Commute to coffee shops in SF?
3 January 2008
Today I met with a prospective client at Muddy Waters (btw. 16th & 17th on Valencia) in San Francisco. It was nice to go to the City for a couple of hours and it was definitely nice leave the home office. I wrote in a previous post about how there aren’t many good coffee shops in Oakland, and while heading home on BART I decided I should make trips to the City during the week to work from coffee shops.
The idea has some appeal: There’s a commute involved, which further separates my Work day from the rest of my day, and it could give me an opportunity to network with other freelancers. The downside is cost: the round trip on BART between West Oakland and 16th Street / Mission is $5.90, and if I choose to not bring my bike the AC Transit fare will total $3.50. $9.40 per day for travel plus up to $10.00 for food and drinks means that it would cost around $15-$20 per day.
Is that expensive? Not if I’m able to focus better and produce more billable work each day. Some of these costs can be avoided if I take my bike on BART, and if I pack a lunch to eat at a park when the weather is nice.
It’s a nice idea, and I might try it out soon. I’ll definitely be eager to try it on a nice day, when I’d rather be out and about than stuck in the ol’ warehouse.
Tags: freelancing, Oakland, San Francisco, Work
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