Neighbors who park along your street...

[69Charger_440]

Just wanted to hear what some of you all think about this issue. 

I have a neighbor who now has two roommates (I'll call them RM1 and RM2).  These two roommates park alongside the street right next to my house and my neighbor's house.  At first it was o.k. because it was only RM1 living there and he would park nearest my neighbor's house.  Just a few weeks ago, RM2 moved in.  Now that RM1 and RM2 are living there, RM2 is now parking right in front of my house.  At first it didn't bug me too much, but at the same time it started to irk me since my neighbor has a driveway that can fit three cars.  I never said anything since it is a public street and they can park there.  It's just that if I were to have company someday to, my visitor's would more than likely have to park in front of other neighbor's homes.  And that would only be a one time deal, not an everyday thing.  Anyhow, today I arrive home and RM1 and RM2 have their cars parked in the aforementioned location, but now there is a third car parked there and it is blocking my driveway.  Not all of it, but a small portion of it.  Enough to where if I were to try to back out, I would have to maneuver around it.  As of right now, my blood is boiling  .  I hate the fact that whoever parked there doesn't have the common courtesy of saying, "Oh, I'm blocking this person's driveway.  Let me move my car."  There is plenty of parking on the opposite side of the street or one house down.  I know for a fact it isn't a neighbor.  It is someone who is visiting.  If I wouldn't get arrested, I would grab my tow rope and drag this idiot's car right into the middle of the street and leave it there.  However, I'm a law-abiding citizen and can't do that..........yet. 

I know I could call my roommate and ask him if it is someone he knows, but he is at work and I don't want to bother him for something so minor.  I also don't know if the car's owner if visiting RM1 and RM2.  It could be that someone is visiting the neighbor who lives directly in front of me.  I could go knock door-to-door until I find the owner and ask them to move it, but I am seriously too pissed to do it right now. 

My wife said I should just park my truck there from now on until my neighbor gets the hint.  My argument is that I shouldn't have to resort to childish games in order to get my neighbor to understand that parking in front of my house, although not illegal, he should at least respect me enough to ask his roommates and others to not block my driveway, IF it is his visitor. 

Anyhow, could it just be that I am overreacting?  I could be an @hole neighbor, but I don't want to be.  I just want the same courtesy I extend to all my neighbors  .   Anyhow, would would you do?

[lisiecki1]

I think I would just back into the car blocking my driveway and be done with it.

No laws against blocking someone else's driveway?  Do you have a HOA?

[69Charger_440]

I think I would just back into the car blocking my driveway and be done with it.

No laws against blocking someone else's driveway?  Do you have a HOA?

Yes, I feel like doing that, but it's not worth it.  Not sure what you mean by, "No laws...."  Yes, I have an HOA, but as I said, I know I can't do anything legally for the two parked cars that are not blocking my driveway.  It's the fact that the idiot owner of car number three decided to block my driveway.

[lisiecki1]

Sorry, basically I was asking "Are there laws against blocking a driveway" where you live?

I know you can't do anything about the other two, but maybe if you have #3 towed they'll get the point?

[defiance]

Exactly.  Have him towed.

There are two sides to this one - I know a guy who was parking on the street in front of somebody's house (never in the way, never causing trouble) when he would go to classes in the evening.  The b!tc4 living there hassled him for a while, and he ignored her, then she keyed his truck (new truck).  Completely unreasonable.  On the other hand, I've had people park in front of my house and dump trash (including baby diapers) in my yard.  Seriously!  Nasty stuff.

Take the reasonable approach, and for the ones that aren't blocking or doing any harm, leave it, it's their right, as annoying as it is that they aren't using their own driveway. 

But when they step across the line, do all that is within your rights.  Don't try fixing it, just call 311 and have them towed.  Hundred bucks or so later they'll think about it next time.

[69Charger_440]

I do believe it is illegal to block a driveway.  As a matter of fact, I found out who the idiot culprit was.  It was the dumb gf of RM1.  She gave me a sorry excuse of, "Sorry, I just stopped really quick to drop off some medication."  1.) That must have been the quickest hour and a half I have ever seen.  My neighbor isn't home so his driveway was completely free of cars.  F***en idiot people.    

[69Charger_440]

Exactly.  Have him towed.

