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#Post#: 2694--------------------------------------------------
Re: street parking
DIR By: TootsNYC
Date: May 20, 2018, 9:44 pm
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--- Quote from: Thrabalen link ---
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> [quote author=Usernamehere link=topic=182.msg2382#msg2382
date=1526784285]
> If there's no local regulation saying you can't, then its not
rude. Inconvenient, sure, but not rude.
>
--- End Quote ---
I disagree with this... etiquette goes beyond local regulations.
If the etiquette until this point has been that you don't park
in front of another person's house, then doing so is rude. Where
I live, the etiquette is that if a parking street is "marked"
(that is, an object sits in said spot), then you park somewhere
else. It's considered rude to move that object to curbside and
park there. In other areas, the very idea of claiming a spot is
unheard of. (Of course, those places usually have driveways, or
room to park more than one car in front of your own house.)
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I agree with Thrabalen--etiquette is intended to go beyond
legalities. Something can be legal and still be rude.
#Post#: 2721--------------------------------------------------
Re: street parking
DIR By: NFPwife
Date: May 20, 2018, 11:35 pm
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--- Quote from: TootsNYC link ---
>
> [quote author=Thrabalen link=topic=182.msg2391#msg2391
date=1526785312]
> [quote author=Usernamehere link=topic=182.msg2382#msg2382
date=1526784285]
> If there's no local regulation saying you can't, then its not
rude. Inconvenient, sure, but not rude.
>
--- End Quote ---
I disagree with this... etiquette goes beyond local regulations.
If the etiquette until this point has been that you don't park
in front of another person's house, then doing so is rude. Where
I live, the etiquette is that if a parking street is "marked"
(that is, an object sits in said spot), then you park somewhere
else. It's considered rude to move that object to curbside and
park there. In other areas, the very idea of claiming a spot is
unheard of. (Of course, those places usually have driveways, or
room to park more than one car in front of your own house.)
[/quote]
I agree with Thrabalen--etiquette is intended to go beyond
legalities. Something can be legal and still be rude.
[/quote]
Agree. Then, there's the continuum between polite and rude. I
think anticipatory thinking and community awareness, e.g. "We
shouldn't park here for 7 days and tie up a space in front of
someone's house, they might have to park 16 houses away," is
polite and considerate. Having zero consideration for others and
putting your wants/ desires first can be rude. Some things fall
in the grey, "neutral" area in the middle. I tend to think this
falls closer to rude and based on the fact that someone was
ticketed for being there 72 hours, it also borders illegal. OP,
if the car is still there in 72 hours can you call again and
have it ticketed/ removed?
#Post#: 2743--------------------------------------------------
Re: street parking
DIR By: guest227
Date: May 21, 2018, 5:49 am
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If you know they're gone, have you considered parking in their
driveway? Sounds like it is sitting there empty, just one house
away!
;)
#Post#: 2746--------------------------------------------------
Re: street parking
DIR By: Athersgeo
Date: May 21, 2018, 6:03 am
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--- Quote from: Zizi-K link ---
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> If you know they're gone, have you considered parking in their
driveway? Sounds like it is sitting there empty, just one house
away!
> ;)
>
--- End Quote ---
While I'd be sorely tempted and I realise this suggestion
probably isn't serious: I really wouldn't do that. What you
don't know is if they have someone watching the house who might
see a strange car there and take action (get the car
towed/impounded) given that the driveway is (presumably) private
property.
#Post#: 2766--------------------------------------------------
Re: street parking
DIR By: Bada
Date: May 21, 2018, 8:28 am
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--- Quote from: menley link ---
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> This brings up a question that I've often had - for myself, as
well.
>
> When people park in front of my house, if they're not my
guests or service workers, I get annoyed. But then I start to
wonder - why exactly am I annoyed? It's a public street, and in
my area there are no laws or local regulations against doing so.
Still, it annoys me, and I find that many people are the same.
But I can't pin down WHY it annoys me! I literally have no idea,
but it's my gut reaction that people shouldn't park in front of
my house if they're not here to visit my house. It's selective,
because if there's a party and there are cars parked in front of
everyone's house, I don't care. But if the street is largely
empty and it's just my house, I do. I've asked friends if they
feel the same way, and they do. But they also can't articulate
why.
>
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It's so funny--I feel this way too! I didn't at all before I
owned a house myself, though. I remember visiting a friend and
parking across the street from her house. She asked me to move
it to her side of the street because her neighbor was VERY
cranky about people parking in from of his house. (On the flip
side, when he had a party and someone parked in front of HER
house, in the spot she usually used because their driveway
wasn't big enough, he immediately made his friend move his car
out of "her" spot. So at least it went both ways.)
