# Neighbors who simply MUST park in front of my house **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 19, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571 "2012-12-19T20:51:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/141 "2012-12-22T16:46:55Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I was going to come back and post but saw brazil and curlcoat. So instead I’ll just run repeatedly into a wall head first. Hey, they are entitled to a city owned and city maintained private parking spot in front of their house. At least, I think that’s their point. ---
**Author:** ![brazil84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/142 "2012-12-22T17:31:59Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Bingo. Welcome to The Straight Dope, where people clamor to appear to be\* the most\* colorblind, everyone is a Zen master, and \*everyone \*thinks of the children! And don’t forget the people who wander into health-related threads and announce how they lost weight and/or quit smoking by simply eating less and not smoking. ---
**Author:** ![brazil84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/143 "2012-12-22T17:36:16Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I was going to come back and post but saw brazil and curlcoat. So instead I’ll just run repeatedly into a wall head first. If it’s either running into a wall or again dishonestly implying that legal = polite, I would prefer you ran into the wall. Assuming it has some padding, of course. > [@Morgenstern](#): > > Hey, they are entitled to a city owned and city maintained private parking spot in front of their house. At least, I think that’s their point. Maybe **Loach** can run into a wall decorated with nice soft strawmen put there by **Morgenstern**. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/144 "2012-12-22T17:42:23Z")
Day 8 (I think) of someone parking his truck in front of our house and just leaving it there. This actually isn’t legal, and I will call it in at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/145 "2012-12-22T17:46:51Z")
> [@brazil84](#): > > If it’s either running into a wall or again dishonestly implying that legal = polite, I would prefer you ran into the wall. Assuming it has some padding, of course. > > Maybe **Loach** can run into a wall decorated with nice soft strawmen put there by **Morgenstern**. If you are going to continue to believe you are the arbiter of good manners please come join me. Just because a bee gets under your bonnet doesn’t mean it’s rude. Parking legally on a public street is not rude. It may annoy you. So fucking what. And straw man does not mean what you think it means. Please look up the word snark for more information. The more you know… ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/146 "2012-12-22T18:03:20Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > If you are going to continue to believe you are the arbiter of good manners please come join me. Just because a bee gets under your bonnet doesn’t mean it’s rude. Parking legally on a public street is not rude. It may annoy you. So fucking what. Well there we are. I’ve always wondered myself why a neighbor would park repeatedly in front of my house when they have empty space (and a driveway) in front of theirs. It’s apparently a logical, reasonable enough explanation; “Because I can do it legally and you can’t stop me, so fuck you.” Now I understand. Thanks for clearing that up, **Loach**! ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/147 "2012-12-22T18:08:42Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I was going to come back and post but saw brazil and curlcoat. So instead I’ll just run repeatedly into a wall head first. That would be the kind thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/148 "2012-12-22T18:18:30Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Well there we are. > > I’ve always wondered myself why a neighbor would park repeatedly in front of my house when they have empty space (and a driveway) in front of theirs. > > It’s apparently a logical, reasonable enough explanation; > > “Because I can do it legally and you can’t stop me, so fuck you.” > > Now I understand. Thanks for clearing that up, **Loach**! Or down the street. Or the next block. Or three streets over. I’m not sure you understand the definition of the word public. ---
**Author:** ![brazil84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/149 "2012-12-22T18:30:02Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > If you are going to continue to believe you are the arbiter of good manners please come join me. Just because a bee gets under your bonnet doesn’t mean it’s rude. Lol, nice strawmen. > [@](#): > > Parking legally on a public street is not rude. It may annoy you. So fucking what. Yes, even if you know that your neighbor’s sick uncle will be visiting in 5 minutes and parking in front of the house will save him the trouble of walking an extra 40 feet in the snow and ice. With his walker. It’s 100% legal and therefore it’s not rude. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/150 "2012-12-22T18:37:53Z")
> [@brazil84](#): > > Lol, nice strawmen. > > Yes, even if you know that your neighbor’s sick uncle will be visiting in 5 minutes and parking in front of the house will save him the trouble of walking an extra 40 feet in the snow and ice. With his walker. It’s 100% legal and therefore it’s not rude. > > :rolleyes: Here’s an option. Instead of acting like an entitled asshole, why not drop the sick uncle off in front of the house and park the car at the first available spot. You remind me of Les Nessman and his attempts to mark his private territory with masking tape. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/151 "2012-12-22T18:40:15Z")
> [@brazil84](#): > > Yes, even if you know that your neighbor’s sick uncle will be visiting in 5 minutes and parking in front of the house will save him the trouble of walking an extra 40 feet in the snow and ice. With his walker. It’s 100% legal and therefore it’s not rude. My biggest beef with the OPer is that he didn’t do anything to communicate to his neighbors that he’d be moving in on x day, but still expected them to accommodate him. That is quite different than having knowledge that sick Uncle Pete is coming over, but refusing to park somewhere equally convenient. ---
