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Yes, this is when I've had a problem with it as well. A neighbor has the option of parking in front of his own house, or mine. He chooses mine, which results in
by zippergz 10y ago
Yes, this is when I've had a problem with it as well. A neighbor has the option of parking in front of his own house, or mine. He chooses mine, which results in a longer walk for him. Why would he do this? Because he doesn't like having a car parked in front of his house. Implicitly acknowledging that he sees having a car parked in front of the house is a bad thing, and by relieving himself of that bad thing, he's imposing it on me.
Yes, in the scheme of things, this is SUPER minor. No, I've never complained to anyone about it. But I do think it's a little bit disingenuous to just say "it's a public street, anyone can park there" without acknowledging that if there were no negative, they'd be parking in front of their own house instead of mine.
- pavel_lishin 10y agoNot a home-owner here, so I don't understand: why is having a car parked in front of your house a bad thing?
- massysett 10y agoIt just irritates people to look out there and see someone else's car. Most folks know anyone can park on the street, but they still get annoyed. What's strange here is the guy is parking in front of someone else's house rather than his own. Never heard of that. I would think most people feel a false sense of possession over the street in front of their house, in part so they can park their own cars there and keep an eye on them.
- sib 10y agoPersonally, I preferred to look out at the nice tress across the street rather than at my neighbor's old beaters. It was a suburban area. When I've lived in a city, it didn't matter, as there was always someone's car in front of my place.