What FFS Now Skip?

[epervier]

You're on a pontoon with no shore power other than security lighting, but you are allowed to run your own extension lead to your boat, fed from a credit meter ashore, that you have put your money in.

Your extension lead has two outlets, you go from the boat for a couple of hours upon returning find another boat taking a supply from your second outlet, a blond pops out from her cabin and says "I hope you don't mind we've used your extension as ours isn't long enough to reach the shore supply meter"

as always, there are no right or wrong answers,

But What do you do/say Now Skip?

Forgot to mention, it's a bloody sailboat!!

 

[Kawasaki]

a blond pops out from her cabin and says "I hope you don't mind we've used your extension as ours isn't long enough"



But What do you do/say Now Skip

You say
To the Blonde
'Nip into my boat darlin and ------- Well? tiss obvious innit

 

[BrendanS]

You reverse the polarity on their supply from your extension, and blow their rcd or fuses, and say sorry, you overloaded the extension. Then, Why don't you come over to my boat for a drink and we'll look at your electrics in the morning.

 

[sarabande]

I'd be slightly concerned if the OP's raggie person was a 'blond' rather than a 'blonde'....

 

[DAKA]

I'd be slightly concerned if the OP's raggie person was a 'blond' rather than a 'blonde'....

I'd be concerned too, chances are if its blonde on a sailing boat hes in drag

 

[oGaryo]

You're on a pontoon with no shore power other than security lighting, but you are allowed to run your own extension lead to your boat, fed from a credit meter ashore, that you have put your money in.

Your extension lead has two outlets, you go from the boat for a couple of hours upon returning find another boat taking a supply from your second outlet, a blond pops out from her cabin and says "I hope you don't mind we've used your extension as ours isn't long enough to reach the shore supply meter"

as always, there are no right or wrong answers,

But What do you do/say Now Skip?

Forgot to mention, it's a bloody sailboat!!

gets worse, they took their dog for a pee tonight..... in the toilet block

 

[Searush]

I'd have pointed out it was acharged suply & charge her double what you paid . . .

 

[Sneds]

A very similar thing happened to me and the other boat was quite put out when I asked him for a contribution! He then begrudgingly(?) offered me a pound!
I told him to keep his pound and unplugged him!

 

[David of Essex]

Forgot to mention, it's a bloody sailboat!![/QUOTE]

I take it from the above that you don't like sail boats. You could then say I'am sorry I have had to unplug your lead as I'am using the full amps allowed to run the drinks cabinet, sat TV, ice maker and on board jacuzzi. I'am sorry there's not enough to run your single light bulb.
David

 

[photodog]

Invite them aboard for a drink and make some new friends!

Karma works!

 

[epervier]

Forgot to mention, it's a bloody sailboat!!

I take it from the above that you don't like sail boats. You could then say I'am sorry I have had to unplug your lead as I'am using the full amps allowed to run the drinks cabinet, sat TV, ice maker and on board jacuzzi. I'am sorry there's not enough to run your single light bulb.
David[/QUOTE]

It's not that I like or dislike sailboats it's the attitude of these particular owners because their mode of propulsion is supplied by nature, free wind,that they appear to have thought that it would be ok to take my electricity for free, if I hadn't returned when I did they would have used it and said nothing, as they were gone before six this morning.

if I had all the listed items you think I have, it would all be irrelevant because the point is, they would be my items, powered by my electricity.

And I assume by your comments that it's ok to help yourself to someone else's shore power, because it's only a light bulb.

 

[rbcoomer]

Sounds to me like they thought you wouldn't notice otherwise why didn't they ask? It would surely have only taken a moment to follow the cable to you boat, locate you and ask if they could plug in and offer you a contribution. I'd have probably allowed the connection and declined the contribution, but likewise I'd have been pretty hacked off when they just helped themselves...

 

[bobgoode]

OK...I'm not usually argumental but here gos....you have a pair of engines which cost more to turn over prior to starting than the electricity that you will both make use of. Why not treat the raggie as you would any beggar in the street and share your hard work and good fortune.....afterall he (assuming the blonde's skipper was a he!) has provided you with a pretty sight to perk yur evening up, without charge I might add.

 

[yesod]

you have a pair of engines which cost more to turn over prior to starting than the electricity that you will both make use of.

not really a justification for theft

 

[photodog]

So, you cant see the irony in someone who is consuming large quantities of a limited, diminishing, hugely polluting and expensive resource which people fight wars over, for pleasure, then complaining when someone pinchs 20p of his electricity?

 

[yesod]

So, you cant see the irony in someone who is consuming large quantities of a limited, diminishing, hugely polluting and expensive resource which people fight wars over, for pleasure

it was a tupperware sailing boat too? heinous...

 

[powerskipper]

mmmmm rude

You're on a pontoon with no shore power other than security lighting, but you are allowed to run your own extension lead to your boat, fed from a credit meter ashore, that you have put your money in.

Your extension lead has two outlets, you go from the boat for a couple of hours upon returning find another boat taking a supply from your second outlet, a blond pops out from her cabin and says "I hope you don't mind we've used your extension as ours isn't long enough to reach the shore supply meter"

as always, there are no right or wrong answers,

But What do you do/say Now Skip?

Forgot to mention, it's a bloody sailboat!!

having read the reply s.

I just think its bad manners not to ask, boating is a gentlemans sport, or so it is portrayed as. Manners mite have cost a pound or 2 in this case but the good will would have been unending.

 

[l'escargot]

I have two outlets on my shore lead. I put the second one on so that someone else could plug in if there weren't enough sockets to go round - even if they are in a mobo!

How much power are they likely to use in a night? Probably less than the price of a drink. You would probably leave some credit on the meter when you left in the morning anyway - so what's the problem with someone else using it whilst you were there?.

If I was that bothered I would just ask them to put a quid or two in the meter just in case it ran out in the night - if I was really bothered I would take off the second outlet so the situation wouldn't arise!

 

[Searush]

RBCoomer & Powerskipper;

May I quote from OP?

Your extension lead has two outlets, you go from the boat for a couple of hours upon returning find another boat taking a supply from your second outlet

Hard to ask if he isn't there isn't it?

It is also possible that they thought that it worked on a "one-off payment" per day, or was included in the normal berthing price. They probably haven't even gone as far as the meter to see it has a pre-payment meter, they just connected to the nearest available socket - yours.

You don't appear to have explained their error to them either - they would probably been very embarrassed & wanted to make amends. Better to seeth for a while & moan on here I suppose to wind up MoBo/ Raggie angst.

 

[carlton]

...Better to seeth for a while & moan on here I suppose to wind up MoBo/ Raggie angst...

Agreed.