Snow Etiquette - 'Saving' the clear parking space that you cleared of snow

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, moving someone's chairs to park is very rude. Nobody should be touching your car, though.

Not OP but isn't putting a chair on a public street rude?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you didn’t do the work to make that spot available then you should know you shouldn’t park in it. It’s called common courtesy.

On any other day a specific spot on a public street is fair game.

Ok, so if you were out of town when it snowed and you came back from the airport, then you can't park anywhere? Or do you shovel a spot while leaving your car in the street? I don't know, I have a garage, but it seems to me like first-come, first-served, and it sucks if someone takes your spot but it is what it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Idk, I think in the city where the cars turn over a lot and people come and go all day, you can’t save a space. But in the burbs, I think it’s okay to park in a cleared space temporarily but not overnight. Like if I take my kid for an afternoon play date, I will park in a cleared space on their street if it’s vacant and not blocked. But I wouldn't park overnight in someone’s cleared space near my house.

Don't do it! We spent 3 plus hours digging our cars out. If I run to the store, I'm going to need that spot back. We don't have a driveway and rely on street parking!

As does everyone on your block and the surrounding blocks, I assume?

[Anonymous]

Here is the thing. In your neighborhood, if you do not have a driveway or garage and rely on street parking, so does everyone else. Remember, someone had to clean off their car in order to steal your spot.

Side note, I live in a neighborhood where there are 3 car garages and driveways. People park on the street when they know it’s a big storm. Makes it impossible for a plow truck to even come through. Consider yourself lucky.

[Anonymous]

If you know you didn’t put in the work to clear a space or have a space cleared on the street in which you live then don’t take a cleared space. What is so hard to understand?

Clear your own space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Idk, I think in the city where the cars turn over a lot and people come and go all day, you can’t save a space. But in the burbs, I think it’s okay to park in a cleared space temporarily but not overnight. Like if I take my kid for an afternoon play date, I will park in a cleared space on their street if it’s vacant and not blocked. But I wouldn't park overnight in someone’s cleared space near my house.

Don't do it! We spent 3 plus hours digging our cars out. If I run to the store, I'm going to need that spot back. We don't have a driveway and rely on street parking!

As does everyone on your block and the surrounding blocks, I assume?

Then they need to get to work clearing a space.

Can I come and steal the pie cooling in your windowsill because I don’t feel like making my own? I want pie too.

[Anonymous]

It’s a public street. Do what you like. However, prepared for consequences if you move an object to park. Thankfully I don’t live in an area where I have to park on the street. Advice to those that this happens to. Remove the valve stems out of two of their tires to allow the air to escape.

[Anonymous]

In this particular snowstorm, it is very rude and frankly probably dangerous as people's patience is running out. In a normal snow storm, it's a bit rude but most people will just vent and move on. In this snowstorm when people are literally using pick axes to dig out a space - yeah, extremely rude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Idk, I think in the city where the cars turn over a lot and people come and go all day, you can’t save a space. But in the burbs, I think it’s okay to park in a cleared space temporarily but not overnight. Like if I take my kid for an afternoon play date, I will park in a cleared space on their street if it’s vacant and not blocked. But I wouldn't park overnight in someone’s cleared space near my house.

Don't do it! We spent 3 plus hours digging our cars out. If I run to the store, I'm going to need that spot back. We don't have a driveway and rely on street parking!

Okay, but if there's no metered or otherwise more "public" parking near your house, people will arrive for short periods during the day and they're going to park wherever possible. Visitors, plumbers, etc. They can't stop to shovel a space to park in. Put a chair if you have to leave briefly. I wouldn't move a chair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you didn’t do the work to make that spot available then you should know you shouldn’t park in it. It’s called common courtesy.

On any other day a specific spot on a public street is fair game.

Ok, so if you were out of town when it snowed and you came back from the airport, then you can't park anywhere? Or do you shovel a spot while leaving your car in the street? I don't know, I have a garage, but it seems to me like first-come, first-served, and it sucks if someone takes your spot but it is what it is.

Where I live, we weren't allowed to park on the street at all during the snow emergency (Saturday night through Tuesday). We had to move our cars to another street or a public garage. So yeah, everyone had to shovel out a spot before moving their car back. And they put chairs there because it took a huge amount of effort.

My spouse and I still haven't made time to shovel one and I'm not highly motivated because 1) the guy plowing the parking lot across the street from us shoveled their excess right in front of our house so there's now over TWICE as much to shovel, and 2) I'm so sure someone will steal it immediately that it doesn't seem worth the effort. I'll just keep parking far away until it melts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it is horribly rude to take someone's hard-earned/shoveled parking spot in a storm such as the one we have had. It is more than rude and rings of the person's sense of entitlement.
However, it is not illegal to steal that spot so there is that. But, yes, in the world of "snow etiquette" a person should not take another's spot ever.

It's not stealing though. It's an open space. Anyone can park there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is horribly rude to take someone's hard-earned/shoveled parking spot in a storm such as the one we have had. It is more than rude and rings of the person's sense of entitlement.
However, it is not illegal to steal that spot so there is that. But, yes, in the world of "snow etiquette" a person should not take another's spot ever.

It's not stealing though. It's an open space. Anyone can park there.

Agreed, but don’t be surprised if your car is vandalized.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is horribly rude to take someone's hard-earned/shoveled parking spot in a storm such as the one we have had. It is more than rude and rings of the person's sense of entitlement.
However, it is not illegal to steal that spot so there is that. But, yes, in the world of "snow etiquette" a person should not take another's spot ever.

It's not stealing though. It's an open space. Anyone can park there.

Agreed, but don’t be surprised if your car is vandalized.

Well, hope not but I do understand that jerks are everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is horribly rude to take someone's hard-earned/shoveled parking spot in a storm such as the one we have had. It is more than rude and rings of the person's sense of entitlement.
However, it is not illegal to steal that spot so there is that. But, yes, in the world of "snow etiquette" a person should not take another's spot ever.

It's not stealing though. It's an open space. Anyone can park there.

Agreed, but don’t be surprised if your car is vandalized.

Thank God for cameras.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that your car has been dug out of the parking space, do you have the right to 'reserve' it for when you come back? Is it an etiquette breach if I should remove your folding chairs and park on up in the space? Am I rude? If you punch my car, is it rude?

If you remove my folding chairs, I slash your tires. This is basic snow etiquette, and you shouldn't expect any less.

Where I come from, you break off a side view mirror. Slashing all tires seems excessive.