ShaggySS
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What is the proper etiquette for free public chargers with no posted time limit? In the town I work we have a handful of free public chargers. Some have posted time limits and others don't. After I had been charging for 3ish hours (@70%) someone decided I was done unplugging me and plugged in their car. My car was actively charging at the time. I walked back over and took the charger back. About 20 min later he did it again. I took it back once again. As I was walking back to my office I watched a guy pull up in another car unplug me again and plug in his car. To put it nicely I was pissed off. In my opinion, he has no right to take my charger and I confronted him. He claimed he only had 9 miles of range and needed it for a few hours and I was being a jerk for not sharing. This was a tesla and we have a supercharger 4 miles away. He eventually drove his car to the lot across the way where there was an open free charger and charged his car.
I told my wife about it and she thinks I should have let it go. Says I was there long enough and should let others use it. She is typically the voice of reason so now I am questioning my actions. Was I the jerk in this situation? Technically there was another car next to me with their charging port open that was there before him and so he deserved it first. I do have access to the cameras in the lot which is how I know there was someone ahead of him.
Clarifications: Same guy unplugged me each time and this is not a shopping center.
I told my wife about it and she thinks I should have let it go. Says I was there long enough and should let others use it. She is typically the voice of reason so now I am questioning my actions. Was I the jerk in this situation? Technically there was another car next to me with their charging port open that was there before him and so he deserved it first. I do have access to the cameras in the lot which is how I know there was someone ahead of him.
Clarifications: Same guy unplugged me each time and this is not a shopping center.
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