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umbligado OP t1_itdlgoq wrote

There used to be a nice charging table/station right in the main waiting area. They removed it and now this is the only source of charging anywhere in the station. Normally that’s not an issue, and sure, I should probably have an external battery pack, but now I’m waiting for a significantly delayed train. Why can’t we keep nice things? That charging table was working just fine, and it was pretty new.

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MightaHadALittleFun t1_itdn0es wrote

Was the charging table free for customers? From what I can tell, MobileQubes offers this to vendors free, and they get a cut of profits.

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umbligado OP t1_itdtr79 wrote

The table was free. It was just a long table with outlets on it. Some people would also work on their laptops while waiting for a train. It was pretty nice, and functional.

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gaytee t1_itfc04c wrote

I can only guess that years of non travelers using the power here is the culprit. You’ll always see power stations post security in airports because everyone there has paid to be there.

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ccbmtg t1_ithg3kg wrote

'why offer reasonable accommodations for free, when you could charge folks for the use of everyday resources?'

  • Henry H. Capitalism, probably
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Archaic_Avidity t1_ithewrh wrote

I forgot my power bank on Friday and I'm so glad I didn't see this when I was at Penn. It would've pissed me off

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