Church people parking in my yard.

[Gardener]

There are no curbs in my neighborhood. The Church people next door are constantly having some "events" and filling up the road. Their "guests" typically like to park in front of my house, half in the road, half in my yard. Well, several years of this has made a big rut in the yard. So, next week I have made some time to go get fill dirt, and sod, to fix the damage. How can I keep these people from doing this? Trust me - they cannot be reasoned with, any attempt - no matter how nice, to ask them to stop will result in attidude and finger snapping.

The boulder idea is the best, just determine where the property line is based on a survey.

In my Seattle neighborhood the DOT right of way is 70 feet, so 35 feet from the middle of the street. At my residence that translates into the road, the curb, the 8' parking strip, the sidewalk, and about 2 feet of lawn on my side of the sidewalk.

I'd hate to see you put rocks out there and have someone hit them and sue you because they were placed in the public right of way.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Snow blow all your snow there and create a barrier.

Decorative rocks could work for summer, just make sure they're easily visible or marked for when the plow passes or you're going to end up with rocks being pushed in your driveway.

 

[zinfamous]

Learn a lesson from the French, those things don't really stop Panzers. The tanks just take a detour through Belgium.

I thought: "This has to be a photo of the Maginot Line." Fat lot of good those things did.

 

[Brainonska511]

Snow blow all your snow there and create a barrier.

I'm sure there is a lot of snow on the ground in Anaheim, California at this time of year.

 

[sdifox]

Make a mud pit, cover it with AstroTurf

 

[Jumpem]

No Trespassing, Vehicles will be Towed signs.

Then have someone tow a few off.

They should start getting the message.

This is what I was going to post put up a sign or two. Put flyers under their wipers stating not to park there. After a couple weeks of this, start having them towed.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

You could erect a pentagram and a sign saying their cars have been marked by the beast. --666

 

[debian0001]

Mines and sharp objects

 

[GasX]

paint some parking spots in your lawn and put up a sign.

 

[kranky]

What happened when you talked to them before?

 

[LTC8K6]

I would put up "NO PARKING" signs and have the tow company number ready.

 

[rpanic]

Try some motion activated sprinklers.

 

[Ruptga]

I think big rocks is the clear winner for ease of installation and sureness of results. They should be at least 2.5 to 3 feet tall, that will make them about bumper height and too heavy to move.

 

[stormkroe]

I'm sure there is a lot of snow on the ground in Anaheim, California at this time of year.

Don't worry squirrel, I got this. Ahem.
Roffle roffle Americans, roffle roffle, snow, roffle roffle can't drive! Roffle. Roffle
:awe:

 

[Lash444]

paint some parking spots in your lawn and put up a sign.

Hahah. ^ might just work.

 

[edro]

Baby Jesus from a nativity scene

 

[Red Squirrel]

I'm sure there is a lot of snow on the ground in Anaheim, California at this time of year.

Oh did not notice that. When you see snow on the ground all year it's hard to remember that some places actually see lawn and pavement all year.

In that case just put mirrors in a C shape. The cars will melt. :biggrin:

 

[nageov3t]

"no parking, violators will be towed."

and have a tow company ready to call (or the cops)

 

[waffleironhead]

Did you call the city to find out whether it was legal for them to park there? Im betting its city owned land and there is nothing you can do.

 

[skyking]

Walk right into the church and stand up right before the pastor gets started, and ask nicely to please not park on your lawn and damage it. Shame goes a very long way in church. Nobody wants to be the car that you mention next time you show up.

 

[twinrider1]

Blow grass clippings all over their cars.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

paint some parking spots in your lawn and put up a sign.

Counter productive. They're church people, so they're hypocrite closet pervs. All that sign would do is to make sure they'd come back on Tuesday nights when they think nobody is watching them.

 

[Kaido]

they put in dragon's teeth? :awe:

stops cars and panzers

OP, just dig the ditch deeper, whatever gets abandoned gets towed.

It's amazing what you learn on the Internet...never seen those before, makes sense tho.

 

[pete6032]

Write a kind letter to the church about the problem and ask politely if they could ensure visitors park on the street and not on private property. See if that helps.

 

[runzwithsizorz]

"attidude and finger snapping."
Hmmmm, sounds like southern Baptists, amiright?
Wait, there's grass in Anaheim, California?