Airport Outlet Etiquette
Ok, so here’s the deal. When you are hanging out at an airport waiting for your plane to depart please don’t sit in a seat next to a power outlet if you’re not going to use it! This drives me freaking nuts. I got out to the airport pretty early today. My flight didn’t leave until 4:30 (supposedly) and I was standing at the gate at 3:00. Once I saw the flight was delayed about 45 minutes I decided to get a bit of work done. One problem… There were no free seats next to the power outlets in Atlanta Airport. This drives me nuts. There should be an abundance of power outlets in the airport. Everything is rechargeable now, so come on guys. Anyway, I had to search around for an available outlet. I finally found one outside the women’s restroom. Not a bad place to sit b/c there was a lot of traffic ;), but kind of uncomfortable after about 30 minutes…
Anyway, the moral of this story is… If you don’t need a power outlet, don’t sit in a seat that is within 20 feet of one. I’ll guarantee you there is a person with a laptop sitting next to the bathroom somewhere who would like to have your seat.