A friend of mine lives in a cul-de-sac and the way it's arranged, there's room for 1 car in front of her house, and there's a short driveway that is wide enough for 1 car (it's an older neighborhood and they have a 1 car garage.) So if they have more than a couple visitors, there's nowhere to park besides further down the street. I parked in front of the house on the "corner" of the circle where it meets the road once, and they actually left a note on my car about parking in front of their house. I was there for a couple hours. Now every time I go over there I have to talk myself out of deliberately annoying my friend's neighbors because, after all, if I start some kind of feud between them, it's my friend who will have to suffer the consequences, not me. It sure is tempting though.
I used to park in a residential area for work and one day when I was coming back some boomer came out and started giving me shit and saying how I can't park there anymore and how his wife needs that spot (while literally standing in his driveway in front of both of their cars). I really wanted to be snarky and remind him it's public property and keep parking there but I figured it wasn't worth the chance of my car getting vandalized by some ego-damaged boomer.
I had one come out and yell from their front door 200ft away "I hope you don't mind your car being damaged!!!", Since the front of my shitty car slightly overlapped the corner of their driveway (trust me it wasn't a big deal).
Even if it was an issue, it's rude and to yell passive-aggresive shit like that from a distance instead of call out and discuss it like an adult. I moved my car 8inches to the right anyway
Where I grew up it was not unheard of to jump people, slash tires or even cut brake lines over "stolen" parking spaces. However that was in a neighborhood which is dense by American standards, overcrowded in existing housing stock and still barely functional public transit. So it was stupid but almost understandable.
Why suburbanites with big as drive ways, and maybe two working adults in the house care is utterly bewildering to me.
sometimes everyone is parked in the street so you can't go one spot over. Also, that is still annoying even if it isn't that bad in the long run. The solution is nuking the suburbs.
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A friend of mine lives in a cul-de-sac and the way it's arranged, there's room for 1 car in front of her house, and there's a short driveway that is wide enough for 1 car (it's an older neighborhood and they have a 1 car garage.) So if they have more than a couple visitors, there's nowhere to park besides further down the street. I parked in front of the house on the "corner" of the circle where it meets the road once, and they actually left a note on my car about parking in front of their house. I was there for a couple hours. Now every time I go over there I have to talk myself out of deliberately annoying my friend's neighbors because, after all, if I start some kind of feud between them, it's my friend who will have to suffer the consequences, not me. It sure is tempting though.
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I used to park in a residential area for work and one day when I was coming back some boomer came out and started giving me shit and saying how I can't park there anymore and how his wife needs that spot (while literally standing in his driveway in front of both of their cars). I really wanted to be snarky and remind him it's public property and keep parking there but I figured it wasn't worth the chance of my car getting vandalized by some ego-damaged boomer.
I had one come out and yell from their front door 200ft away "I hope you don't mind your car being damaged!!!", Since the front of my shitty car slightly overlapped the corner of their driveway (trust me it wasn't a big deal).
Even if it was an issue, it's rude and to yell passive-aggresive shit like that from a distance instead of call out and discuss it like an adult. I moved my car 8inches to the right anyway
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Where I grew up it was not unheard of to jump people, slash tires or even cut brake lines over "stolen" parking spaces. However that was in a neighborhood which is dense by American standards, overcrowded in existing housing stock and still barely functional public transit. So it was stupid but almost understandable.
Why suburbanites with big as drive ways, and maybe two working adults in the house care is utterly bewildering to me.
To be fair, it's annoying when someone parks on your space instead of in their driveway, or has their guests park there for days
how is this not easily solved by "parking one spot further on the street"
sometimes everyone is parked in the street so you can't go one spot over. Also, that is still annoying even if it isn't that bad in the long run. The solution is nuking the suburbs.
I agree with your solution, albeit not your problem
Solidarity i guess