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

[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]

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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.

[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.

Question. I worked overnight in the hospital through the weekend storm. Parked in hospital garage. Drove home (very carefully) on Monday. All spots within about a mile radius of my home are blocked off with chairs. What do I do here? Other than just go back and park at the hospital garage and commit to living on my work unit for the next 3 weeks until the snow melts, because I am not allowed to park on my street due to the fact that it snowed a few days ago and there are chairs and cones blocking all the spots (since everyone is back to work etc and driving around normally)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Plus now they can't move back out of your spot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Plus now they can't move back out of your spot.

+1 What an idiot. LOL

[Anonymous]

I’m having serious health issues and have a home health nurse and a physical therapist each visiting me 2-3 times per week. They’re here for an hour or less, but they need to park somewhere. I’m legitimately sorry if they take your space temporarily. Please don’t damage their cars.

[Anonymous]

I am truly baffled at the people that think it is fine to take a spot someone else dug out and view it as rude to put chairs to mark what you shoveled out. Using chairs to mark the spot you reclaimed from the snow seems common sense.