I think, for me, it's that (when the street is empty, at least),
I feel like the spot closest to my door should be for anyone who
comes to see me, rather than for a neighbor. If someone is
working on my house, for example, I want them to lug their tools
the shortest distance. (Also, our driveway is on the side of the
house, so it's a longer walk and more awkward to have service
workers park in our driveway and enter through the garage).
As for OP: parking 16 houses away sucks! I lived in BigCity for
several years and street parking can be rough. But to have it be
due to a neighbor *choosing* to not use their driveway, I'd be
super annoyed.
#Post#: 2783--------------------------------------------------
Re: street parking
DIR By: guest426
Date: May 21, 2018, 9:57 am
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This situation makes me glad for some of the parking
restrictions where I live:
1) City ordinance states that no parking is permitted on any
city street between the hours of 2-5AM. In the event that a
temporary situation requires overnight parking on the street
(driveway sealing/repaving), the city will issue a permit (at no
cost) for a specified time period.
2) I live in a homeowners association that includes 44
townhomes. Our driveways are on an alley that is owned by the
HOA, and there are two small parking areas also owned by the
HOA. All of this is well marked (the alley is marked as a fire
lane, and the parking areas have signs stating that they are
private property, only guests of our HOA are allowed to park
there, and that no one can park for more than 24 hours).
Because it's all private property, we are able to contract with
a private towing company to remove unwanted vehicles from our
alley (which is a fire-lane) and non-visitors from the parking
lots.
#Post#: 2848--------------------------------------------------
Re: street parking
DIR By: Gyrus
Date: May 21, 2018, 2:13 pm
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There's a small area of curb between our driveway and that of a
neighbor. My Geo Metro would fit there with room to spare, but
there are people who park large vehicles there that hang over
into one or both driveways. Normally this doesn't bother us if
we aren't going anywhere, but on more than one occasion I've had
to do some fancy maneuvering to get out of my own driveway
because someone's bumper was protruding past the driveway
entrance. This area has signs stating that only residential
traffic can park here, but the house next door to us and the one
across the street get a lot of visitors so invariably there's no
room to spare. We can fit both our cars into our driveway, so
parking in front of our house isn't a problem.
#Post#: 3051--------------------------------------------------
Re: street parking
DIR By: andi
Date: May 21, 2018, 9:59 pm
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--- Quote from: menley link ---
>
> This brings up a question that I've often had - for myself, as
well.
>
> When people park in front of my house, if they're not my
guests or service workers, I get annoyed. But then I start to
wonder - why exactly am I annoyed? It's a public street, and in
my area there are no laws or local regulations against doing so.
Still, it annoys me, and I find that many people are the same.
But I can't pin down WHY it annoys me! I literally have no idea,
but it's my gut reaction that people shouldn't park in front of
my house if they're not here to visit my house. It's selective,
because if there's a party and there are cars parked in front of
everyone's house, I don't care. But if the street is largely
empty and it's just my house, I do. I've asked friends if they
feel the same way, and they do. But they also can't articulate
why.
>
--- End Quote ---
I’m glad it’s not just me. It just irritates me to no end when
people park directly in front of my house when they could easily
park in front of the house for the person they’re visiting.
I think the neighbor in the OP is rude. They are inconveniencing
multiple neighborhoods by taking up 2 parking places instead of
using their own driveway for days on end.
#Post#: 3163--------------------------------------------------
Re: street parking
DIR By: bigbadbetty
Date: May 22, 2018, 5:01 pm
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I just can't be upset about someone using public parking. There
may be many reasons that they prefer a spot that isn't in front
of their house like:
1. It could be facing the direction they are going/coming.
2. It could have better shade.
3. It could be not under a tree that has staining berries.
4. It could be a easier to get into/out of spot.
5. Don't have to walk past mean dog, creepy neighbor, water
puddle, whatever.
For a while, I didn't have my own parking spot. There were
definitely spots I preferred. It was a pretty crowded area so I
usually took what I could get. I eventually got my own
off-street spot. I would never go back to parking on the street.
Even after I got my own spot, I would sometimes park on the
street so my friends or family could park in my spot when
visiting. Parking is just something you have to consider when
you pick your house/neighborhood.
#Post#: 3175--------------------------------------------------
Re: street parking
DIR By: MOM21SON
Date: May 22, 2018, 6:11 pm
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Still there! My neighbor on the other side is irked as well
because he was one of the peopled ticketed before. I don't want
them ticketed or towed. I want them to come home and move their
car to their driveway where it normally sits every day for the 2
years we have lived here! lol
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