Looking to connect with other New England owners who do not or cannot charge at home

I would like to connect with one or more New England area owners who have a Tesla but cannot charge at home for one reason or another. In my case, I live in a condo with a surface parking lot and no practicable location to add a charger. And my condo association is not (yet) enthusiastic about spending money for a charging facility for me or others to use. Fortunately for me, I thought, Tesla just opened a store and service center in my town not more than 2 miles from my house. So until just about the time I finally ordered my 70D, I had expected I could charge there, or at a level 2 Chargepoint charger nearby.
But just about the time I ordered, there was the now-famous memo about local charging at superchargers and all the ensuing discussion here and on other forums. I do not want to re-hash that but I'd like to connect, maybe privately, with some folks who live in the area and have managed through the winter.

I am mainly concerned about the winter because I am likely to use the car less, and because it seems clear that is the most challenging time for the battery to be left without being plugged in. And that is why I posted in the New England section of the forum -- looking for people with similar weather.

So I would like to find out if others in my situation have been able to manage through the winter without home charging. Although Tesla says it is best to have your car plugged in when not in use, people also say that the car can go a long time without charging when left parked, even in winter. (See Bjorn Nyland's videos for examples of his leaving a car for 30 days, unplugged, while he takes a vacation.)

Thanks in advance.

Robert.Boston said:

Last summer I moved from a house in Charlestown MA, where I had a private parking with a NEMA 14-50 plug, to Portland ME, where I park in a public garage that has a Clipper Creek and a CHAdeMO charger. I only plug in when I need a charge, because the chargers are used by visitors as well.

This situation is not as good as being plugged in 24/7, but it's not bad. The key difference is in the range hit in the morning: if you're plugged in, you can heat up the battery in the morning (by forcing up the charge level to restart the battery charging + turning on cabin heat) using shore power, while otherwise you're relying on battery power. Still worth doing so you get decent regen immediately.

The bigger issue is keeping your car charged. Given how close you are to the new Dedham SC, this sounds like a mild inconvenience. The Chargepoint station will likely prove of little use: you're not going to be willing to sit there for 6 hours while your car recharges.

Regarding your charing at home: I'd offer to pay for the installation of a HPWC and offer some amount ($50/month) to cover your electric consumption. At-home charging is SO much better than foraging for power in the wild.

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Thanks for the inputs so far. I particularly appreciate the comments that lack of overnight charging will be inconvenient but not a killer.

As for paying for a charger -- It may come to that. The basic problem we have is a lack of any space where we could put a charger, without reducing the number of guest spaces -- we have too few already, and the condo board does not want to reduce them for me or other EV users. My own space is in the middle of an open lot, and would not be suitable for a charger -- cost to run 240 V out there would be prohibitive.
I have my eye on one possible space that is not used at night and might not raise too many objections. I would have to get an electrician to estimate the cost and then convince the board. But I think for now, I will see how it goes, relying on the public chargers and the SC up the street....