I Really HATE It When Someone Parks In Our Spot!!!

[bumbershoot]

I don't care if you disagree with me. I certainly didn't call you sad...

I think that person was probably referring to the emoticon used at the end of the post:

 

[wdwfan16]

]I don't care if you disagree with me.[/B] I certainly didn't call you sad - you called yourself that. So, if the shoe fits... Laugh all you want. I now remember very well why I stopped posting here months and months ago. And it's not only the responses I'm getting here. I have read several other threads today that people have been upset and others (most on this thread) have basically ripped them to shreds. I guess the holidays bring out the best in people...

You sure do. You replies show it.

The is labeled SAD2.

 

[wdwfan16]

I would LOVE to do that. Unfortunately, our lot isn't big enough to put one in. The people who are parking here tonight are here for a funeral. The funeral home lot is completely empty. I understand wanting to be able to leave when you want, but have some respect for those who live here. Also, there is an empty lot with no house on it right next to us. Why not park in front of that? Why park directly in front of someone's home? I will always go out of my way to find another spot before parking in front of someone's home. Maybe I am the oddball, but I don't want to make someone else have to park far away from their house.

You never know who lives in a house you have parked in front of. What if it's a home that an elderly couple lives in and they went to get groceries and have a hard time getting to their door? What if it's a home who has a mom who just had a C-section and is coming home with a new baby? Should they be made to walk a block just because it's legal to park there even though there are plenty of other spots - not in front of houses - elsewhere? Like I said, I just had major surgery on Monday. I SHOULD be able to park in front of my house. Who knows? Maybe I'm the odd one for not wanting to put people out when there is no need???

I would know this if I was friendly with my neighbors and I would go out of my way to help them. If they kept telling me to move, I would not be their friends and not know this and just go about my day.

 

[chloelovesdisney]

Street parking is open to the public. Although it may be nice for it to be left open for the homeowners, anyone is allowed to park to there, anytime. If you really need to be able to park right by your house, I would try to find a home with a driveway and garage. This will continue to give you aggravation till the end of time. I would also be careful, you may tell the wrong person to move and they may not respond back to you very kindly. (especially someone on their way into a funeral)

 

[bitohoney]

Cut her some slack, she's just venting.

 

[bumbershoot]

The is labeled SAD2.

On the other hand, that doesn't mean the OP is saying that someone is sad just b/c the emoticon is used.

For instance, I often want to use this one: I want to use it at times where, if I were talking with someone, I'd be making that expression with the whistling, like "oh don't mind me, la la la". But it's called "rolleyes", and people ALWAYS think it means that the person is rolling their eyes at whatever is said. Very very different from how I want to use it.

So that emoticon didn't necessarily mean 'this is how I feel about you'.

 

[mvazul]

I would know this if I was friendly with my neighbors and I would go out of my way to help them. If they kept telling me to move, I would not be their friends and not know this and just go about my day.

I'm talking about parking on a street you don't live on. I am very friendly with almost all of our neighbors. I have known them since I was a kid. The one across the street has a son who has been the best man for two of my cousin's weddings - and will be for a third cousin next weekend. It was their daughter's boyfriend who parked in front of our house on Christmas Eve. They even told him it was rude to park here. I'm talking more about when you go into a neighborhood you don't normally go into. You have NO CLUE who lives in a house you park in front of. That may be okay for you, but it's not for me. I DO find it rude. To each their own.

I guess we will just have to agree to disagree. I don't understand the hostility. I guess some people get off on that. Thank you to those of you who understand! I appreciate it!

 

[wdwfan16]

On the other hand, that doesn't mean the OP is saying that someone is sad just b/c the emoticon is used.

For instance, I often want to use this one: I want to use it at times where, if I were talking with someone, I'd be making that expression with the whistling, like "oh don't mind me, la la la". But it's called "rolleyes", and people ALWAYS think it means that the person is rolling their eyes at whatever is said. Very very different from how I want to use it.

So that emoticon didn't necessarily mean 'this is how I feel about you'.

I always read it as rolleyes. To me the title of the emoticon is the intent of the emoticon.

 

[Mickey's Minion]

You never know who lives in a house you have parked in front of. What if it's a home that an elderly couple lives in and they went to get groceries and have a hard time getting to their door? What if it's a home who has a mom who just had a C-section and is coming home with a new baby? Should they be made to walk a block just because it's legal to park there even though there are plenty of other spots - not in front of houses - elsewhere? Like I said, I just had major surgery on Monday. I SHOULD be able to park in front of my house. Who knows? Maybe I'm the odd one for not wanting to put people out when there is no need???

I would assume that if somebody needed that spot for legitimate medical reasons, that they would have petitioned the city to designate the spot as handicapped and/or received permission to put cones in the spot to reserve it. Or at least had a hand made sign in their yard politely asking people not to park there due to medical issues.

This is not unprecedented. Some neighbors in a neighboring town had a business across the street from them in a mostly residential area. In fact, it was the only business in a three block area. The only parking was street parking, no driveways nor alleys.

They petitioned the city, the city put up "resident only" signs and they were allowed to cone one spot per house.

And while it would be nice and more convenient to be guaranteed that spot in front of your house all the time, the simple fact is that you are not guaranteed that spot. Yes, it probably is annoying to have to walk or park further away. But that doesn't mean you "should be" able to park in front of your house on a public street all the time.

My guess, is that if you come across to your neighbors with the same entitlement attitude that is coming across in this thread, there may be a few of your neighbors purposely trying to park in front of your house.

 

[LoraJ]

I hate street parking. We are renting a garage spot for the winter. It was well worth the price last Sunday when we had a huge storm and I didn't have to dig my car out.