There are two sides to this one - I know a guy who was parking on the street in front of somebody's house (never in the way, never causing trouble) when he would go to classes in the evening.  The b!tc4 living there hassled him for a while, and he ignored her, then she keyed his truck (new truck).  Completely unreasonable.  On the other hand, I've had people park in front of my house and dump trash (including baby diapers) in my yard.  Seriously!  Nasty stuff.

Take the reasonable approach, and for the ones that aren't blocking or doing any harm, leave it, it's their right, as annoying as it is that they aren't using their own driveway. 

But when they step across the line, do all that is within your rights.  Don't try fixing it, just call 311 and have them towed.  Hundred bucks or so later they'll think about it next time.

I hear you.  I would never key someone's car or intentionally damage it, annoying as it may be.  I should have called 311 and had the dumb witch's car towed.

[moparguy01]

next time she does it dont give it a second thought. just call and have it towed off. If questioned by the neighbor later say that your patience ran out the last time they did that and you talked to them.....

[Brock Samson]

welcome to my world,.. since the latest wave of immigration here, the garages have been converted into apartments, they even have rented out the living rooms and dining rooms and the people directly next door to me have converted the stairway into a small bedroom,.. so homes that used to have three of four residents now have as many as ten or twelve - what number of them have cars?.. Most.
During the day it's not too bad as most of them have gone to work, but by 6 PM if you haven't got a parking space already good luck trying to find one...
Folks have paved over the front lawns and park as many as three cars there,.. but they still have two more cars that get parked on the street...  on either side of the house and so blocking those houses from having parking access...    

Folks use cones to "reserve" the spot in front of their home. I've had to resort to that on occasion myself. what pisses me off,.. is these folks moved in within the last yr or so and are hogging all the parking on the block... hard for me to talk though since i have three, incl. the R/V and my friends have a couple cars and are always here. but it's a real issue, and sometime you hear folks laying on their horns when they can't get in the driveway which happens a few times a week. during Tett (the Asian new year) it was a zoo as each house had several cars visiting and all the spots were taken and people were running around door to door trying to get cars moved.. it was a real circus. I usually ask nicely the first time, that they refrain from doing that again, often they don't or claim not to speak english. that's why these little furrin' cars are so popular here in the inner city.
To add to the problem twice a week we have "Street Sweeping" and I use that term loosely as they dont really sweep anything. It's an excuse for the city to send Metermaids out and ticket any car blocking the sweeper $65.oo
so all the cars have to be moved from one side of the street to another.
SUCKS!!!!   I have a system I have perfected to shuffle my cars around the streets twice a week to avoid the $130.oo in fines...

[Back N Black]

One thing missing here, Communication! talk to the guy and tell him how you feel about the situation and I'm sure it can be resolved when he has you side of the story. Its too easy to turn it into a shit storm.

[Old Moparz]

One thing missing here, Communication! talk to the guy and tell him how you feel about the situation and I'm sure it can be resolved when he has you side of the story. Its too easy to turn it into a shit storm.

I agree. Some people are just oblivious to the dumb things they do. Why? Well, because they're dumb. 

You could simply go knock on the door & ask them if that's their car that is blocking your driveway. If it is, just say that you don't want to risk damage getting in & out to either car & that they should please park it elsewhere. If it isn't theirs, then at least you pointed out that nobody should park there. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out who's car it is & get the owner to move it. If it happens again, the best thing to do is call it in to have it ticketed or towed.

Is it worth a nasty confrontation over a parking problem?

[Silver R/T]

You know neighbors across the street did the same (they've moved out, thank God) and what their next door neighbor did is he would park his car right at the spot where their territory ended. This way when they had company and everyone would grab a spot they wouldn't park on his part of the street. Poor guy still does it even though asshole neighbors moved out and new owner only has 2 cars that he always parks on the driveway.

[1969chargerrtse]

My neighbor rents her house out now.  They pay 2,200.00 a month and park one of their cars in the street.  I hate it, and don't understand it    I truly feel your frustration.  We have 1 1/2 acres each and long driveways, why they park on the street, is odd.

[resq302]

Well, working for a police dept, here is what I can offer.  If the vehicle is indeed blocking your driveway, call your local pd and they can have it towed due to blocking your access.  As for the vehicles parked legally curbside really nothing you can do since it is a public roadway and they are parked legally.  If you don't want them parking there, park one of your vehicles there curbside.

[Richard Cranium]

Well, working for a police dept, here is what I can offer.  If the vehicle is indeed blocking your driveway, call your local pd and they can have it towed due to blocking your access. 