**Author:** ![brazil84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/152 "2012-12-22T18:47:25Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Here’s an option. Instead of acting like an entitled asshole, why not drop the sick uncle off in front of the house and park the car at the first available spot. Because he’s driving his own car over to visit your neighbor. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/153 "2012-12-22T18:48:22Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Or down the street. Or the next block. Or three streets over. I’m not sure you understand the definition of the word public. I certainly do. “It’s legal and I can do it, so fuck you” seems to be the attitude. Thanks once again for explaining why someone would do this. ---
**Author:** ![brazil84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/154 "2012-12-22T18:50:51Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > My biggest beef with the OPer is that he didn’t do anything to communicate to his neighbors that he’d be moving in on x day, but still expected them to accommodate him. > > That is quite different than having knowledge that sick Uncle Pete is coming over, but refusing to park somewhere equally convenient. That may very well be so. My main objection is to assholes who imply that it can never be rude to (legally) park in front of someone else’s house. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/155 "2012-12-22T18:53:54Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I certainly do. > > “It’s legal and I can do it, so fuck you” seems to be the attitude. > > Thanks once again for explaining why someone would do this. I gave a perfectly reasonable explanations a page or so up. However- _just talk to them._ Not in a confrontational manner, and in fact you can make the whole thing like a little joke. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/156 "2012-12-22T18:58:25Z")
I’d love to see half the people in this thread on an airplane when someone has the nerve to stash their items in the overhead bin above their seat. How rude, right? ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/157 "2012-12-22T20:00:31Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > I’d love to see half the people in this thread on an airplane when someone has the nerve to stash their items in the overhead bin above their seat. How rude, right? You should visit Flyertalk. There are oodles of threads devoted to the etiquette of stowing your shit on planes. They’ve even come up with a nickname for people who try to board early, so that they can have first dibs on the precious overhead space: gate lice. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/158 "2012-12-22T20:02:43Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I was going to come back and post but saw brazil and curlcoat. So instead I’ll just run repeatedly into a wall head first. Yeaaaa, we did a public service! _high fives **brazil84** _ Oh bummer, looking further down I see **Loach** didn’t mean it. Boo. > [@Morgenstern](#): > > Hey, they are entitled to a city owned and city maintained private parking spot in front of their house. At least, I think that’s their point. You _really_ have trouble with context, don’t you? > [@DrDeth](#): > > I gave a perfectly reasonable explanations a page or so up. However- just talk to them. Not in a confrontational manner, and in fact you can make the whole thing like a little joke. We did. Over and over. The only thing that got our neighbors to park in front of their own house was us parking our truck in front of ours. Then suddenly they found they _could_ park in front of their own house, leading me to believe that they felt it more important that they be able to park where ever they wanted and “fuck you” to those who might want to be able to park in front of their own homes. > [@Morgenstern](#): > > I’d love to see half the people in this thread on an airplane when someone has the nerve to stash their items in the overhead bin above their seat. How rude, right? You really don’t understand the difference? I’m going to be in that airplane seat for a matter of hours - not only do I not have any expectations of private use of the overhead, I’m not going to need it for anything other than my carry on. So why would I care if someone used the rest of the space? OTOH, you have been given several reasons here why it is rude to routinely park in front of your neighbors house when you could just as easily park in front of your own, or in your own driveway. The fact you keep ignoring that says quite a bit about either your character or your intelligence. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/159 "2012-12-22T20:07:55Z")
I think my situation and the bylaws here prove that it is indeed rude and not acceptable in our society; my neighbour has parked his truck in front of my house without moving it for at least eight days now. After 72 hours of not moving it, he was in violation of local laws. There is a reason that those bylaws were created; he isn’t really doing any harm to me by leaving his truck in front of my house, but it’s still illegal now. ---
**Author:** ![brazil84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571/160 "2012-12-22T20:48:33Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > You should visit Flyertalk. There are oodles of threads devoted to the etiquette of stowing your shit on planes. They’ve even come up with a nickname for people who try to board early, so that they can have first dibs on the precious overhead space: gate lice. Well if somebody has a choice between stowing their stuff in the bin above their own seat and stowing it in the bin over someone else’s seat, then obviously they should choose the bin above their own seat. There is value in people being nearer to their stuff. Of course, one might ask why somebody would choose to put their stuff in a bin above someone else’s seat besides their own. The only thing I can think of is that the person is worried that something will spill or leak out and they don’t want it to fall on them if that happens. If so, then it’s rude for them to stow their stuff above someone else. It’s just the golden rule and common sense. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-who-simply-must-park-in-front-of-my-house/644571.md?page=9)