As others have said, unfortunately you do not own the street, so the spots in front of your house are not "your" spots. I know it is frustrating, but that is the way it is. We live by a mall that charges for parking and it can be difficult to find street parking on the weekend because cheap people park on my block. There is nothing we can do about it. And we live across the street from a school so when they have concerts or parent/teacher nights, once again there is nothing we can do but park blocks away.

This is just the way it is when you do not have a deeded parking spot or driveway. If we ever move, my own parking spot will be on the top of the list of needs.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

OP, maybe your neighbors do it on purpose, because they know how you'll react?

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

Cut her some slack, she's just venting.

 

[mjkacmom]

You would hate to live in my town - there's no overnight parking allowed, so you either park in your driveway/garage, or rent spots elsewhere. The homes on my side of the street have parking in the rear, so we have tons of parking available. It would never occur to me not to park in front of someone's house - if I'm visiting, I have to park in front of someone's house, so I'll pick the closest spot.

 

[Mickey's Minion]

Cut her some slack, she's just venting.

Nobody was rude, just stating the facts that public street parking is just that, public. Nobody attacked.

The OP came back with the defensive attitude such as "sheesh" and the suggestion that perhaps she should just park in other people's driveways.

That type of entitlement response set the tone for the rest of the responses.

OP, I hope you do find a happy solution. As I suggested, it might be of benefit to go to your town council and ask if there is anyway you could be allowed to reserve one spot in front of your house just for you since you are the only one that does not have off street parking. Without a legitimate medical need, it is a longshot, but it is worth a try. Especially since you do have businesses in the area that generate more than normal parking on your street.

I also hope that you really don't knock on doors demanding people move their cars and this was just part of your vent.

 

[Tiggernut_jadie]

I'm a community nurse and so I often have to park in streets I don't know well! If at all possible I will park outside the person's house that I am visiting. However if there is no space there I will park in the nearest available space. As I am carrying medication and equipment I won't be parking a long distance away for safety reasons! As you so 'politely' put it OP...I don't CARE what the people who's house I've parked outside think. If it is a public road and they have no specific space assigned to their house then tough!

 

[Mickey's Minion]

I also want to add that I was always taught that when visiting somebody, it was extremely rude to park in their driveway as that might block them in if they needed to get out. And I know that just about everybody I know also subscribes to that rule of etiquette. Nobody ever parks in anybody's else driveway unless it is for a quick in-and-out.

I was always taught that it is far better manners to street park.

So, if we were on your street, even if the people we were visiting had room available in their driveway, we would not park there. We would find the first available parking space (may be across the street if that is the way we were traveling) on the street and park there.

 

[camlace]

I guess we will just have to agree to disagree. I don't understand the hostility. I guess some people get off on that. Thank you to those of you who understand! I appreciate it!

You don't understand the "hostility"??? You're the one traipsing around the neighborhood demanding people move their car from "your" space...after you were so incapacitated by "major surgergy" you NEEDED to park in "your" space in front of your house. Talk about hostility....

You don't own any rights to any space near, adjacent, close to, etc, etc your property. You own wants in your property line and thats it. As others have said, if you are so incapacitated from surgergy you should go to city hall and ask for a special permit and sign to make the spot in front of your house designated for handicap parking only. And not sure what your issue is with the funeral home...its a funeral home, people come and go...no one is going to stay in the space for days. Let the people have their time to grieve and go move your car an hour later when they leave.

 

[mvazul]

On the other hand, that doesn't mean the OP is saying that someone is sad just b/c the emoticon is used.

For instance, I often want to use this one: I want to use it at times where, if I were talking with someone, I'd be making that expression with the whistling, like "oh don't mind me, la la la". But it's called "rolleyes", and people ALWAYS think it means that the person is rolling their eyes at whatever is said. Very very different from how I want to use it.

So that emoticon didn't necessarily mean 'this is how I feel about you'.

THANK YOU!! I see little icons on the side. I don't see any "names" with them. This one to me is a little guy shaking it's head. That's what I was doing.

 

[pweyl36]

So sorry to offend! Sheesh! My husband and I try very hard to not park in front of other people's homes or have our guests park in front of other people's homes. Of course, they all have driveways, so it doesn't matter too much. Hey, now that you all say it's not rude, I guess we will just start parking in front of their houses and let them fend for themselves. Heck, maybe we'll park in their driveway - they park on the street and don't use it, anyway!! Thanks for the thought!

I know what your saying. I have the same problem.

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

Nobody was rude, just stating the facts that public street parking is just that, public. Nobody attacked.

The OP came back with the defensive attitude such as "sheesh" and the suggestion that perhaps she should just park in other people's driveways.

That type of entitlement response set the tone for the rest of the responses.

OP, I hope you do find a happy solution. As I suggested, it might be of benefit to go to your town council and ask if there is anyway you could be allowed to reserve one spot in front of your house just for you since you are the only one that does not have off street parking. Without a legitimate medical need, it is a longshot, but it is worth a try. Especially since you do have businesses in the area that generate more than normal parking on your street.

I also hope that you really don't knock on doors demanding people move their cars and this was just part of your vent.

Well you may find it rude but if I parked there and you told me to move my car I would tell you to stick it where the sun doesn't shine.

This isn't rude?

I think when someone said (paraphrasing) that "it's not a private street owned by the OP, the space is essentially up for grabs," that's fine, it's not rude and not an attack but when it became redundant and said 4, 5, 6.... times, then yes... to me it's an attack.

Maybe when you're seriously mad about something you keep your cool but not everyone does and as PP said, it's just a vent. I know I'm not the most pleasant with my neighbors...