And if it isn't blocking your driveway, go out & move it with a floor jack so it partially blocks your driveway, them call then call the police & get it towed.   Of course, take a picture of the car for proof.

[resq302]

nah, take too long and too much effort.

[chargermike]

why not just talk to the rm 1 and rm 2 and tell them your problem. i bet they will understand. i had a neighbor like you once. we told him if there was a problem to just let us know and we would fix it. but no he just became a cop calling asshole. as far as calling the police. good luck with that. if they cant make money at it they wont care. the police are a joke. and hoa cant do anything to a person who doesnot own the house. its a public street. when you talked to the girlfriend did you ask her not to block the driveway. just talk to them and leave the local  money collectors to writing money tickets.

[resq302]

Why risk talking to them and getting into an altercation with them?  Granted, if you know them and they are friendly, sure, approach them.  If it is someone you don't know, call the local authorities.  Most of the time, cops take the extra effort to have the problem remedied without having to issue a ticket or summons.  Seems like you had a bad deal with a cop at one point.  I am not a cop but am a Communications Officer for a police dept.  Especially since you do not know who the person is that blocks your driveway, this would be all the more reason to call your local PD since they can look up who owns the car and try to reach out the them to move it.

[69Charger_440]

One thing missing here, Communication! talk to the guy and tell him how you feel about the situation and I'm sure it can be resolved when he has you side of the story. Its too easy to turn it into a shit storm.

I agree. Some people are just oblivious to the dumb things they do. Why? Well, because they're dumb. 

You could simply go knock on the door & ask them if that's their car that is blocking your driveway. If it is, just say that you don't want to risk damage getting in & out to either car & that they should please park it elsewhere. If it isn't theirs, then at least you pointed out that nobody should park there. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out who's car it is & get the owner to move it. If it happens again, the best thing to do is call it in to have it ticketed or towed.

Is it worth a nasty confrontation over a parking problem?

I do agree that it would be best to communicate to this person that she is/was blocking my driveway; however, I also feel that as an adult, she should have more common sense and courtesy to no block a person's driveway.  I just feel that I shouldn't have to go around asking adults with at least half a brain to not block my driveway.  The irritating part is that my wife's Tahoe was approximately 8ft from where this lady parked.  There is no way that she could not have noticed that if my wife backed out, my wife would have been backing directly into the back half of her vehicle.  This lady could have simply parked in my neighbor's driveway, which was completely empty.  I dunno, maybe I'm making a mountain out of a mole hill.  Oh well, she moved.  If it happens again I'll just call the city and have it towed. 

[twodko]

It is frustrating when folks don't exercise common curtesy toward one another. Many are indeed just clueless. These folks just will not "get it" no matter how neighborly your attempts are. Choose the high ground. Speak with your neighbor(s) as a neighbor, its the best first option IMO. After that take advantage of the locals laws regarding "blocking access". Everything has a price.........your family's well being comes first so watch your six.



Brian you must live out in the Avenues........been there, done that and got the tee shirt!

[69Charger_440]

why not just talk to the rm 1 and rm 2 and tell them your problem. i bet they will understand. i had a neighbor like you once. we told him if there was a problem to just let us know and we would fix it. but no he just became a cop calling asshole. as far as calling the police. good luck with that. if they cant make money at it they wont care. the police are a joke. and hoa cant do anything to a person who doesnot own the house. its a public street. when you talked to the girlfriend did you ask her not to block the driveway. just talk to them and leave the local  money collectors to writing money tickets.

I would, but if they were to be smartasses it would certainly escalate.  I live there permanently, they don't so that would not be good.  Besides I can live with both parking there as long as they don't block my driveway.

[69Charger_440]

It is frustrating when folks don't exercise common curtesy toward one another. Many are indeed just clueless. These folks just will not "get it" no matter how neighborly your attempts are. Choose the high ground. Speak with your neighbor(s) as a neighbor, its the best first option IMO. After that take advantage of the locals laws regarding "blocking access". Everything has a price.........your family's well being comes first so watch your six.


Brian you must live out in the Avenues........been there, done that and got the tee shirt!

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Exactly!  Oh well.  I think they got the hint yesterday when I spoke to them, and hopefully it won't happen again.

[Steve P.]

