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[Airport Etiquette] - If You Ain't Using It, Don't Sit Next To It

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by jbasket, Jan 13, 2015.

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  1. jbasket

    jbasket Member

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    Brothers of CF,

    I am sitting right next to this jokester right next to me who is sitting next to the electrical outlets WITHOUT USING AN OUTLET. Don't be that guy. People are standing up to charge things because he is sitting in the chair. Bro, just... bro, why?
     
    #1 jbasket, Jan 13, 2015
  2. mtbrays

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    Why not ask him to move? It's not like you'll ever see this person again in your life after your flight. Let him know that's rude, without being outright hostile, instead of passive-aggressive standing.
     
    #2 mtbrays, Jan 13, 2015
  3. marky :)

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    Maybe he just doesn't know its there.
     
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  4. Jugdish

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    Fixed.
     
    #4 Jugdish, Jan 13, 2015
  5. Jontro

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    Report a suspicious character sitting next to the outlet without charging to the authorities.
     
    #5 Jontro, Jan 13, 2015
  6. tallanvor

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    Are other seats available? if no, then i have no problem with it.
     
    #6 tallanvor, Jan 13, 2015
  7. jbasket

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    There were other seats available. I had a seat charging my laptop, so I wasn't standing. There were many, many seats available.
     
    #7 jbasket, Jan 13, 2015
  8. heypartner

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    why do you need a seat to charge things. I just lay them on the floor next to the outlet. It's no different than giving my phone to a bartender to charge.

    these things don't bother me. to me, it would be like asking someone at an airport restauarant/bar to move so I can use my laptop. Just ask them, but asking is arguably rude, too.
     
    #8 heypartner, Jan 13, 2015
  9. ima_drummer2k

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    This is why I always charge my stuff before going to the airport. I don't want to be that guy looking around for an open outlet.
     
    #9 ima_drummer2k, Jan 13, 2015
  10. RocketBlood

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    This.
     
    #10 RocketBlood, Jan 13, 2015
  11. SwoLy-D

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    So much DUMB CRAP bothers people nowadays and so many people can be just rude. :rolleyes:

    Just go, politely say "Excuse me. I'm just going to connect this right next to you because there is no other available", connect it and leave it there and sit across it. It doesn't matter if someone's sitting next to something you need. Just use it and watch it. What's the big deal?

    DONE. :eek: Be courteous, polite, etc., and quit making a big deal out of nothing.
     
    #11 SwoLy-D, Jan 13, 2015
  12. Two Sandwiches

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    It's all about the portable power banks, bro. Don't embarrass yourself by crowding an outlet.
     
    #12 Two Sandwiches, Jan 13, 2015
  13. JuanValdez

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    "Excuse me, do you mind swapping seats with me? I need to charge my battery on that outlet there." Of course, you didn't actually need the seat yourself either since you already had one. But, since I think there already exists a reasonable remedy, I don't think we need to make new rules.
     
    #13 JuanValdez, Jan 13, 2015
  14. Granville

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    I'm more bothered by the ******* boarding a plane who takes forever to put his luggage up and sit down so the long line of people behind him can get in their seats. I have seen people stand there combing their hair before they sit down.
     
    #14 Granville, Jan 13, 2015
  15. Dairy Ashford

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    Charge your phone in the morning and resist the urge to text or candy crush every three seconds like a tween. Go into one of the eight dozen newstands in the concourse and catch the latest Foreign Affairs or New Yorker.
     
    #15 Dairy Ashford, Jan 13, 2015
  16. peleincubus

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    like an adult??
     
    #16 peleincubus, Jan 13, 2015
  17. Dairy Ashford

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    Like a man who doesn't need assigned seating in public.
     
    #17 Dairy Ashford, Jan 13, 2015
  18. da_juice

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    Foreign Affairs will run you a pretty penny though.
     
    #18 da_juice, Jan 13, 2015
  19. ima_drummer2k

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    Or just go have a drink and watch some ESPN.

    United Club FTW
     
    #19 ima_drummer2k, Jan 13, 2015
  20. Rashmon

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    Maybe I'm just old and do not understand this as new protocol, but if you asked to have my chair so you could be next to an outlet, I would laugh at you and point you to the outlet and the other empty chairs.

    Now get off my lawn...
     
    #20 Rashmon, Jan 13, 2015
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