[tag]TUAW[/tag] is reporting that [tag]Vancouver[/tag] might finally be getting an [tag]Apple Store[/tag]. This isn’t the first time they’ve spread rumours and gotten me all excited. The last location they claimed was for the Apple Store is a shiny Shoppers Drug Mart. It’s impressive and all but they don’t have Macs.

Still an official store would be cool I guess. I mean Toronto has three… Of course I visited both Apple stores in Tokyo and was left pretty unimpressed. “This is sorta like a store that only sells Apple stuff. So where is His Steveness?” I really was expecting mecca or failing that, a rack in the store with, oh I don’t know, how about a freakin’ t-shirt?

Touch wood that my trusty [tag]PowerBook[/tag] won’t need any more repairs but if it should, maybe I get a bit faster service than Macstation provided. “Hey, I have [tag]AppleCare[/tag]!”

Still, I’d be there on opening day so I could finally get one of their damn t-shirts. “Um, Spanky? I’ll be needing a day off. At some point. I don’t know when but pencil me in as tenative…