I feel your pain. When we bought our present home we were tickled pink with the driveway and garage's and our wrap around back driveway. Being a corner lot we can come in one driveway and go out the other. Our situation is different here as there is NO PARKING on ANY STREETS in our entire county unless specially marked for it. So in a nutshell we SHOULD never have this parking issue. The community we live in was built in the 70's for retired folks. Small properties and small roads. Only 20 feet curb to curb. Much of our county was built this way and the no parking on the street law is due to emergency vehicles needing to pass quickly.

Well, in the past month we have new neighbors across the street and directly across from our South driveway. They only have 1 vehicle at the moment so they are not normally in the road, but he is a tattoo artist and has many people there all hours of the day and night. These people are continuously parking DIRECTLY across from my driveway. As if it doesn't exist.. My truck is long and eats every bit of the road and my driveway turning in and out of here and I feel violated that I have to deal with this BS. I OWN and pay more taxes than anyone else within a mile or more. They rent. Don't care. Owners live a few houses away and don't care. Topping everything else off this guy is forever in front of his house yacking away on the cell phone to who cares about nothing but drama while his kids, (3) and all small, are continuously falling off their bikes in the street, getting hurt and screaming at the top of their lungs!!!! So much for having nice weather and leaving the windows open!!!!

One day I am going to be in a hurry leaving here and have a small accident going out my driveway and it ain't gonna be pretty.... Jesus, there's one of them SCREAMING NOW!!!!

[69Charger_440]

I feel your pain. When we bought our present home we were tickled pink with the driveway and garage's and our wrap around back driveway. Being a corner lot we can come in one driveway and go out the other. Our situation is different here as there is NO PARKING on ANY STREETS in our entire county unless specially marked for it. So in a nutshell we SHOULD never have this parking issue. The community we live in was built in the 70's for retired folks. Small properties and small roads. Only 20 feet curb to curb. Much of our county was built this way and the no parking on the street law is due to emergency vehicles needing to pass quickly.

Well, in the past month we have new neighbors across the street and directly across from our South driveway. They only have 1 vehicle at the moment so they are not normally in the road, but he is a tattoo artist and has many people there all hours of the day and night. These people are continuously parking DIRECTLY across from my driveway. As if it doesn't exist.. My truck is long and eats every bit of the road and my driveway turning in and out of here and I feel violated that I have to deal with this BS. I OWN and pay more taxes than anyone else within a mile or more. They rent. Don't care. Owners live a few houses away and don't care. Topping everything else off this guy is forever in front of his house yacking away on the cell phone to who cares about nothing but drama while his kids, (3) and all small, are continuously falling off their bikes in the street, getting hurt and screaming at the top of their lungs!!!! So much for having nice weather and leaving the windows open!!!!

One day I am going to be in a hurry leaving here and have a small accident going out my driveway and it ain't gonna be pretty.... Jesus, there's one of them SCREAMING NOW!!!!

  I guess I don't have it too rough!!

[Chris G.]

Are you more upset about the daily parking in front of your house, or the girl who blocked your driveway?

Also, do they have a wide driveway or do the cars need to be stacked in line to park in it?

[jb666]

One thing missing here, Communication! talk to the guy and tell him how you feel about the situation and I'm sure it can be resolved when he has you side of the story. Its too easy to turn it into a shit storm.

Unfortunately, "communication" is a fine way to get shot in my area.....

[69Charger_440]

Are you more upset about the daily parking in front of your house, or the girl who blocked your driveway?

Also, do they have a wide driveway or do the cars need to be stacked in line to park in it?

The daily parking in front of my house is annoying, but I can live with it.  The girl who blocked my driveway was the one who pretty much got me P.O.

My neighbor's driveway can fit four cars.   

[Chris G.]

My neighbor's driveway can fit four cars.   

In a straight line or side by side?

[69Charger_440]

My neighbor's driveway can fit four cars.   

In a straight line or side by side?

Side by side. = =

[pipeliner]

Im glad I live in the sticks where I can walk out on the front porch and take a piss If I have too.

[resq302]

Brian you must live out in the Avenues........been there, done that and got the tee shirt!

What is that supposed to mean?  All I am  trying to say is that you need to be careful.  You never know how nutty another person can be in todays society or what kind of crap they might be high on!  Whats worse yet is with the economy on the dive, more and more people have a short fuse due to added stress, tight money issues, hell even possibility of being laid off at your job.  I am possibly being faced with the latter of that right now myself.  My point is, you never know how stable someone is going to be and when being approached by a stranger (even your neighbor who you have never met or met only once) they might take it the wrong way and get on the offensive and things can escalate quick!  Be safe, call the boys in blue and let them deal with it since they have the training and law behind them!

