I have a busy weekend ahead of me, and I got an early start this morning. Up early, graded an exam, got the results posted, and then I decided to reward myself by taking a nice walk downtown to the coffee shop.
It was closed.
There are three coffeeshops in Morris. One is in the middle of the grocery store, which gets enough of my money as it is, and doesn’t exactly have the desired coffeeshop ambience. The other two are owned by local churches. They have limited hours on Saturday, and are closed on Sundays. A college town where the coffeeshops are closed on Sundays! At least the bars are open, so you can drink a different beverage.
None of them cater to students anyway. I see a few faculty now and then, and rarely an occasional student at the coffeeshop I frequent, but more generally they’re marketing to old people.
NO COFFEE ON SUNDAYS!!!???
(I live in a secular country. Coffee, hockey and soccer are our substitutes for religion)
Doesn’t the university library have a coffee machine and a sitting area?
Morris is “A small prairie town with big city culture,” according to their website. Seems debatable. Also, it says the only liquor store allowed is one that’s owned by the town.
Retire. Open a coffee shop.
Sounds awful. Don’t.
I lived in a town of 460 for a couple of years (a couple years ago). Their was one actual coffee shop, but only open 3 or 4 days a week. There was also a co-op that had good hours 7 days a week and had a nice coffee shop. Current town is a bit bigger than yours, with limited options, but not THAT bad. It doesn’t hurt that both are on the California coast. ;-)
In my area you travel more than 3 miles without a Dunkin or Starbucks popping up. That doesn’t include the Seven Elevens, Quik Checks and WaWa(s). As for “The Local Coffee Shop” there are several, but they are few and far between, and usually located in the denser areas in one of the local towns.
I forgot, there are plenty of diners in my area, many with counters you can sit at and have a coffee and talk with the person next to you.