# Fuck you, that's my parking spot! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 21, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-thats-my-parking-spot/478182 "2008-12-21T12:38:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Leah\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@Leah\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leah_M)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-thats-my-parking-spot/478182/21 "2008-12-21T18:43:18Z")
> [@FarmerChick](#): > > **Leah M** , have you tried talking to your neighbour first? As has been mentioned, if at all possible, your life would be much easier and happier if you and your neighbour had a good relationship. If you already have issues with him though, just go through the landlord. I haven’t seen them yet to talk to them. I could hear them moving around upstairs, but the door to the porch was locked, and there’s no bell, and no one answered to me knocking. Later, I saw the car was moved, but I didn’t see anyone move it, and no one’s been around since, so I haven’t been able to talk to anyone. If they come around, I will. Since I work nights and they work days, we don’t see a whole lot of each other. If I do see them, I’d just thank them for moving their car so I could get in, and ask them to please not park there, since I shoveled the spot out myself. If they need their spot shoveled, I don’t really mind helping. And there’s going to need to be a lot of shoveling done tomorrow. We’ve already got a few inches and it’s supposed to snow through to tomorrow last I heard. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-thats-my-parking-spot/478182/22 "2008-12-21T18:47:26Z")
Here in Chicago, people put chairs or empty milk crates up to “reserve” their street spaces. I really can’t stand that practice. If I shovel my space (which I do), and leave it, it’s up for grabs. I’m not going to get pissed if someone takes my space. There’s no assigned street parking. I suppose it wouldn’t piss me off so much if people only did it when we got a foot of snow, but some people get ridiculous and put up crates and chairs after shoveling out two inches or so. Makes me want to take a baseball bat to their space markers. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-thats-my-parking-spot/478182/23 "2008-12-21T19:44:56Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Here in Chicago, people put chairs or empty milk crates up to “reserve” their street spaces. I really can’t stand that practice. If I shovel my space (which I do), and leave it, it’s up for grabs. I’m not going to get pissed if someone takes my space. There’s no assigned street parking. I suppose it wouldn’t piss me off so much if people only did it when we got a foot of snow, but some people get ridiculous and put up crates and chairs after shoveling out two inches or so. Makes me want to take a baseball bat to their space markers. I just shoveled out my third parking spot in three days, one at midnight when I got home from a party. I’m finally parked in front of my house after being 2 blocks away most of the weekend. And I still hate people reserving spots with crates and chairs. The street is the street. You want reserved parking then buy a house with a driveway. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-thats-my-parking-spot/478182.md?page=1)