[hemi68charger]

I had this similar problem,,, Once........ I called the local police department for I didn't have a clue who this vehicle was parked in front of my house. First of all, it was parked in front of the mail box. Technically, postal carriers don't have to get out of their vehicle if the box is blocked. Second, being a military man, I put a spin on it. I told the police I have no idea who's car is parked in front of my house, it could be a car-bomb for all I know and could I have it towed. Well, cop showed up and checked it out. Not too long, the owner came out and freaked.. The police officer said in a firm, yet polite, way, move it into a driveway..... Preferably theirs..

Troy

[jb666]

Brian you must live out in the Avenues........been there, done that and got the tee shirt!

What is that supposed to mean?  All I am  trying to say is that you need to be careful.  You never know how nutty another person can be in todays society or what kind of crap they might be high on!  Whats worse yet is with the economy on the dive, more and more people have a short fuse due to added stress, tight money issues, hell even possibility of being laid off at your job.  I am possibly being faced with the latter of that right now myself.  My point is, you never know how stable someone is going to be and when being approached by a stranger (even your neighbor who you have never met or met only once) they might take it the wrong way and get on the offensive and things can escalate quick!  Be safe, call the boys in blue and let them deal with it since they have the training and law behind them!

I agree completely... Unfortunately, these are different times.. people are so whacked out that they are out LOOKING for problems.. I remember a couple of years ago, I was having a small fence put up on my side(front) yard. It bordered my neighbor's yard, who, at the time was a renter. I approached him to let him know what we were doing, and that we were going to leave 12" IN on our property open so that it wouldn't box in his parking spot too bad. I could have gone right to the edge of my property border and I didn't NEED to tell him anything... Well, it escalated to a huge blowout. I vowed, after that, not to tell anyone a damn thing....

[TK73]

My neighbor rents her house out now.  They pay 2,200.00 a month and park one of their cars in the street.  I hate it, and don't understand it   I truly feel your frustration.  We have 1 1/2 acres each and long driveways, why they pak on the street, is odd.

DAMN!!

I WISH I had your problem!!

Trade ya apartment living with the "try to find parking game" on the weekend for your 1.5 acres.


...and how did I know #3 car was a chick before you mentioned it??

[Paul G]

My story, back in 1979 we lived on a major street. Had terrible winters back then. Me and my neighbors on our side shoveled out parking in front of our town houses. The lazy azz neighbor across the street did not. He decided to park in my cleared spot. I ran out and told him "your parking in my spot". His repy "it is a public street, I can park anywhere". So... I brought my pickup from around back, only had 1 car parking in the back, and got snowed in most times, my neighbor, Mr. Beck, (funny how you can remember things from so long ago) brought his pickup from around back and we blocked him in for a full day. He shouted from his front door to us that we blocked him in. My reply, "it's a public street!" After that he didnt park on our side anymore.

If I were you I would park my vehicles in front of my home until the inconsiderates get the hint. That's how you train a dog isnt it?

[bull]

Our situation is different here as there is NO PARKING on ANY STREETS in our entire county unless specially marked for it. So in a nutshell we SHOULD never have this parking issue.

These people are continuously parking DIRECTLY across from my driveway. As if it doesn't exist.. My truck is long and eats every bit of the road and my driveway turning in and out of here and I feel violated that I have to deal with this BS.

Steve, you just described almost exactly my situation. We have narrow streets and therefore the original (and unchanged) rules state that there is to be no on-street parking. But of course next door to me lives three single guys who always have friends over and where do they park? In front of my house or across the street in front of my driveway so I have to jockey to get in and out of my own driveway. What pisses me off most is that because I am obeying the rules it makes getting in and out of my driveway a pain in the ass. If I were to join the white trash who cannot follow the rules it would be much easier for me to get in and out of the neighborhood, but I happen to agree with the rule. Additionally, there's a special needs kid about six houses to the west and his in-home teacher comes every weekday during the school year and parks just to the east of my driveway across the street which prevents me from being able to easily swing in to park. And when I look down toward the house where she visits there is plenty of room for her to park down there, even on the driveway. So why does she park in front of my house and walk 1/8th of a mile when she could park down there? People are so stupid.

