Working from home is hard for me, mostly because I'm alone all day and it's harder to stay focused on the task at hand (especially when you're not a very "task oriented" person to begin with).
I love going to coffee shops to work, but I also love coffee, which means I drink quite a few cups of coffee while I'm there and inevitably need to use the bathroom. But do you pack everything up and carry your computer with you to the toilet? Or do you just let everything lay there and hope no one walks away with your iBook? I mean really friends, these are the big questions that keep me awake at night (please note the sarcasm).
Ok. But really. That's a reason I don't go to coffee shops currently because I'm thinking I'm the only person that's paranoid that someone will walk away with my computer while I'm dealing with the consequences of drinking a lot of coffee.
I would appreciate your comments, thoughts, musings, etc. on the issue. Many thanks.
7 Comments:
Hmmmm....not sure what I would do about this. Are there usually other folks in the coffee shop working on their 'puters?
Maybe you could offer a "I'll watch your laptop if you'll watch mine" scenario to one.
I am with Sarch. I am not sure what John does so I will ask him. :)
Thanks guys! :)
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he will direct your paths." -- Prov. 3:5-6.
Rebecca, I have honestly quoted that verse to myself as I walked to the bathroom in Panera, leaving my macbook behind. Quite the moron am I.
you could ask a barista to keep an i on it for you. if they know it is yours then they will be able to recognize if someone other than you is messing with your stuff. however, if the barista gets really busy they may not be able to watch it as closely as you would like. maybe try to go to the coffee shop at a time when it isn't so busy?
buy a computer lock. it's worth the initial investment.
I think I'll try all of these...except for yours, Justin. You crack me up! :)
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