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May 31, 2015
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This reminds me of a site in France when someone's lead was about 4 inches short of the bollard and he had to move his van, eh Just smiffy :giggler:

And I swore you to secrecy Helen…😱 how dare you suggest I’m falling short…🤷🏼‍♂️ I will now have to beat you with bottles of wine/Gin next time we meet….🍷

Which incidentally has been too long, must meet up I soon..🍻
 

M50

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Should have stayed here they wouldn’t have known which one to unplug 🤪🤪
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Jul 13, 2020
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Only negative thing about our day yesterday in Aix was that when we returned back to the site, we found our hook-up cable wound up next to our van. A new arrival van next to us had plugged their lead into our socket.

To say we were a bit peeved was an understatement and we had to wait two hours before the new van’s occupants returned. We confronted them and it turns out that they saw only the two 16A euro type sockets, both of which were in use. They didn’t spot under hinged white covers, two 2-pin sockets. When we pointed them out, they admitted they had the correct adaptor. Whether or not they had the correct adaptor or not or indeed if there were only two sockets, the wrong thing to do was to just unplug our lead and plug their lead in. They made no attempt to contact reception who could have told them that each bourne had 4 sockets. The wife was contrite and apologised but the husband just shrugged.

In the event our fridge, being closed, meant that everything remained frozen in the freezer and cold enough in the fridge, so no actual harm done. But definitely annoying to encounter such selfish, anti-social behaviour.

Let the tyres down

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Nov 27, 2016
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We pulled on to an Aires in France a few weeks back, there were 8 official MH spaces and about 30 MHs in the car park.
We arrived just as some one was leaving an official spot so pulled into it.
Electric was free but all the points were taken by the none official occupants. :rolleyes: And lonnnnng leads.
 

TerryL

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You say there was a 2-pin socket on the same bollard. Do you not carry an adapter for when there is no "standard" socket?

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Feb 22, 2016
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You say there was a 2-pin socket on the same bollard. Do you not carry an adapter for when there is no "standard" socket?
Yes there was a 2-pin socket and yes I have an adaptor. I didn’t use it (at first) as when we arrived, I simply plugged in the euro plug. In the end, after the confrontation, we used the 2-pin adaptor. Everyone had power. Nobody died, ruffled feathers were smoothed, necks wound in and as far as I’m concerned, the matter was over. 👍
 

meanders

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If that were me I think I would make up some labels to attach to the cable with a Green Cross and 'MEDICAL EQUIPMANT ATTACHED' 'DO NOT UNPLUG'.

I know it may not have any effect with the really ignorant. I'd possibly fit a power fail alarm as well. That would let those outside know that they had caused an issue as well as letting you know there was a power failure.
 
Aug 18, 2014
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If that were me I think I would make up some labels to attach to the cable with a Green Cross and 'MEDICAL EQUIPMANT ATTACHED' 'DO NOT UNPLUG'.

I know it may not have any effect with the really ignorant. I'd possibly fit a power fail alarm as well. That would let those outside know that they had caused an issue as well as letting you know there was a power failure.
It would be far better to run a strand of wire from the live pin in the plug to the outside and super glue it down.just remember the rubber gloves when plugging in/out.
 

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