Neighbor keeps parking in front of our house

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We spent 15 years living in some of the more urban areas of DC, where people would have laughed out loud at someone who suggested that no one park in front of their house. We moved to the burbs about 7 years ago, and I confess, I feel a quick twinge of irritation when someone parks in front of my house. But I quickly stamp it down, because IT'S FREAKIN' RIDICULOUS. Who cares?

Seriously, OP, why do you care? You already said it doesn't impact your life at all.

Absolute horsesh*t. I've lived in Capitol Hill and Old Town (SE quadrant no less) and everyone knows that the only way you take the spot in front of someon'es house is if there are literally no other spots available.

Like the Del Ray guy said- it is the height of rudeness to park in front of someone else's house and leave it there for a day or more. Taking up two spots would get your tires slashed in Boston.

The whole idea is to lessen the burden of lugging kids and groceries in and out of the house. If obeyed, everyone benefits. All the toys go back into their places.

[Anonymous]

it's not your space, not your street.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me why this is an issue? If OP parks in the driveway anyway, I don’t get why she even cares if someone is parked in front of the house?

Because OP thinks they own the road duh! And ADHD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it's not your space, not your street.

We all understand this. Being considerate of one’s neighbors is not a law. Most of us, however, find life more pleasant when we all look out for each other

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it's not your space, not your street.

Actually, it is mine. I paid for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's not your space, not your street.

Actually, it is mine. I paid for it.

Please explain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's not your space, not your street.

Actually, it is mine. I paid for it.

Just want clarify that above quote is not from OP. Probably a troll.

[Anonymous]

Neighbor parked in front of my house for 2 weeks. When they finally moved, i intentionally took 2 spaces (in front of their, and our townhouse).

I was only parked like that for a day, but I DGAF. My 24 hours of rudeness doesn't compare to their 2 weeks.

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Anonymous wrote:OP we lived in a nice neighborhood in NW. all of the houses on our street had 2 car garages and driveways. We had a strange tiny 1920s garage that was too low for my car but the neighbors had an addition with a big, new garage and driveway. I had 3 kids 3 and under so really wanted to park close to our steps. Well the au pair from next door parked in front of our steps all of the time. I finally asked her if there was any way she could park in front of her house or in their driveway. She told me that her bosses wouldn’t let her bc her car (which was theirs) was too old and dumpy, they didn’t want it in front of their house. These were big detached houses and because of the curb cuts, I had to park in front of their house and get 2 babies who couldn’t walk yet and a toddler to our steps bc apparently the jerks thought my car was more presentable than the one they had the au pair drive their kid in. Some people are just weird.

I am one of those people who thinks the OP is being silly but this is a totally different scenario. The OP doesn't actually want the space in front of her house to park in, she just doesn't want the neighbors to park there. In this case you not only wanted to park in front of your house but had a physical reason to want that space. I think you would have totally been in bounds to ask the neighbors to have the Au Pair park somewhere else. I live in NW where nobody has driveways and firmly believe that nobody has a right to park in front of their house. But if I had to choose between parking in front of my 85 year old neighbor's house and my 50 year old neighbor's house I would choose the latter since the 50 year old has no mobility issues.

OP here. I respect your opinion but I think you are missing the part about the neighbor having room in front of their house that stays unoccupied.

NP here. That's completely irrelevant to the point the PP was making. Also, you're really the same as your neighbor - neither of you want cars parked in front of your houses. They're just willing to do something about it. Are they inconsiderate? Perhaps. But at bottom, you're still the same.

So you’re saying OP should do same? They are not the same if only one of them is doing it. I would be annoyed if I had a neighbor like that. It’s just common etiquette.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:it's not your space, not your street.

Actually, it is mine. I paid for it.

Please explain.

DP, but, yeah, we all pay for it. It's called taxes. Think of the spot in front of your house as a time share built on the honor system from a community of stakeholders. Can you do that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP we lived in a nice neighborhood in NW. all of the houses on our street had 2 car garages and driveways. We had a strange tiny 1920s garage that was too low for my car but the neighbors had an addition with a big, new garage and driveway. I had 3 kids 3 and under so really wanted to park close to our steps. Well the au pair from next door parked in front of our steps all of the time. I finally asked her if there was any way she could park in front of her house or in their driveway. She told me that her bosses wouldn’t let her bc her car (which was theirs) was too old and dumpy, they didn’t want it in front of their house. These were big detached houses and because of the curb cuts, I had to park in front of their house and get 2 babies who couldn’t walk yet and a toddler to our steps bc apparently the jerks thought my car was more presentable than the one they had the au pair drive their kid in. Some people are just weird.

I'm so sorry they did this. You also are more emotionally mature than I am. No way this would not have ended up escalating for me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Park in front of their house. Who cares if it seems aggressive.

If you want to go fully passive-aggressive, park in front of their house. For full-on aggressive, make sure your wheels are on their grass or landscaping, even if you have to climb the curb to get there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Park in front of their house. Who cares if it seems aggressive.

If you want to go fully passive-aggressive, park in front of their house. For full-on aggressive, make sure your wheels are on their grass or landscaping, even if you have to climb the curb to get there.

I am petty and this is precisely what I would do. I would not mess with their landscaping but I would pick my oldest/crappiest vehicle and park it right in the center in front of their house.

[Anonymous]

They have six cars?

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I live in sligo park hills. Our street has curb cut outs for street parking because the streets are too narrow otherwise. Our first fourth of July here I encountered our neighbor putting up traffic cones in all the unoccupied ones so people wouldn't park here for the fireworks and then walk through our neighborhood back to their cars.

It was then that I realized our *friendly* neighborhood had its share of asses.

Someone parking in front of your house in the suburbs makes it look like someone might be home at your house. Since this can deter crime, Im not sure why it can ever be a negative... Except that people in suburbs are entitled enough to think that public streets are their private property.