Neighborhood Parking issues

It would be considered very rude to routinely park in front of a neighbors house where I'm from. Her boyfriend routinely parking in front of her house is irrelevant because it's in front of her house.

That being said, it's even more rude to go and yell at your neighbor, especially in the morning. Of course, I'm from the South, where we'd show up with a baked good and guilt you into not doing it again, bless your heart.
 
Common courtesy is not parking in front of a mailbox or blocking a driveway.
Wait I'm confused here, apologies in advanced:

Are you saying that common courtesy means not parking or blocking someone's driveway (cuz yeah I think you shouldn't block people in or the mailbox)....or are you saying that you don't consider it an issue of someone parks in front of a mailbox or blocks a driveway.
 
You're right... Everyone digs out. But it gets annoying when you move your car, clear the spot after the plow comes by, and someone comes and swoops in and takes that spot (sometimes even houses away from therir own) becauss they're too lazy to do it. Illegal? No. A jerky move? Yes. You don't have to agree, but lots of other people do.

But here is a question if I may?
Wouldn't said jerky people who swoop in still do it if there wasn't any snow if some other car was parked on front of their house as it doesn't look like in that pic that parking is abundant.
And what if it is garbage pick up day with that stuff out there? I do know in Philly it is illegal to play savies, so is it legal other places or just overlooked?
 

Wait I'm confused here, apologies in advanced:

Are you saying that common courtesy means not parking or blocking someone's driveway (cuz yeah I think you shouldn't block people in or the mailbox)....or are you saying that you don't consider it an issue of someone parks in front of a mailbox or blocks a driveway.

I think common courtesy is not parking in front of a mailbox or blocking a driveway. I think the rest is ridiculous.
 
But here is a question if I may?
Wouldn't said jerky people who swoop in still do it if there wasn't any snow if some other car was parked on front of their house as it doesn't look like in that pic that parking is abundant.
And what if it is garbage pick up day with that stuff out there? I do know in Philly it is illegal to play savies, so is it legal other places or just overlooked?
I think we might be on two different pages here...

I'm talking specifically about people who do that when it snows.

I haven't personally had that problem at any other time.

I mean, I guess if they really needed parking then yes they would still park there. But I wouldn't think it was annoying then. They would have had little other choice.

ETA- But yes, when they do it because they're too lazy to clear a spot for themselves then I think it's a jerky move.
 
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I think common courtesy is not parking in front of a mailbox or blocking a driveway. I think the rest is ridiculous.
Around here the County has parking control officers who come around and write tickets for parking in front of fire hydrants or blocking driveways, or leaving a car in the same place for longer than 72 hours.
I have a small stripe of grass on the side of our driveway (the main front lawn is on the other side of the driveway) that we have considered expanding the driveway into. Many neighbors have done that. It WOULD allow me to get my truck off the street, but it would also take away one "on the street" parking spot. The cost ,and that consideration have had us....for now....decide not to pave that area.
 
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I think we might be on two different pages here...

I'm talking specifically about people who do that when it snows.

I haven't personally had that problem at any other time.

I mean I guess they really needed parking then yes they would still park there. But I wouldn't think it was annoying then. They would have had little other choice.

ETA- But yes, when they do it because they're too lazy to clear a spot for themselves then I think it's a jerky move.


Oops my bad, I got confused. I see what you are saying now.
 
My neighbor's sister was living with them after her divorce and would park in front of our house, leaving a long stretch of street open in front of theirs. Legal, sure, but so irritating. It forced us park near the corner where we live, which I avoid because it needs a stop sign and there are near misses there all the time. So I started parking in front of our house in "her" spot. She got the message and parks in front of their house now.
If there is a space issue, fine, park wherever, but don't take the space in front of my house and leave yours empty, that's obnoxious!
 
I can see the argument however in our neighborhood this is not the case. People park all over the place, some streets are more congested than others. Mine is actually not all that congested, neighbor doesn't want her "guests" to have to walk a few feet or park elsewhere, she feels the spaces in front of her house are hers and since this concept is new to me, thus I posted here. We do use our driveway and garage. Our neighborhood is mostly families with teen/young adult children, empty nesters and retiree's. The families with the teens/young adults have more cars, it is just a fact when a household of 4 or 5 all drive.

