Wait, this was a public street? I thought this was a townhouse/complex/etc or something with "dig out spaces."
1. Cry more
2. Build a driveway this summer
- M4H
Wait, this was a public street? I thought this was a townhouse/complex/etc or something with "dig out spaces."
1. Cry more
2. Build a driveway this summer
- M4H
waggy
No Lifer
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heh chicago tribune has a story on this.
I seem to recall last year the city said they won't do anything about it. they wont move stuff left in the street or tow anyone for it.
it makes me glad i have a 2 car garage and enough driveway space for at least 4 more cars.
I seem to recall last year the city said they won't do anything about it. they wont move stuff left in the street or tow anyone for it.
it makes me glad i have a 2 car garage and enough driveway space for at least 4 more cars.
GagHalfrunt
Lifer
- Apr 19, 2001
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You're an idiot too. Sugar in the gas tank does nothing. If you're going to be childish enough to attempt to vandalize somebody that did nothing wrong just because you're a pathetic little child, at least educate your clueless ass enough to find a method that works.
Didn't like mythbusters or topgear or something do a sugar in the gas thing and it didn't hurt the engine at all? I remember something like that, but no idea from where.
Ok, I know a lot of you guys saying the the public street ISN'T his, even though he has no driveway, but comn', that is bullsh1t.
He's a guy that has no driveway, spent 45min digging his car out, and essentially, it's his one and only space to park.
Even though the law allows the other guy to park in his spot, it just doesn't seem fair.
If I were you, I'd ask them to move the car. If he declines, I'd probably just put the snow on the outter part of the parking space to make it look like a snow plow truck came through and boxed his car in.
He's a guy that has no driveway, spent 45min digging his car out, and essentially, it's his one and only space to park.
Even though the law allows the other guy to park in his spot, it just doesn't seem fair.
If I were you, I'd ask them to move the car. If he declines, I'd probably just put the snow on the outter part of the parking space to make it look like a snow plow truck came through and boxed his car in.
It's not your space. It belongs to the city. You just removed the snow from it. Yes it sucks that someone else is parking there. But life sucks sometime. Since it's your neighbor you could try speaking to him. However don't be surprised if he laughs in your face.
This is the reason why I loved having a 4 X 4 when I lived back east. I would remove enough snow to get into the spot. Most people are too lazy to shovel so it would always be there for me.
This is the reason why I loved having a 4 X 4 when I lived back east. I would remove enough snow to get into the spot. Most people are too lazy to shovel so it would always be there for me.
thirdeye
Platinum Member
Tell them to move their vehicle, if they don't. Start dumping buckets of water on it. It won't hurt the car, but it'll at least give them a taste of what you had to deal with to get out of the spot.
Well I would just go and politely ask the person to move the car. If they can't listen to reason, then it is now my mission to make sure their car is stuck in that space until the ice melts.
While I agree with others that it isn't exactly YOUR space I'd like to see the people in this thread have the same thing happen to them and then see what their point of view is.
The moron who parked there had no right to park there and feel good about himself. Hell, I wouldn't have done what he did for simple fear of retribution against my car.
since the guys under no obligation to move just approach him NICELY with an attitude of "Listen, it took me a long time to dig this spot out. I have no other close alternative parking spots and you do (you said he has a driveway right?).". Just eat a little pride and try to kill him with kindness. If he still refuses, then the next time he leaves spread out a sh1tload of roofing nails (the ones with the big square flat heads). If he gets there before you do he's screwed. If you get there before he does just remember to remove the nails first
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The moron who parked there had no right to park there and feel good about himself. Hell, I wouldn't have done what he did for simple fear of retribution against my car.
since the guys under no obligation to move just approach him NICELY with an attitude of "Listen, it took me a long time to dig this spot out. I have no other close alternative parking spots and you do (you said he has a driveway right?).". Just eat a little pride and try to kill him with kindness. If he still refuses, then the next time he leaves spread out a sh1tload of roofing nails (the ones with the big square flat heads). If he gets there before you do he's screwed. If you get there before he does just remember to remove the nails first
.Agreed. I'm pretty sure the OP noticed there wasn't a driveway when he chose to buy/rent the property.
I agree sugar in the gas tank is a little too far. It took the OP about 45 minutes by his count to dig out the space for his car. I suggest an eye for an eye. . .It should take the jerk-off neighbor roughly 45 minutes or so to scrub smeared then frozen feces off all the windows of his car.
The street is public, but they have a driveway of their own. It's not my fault they don't want to dig out their own snow from their driveway to get their vehicles in and out of. You can't just have a driveway, not use it, park in front of our house that we pay property tax on and then sit there on it as if it is ok. Because, if I parked my vehicle in front of their driveway, they wouldn't like it and would ask me to remove it.
Now, if I had my own driveway, it wouldn't actually bother me. But, I don't and the city won't grant us a permit to do so.
When the space had piles of snow on it, they didn't park there. But, now that the space has been shoveled out cleanly by me, they go ahead and occupy it? No. This is Boston, not the suburbs. You can't just walk up and confront someone about a situation like this unless you want it to be come physical.
If I don't remove the ice from in front of my property, and someone slipped on it. They can actually sue me for not removing the ice. Because the property is not just public, but it belongs to US. We're responsible for it. So, If I decided to shovel 50 feet of snow and ice from in front of my house, and put a trashcan there, then it belongs to US. Not them, Not the General Public.
FYI: you can probably get in trouble for doing this (and also things like letting the air out of their tires, burying his car in snow, etc.) if the neighbor has photo/video evidence and calls the cops.
Talk to your neighbor, ask them why they didn't park in the driveway. Maybe they have a good reason. If they won't park in the driveway, ask if YOU can park in their driveway.
But ultimately -- you just need to stfu and deal. You were gone for hours. ANYONE (well, anyone with a resident permit if you're on a street with resident parking only) could have taken that spot -- it's a public street. You don't magically get some claim on it because it's the most convenient spot to your house, nor because you shoveled some snow/ice out of it at an earlier time. If you care deeply about having your own parking -- move to a place that has a dedicated parking space or driveway, or rent a slot in a garage within walking distance.
...Actually, you can, because it's both legal and "ok". You don't own the street in front of your house.
Probably they would have you towed, since in general it's illegal to block the driveway leading into private property.
This usually only applies to the sidewalk in front of your property, if any -- and it varies considerably from place to place. I'm not exactly sure of Boston's take on that.
In fact, it's probably not legal for you to leave stuff in the street, since it is a public thoroughfare. You likely could have been ticketed for blocking a parking space like that.
I think this story proves you can. Since you live in Boston, I'm assuming cars line the streets, so I don't think someone parking in front of a house on your street (not their own) is out of the ordinary.
For the most part all he did was clear the snow to get his vehicle out. As did everyone else on the street who had to go somewhere. Do they all have assigned spaces now?
Ignoring the above, if you needed to park on that street would you stop, spend "45 minutes" to clear a space and then park or would you pull into a space left by someone who recently vacated it? If you don't park in the clear space someone else surely will. And who is to know that the person that left the space is even returnig there? These are just a couple of reasons why it is ureasonable to expect your space to be "saved" for you.
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