Powerless At FAT: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Last week I had occasion to spend several days in Fresno CA. Their airport code is FAT. But FAT is not PHAT. In fact, it’s powerless.
Like many places in the country Fresno is busily enhancing their airport. The terminal from which I arrived and departed looks like a brand new building.
The terminal had all the traditional conveniences; public restrooms, a few places to eat & drink. Of course it had seating for all the waiting passengers. It has free, but very slow, internet access via wifi. What it lacked was sensible access to AC power for people using their personal electronics.
In recent years the number of devices that we need to charge daily has constantly grown. Initially it was just our two cell phones. Since they each had unique power connectors each had its own AC adapter that lived near the appropriate night stand. Simple enough. Tidy even.
I’d like to thank 
, it allows a headset to be easily switched between use with a desk phone and a soft phone on a computer.
[Begin music: Beach Boys, “I Get Around”]