My neighbors rant was purely all about her, her space and her guests. IMO she went about this all wrong. I am a fairly reasonable courteous person, when approached reasonably and with courtesy. Neighbor was none of these things, as I shut the door in her face I said to my DH "Its a public street, she can kiss my (you get the idea)"


Your response was all about you, not sure what the difference is? You shut the door in her face. Pretty much the same behavior in my opinion. Just saying.
 
Common courtesy goes both ways.
In my neighbourhood it's not considered courteous to "dibs" a spot
True but then we're not talking about dibbing spots with plastic chairs or a doll in a crate during a snow storm like those have been for east coast...those are some crazy situations. It's not a "hey this is my spot in front of my house" situation but if you're always parking your car in front of my house versus your own or in your own garage or driveway well that is generally, ok around me at least..though other do share that feeling too, discourteous.

And as we've already hashed out different neighborhoods operate differently. My neighborhood is far from the only one who would have the same gripe in my area. I could show example after example after example of people frustrated in my city with people parking cars in front of their house all the time when there is other options available like a person's own driveway or garage or in front of their own house or parking in front of the mailbox or parking in front of the driveway.
 
Your response was all about you, not sure what the difference is? You shut the door in her face. Pretty much the same behavior in my opinion. Just saying.

The OP said her neighbor was yelling at them. Sorry, but that warrants a closed door in your face, and in no way is that behaving the same. That is called reacting, and that is what you get when you come to someone's home, knock on their door and start yelling at them.
 
The OP said her neighbor was yelling at them. Sorry, but that warrants a closed door in your face, and in no way is that behaving the same. That is called reacting, and that is what you get when you come to someone's home, knock on their door and start yelling at them.

I agree that it is a reaction. I just think it is a bad one. They are adults, just because one is behaving badly doesn't mean the other should. I think attempting to have a conversation was warranted but she will never know; something productive could have come out of it.
 
I agree that it is a reaction. I just think it is a bad one. They are adults, just because one is behaving badly doesn't mean the other should. I think attempting to have a conversation was warranted but she will never know; something productive could have come out of it.


I do think something productive did come out of it (even if it had nothing to do with the parking situation ) ranting neighbor learned that you can't knock on a door yelling and ranting about how she feels entitled to something and in return gets a reaction of what the OP did.
In the first post. OP says she let her rant for a couple minutes then shut the door as OP felt neighbor was not in a position to hold a conversation.
 
I do think something productive did come out of it (even if it had nothing to do with the parking situation ) ranting neighbor learned that you can't knock on a door yelling and ranting about how she feels entitled to something and in return gets a reaction of what the OP did.
In the first post. OP says she let her rant for a couple minutes then shut the door as OP felt neighbor was not in a position to hold a conversation.


Whether the door slam keeps that from happening again time will tell! I must have missed it but I don't see where she says she felt her neighbor was not in a position to hold a conversation other than her slamming the door in her face. I think an upfront conversation could have been had and hence there may not even be a thread because it was worked out.
 
I too had neighborhood parking problems...

Thoughts....
  • I have neighbors who think that my home is "public" parking, but their home is "private" parking for their vehicles or their "needs". I park my vehicles in front of my home and leave him to sort out his frustrations with other neighbors.
  • discuss your concerns with the local bylaws and parking enforcement on what you can/cannot do. There are bylaws for objects left on the street.
  • where I am, non-resident vehicles cannot be parked for more than 3 hours before they are ticketed/towed during the day.
  • consider smaller cars with backup cameras.... makes street parking so much easier
 
We are just starting to encounter having to parking on the street.

We have room for 3 cars. But we have 4 drivers and 4 cars, now. Which means one ends up on the street. And our 4th car is pretty much always on the street.

A few weeks ago, a neighbor had a party and their guests parked up and down the street, instead of parking in the driveway. It is a pain when people aren't parking in their own driveway, but instead they are making it difficult for their neighbors to back out of the driveway.
 

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