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Originally Posted by Sliver
That can work, too. I think the problem a lot of people in this thread are talking about is more when there are unwritten rules that everybody follows, except for one or two rogue a-holes. You kind of have to fall into line with your neigbourhood's way of doing things.
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The problem with unwritten rules is that everyone has a different set. Some folks (as indicated by this thread) feel that while they don't own the road in front of their house, it's theirs to dispense use of as they see fit anyhow. That it's not "courteous" to not leave some space in front of someone else's house, just in case they may want to use it. I mean, I know whenever I go and visit a buddy, I'm always wondering if the person's house I am obliged to part in front of isn't using their garage and/or driveway and/or still needs the road and/or just feels like parking in front of their house today.
But I can also see the other side of the story. My next door neighbor has a driveway that he puts his 2 cars into. He rents his basement out to 2 tenants, and they each have a car. The lots are weird, so each house can only fit 1 car in front of it (slight pie wedge shape, in a cul de sac). So what is the other guy to do? Well, it seems he parks in front of my place all the time. I don't generally mind this...but wonder how it's gonna work if I want company over or something.
But does it bother me to the point of going out and vandalizing his car or putting a sign on my lawn stating for him to bugger off or anything like that? No. I just don't get how worked up some folks, even in this thread, get over parking.