Street parking spaces etiquette

[Anonymous]

I live in a residential, SFH neighborhood of North Arlington. All of the houses on my block have driveways, and most have garages. We park our cars in our garage or driveway, and if we have visitors, they park in the one spot in front of our house.

For the past few weeks, our neighbors across the street have inexplicably been parking their car in the spot in front of our house (instead of the spot in front of their house or their driveway, which are both always empty). This makes trash pick-up difficult because the garbage collectors won't go behind a car to get our cans. It just seems weird that they insist on parking in front of our house. I know that we don't have the legal right to the parking space, but it just seems like bad etiquette. Worth talking with them about this?

[Anonymous]

You live in North Arlington? You are being ridiculous I'm afraid. This is an urban county. If you wanted private front yards, you needed the 6-car driveways of the suburbs.

Bringing this up will only sow bad blood between neighbors; I'm sure they have some reason they are doing this.

What do you mean the trash won't go behind a car to get cans? So everyone else puts there trash cans on a the curb and none are blocked by cars? I assume most folks just put it in their driveways after they pull out?

[Anonymous]

Not worth talking about. It's a public street.

[Anonymous]

How is your trash can "behind" a car?

[Anonymous]

I live in an urban residential neighborhood, too. This happens to us sometimes-- I wonder why neighbors park right in front of our house. Then I pause, realize I am being absurd, and try to chill out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is your trash can "behind" a car?

I'm guessing they put the cans on the curb and the car is parked up to the curb. Do most people put trash can in street? Or Driveway?

[Anonymous]

Your real problem is the trash guys. They won't pick up the trash if a car is in front of it????

CALL THE CITY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in an urban residential neighborhood, too. This happens to us sometimes-- I wonder why neighbors park right in front of our house. Then I pause, realize I am being absurd, and try to chill out.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your real problem is the trash guys. They won't pick up the trash if a car is in front of it????

CALL THE CITY.

*County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your real problem is the trash guys. They won't pick up the trash if a car is in front of it????

CALL THE CITY.

I think OP is more just urked they are parking in front of their house. The trash issue is just rationalization.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This makes trash pick-up difficult because the garbage collectors won't go behind a car to get our cans.

How would you handle it if you needed to park in front of your own house one day? Would you move the trash cans to the side? How do the other people who park in front of their own houses handle the trash pickup?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is your trash can "behind" a car?

I'm guessing they put the cans on the curb and the car is parked up to the curb. Do most people put trash can in street? Or Driveway?

My entire street puts their can on the street, not up on the curb.

[Anonymous]

Just park in that spot for a couple days. They'll get the message.

[Anonymous]

Trash cans should be on the street, so they can be easily rolled to the trash truck. If it was up the curb AND behind a car I can see why you might get skipped on trash day. On our street people put them next to driveway, even if it on the side of the neighbors, if a car is on their side of the driveway.

As for parking, its public. Neighbors might have had to move car over weekend to make space for guests and just left the car on the street until they drive it next. its not a big deal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just park in that spot for a couple days. They'll get the message.

This. Or ask them if they can park somewhere else on trash day. I'm guessing you put you cans out the night before and then they park in front of your cans.

If you are putting your cans directly behind an already parked car, that's on you.