Vigilantism is the American! way.
Well, he’s not kosher.
Grin! You certainly have a point there!
(I prefer “videogilantism,” or taking lots and lots of pictures. These days, when darn near everyone has a camera, are wonderful days indeed. It’s a lot harder for people to get away with crap in public places.)
I don’t know what they’d do in the UK, but in the US you can call CODE ENFORCEMENT! More powerful than the cops, more feared than city hall, code enforcement can slap a home owner with hundreds of dollars worth of fines. I got rid of an annoying renter in a neighboring house by calling code enforcement.
I assume that your local council has someone that enforces local codes. Don’t go to the cops, they don’t care.
That depends how we kill 'im, sir…
Flowers in verge?
Luxury! When I was a lad our neighbours would plant a forest in our living room and we’d have to cut it all down before goin’ t’bed each night!
Oh for fuck’s sake.:rolleyes:
If customer’s cars are parking in resident only spots blocking your car, call the cops if it’s bothering you. They’re running a business, so they’ll get the idea soon enough or they’ll be out of business. Problem solved.
For the Grass Verge Lady, toss her stupid note in the trash. It’s not her property so she has no claim on whether you park there (although you don’t mention who actually owns it). Who cares what color she wrote it in?
I’m not sure what you’re asking us here? If we’ll give you permission to assert your rights?
Personally, I’d probably just call the cops, tell them “my” car is blocked in by “one of the customer’s at [address], she’s running a business out of her house and uses the street as a parking lot, could you send an officer down here to deal with this”.
I’d report it anonymously and do it on a day when my car isn’t on the road so that if she tries to figure it out she probably won’t think it was me since the report will say that the person who called the police said their car was blocked in.
That will hopefully get the cops to come down and see the mess of cars and maybe, if you’re lucky, a conversation with the police is all it’ll take to get her to have her customers park properly. She’s probably (maybe?) also smart enough to know that if she doesn’t have all the proper licenses that she doesn’t need the cops showing up every day so it’s best not to have them knocking on her door every time someone double parks. Even if she does have all the proper licenses, sometimes the city won’t renew them if they feel you’re a nuisance.
TL;DR Call the cops.
You had beds? Ya weed.
Ms Mith 537,
Green ink has an archaic significance in the UK and the verge is classed as public land. I could graze my sheep on it if I had any. I just thought I’d test the water with a pedantic anecdote. I’m not here for validation. Or smilies.
Enlighten an ignorant American: What the hell does green ink mean?
As for me, I’d make sure the entire note was stained yellow and give it back to her. If you’re wondering about the significance of the color yellow, think about it a bit.
Apparently, it used to be the colour of choice for eccentric people who would write to newspaper editors in the hope of standing out. They were colloquially known as the ‘green-ink brigade’. Also, the head of the British Secret Intelligence Service is supposed to sign things in green ink. I doubt he lives here as the commute would be a nightmare.
I went round to the house after she left the note. Two small girls aged around six told me that their mam wasn’t in. There may be mental health issues involved so I plan to tread gently.