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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If all the spots are always taken, I think it's weird for people to get mad about the spot in front of their house being occupied.  We're all just looking for a spot on our block.

But in your example, knowing you're not going to drive often and *knowing there are open spots down the block* it's unnecessary to park long-term directly in front of someone else's house.  Not illegal, but either thoughtless or passive aggressive.[/quote]

OP here. I'm not talking about finding a single spot (not in front of your home), and just finding a spot that you can. I'm talking about STAYING in that parking spot for weeks, in the rare occasion that you drive the vehicle. Is that rude?
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Yes, it is rude.  If you have to park in front of someone else's house, you should try to move your car when reasonably convenient to do so - in the case of someone who works from home, they should move it the next morning when people have gone to work and other spots on the street have opened up.  [/quote]

+1  Totally rude to leave a car that is not being used in a space in front of someone else's house. [/quote]

I don’t find this rude at all. Why is it rude?  Street parking is open to all, it is a public subsidy being provided by the city or county. How is it rude to use it?  If someone is parked in front of my house and I need to unload something heavy I can double park for a few minutes and re-park. I had young kids in an urban area and never expected to be able to park anywhere. It was all fine. [/quote]

Street parking is not meant for storing cars. It's meant for come and go movement. If you're parking there for more than a couple days, especially as a regular basis and in front of someone else's house when there's space elsewhere, it's incredibly rude. You're lucky you don't live in a place where your neighbors can call parking enforcement on you, but they still probably hate you if you do this.
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