[Tagging] Proposed feature - Voting - electricity

Lukas Richert lrichert at posteo.de
Fri Jan 1 16:38:56 UTC 2021


Also, the socket:* key is useful to specify the type and number of 
sockets available :) So, for example, socket:schuko=2 and socket:USB=1 
if that is what is available in the pub.

On 01/01/2021 17:27, Philip Barnes wrote:
> On Fri, 2021-01-01 at 15:18 +0100, Lukas Richert wrote:
>> The idea of tagging this is that if someone, e.g a traveller, shows
>> up to charge something they can reasonably assume if something is
>> tagged electricity=yes that they will be able to charge their
>> phone/laptop etc.
> I have been to some pubs and cafes where every table has mains sockets,
> some have built in USB sockets, which is a very definite
> electricity=yes.
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> Knowing that a USB chargeris available is useful as the traveller can
> carry a simple cable rather than a more bulky main adaptor to charge
> their phone.
>
> However most pubs and cafes simply have a few sockets dotted around,
> the primary purpose being to plug in a vaccum cleaner.
>
> Whilst I have never had a problem with being allowed to charge my phone
> from such sockets, access is by no means guaranteed. The nearby tables
> may be occupied for example. Would this still be a yes? or
> electricity=maybe :)
>
> Phil (trigpoint)
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