Neighborhood Courtesy

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by ELLSSUU

Had a neighbors cleaning lady that did this daily. Not only that she would drive deep in my grass in the rain and foul up the yard to park there. Visualize 40-50 feeet of driving with two wheels deep in the yard to get to the chosen parking spot in my yard. All the while the neighbors driveway was empty.

I asked the lady several times, at least 6 face to face and 3 or 4 by silly note on windshield, politely to move her car and please stop parking in my yard. She refused. One morning I went out to cut my grass and her car was parked in my grass again. I rang the door bell and asked the house owner and the cleaning lady to come out and tell me what was wrong with using their driveway and asked for car to be moved so I could cut. Convo started pretty low key but the cleaning lady then said she would be done in a couple hours and I should wait until then to cut MY yard. That set me on fire. I cursed her out with every word I knew and probably some I made up on the spot. Ended the conversation with "I'll tow that POS mustang every effing day at my own expense if you don't move it right now." Looked at the neighbor and told her unless she wants me to put my cars in her yard daily she'd better handle her cleaning lady.

Cleaning lady quit on the spot and I haven't had a problem since. Second bit of good news is my neighbor doesn't speak to me anymore, lol.

Damn, that's all bad. It was actually in your property. Glad it got resolved. Haha

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I disagree. There's always risk but it can be mitigated by the approach. Friendly, non-confrontational honesty is a skill that takes practice. If you can first shed any expectation for the outcome and focus on candor, it helps the other party to open up.

If they're nice already and you send the message that you aren't judging them, they might surprise you.


...might.

For what ever reason, my mom doesn't think so. She fits the stereotypical passive Asian (-_-)

[Teseo]

Put some yard furniture, invite your rice friends and bring the bbq with some coronas

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

For what ever reason, my mom doesn't think so. She fits the stereotypical passive Asian (-_-)

It's up to you to break the shackles of tradition.

[new2subaru]

Originally Posted by Teseo

Put some yard furniture, invite your rice friends and bring the bbq with some coronas

And....have a paint ball party.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

For what ever reason, my mom doesn't think so. She fits the stereotypical passive Asian (-_-)

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

It's up to you to break the shackles of tradition.

Ultra beat me to it again!
Your mother doesn't even need too know you talked to them.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Ultra beat me to it again!
Your mother doesn't even need too know you talked to them.

I hate you.

[UFO]

For 2 weeks my next door but one neighbour parked his beat up 90s Civic directly opposite my driveway. Nobody parks on that side of the street for 200 feet or so and after a few days I started to wonder if he had done it just to fuck with me. It wasn't a huge inconvenience, I just had to be careful not to hit his car every morning when I backed out of the drive and then drove past his house noticing that the street outside his home was empty.

I thought about going to talk to him but I normally kind of let my emotions get the best of me, and what was I going to do, complain about him parking on a public street? It was the principle of the thing though, he must have known it was an inconvenience for me, right?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I hate you.

[ShawnP19]

Some neighborhoods have HOA rules that prohibit parking on the street.

Not that they're ever followed or enforced, just...ya know...rules...


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[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by UFO

For 2 weeks my next door but one neighbour parked his beat up 90s Civic directly opposite my driveway. Nobody parks on that side of the street for 200 feet or so and after a few days I started to wonder if he had done it just to fuck with me. It wasn't a huge inconvenience, I just had to be careful not to hit his car every morning when I backed out of the drive and then drove past his house noticing that the street outside his home was empty.

I thought about going to talk to him but I normally kind of let my emotions get the best of me, and what was I going to do, complain about him parking on a public street? It was the principle of the thing though, he must have known it was an inconvenience for me, right?

They must know it's bothersome. No one is that stupid.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by ShawnP19

Some neighborhoods have HOA rules that prohibit parking on the street.

Not that they're ever followed or enforced, just...ya know...rules...
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Unfortunately/fortunately (I never saw the point of HOA's), I don't have an HOA.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Unfortunately/fortunately (I never saw the point of HOA's), I don't have an HOA.

I read that without the As at the end the first time through!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

I wanted to see what people's thoughts are. If you are in a house, and a neighbor keeps parking their car at the sidewalk parking directly in front of your house/yard ............

This tactic has always worked for me ......


humfrz