Post College Plan 3

In about 6 months I will graduate college and supposedly become a productive member of the work force. This scares me. I really don't want to wake up everyday at 7 AM and go to a job for 8 hours. To avoid this I have be thinking of ways that I can still do whatever I want but not be forced to work 48 weeks a year.

This is by far my favorite and most feasible plan. It also involves the most work and risk.

I have talked for the past 2 years about opening a bar at the corner of State St. and Packard. I have told most of the people I know about what a great idea it is.

Most of the student population lives in the area south of Hill St. Yet the nearest bars are located up on State Street and South University Ave. For a students living at East U. and Greenwood they have to walk 2,200 feet to get to the closest bar (Charlie's). For a student living at Mary and Benjamin they are 3,500 feet away. There are lots of times when my friends and I want to go out to the bars, but convince ourselves not to because they are so far away. This gets even worse in the winter.

I've been to quite a few other schools. One thing I always notice is the quility of the bar scene. I think for a school of our size we should really have a couple more bars. My nights are usually spent between Charlie's and the Jug with occasional trips to the Blue Lep, BDubs, Mitch's and Rick's. When there is a 15 minute line at every bar on South U, I wish there were a few more bars.

Opening a bar at State and Packard would be ideal. It is in the heart of the off-campus housing population and at a big intersection. Also, it would be the perfect place to have a bar on football gamedays and hockey nights. There isn't a single bar within a half mile of Yost.

When I first started thinking about it, my tentative plan was to move into the vacant Saki Bombs. But then Get Your Game On moved in. But in another turn of event the proprietors of Atlanta Bread Company decided they did not like making money and turned their store into Artisan Organic Bistro. They are open about 4 hours a day and I am taking bets on weather it or Get Your Game On will close first. I heard that the Organic Bistro isn't supposed to make it past the end of the year. Artisan Organic Bistro is nearly ready to be a bar. It has an open layout and with a couple of TV's it could be a bar as is, even though I would definitely make some changes.

My only fear is that I could become that creepy old dude that still thinks he is in college. I saw Mitch of Mitch's Place in an alley behind a dumpster smoking cigarettes. He is like 40 years old now. But then again I see BTB Adam at the bank all the time and he seems to be making lots of money. I bet owning a bar isn't as glamorous as it seems. You probably have to do a lot of work, but you would be soooo drunk all of the time it wouldn't matter. I've seen It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, that looks like fun. I hear the hours kinda suck, but as long as I'm not doing Charlie work I think I'll be fine.

I have a few names in mind. The Narwhal is the current leader.