Some Classic DYKWIA Behaviour in T5 North Galleries
Aug 27, 2018, 1:30 pm
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Whilst he was anti social so were you. Actually I think you were the worst behaved.
How would you like it if other people came and moved or touched your stuff whilst you were getting some food and drink or went for a pee?
You wouldn't would you and I bet you'd even post on here about how your things were touched and how unacceptable it was.
How would you like it if other people came and moved or touched your stuff whilst you were getting some food and drink or went for a pee?
You wouldn't would you and I bet you'd even post on here about how your things were touched and how unacceptable it was.
I can't comment on how I would feel if the same happened to me because there is no way in a million years I would hog ALL the sockets in a bank when there were clearly others who wanted to use just one of them each. I really would not dream of such anti-social behaviour
Aug 27, 2018, 1:33 pm
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Aug 27, 2018, 1:34 pm
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I don't think this is unreasonable to be honest because lounge charging capacity is not really measured by the number of sockets, but in socket-hours (i.e. number of sockets x number of hours the lounge is open per day, or if you like the number of sockets x number of hours that a given person is in the lounge).
If the person in question took two sockets three times to fully charge the six devices he would use exactly the same amount of charging capacity. Using all six sockets at once means that more sockets are free later, which is not unambiguously better or worse that the situation observed.
Most people will be in there for 30 to 60 minutes or maybe even more, but there are so many flights that every couple of minutes a socket will become free. In that time any given passenger is likely to find the sockets they need if they look hard enough. And if they are in there for less time then probably their devices would not get a good charge anyway, so it does not matter. And if they forget before the last 20 minutes then they should have been more organised.
If the person in question took two sockets three times to fully charge the six devices he would use exactly the same amount of charging capacity. Using all six sockets at once means that more sockets are free later, which is not unambiguously better or worse that the situation observed.
Most people will be in there for 30 to 60 minutes or maybe even more, but there are so many flights that every couple of minutes a socket will become free. In that time any given passenger is likely to find the sockets they need if they look hard enough. And if they are in there for less time then probably their devices would not get a good charge anyway, so it does not matter. And if they forget before the last 20 minutes then they should have been more organised.
One point I have here from your last paragraph. Why should other pax who have found a nice armchair in one of those clusters of them have to go hunting for another power socket somewhere else because some to$$er takes every single one of them for himself? Why should they have to do this?
Aug 27, 2018, 1:38 pm
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I really don't want you to feel sorry for me at all. I'm not even sure why what I think should bother you so much that you feel sorry for me.
You simply did not have the right to touch any of his property no matter how justified you felt.
You simply did not have the right to touch any of his property no matter how justified you felt.
Aug 27, 2018, 1:45 pm
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“No, nothing was plugged in when I arrived. The plug must have just fallen out of the socket. You really should have that looked at, it’s not normal...” 
Aug 27, 2018, 1:50 pm
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What do you feel is more important here? The behaviour of the bloke in question or the behaviour of the person who rectified the situation for the good of the other pax too and sent the anti-social oik away with a humiliating flee in his ear? If he thinks next time and doesn't do it again then this presumably is a good result for all concerned?
Aug 27, 2018, 1:52 pm
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People pass through airport lounges in all kinds of states: happy, grumpy; rested, tired; sober, drunk; tolerant, irascible. The guy using all the sockets experienced a reaction at the milder end of the spectrum of possibilities, if you ask me. "Rights" don't really come into these matters of personal behaviour, do they?
Aug 27, 2018, 2:05 pm
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I totally agree with the OP. He was being a total knob hogging all the power sockets to himself. Even politely asking him if he could use just one and him replying "no" who the hell does he think he is! I would have done the same as the OP or probably said some firm words to him; there is no need to hog all the ports to himself and then have the ordasity to say NO when asked to use just one of the power sockets.
Aug 27, 2018, 2:09 pm
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Actually I don't think I was antisocial - you need to think Cause and Effect here and may be look at what was the cause of my having to take action? I had also asked him politely first. I feel sorry for you if you genuinely do not feel my action was justified.
I can't comment on how I would feel if the same happened to me because there is no way in a million years I would hog ALL the sockets in a bank when there were clearly others who wanted to use just one of them each. I really would not dream of such anti-social behaviour
I can't comment on how I would feel if the same happened to me because there is no way in a million years I would hog ALL the sockets in a bank when there were clearly others who wanted to use just one of them each. I really would not dream of such anti-social behaviour
Aug 27, 2018, 2:12 pm
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Aug 27, 2018, 2:14 pm
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I totally agree with the OP. He was being a total knob hogging all the power sockets to himself. Even politely asking him if he could use just one and him replying "no" who the hell does he think he is! I would have done the same as the OP or probably said some firm words to him; there is no need to hog all the ports to himself and then have the ordasity to say NO when asked to use just one of the power sockets.
Aug 27, 2018, 2:19 pm
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Then yank them while he's right there. I hate port hogs in lounges. And this example is certainly the most egregious I've heard of. But I still have a problem with breaking down that simple agreement that we don't mess with one another's typically unattended stuff. Adopting the attitude that it's okay is just not going to end well for lounge civility.
Aug 27, 2018, 2:19 pm
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Actually I don't think I was antisocial - you need to think Cause and Effect here and may be look at what was the cause of my having to take action? I had also asked him politely first. I feel sorry for you if you genuinely do not feel my action was justified.
I can't comment on how I would feel if the same happened to me because there is no way in a million years I would hog ALL the sockets in a bank when there were clearly others who wanted to use just one of them each. I really would not dream of such anti-social behaviour
I can't comment on how I would feel if the same happened to me because there is no way in a million years I would hog ALL the sockets in a bank when there were clearly others who wanted to use just one of them each. I really would not dream of such anti-social behaviour
And unplugging then all is just childish bordering on riff raff
Aug 27, 2018, 2:23 pm
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I'm curious, as you seem to find unplugging all the devices "childish," is there a priority list you'd point OP to so he knows which of this hog's devices to unplug?
Aug 27, 2018, 2:27 pm
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Surely you are not serious? The top and bottom of it is that bloke was taking the piss! I can understand why the OP unplugged them! I don't think he was being childish at all....why should he go off looking for a free socket somewhere else when some inconsiderate sod is using 6 sockets at once for himself?