I know that everyone reading this has probably watched a classic Discovery Channel Shark Week Special which features shark feeding frenzies from multiple angles. There is a similar type of frenzy that occurs on our boat whenever the generator begins to chug or the shore power cables come out. The noise of the generator on board Passages creates similar effects to the frantic thrashing of injured or dying fish and results in the same kind of response by our local “sharks”. As soon as the generator hums to life or when we hook up to shore power the kids run to the designated charging outlets. Ipods, and cameras, laptops and printers, cell phones and even the plug in style battery charges are hauled out and all vie for a position in the charging frenzy.

As in a real feeding frenzy everyone wants to assert his or her strength and jockey for the top position. Everyone wants to get their fair share of power before the “juice goes away”.