So it looks like I’m moving downtown, probably starting the 9th next month.
I’m pleased to see I can keep up my Tokyo Joe’s lunch habit (and only a couple of blocks away, too). I’m told the coffee service at the office sucks, but I drink tea, and there’s a Starbucks in the lobby.
Actually, the biggest trick will be to avoid bigger-than-usual lunches — though I might see if my favorite burrito place is still in business, just for an occasional treat.
On the down side — right now I am nicely positioned by a Toyota dealership and a Subaru dealership for taking the cars in for service. Downtown? Not so much. Margie’s not far from a Toyota dealer, and there may be some Subaru possibilities; at worst, there’s one not too far from our house that would be doable (shuttling to home or to the light rail station).
Also a bit problematic is my comic book stuff. Mile High Comics used to have a downtown store, but it’s closed since I’ve been gone from there (not sure if there’s a connection). I can still go to the Littleton store — and probably will — since it’s only a mile or so beyond Katherine’s school. But it’s still a bit inconvenient, and will be even more so once I’m only approaching her school from the east.
I’m going to be visiting the office down there Friday afternoon. I’m already building a list of things I need to find out, or confirm about my office (white board, plenty of bookshelves, access hours, etc.), to be followed by planning for the actual move.
Mile High doesn’t have a store in Boulder? It was the one on Pearl St. that got me collecting comics way back in ’77.
Evidently not any more. MHC actually has reduced its storefront presence over the years, focusing more on online sales. I also suspect the real estate costs on Pearl St. are higher than a comic book store could support (ditto Tabor Center in downtown Denver).