Charging your cart in public places...
 

saw a couple with their cart parked on the sidewalk at the Sanibel mail center with it plugged into the outside outlet. I thought it was strange they would do this as we all pay for that electricity.

I called the VCDD and asked if I had a cart would it be okay to charge it this way. The answer was no...not maybe...not in an emergency. They stated it was the same as taking money from the home owners.

Next time I will say something...nicely, but I won't just walk by.

So if you're a cheap SOB then find another way to charge your cart as I will not fund your cart charging unless you will help with my gasoline. "ENTITLED"

:ho:

In am emergency I can see charging your cart. Maybe they asked the manager if they could. I would not expect to see this on a regular basis.

Imagine helping yourself to The Villages gas pumps at Spanish Springs or Lake Sumter Landing...but I ran out of gas and forgot my wallet..boy am I smart to always carry a gas can along with me when I travel The Villages

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It is best to call Community Watch or not say anything. I am not sure why you would want to potentially get into a conflict with someone, perhaps a neighbor, over something as trivial as this.

I bet they were just using it for a short time while they dumped their dog turds into the aluminum can recycling bin.

[QUOTE=fred53;1241013]saw a couple with their cart parked on the sidewalk at the Sanibel mail center with it plugged into the outside outlet. I thought it was strange they would do this as we all pay for that electricity.

I called the VCDD and asked if I had a cart would it be okay to charge it this way. The answer was no...not maybe...not in an emergency. They stated it was the same as taking money from the home owners.

Next time I will say something...nicely, but I won't just walk by.

So if you're a cheap SOB then find another way to charge your cart as I will not fund your cart charging unless you will help with my gasoline. "ENTITLED"[/QUOT

'old busybody' term comes to mind!

If I see this , I will unplug the cord & cut off the plug, a thief is a thief--they should be made aware

His previous posts should explain that.

The good thing is, this is the first time you're seen this happen in at least three years.

:MOJE_whot::MOJE_whot:

:blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahblahblah: Bad planning on their part... is not an emergency on our part! We all pay for the electricity at the postal stations. :boom: The District said no when asked. What part of N-O are we having a problem with?

I actually did get an emergency charge once last summer.

My wife had not noticed the GFI on the outlet for where the cart was plugged in had popped. She left on some errands and after several miles, she ran completely out of power just by a mailbox depot. She calls me at home and I go there with the charger and a long extension cord. She takes the car and continues on her errands.

I pushed the cart as close to the outlet as possible and plug it in. I had it plugged in about 45 minutes. Several people stopped and asked if they could bring me a snack or water. All were very nice - but one!

One "busy body" asked in a snappish, grouchy way what I was doing. I smiled and said that I always recharge my cart at mailboxes so I don't have to pay for the electricity. She got really angry and before I could tell her I was joking, she yelled she was going to call Community Watch and she sped off. Community Watch never came.

So, in about 45 minutes, I had enough charge to get home.

There are emergencies like mine that do happen. I am sure the couple at Sanibel mailboxes had something similar as me.

Cutting the plug off cords, smearing motor oil on saved seats, spitting on carts with political placards are NOT the way civil people should act anywhere - especially Florida's Friendliest Hometown.

:thumbup: I'm thinking "Civil People" don't pick which rules to follow and which to ignore! Maybe I'm wrong. :ho:

A "Paul Harvey, the rest of the story."

Thanks for sharing.

I figure in that 45 minutes of charging, I might have used 15 cents of electricity at the very most.

If Fred53, Rubicon, Chatbrat, and Rapscallion would like to PM me their names and address, I will gladly give them 4 cents each so they recover their losses. Any more claims will eat into each person's share of the 15 cents.