Comments on: Your Favorite Place to Work Away From Home/Office in Decatur

By: DrB

DrB — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:43:45 +0000

Octane Westside is my favorite near-work place. Plus if I’m there in the late afternoon, I can switch to decent beer without changing venues And if I’m there on a Wednesday at 530p, Hop City runs a beer tasting hosted at Octane … someone in-town like Sherlocks or Greens FF (growlers in the back) or Ale Yeah needs to start doing that!

By: AlexThePhotoGuy

AlexThePhotoGuy — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:12:44 +0000

Java Monkey is my pick. I’ve found that on most days I can sit at the bar near the front door and pick up strong wifi from Yogurt Tap. It’s usually a little stronger than the actual JM wifi signal at the back bar. Plus, as someone mentioned before, it’s really nice to stay there all day and eat lunch, versus packing up and going somewhere else. I like Dancing Goats too, but usually WAY too crowded. I also like Choco Latte at N. Decatur and Clairmont. Good wifi, decent coffee, never too crowded to find a seat. On the west side of town, Octane is my fav. Really good coffee.

By: computerguy

computerguy — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:41:48 +0000

It depends on what you are connecting with. Laptops do pretty well inside but weak little dinky phones and tablets work better near the front or outside. Also it works better at ground level.

By: smalltowngal

smalltowngal — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:05:09 +0000

Too easily distracted these days to get much work done in public spaces. In college in the upper Midwest, though, a favorite place to study after breakfast was the tavern a block off-campus. Usually 1-2 students drinking coffee & studying, and half a dozen “old” guys just off the graveyard shift at the paper mill, doing shots and beers and playing bar dice. It was peaceful.

By: DEM

DEM — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:08:17 +0000

I used to enjoy reading at the bar at Brick Store on weekend afternoons, until I realized that some people equate sitting at a bar with being sociable. (The nerve!) A while back I was reading a book for work at BS, and another patron saw this as his opportunity to start a conversation — how’s the book? What’s it about? He was a nice guy, but I decided that bars probably aren’t the best place for concentrating on work. That, plus the alcohol. So now I do my TPS reports at the home office on weekends.