[chargermike]

it just amazes me how many people are just so sure there neighbors are just ass holes. just grow some balls and TALK TO THEM. no where have you tried to talk to them. your so sure there smart asses. why because they dont own the house. my god its a parked car. you didnot go anywhere. you were not blocked in and she moved it. so what harm was done. have they changed your life in any way. boy your life must just suck if something like this sets you off. maybe they should not talk to you. your the one with a mental problem. and this call a cop shit. leave the police to do police work. maybe someone who really needs a cop would have to wait because of a stupid worthless nothing happened crime. your the one with the problem with your neighbor. they dont seem to have a problem with you. and you said the girl moved it and said she was sorry. what else should she do. boy i would hate to think what would happened if a dog took a shit on your yard. it would be world war. had a neighbor like you. we all had long hair and played in a heavy metal band and rented a house. gave the neighbors are phone number and said if theres a problem just let us know. but no he was sure we were assholes and just called the police. then when he needed are help once we just laughed and watched his hotrod get striped by some guys. oppps we forgot to tell him we saw everything.  so you might want to get along with your neighbor.

[Paul G]

Chargermike, 175 posts, new to the forum, your making a lot of friends today son! Tell me you own your own home.

[General_01]

Chargermike, I think the whole issue you are missing is that he shouldn't need to tell his neighbors anything. It's a little thing called "Common Courtesy" that people don't have. If there is a family gathering and people need to park on the street is not a problem. Somebody parking on the street in front of my house when they have room in front of their house and on their driveway is somebody who is oblivious to that little thing mentioned above.

[resq302]

Chargermike, I think the whole issue you are missing is that he shouldn't need to tell his neighbors anything. It's a little thing called "Common Courtesy" that people don't have. If there is a family gathering and people need to park on the street is not a problem. Somebody parking on the street in front of my house when they have room in front of their house and on their driveway is somebody who is oblivious to that little thing mentioned above.

  THANK YOU! That is what I was pretty much trying to get at in my previous posts.     Honestly, I can care less if someone were to park in front of my house.  Public street, as long as they are parked legally, I have no issues.  Just dont block me in, or damage my property (fence, landscaping, mailbox, etc) is all that I ask.  But if you do not have the respect and decency to park like you should, why should I give you the courtesy to ask you nicely to move it.  When I bought my house 2 years ago, after I moved in, I went around and introduced myself to all of my neighbors.  Just the common polite and courteous thing to do.   This way you get to know them.  If they are screw balls, you call the cops.  If they are cool and friendly, you talk to them first.

[twodko]

Damn chargermike don't sugar coat it.

[Steve P.]

At the risk of sounding like a cream puff, I have to say this: I was brought up respecting everyone. Respecting the law and damn sure my elders. We were taught to help others whenever possible and respect their needs as your own.  I got my ears rung once when I was about 10 years old, for NOT helping a neighbor lady put her grocery bags in her car at the corner market. Well if I had seen her I damn sure would have helped, but I guess my buddies and I were busy messing around. Even though I didn't feel I should have been talked to about that I still remember that conversation with my grandfather every time I see an elderly woman loading her car and most times I do offer my help... (AND I HAVE A BAD BACK)!!

I firmly believe that if everyone took a look around them and gave a crap about being a good neighbor we would all live happier and not have the urge to slap the shit out of stupid people...      RESPECT goes a LONG WAY.......... 

[twodko]

Word!

[stripedelete]

Chargermike, 175 posts, new to the forum, your making a lot of friends today son! Tell me you own your own home.

Chargermike didn't sugar coat it ,,, but in regard to the original issue, he pretty much conveyed my thoughts.    I especially liked the "dog shit to WWIII reference".  Nice touch.

[chargermike]

yes i do own my house. but i would just go next door and talk to them. and why sugar coat it. its a parked car that did no harm. as for friends i have many. and if i have to puss out and be afraid of my neighbor then i dont want to know you. like i said grow some balls and talk to them first. if you called the police on me for such a little problem. then we would have a major problem. i would make your life hell. but if you talked to me i would take care of the problem. calling the police tends to piss people off.  be glad thats the biggest problem you have.

[Chris G.]

be glad thats the biggest problem you have.

That pretty much sums it up.

If you have the option to park in front of your house for a few days, do it.

Me being a new home owner, I'll need something much more real to get me upset.

[bull]

it just amazes me how many people are just so sure there neighbors are just ass holes. just grow some balls and TALK TO THEM. no where have you tried to talk to them.

Are you sure we haven't talked to them? Just because some of us haven't mentioned that we have talked to them you apparently assume we haven't, right? This is a "Neighbors who park along your street" thread not a "Talking to your Neighbors who park along your street" thread. Something tells me you're not very good with women if you get pissed off when a problem is presented.

