pokesph
It Is Almost Fast
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join:2001-06-25
Sacramento, CA
clubs: | wow new business venture:
OK this is where the savvy businessman pops in and says, "hey I know, i can make money off of this.. I'll open a Power Bar with some tables and a few managed power-strips.. I'll make millions!"
uh huh.. |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK
| holy outages batman!
in a way this would be good, as it would eliminate the power hogs. I get so pissed when one dude takes the outlet at the gate for the entire wait.
myself, I bring a power strip. i mean shit, while the power is free you might as well make it available to those around you. |
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| Our society has become dependent on electricity.....
As our society has become more and more dependent on electricity, we pay the price. Electric rates are going up and we still need more power. An airport makes all its money from gate rentals and landing fees so someone has to pay for it.
Time to unplug a bit. |
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Dagda1175
join:2001-06-17
Goleta, CA | Obvious
They have to pay for it somehow, look at your own electricity rates. And as for paying to pee? Ive seen many places you already have to, mainly across Europe. |
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adisor19
join:2004-10-11
·Velcom
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Radioactif
 ·Videotron
| Bring a spare battery
This would be my approach. Screw the fees. I rather have a charged spare battery. It's more useful when you don't have ANY power available and i rather not pay those greedy bastards in the first place, especially the Dorval airport (Montreal) that raped pple with a 40$ "airport improovement" fee.
Adi |
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Dennis
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join:2001-01-26
Algonquin, IL | I didn't need another reason to hate DFW
nothing to add, I just hate DFW |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| Mini - outlet doubler(tripler)
Carry one of these and don't worry about it!  |
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Guru
join:2005-12-01
Canada
| Forget it
This is not new. I always thought abou this problem when looking at people using power outlets at the airport, but didn't realize it cost so much.
Just ban the use of power outlets. That's what laptops' batteries are for.
If it runs dry, go to some kind of business center that you have to pay to use.
It's not fair to people who do not use the power outlets, let alone airports, as the burden becomes the taxpayers' eventually.
And forget the resonance power crap. The public will never allow it. |
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Boomerang86
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join:2002-10-18
VampireState
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·RoadRunner Cable
 ·VOIPo
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| bring another battery
On our last trip (which took us through DFW, ironically) I was lucky enough to [a] have an aircraft ready power adapter, and [b] sit next to a power outlet on all but one of my flights. Seatguru's website helped me select the seats which had the power outlets; my battery was fully charged leaving the aircraft and I just ran off that in the terminals.
Now if only we could do something about the outrageous cost of pay-as-you-go Wi-Fi access in the airports!
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Mospaw
The new has started
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join:2001-01-08
The Pacific
·Cox HSI
Host:
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All Things Macintosh
Automotive
| Already paid for!
I guess that airport facility fee that's already tacked onto the ticket doesn't factor into this? Most airports get more than a few dollars from you already. That tiny trickle of electricity for the laptop or cell phone is nothing. It's only a few pennies by a small percentage of passengers every once in a while.
Charging for that is just plain silly and greedy.
What's next, pay toilets?  |
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Guru
join:2005-12-01
Canada
| reply to moonpuppy
Re: Our society has become dependent on electricity.....
And the engineers are regarding electricity as the next gen source for automobiles. 
Let's do easy things first; change all that light bulbs in your houses to fluorescent light bulbs. They really beat that yellowish light that reminds you of your own bathroom or some household in the 50's or 60's. Flourescents are a lot more efficient in both costs/energy use. |
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Jim Gurd
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join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI
·AT&T DSL Service
·Comcast
| reply to Mospaw
Re: Already paid for!
said by Mospaw  :What's next, pay toilets? If any place I go has pay toilets I'll just piss on the floor instead.
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| reply to Dagda1175
Re: Obvious
The electricity used by a laptop is minimal--a few cents an hour at tops. If this increases outlet availability, great. I think giving a free 30 minutes with a minimum purchase is probably a better idea, but because of space limitations most airport food/beverage shops don't want you hanging around for more than about 10 minutes, anyway.
As for paying to pee in Europe, consider how often people there just go in the street. Paying to pee in airports probably isn't a good idea.
As for resonance, it works. Walk under a heavily used hi-voltage line with a flourescent tube, hold it horizontal and turn it through the points of the compass and you'll see what I mean....
calvoiper
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GlenQuagmire
Giggidy Giggidy Giggidy Goo
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join:2004-02-16
Grand Rapids, MI | reply to Mospaw
Re: Already paid for!
That might not be possible it all depends on local zoning law. Some require that you have public toilets.
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Yes, its stuck in a windows this time. |
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GlenQuagmire
Giggidy Giggidy Giggidy Goo
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join:2004-02-16
Grand Rapids, MI | reply to Jim Gurd
But you man have to tell everyone in your neighborhood that you are a pervert
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Yes, its stuck in a windows this time. |
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PISSonYOU
@comcast.net | Pay for PEE not for me !
Hey,
Pay for PEE should make the drunks sober up real quick or go broke. |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
·Comcast
| reply to GlenQuagmire
Re: Already paid for!
said by GlenQuagmire :But you man have to tell everyone in your neighborhood that you are a pervert Dude... you're QUAGMIRE.
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Jehu
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join:2002-09-13
MA | Greedy Bastardos!
Pay for power like hell!
I'm going send a message and download my power from thepiratebay instead of feeding those power baron fat cats! |
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RadioDoc
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join:2000-05-11
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to pokesph
Re: wow new business venture:
You're actually too late. A lot of places now have power strips along bars and under fixed-in-place tables. Some even have Ethernet jacks...
I always travel with a second, fully-charged laptop battery as well as the secondary battery. If necessary I can go 12 hours between charges.
The airport situation is getting out of hand though.
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idjk
@sprintlink.net | More Airports Charging For Power Outlets
$150-200 per outlet on new construction--I'm in the wrong business! |
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