Running an extension cord across a sidewalk...

[MRCboicgy]

There's a house in my neighbourhood where they've tunneled under the sidewalk and the cord comes out of the grass like a snake. they leave it there all summer.

[sec304]

I've got a new neighbor that recently moved in. He started renting out to like 3 or 4 friends, so now I've got a neighbor that has seven cars! FML. So now every day I have up to three cars parked in front of my house and no where for my visitors to park.

Anyways, to the point: I came home last night after hockey to see he has strung together extension cords that go ACROSS MY DRIVEWAY to plug in the furthest car parked in front of my house. Like middle of the driveway, not at the end of it.

F-that, the cord was not flattened or anything, just spiraled across my driveway. I grabbed the whole cord and threw it on his lawn last night (the car wasn't even there).

/end rant

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by sec304

I've got a new neighbor that recently moved in. He started renting out to like 3 or 4 friends, so now I've got a neighbor that has seven cars! FML. So now every day I have up to three cars parked in front of my house and no where for my visitors to park.

Anyways, to the point: I came home last night after hockey to see he has strung together extension cords that go ACROSS MY DRIVEWAY to plug in the furthest car parked in front of my house. Like middle of the driveway, not at the end of it.

F-that, the cord was not flattened or anything, just spiraled across my driveway. I grabbed the whole cord and threw it on his lawn last night (the car wasn't even there).

/end rant

Should have thrown it on the roof.

[Regular_John]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Should have thrown it on the roof.

I'd have thrown it into my trunk, a free cord is a free cord. If they come around asking for it just say it was left unattended on your property so you assumed it was yours.

[sec304]

Originally Posted by jaydorn

I'd have thrown it into my trunk, a free cord is a free cord. If they come around asking for it just say it was left unattended on your property so you assumed it was yours.

I thought about leaving it there and putting up a craiglist/kijiji ad this morning offering a free extension cord and putting my address. First one to pick it up gets it!

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by MRCboicgy

There's a house in my neighbourhood where they've tunneled under the sidewalk and the cord comes out of the grass like a snake. they leave it there all summer.

My Dad put in an irrigation line underneath the city sidewalk. If he ever parked cars on the street, I'm sure he would have provided power underneath the sidewalk as well.

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by sec304

I've got a new neighbor that recently moved in. He started renting out to like 3 or 4 friends, so now I've got a neighbor that has seven cars! FML. So now every day I have up to three cars parked in front of my house and no where for my visitors to park.

Anyways, to the point: I came home last night after hockey to see he has strung together extension cords that go ACROSS MY DRIVEWAY to plug in the furthest car parked in front of my house. Like middle of the driveway, not at the end of it.

F-that, the cord was not flattened or anything, just spiraled across my driveway. I grabbed the whole cord and threw it on his lawn last night (the car wasn't even there).

/end rant

Don't know about where you live, but in some places there are parking restrictrictions that may address this. I know that these sometimes apply to secondary suites where a certain number of on-site parking stalls are required, based on the number of suites or occupants. I have no idea if this would apply here but it wouldn't hurt to call your bylaw department. They won't out you as the complainant.

[sec304]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Don't know about where you live, but in some places there are parking restrictrictions that may address this. I know that these sometimes apply to secondary suites where a certain number of on-site parking stalls are required, based on the number of suites or occupants. I have no idea if this would apply here but it wouldn't hurt to call your bylaw department. They won't out you as the complainant.

it's just a regular block of detached family houses. They have a two car garage that they don't use for parking. They park a truck that never moves and another vehicle on the driveway, a work van out front of the house. And they have a neon, a subaru and a Rav4 that park in front of my house and or other neighbors houses.

The Rav4 doesn't live there, it's a girlfriends, but she's there over half the time. Plus there's a random green car that'll stay there for a week, then disappear for a week, etc.

edit: oh and our street has no alley

[burn_this_city]

Check if any of the vehicles have expired tags. If so call the city and have it towed away.

[BloodFetish]

Extention cords across sidewalks for block heaters? What are these block heaters you Calgary boys are going on about?

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by BloodFetish

Extention cords across sidewalks for block heaters? What are these block heaters you Calgary boys are going on about?

The things Albertans use to keep their engines warm, as opposed to the popular method in BC: Setting fire to them.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by BloodFetish

Extention cords across sidewalks for block heaters? What are these block heaters you Calgary boys are going on about?

Well, they help cars start in the cold so we can get to work. You know, jobs, do they have those sort of things in BC?

[BloodFetish]

Originally Posted by Locke

Well, they help cars start in the cold so we can get to work. You know, jobs, do they have those sort of things in BC?

Well, now that you mention it, when the wind picks up and blows away the 'weed haze' I often feel that there is someplace I should be.

[EVERLAST]

you should get a cordless extension cord

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by EVERLAST

you should get a cordless extension cord

Naw, some invisible guy would just steal it.

[Methanolic]

Originally Posted by EVERLAST

you should get a cordless extension cord

There's only one of those and Stephen Wright owns it!


...on a side note, I drove off in a rush this morning with the damn thing still plugged in! I knew it was only a matter of time before I did this. On the bright side, the timing couldn't be better as the cold snap is pretty much done.