[defiance]

Especially since the original poster described several conversations with the neighbors.  But hey, if you actually READ the posts you're arguing against, it gets a lot harder to make your misinformed points, huh?

[Old Moparz]

be glad thats the biggest problem you have.

That pretty much sums it up.

If you have the option to park in front of your house for a few days, do it.

Me being a new home owner, I'll need something much more real to get me upset.

You should look for termites.

[nvrbdn]

im sorry, chargermike, you make some good observations, but when there is a driveway that can hold side by side parking for 2 cars and the street in front of the home that will hold atleast 1 car and there are 3 people in the home it just seems to me that there shouldnt be any reason to have them park 2 of the cars in front of a neighbors house. common courtesy would cause a person not to invade their neighbors area. now a simple note on a windshield, or parking in front of your own home could end the problem if you choose not to speak with the roomies.

[Brock Samson]

 like i said mine don't speak english so they just  and walk away... i suspect if you lived where i did you'd be in jail long ago... 

[Old Moparz]

Food for thought.

I know a few people who cannot back up a car to save their life. Two of my wife's friends are the worst, & they actually will not park in certain places or go to certain stores because they know they will have to put the vehicle in reverse at some point. One of them has the sensors in the rear bumper & they rely 100% on them so they don't have to turn around to look behind them.  

If any of the people who park on the street are afraid to put their car in reverse, they might not be using the driveway for this very reason.

(Yeah, it sounds friggen' stupid, but like I said in an earlier post, there are stupid people driving.)

[Troy]

Food for thought.

I know a few people who cannot back up a car to save their life. Two of my wife's friends are the worst, & they actually will not park in certain places or go to certain stores because they know they will have to put the vehicle in reverse at some point. One of them has the sensors in the rear bumper & they rely 100% on them so they don't have to turn around to look behind them.  

If any of the people who park on the street are afraid to put their car in reverse, they might not be using the driveway for this very reason.

(Yeah, it sounds friggen' stupid, but like I said in an earlier post, there are stupid people driving.)

There's a woman at work with a Prius (her second one) who absolutely cannot figure out how people back up without  a camera. She's nearly 60 (oops! did I let that slip?) so she's surely had to back up at some point in her life without one (but now it's an ordeal). She also hates it when she drives a car that she actually has to put a key in because that's "just so complicated". Our office had to supply her with a "fob" that disables the alarm because she can't manage to work the keypad...

Another guy at work bought a new Acura and its back up camera even puts lines over the view so you can see where you're going to end up as you saw on the wheel.

I have to admit, I rarely will say something to a neighbor - unless it's a big deal. However, at my garage I constantly have people blocking me so I've been pointing it out every single time (if not I think I'd end up moving the cars with my truck and a tow strap but my stuff is worth more than theirs). The house in front only has two spots but three cars so whenever anyone visits they just park right in the middle of the drive going past the house (which happens to be the path to my garage). The other neighbors on each side have small children so I hate to sit there laying on the horn until someone moves. Most of the time someone will answer the door if I knock - and then act all embarrassed. Even more frustrating is that the landlord will do it too! The reason this sucks is because the drive is on a four lane, heavily trafficked road so if I swing in with a trailer I can't get all the way in and I'm blocking traffic. Sometimes they'll park on one side in the widest part of the driveway which will let me get by in the cars but not with the trailer. Recently, someone (haven't figured out who) has decided that parking *in front of my garage doors* is a brilliant idea. They kind of angle in so I could probably get in and out with a car if I tried hard enough - but there's no way I can swing the corner with my trailer. For a while I just started blocking the entire path past the house but felt like it was being rude (people would have to back out into the four lane road if they can't turn around behind my garage). Again, I don't want the kids injured for something mostly petty. I can see that if I'm not there someone may assume that the driveway doesn't need cleared but one night I worked late and I got blocked in! The teenager (I knew whose car it was) either fell asleep or was playing video games and I eventually had to drive down the dirt road that belongs to the railroad.

So, whether you say something or not, people (without respect) will do whatever is convenient for them. This is what our society has become!

Troy

[Brock Samson]

   Just for the record, this is the longest post Troy Has ever posted.  

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2yFGlQKAM0

[472 R/T SE]

Chargermike, 175 posts, new to the forum, your making a lot of friends today son! Tell me you own your own home.

