Don't park in front of my uckin house!

[polak]

Originally Posted by btimbit

For sure. People that say "it's not illegal" to justify being a dick are what's wrong with society.

Just to clarify, since it was my post being quoted in the post you're quoting, do you think I'm a dick cause I had to park for one night in front of someones house? Cause I think that is ridiculous.

I'll add that when I lived there, I parked far enough on our side of the spot that my car was entirely on our side of the property line so even our next door neighbors had room to park there should they have wanted too.

My parents are hoarders. They had (and still have, and have had since they've owned a house with a garage) a metric ton of useless crap they never use in the garage.

[WhiteTiger]

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.

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.

[Igster]

Originally Posted by Cappy

I bet when you come Downtown you park on a lot of the side streets and streets with highrise condo's; because why not?

Do you ever think of the people who live/work in those areas?

No, I don't park downtown.

Regardless, I think that when people park in front of other people's houses when there are other options, well, they are dicks. Everyone should show some respect. It's not hard.

[polak]

Unless you park cars there, why does it matter? Whats disrespectful about it?

[doctajones428]

Originally Posted by polak

Unless you park cars there, why does it matter? Whats disrespectful about it?

If the spot in front of your house is open, why park in front of someone else's? Why force someone to park farther away from their own house? Some people have mobility issues, should they be forced to walk more? Some people have 20 bags of groceries to carry to the house, should they be forced to walk across the street back and forth several times? Pregnant woman? Someone carrying a baby? That's just in normal street conditions, what about winter time on an icy street? It becomes a larger hazard for people who have a harder time.

It's common sense and courtesy to park in front of your house when able to

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

Originally Posted by doctajones428

If the spot in front of your house is open, why park in front of someone else's? Why force someone to park farther away from their own house? Some people have mobility issues, should they be forced to walk more? Some people have 20 bags of groceries to carry to the house, should they be forced to walk across the street back and forth several times? Pregnant woman? Someone carrying a baby? That's just in normal street conditions, what about winter time on an icy street? It becomes a larger hazard for people who have a harder time.

Uh... why aren't those people parking on their driveway then?

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Handsome B. Wonderful

Uh... why aren't those people parking on their driveway then?

I'm assuming these are people that don't have one.

[#-3]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

We had a family reunion at my place 2 yrs ago. There were a number of cars, about 3 extra for a week. My neighbour, that has a 3 car wide driveway, offered us one of the spots for my in-laws. He made his son, who usually parks there, park down the street by the school.

He is a great neighbour.

That is a great neighbor,

The block I grew up on, a guy with a corner lot with a 3 car garage, 4 car driveway used to egg the cars of people who parked by his house.

[Igster]

Originally Posted by polak

Unless you park cars there, why does it matter? Whats disrespectful about it?

I can't explain it to you obviously, so does it matter?

[polak]

Originally Posted by doctajones428

If the spot in front of your house is open, why park in front of someone else's? Why force someone to park farther away from their own house? Some people have mobility issues, should they be forced to walk more? Some people have 20 bags of groceries to carry to the house, should they be forced to walk across the street back and forth several times? Pregnant woman? Someone carrying a baby? That's just in normal street conditions, what about winter time on an icy street? It becomes a larger hazard for people who have a harder time.

It's common sense and courtesy to park in front of your house when able to

Obviously if there's parking in front of your own house, you park there. Who wouldn't?! Why would anyone walk further than they have to?

[East Coast Flame]

I live in a condo that only has one parking spot and we have two vehicles so I leave mine parked outside. I park wherever I can find a spot, sometime it's in front of someone's house. It happens.

[blueski]

I wonder if there's a lot of debate on this thread that's between two camps, those with ample free spots on their street and those without.

It's a ###### move to consistently park in front of someone else's house when there's lots of free space. For those without much free space, I think we all would agree that it's a free for all and not much can be done about it.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Igster

Regardless, I think that when people park in front of other people's houses when there are other options, well, they are dicks. Everyone should show some respect. It's not hard.

What "other options"? My car didn't come with a "hover fifteen feet above the roadway to preserve space on the street" option.

If you are parking on a residential street, you are pretty well stuck parking in front of someone's house in some fashion. It might not be this fat loser's house from the article, but someone probably lives there. This is especially the case in communities with infills, and newer communities where houses are narrower and don't have driveways / garages.

[flamesfan1297]

Originally Posted by 4X4

Really? You can't see the difference between some J/O in Whitehorn with tons of space and another neighbourhood where parking is an issue?

I'll let you in on a little secret. There are tons of neighbourhoods where there is not enough parking. What little parking there is is often ruined by idiots that take up two spaces when they only need one. It is irrelevant who owns the space. Nobody owns it. We all own it. Don't take more than you need. And when possible, don't be a dink and park in front of your neighbour's house, when you've got space in front of your own. It's like a parking lot. Sure, I COULD take four spaces, but I only need one. People that take 2 or 3 or 4 are DBs. Pretty simple concept here. Can't believe we're disagreeing.

When this guy tells you not to park in his spot, you better listen. Or else...
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=71630

[Locke]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

What "other options"? My car didn't come with a "hover fifteen feet above the roadway to preserve space on the street" option.

If you are parking on a residential street, you are pretty well stuck parking in front of someone's house in some fashion. It might not be this fat loser's house from the article, but someone probably lives there. This is especially the case in communities with infills, and newer communities where houses are narrower and don't have driveways / garages.

Really? What a heap of crap, what do you drive anyways, some sort of jalopy presumably?

Oh yeah, I love that 4x4 story!

[FlamesAddiction]

My sister's neighbourhood is bad. It's a cookie cutter suburban neighbourhood where everyone has a garage, but everyone uses it for storage. I think some of the households also have 3 or 4 cars, plus boats. If I go and visit, I usually have to park in front of someone else's house, because other people are parked in front of hers.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by flamesfan1297

When this guy tells you not to park in his spot, you better listen. Or else...
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=71630

haha, oh wow. Man, 4x4 has mellowed out a ton over the past six years (well, my Internet impression of him, anyway).

[DoubleF]

If someone parks in front of my place, I have no problem. But leave it there for several days, I'd be pissed. Furthermore, if I could determine the car was leaving and I was just slow or off on timing to grab the stall for days and weeks on end, that's a different thing altogether. But if you park and leave it there unmoving for days/weeks/months on end, I'm thinking you should be the one parking down the road, not me. On a side note, I understand not parking on a driveway if you have cars in a garage (blocks car) but if your garage is full of crap, you should be parking on driveway unless you have some weird circumstances like kids playing on driveway so you park on road.

That's my understanding of the courtesy.

Some guy parked in my private stall a few times (like overnight) a few months back. I left a note saying if I saw it again, I'd have it towed. My reasons: A fair warning. If he gets the hint and goes off, no harm done. No need for retribution. Our spots are numbered, but not associated with a unit number. I wouldn't want to tow the car of someone new in the building who made a mistake. Again, no random beef between people in the building, especially someone who could go and do retribution multiple times on my car.

[combustiblefuel]

I get the guys frustration . Calgary should immplement a residential parking program.

In many residential areas here we are required to have a resident sticker or sign in our cars that the city hands out that matches your address if you wanna park on the street for long period of time. If you don't have this proof in your car that you live on that block bylaw rights you up a fine and too many tickets can result in your car being towed off.


Many of our neighborhoods have residential parking only signs up. If you have some one visiting you they can use your driveway while your free to use the street. The other reasoning for this too is because there are alot of homes who do not have driveways .

[Dan02]

Calgary does have a program like that for congested areas.