Since we are trotting out charging tales, here's mine, it ties in
with Bob's EV charging sign thread nicely as well:
Last year, right after I did my LiFePO4 conversion, I was unsure of
my range, and still being cautious about charging before heading out
to my rural home from town. I asked a business owner if I could plug
into a L1 receptacle on the front of their building after hours to
top up while I was at an evening Board of Director's meeting across
the street at the public library. She said "Sure".
After the meeting I came out to find that my car was unplugged, but
rather than it being the work of vandals, it was the local law
enforcement that yanked the cord, leaving a business car in my window
threatening a citation for theft of service, blah, blah.
I called the cop at the station and gave her a proper dressing down,
including that I had permission and that she had actually possibly
created a public safety hazard by forcing me to drive home in the
dark on a secondary road on a partially depleted pack. I threw in
that my route had no cell service, and that I had just had knee
surgery, so I couldn't walk for help. For good measure, I asked if
she had been sure that the car wasn't in a cool-down mode, venting
explosive gasses from building up, contained a vaccine refrigerator, etc.
I got an apology, but that made me double down, and I reminded her
that she had stepped in and interfered with a private transaction
without cause. By the time I was done, all she wanted was to get off
the phone with me. It was very cathartic.
A few of Bob's "OK to charge" signs around town would be great. I ask
at the hospital, etc every time I check in where the EVSE is, but
after blank stares, they call Maintenace, and tell me that they don't
have any, the cost is too great.
Maybe this is the start of a movement?
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