Anonymous wrote:Where I live, I can get fined for putting the garbage and recycling cans on the street too early the night before they’re picked up. And those big dumpsters contractors put in the street for renovations—you need a permit for those, with the understanding that it’s temporary. You can’t just put whatever you want out in the street, whether it’s in front of your house or someone else’s.

Cars park in the street with the presumption that they’re not a permanent fixture. You can’t take the wheels off your car and leave it in one place.

And I love basketball hoops, for the record. We have considered getting one for our driveway many times, but I don’t want to deal with that thing once the kids tire of it. Makes more sense to send them up to the elementary school a few blocks away if they want to shoot.

It's easy, when your kids tire of it, you just put it in front of your neighbor's house! not your problem anymore!

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Anonymous wrote:This is one of my pet peeves. Basketball hoops in the street are a menace. NP

Agree.

whats wrong with you people? Kids playing in the street are a menace. you probably are cyclists, these are the real menaces.

leave kids alone and let them play, socialize and get off social media

Where I live, I can get fined for putting the garbage and recycling cans on the street too early the night before they’re picked up. And those big dumpsters contractors put in the street for renovations—you need a permit for those, with the understanding that it’s temporary. You can’t just put whatever you want out in the street, whether it’s in front of your house or someone else’s.

Cars park in the street with the presumption that they’re not a permanent fixture. You can’t take the wheels off your car and leave it in one place.

And I love basketball hoops, for the record. We have considered getting one for our driveway many times, but I don’t want to deal with that thing once the kids tire of it. Makes more sense to send them up to the elementary school a few blocks away if they want to shoot.

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Anonymous wrote:This is why you walk over and talk with neighbors.

Do this. And if they don't move it within 24 hours, I would consider it abandoned property and I would put it on the listserv/Nextdoor and saying free basketball hoop, yours if you move it.

But I can be a b1tch. YMMV.

Would you do the same if they parked their car on the public street in front of your house?

Cars and basketball hoops are entirely different. One belongs in the street and one does not.

According to whom? You? I assume the only difference in your broken brain is that you personally get some benefit out of placing your private property in a publicly owned space, so cars are okie dokie, but because you have no use for a basketball hoop someone else’s private property in a public space is a nuisance…

Are you insane? Seriously wondering. You are trying to argue that cars don't belong in the street?

It’s a simple question. Do people have the right to store their private property on the public street? Yes or no?

We can parse on the word 'store', but, yes, you do have the right.

no you don't

Yeah you do.

Are you 5 years old? You don't get to make something legal just by saying it over and over. See the post where the code is linked, it is a class 4 misdeameanor, in other words it is a CRIME to store your personal property on the street. Really this makes a lot of sense. Unless you're a Russian bot. Or the b-ball hoop neighbor!

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Anonymous wrote:This is why you walk over and talk with neighbors.

Do this. And if they don't move it within 24 hours, I would consider it abandoned property and I would put it on the listserv/Nextdoor and saying free basketball hoop, yours if you move it.

But I can be a b1tch. YMMV.

Would you do the same if they parked their car on the public street in front of your house?

Cars and basketball hoops are entirely different. One belongs in the street and one does not.

According to whom? You? I assume the only difference in your broken brain is that you personally get some benefit out of placing your private property in a publicly owned space, so cars are okie dokie, but because you have no use for a basketball hoop someone else’s private property in a public space is a nuisance…

Are you insane? Seriously wondering. You are trying to argue that cars don't belong in the street?

It’s a simple question. Do people have the right to store their private property on the public street? Yes or no?

We can parse on the word 'store', but, yes, you do have the right.

no you don't

Yeah you do.

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Anonymous wrote:The hoop is a nuisance because it creates a lot of noise if it is used frequently. You can therefore complain to the county. Once when I was driving a basketball came flying and hitting the hood of my car. A kid darted in front of my car to catch it. It was an accident waiting to happen.

A basketball being dribbled on pavement produces approximately 50 decibels. A car being driven on pavement at 30 mph produces anywhere from 35-70 decibels. Just for your reference.

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Anonymous wrote:Good grief, let the neighbor handle it.

How do you suggest they do that?

This has been such a silly argument.

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Anonymous wrote:This is why you walk over and talk with neighbors.

Do this. And if they don't move it within 24 hours, I would consider it abandoned property and I would put it on the listserv/Nextdoor and saying free basketball hoop, yours if you move it.

But I can be a b1tch. YMMV.

Would you do the same if they parked their car on the public street in front of your house?

Cars and basketball hoops are entirely different. One belongs in the street and one does not.

According to whom? You? I assume the only difference in your broken brain is that you personally get some benefit out of placing your private property in a publicly owned space, so cars are okie dokie, but because you have no use for a basketball hoop someone else’s private property in a public space is a nuisance…

Are you insane? Seriously wondering. You are trying to argue that cars don't belong in the street?

It’s a simple question. Do people have the right to store their private property on the public street? Yes or no?

We can parse on the word 'store', but, yes, you do have the right.

no you don't

So you’ll stop parking (i.e. storing) your car (i.e. your private property) on the public street? Excellent.

A properly registered car (i.e., one that has taxes paid for road use) has a right to park where it's legal. A car with expired tags can be ticketed or towed. Does your basketball hoop - or other private property - have a valid vehicle registration?

Good grief, let the neighbor handle it.