Yeah & the one he doesn't live in, we as consumers are paying for.

[69Charger_440]

it just amazes me how many people are just so sure there neighbors are just ass holes. just grow some balls and TALK TO THEM. no where have you tried to talk to them. your so sure there smart asses. why because they dont own the house. my god its a parked car. you didnot go anywhere. you were not blocked in and she moved it. so what harm was done. have they changed your life in any way. boy your life must just suck if something like this sets you off. maybe they should not talk to you. your the one with a mental problem. and this call a cop shit. leave the police to do police work. maybe someone who really needs a cop would have to wait because of a stupid worthless nothing happened crime. your the one with the problem with your neighbor. they dont seem to have a problem with you. and you said the girl moved it and said she was sorry. what else should she do. boy i would hate to think what would happened if a dog took a shit on your yard. it would be world war. had a neighbor like you. we all had long hair and played in a heavy metal band and rented a house. gave the neighbors are phone number and said if theres a problem just let us know. but no he was sure we were assholes and just called the police. then when he needed are help once we just laughed and watched his hotrod get striped by some guys. oppps we forgot to tell him we saw everything.  so you might want to get along with your neighbor.

1. I never said my neighbors were "assholes."
2. Talk to them about what?  I already said that while it's annoying for them to park in front of my home, I can live with them parking in front of my home as long as they don't block my driveway.  If they block my driveway again I will certainly talk to them in a not so friendly manner.
3. I would like to think that having respect and courtesy for your neighbors is not a mental problem.  Unfortunately, I do have respect and courtesy for my neighbors so I guess I am mentally ill.
4. Of course they don't have a problem with me.  I don't block their driveway and I make sure that if I ever do have guests over that they park as close to my house as possible.  I also don't let my dog go crap in their yard, but according to you those really aren't big issues so maybe I should do go ahead and do those things. 
5. What else should she do?  Maybe use a little common sense and not block driveways?  I dunno.  Stuff like that.   
6. So you give your neighbor your phone number in case there is a problem, he calls the police because he was sure you were assholes, and then you watch his hot rod get stripped and not do a thing about it?  You sound like the ideal neighbor.  I couldn't hold a candle to you. 

[mikesbbody]

I live in a small, dead end street it's narrow for a normal sized car let alone a Charger sometimes People park on both sides which is not illegal but it's where they park  parking opposite each other when all they need to do is park a little further down the road for common courtesy for others.
Quite a few times I haven't been able to take the Charger out because of the Car's parked side by side (even when they don't have to) what if a Firetruck needs to get through? other times there's barely enough room to get my daily driver through (if someones having a party or whatever) my daily Driver is a old Shitter, so I figure if I side swipe them it's there fault F..k em...

[Bobs69]

Just go park in his driveway.  In such a way that you can't be blocked in.  Or if you are you would be able to drive forward onto their yard if need be.

[1969chargerrtse]

My neighbor rents her house out now.  They pay 2,200.00 a month and park one of their cars in the street.  I hate it, and don't understand it    I truly feel your frustration.  We have 1 1/2 acres each and long driveways, why they park on the street, is odd.

DAMN!!

I WISH I had your problem!!

Trade ya apartment living with the "try to find parking game" on the weekend for your 1.5 acres.


...and how did I know #3 car was a chick before you mentioned it??

Been there done that.  I'll swap, but you have to take my huge mortgage.

[Old Moparz]

Just go park in his driveway.  In such a way that you can't be blocked in.  Or if you are you would be able to drive forward onto their yard if need be.

This sounds like fun.    Maybe you can buy an old $50 clunker & just leave it in their driveway.

[General_01]

I was talking to my boss at work about this thread. He said he once had a neighbor that used to park in front of his house and cut through his yard to their house. He said he started parking in front of their house and doing the same thing. He said it took about a week before they started parking in front of their own house.

[Bobs69]

You know, some people are just jerks and will push until they find your limit.  That's the way it is with most of the people I work with!  Asking nicely doesn't always get results either, you have to inconvienence them.  Sad way about doing things. 

BUT that reminds me of a story.  My neighbours firing off golf balls next door, I expressed my concern and they acknowledged it, but it stay made me nervous, so knowing that the 3rd neighbour in behind us has horses and blah blah blah, I picked up some old golf balls and tossed them into the third guys yard.  He took care of the golfing for me!

I was also worried about coming across too strong, and the second and third guys already had a past.