Speaking of Neighbors.... - Page 2

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
Where someone parks in the street doesn't bother me. My next door neighbors have a double driveway and 3 cars. One of the cars is always in the street, in front of our house. It doesn't bother me at all. It's a public street and I don't own the space in front of my house so even if it did bother me, there's really nothing I can do about it.

We also have a double driveway and 3 cars but all our cars are in the driveway so it's not like I need those spots in front of my house.

Well, there is an ordinance that they aren't even allowed to leave a car on the street for over 24 hours.

I know I don't own the street. I just think it's rude to take the space in front of someone else's house when you've got your own space. Most people on the street seem to respect that.

And in the winter it's going to be a real PITA if they leave their cars out on the street and the snow plough can't get close to the curb and we have to shovel out into the middle of the street just to get out of the driveway.

sabatini · ‎06-29-2015

@QueenDanceALot, I know EXACTLY what you mean & how you feel!

I sold a home about 2 years ago...but for the 20 years that I lived there, my neighbor parked her car in front of my house....and the space in front of her house was always vacant. She never parked in her driveway - never.

It seems like such a little thing, but it really bugged me too.

What made me CRAZY, though, was that in the winter, when the snow plow came down the street, there in front of my house, her car would be sitting, so the plow would make a wide berth away from my house, forcing me to not only shovel all the way down my driveway, but I also had to shovel my way to the other side of the street! Grrr.

I used to beg her to not park in front of my house when a blizzard was coming...I get mad just thinking about it.

Muddling through...

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

I have neighbors that park in front of my driveway (other side of the street but still!) and the corner people who drive everyone nuts.

My driveway I'm lucky I have a small car and it's not an issue to get out when I need to. Still, they could just park further up directly in front of their house and not do it.

Now the corner people are just like your people. They have a three car garage and large driveway and still park every night at least one car out on the street. I really think they have a bunch of families living there because no house needs 6-10 cars outside on a regular basis.

They are right by a stop sign so they literally close the street to one lane where people are trying to get in and out. And it's not real easy to see so you basically have to swing out into the opposite lane and hope no one is coming to get out and past their house.

They've had multiple cars hit and I've seen the cops over there a few times because I don't think it's legal to park that close to a stop sign anyway. They've gotten much better over the years and now it's maybe one car early in the morning to dodge but still it's annoying!!

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

@mistriTsquirrel wrote:
That happens all the time here. Same cars every time. The thing that bothers me about it is that I have to put my trash bins out somewhere, and we have those toter bins that are picked up by a mechanism on the truck, so there has to be enough clearance around the bins on garbage day. And it makes it harder to mow, because they park close to the curb and I'm always afraid I'll ding the vehicle or mow over an unseen rock and the rock will fly into their car and I'll be liable for the damage. ::sigh::

It was even worse when I had these really trashy neighbors on one side. There is a space between the two driveways that isn't big enough for parking (unless you're driving a Smart Car). But they--and their visitors--would park there anyway. Even when they weren't blocking my driveway, it was still aggravating to navigate around such a closely-parked vehicle. One day, I was shoveling snow at the end of my driveway, and a visitor arrived. He angled his car in such a way that it was clear he was trying to back into the non-spot. He just sat there, waiting for me to leave the end of my own driveway, so that he could block it with the rear end of his car. I couldn't believe it. I stayed there, continuing to shovel. A female got out of the car, and I heard her say "well, I guess you'll just have to park somewhere else." D*** right you'll have to park somewhere else, you inconsiderate dummy!! If someone is standing in their driveway, and they would have to move in order for you to park, your parking spot is not a legitimate parking spot! Grrr.

Grrr is right!

I had to laugh a couple weeks ago when one of their visitors parked in front of the house on the other side of them. The woman who lives there blew her leaves onto the car. Made me LOL.

And yes, one of the visitors likes to park where I put the trash bins out. DUH!!

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

@bri20 wrote:
I wouldn't put cones on the street.

It doesn't really bother me where people park. As long as no one blocks my driveway, park anywhere you like.

Well, you're a better person than I, I guess.

IMissSuperPoke · ‎10-02-2013

I don't get why so many people are inconsiderate, I see it my neighborhood, too. I have a neighbor across the street that has a driveway that could fit two cars, but he parks in between two houses on the street. They might not be complaining because he's in between their two homes but I find it just plain rude. His girlfriend uses his driveway, so it's not like the landlord said to not block the garage. But, he did used to park in front of my window on his side of the street until a drunk driver hit his car so hard it totalled it and pushed it into his fence! And he still doesn't use his driveway! I think he's just too lazy to back out daily. He won't bring in his trash cans for days either.

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

Our neighbor used to do the same thing. He always has 1 or 2 inoperable vehicles in his driveway + his car, wife's car & daughters car. DH told him to quit parking in front of our house that he could park in front of his own house. Now he parks across the street. LOL!!! Too bad he does not know he can park any place he wants & there's nothing we can do about it.

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

@QueenDanceALot wrote:
@Lipstickdiva wrote:
Where someone parks in the street doesn't bother me. My next door neighbors have a double driveway and 3 cars. One of the cars is always in the street, in front of our house. It doesn't bother me at all. It's a public street and I don't own the space in front of my house so even if it did bother me, there's really nothing I can do about it.

We also have a double driveway and 3 cars but all our cars are in the driveway so it's not like I need those spots in front of my house.
Well, there is an ordinance that they aren't even allowed to leave a car on the street for over 24 hours.

I know I don't own the street. I just think it's rude to take the space in front of someone else's house when you've got your own space. Most people on the street seem to respect that.

And in the winter it's going to be a real PITA if they leave their cars out on the street and the snow plough can't get close to the curb and we have to shovel out into the middle of the street just to get out of the driveway.

We have that ordinance here but it's never enforced.

I know about the plowing because were in that situation. Our street used to allow parking on both sides. But if people were parked up and down both sides of the street, the plow couldn't even get up the street at all because there wasn't enough room. So then the city issued signs and now there is no parking on the opposite side of the street from us. Most of the time in the winter, they do park the cars in the drive for that very reason.

Trust me, there are things my neighbors do that bug me involving their lawn mowing. The parking thing I just don't care about.

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

I'll probably go to hell for secretly wishing that one of their cars gets run into.

Bad, bad kitty.

peggyhbsl · ‎12-15-2012

I have lived in my home for a good 15 yrs. The neighbors that moved in 2 years ago rolled on in, took their wooden fence down, and started to control my dog and my property.

I live alone, take care of my yard. Go out with my mini doxie. I have been a good neighbor for years.

Long story short, after surveys, many Sherriff visits, all I got is, you now have a civil case. Well, that's just more money.

My conclusion...its their world, I live in it. I will never win.

So, I try to just ignore them.

Sometimes I can't! After all, I am human so I do loud outdoor chores at inconvenient times for them. I also plan on buying a loud outdoor wind chime to help with the silent whistle they use on my dog. My dog Julio, won't even bark when strangers are on the street if they are home. They pull out their silent whistle at his first little bark.