My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.

I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Any suggestions?
--
8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/
http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/

Suzie-Q wrote:

My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.

I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Any suggestions?
--
8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/
http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/

Tell the neighbor what you've told us. Or, better yet, _ask_ in a nice
way why the car has been there for a while while pointing out the
problems it is causing.
Start friendly and assume nothing.

LB

According to Suzie-Q :
I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Any suggestions?

Say that the mail delivery person complained ;-)

In that way you get the blame put on someone other than yourself
or the lady across the street, and it's easy to avoid being
angry in such a conversation.
--
Chris Lewis, Una confibula non set est
It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them.

Can you tell your neighbor that you are going to mow your lawn, or run
a weed wacker, or paint the mailbox, or something, and you don't want
to accidentally get any dirt/paint/etc. on his car?


--

Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland

Suzie-Q wrote:
My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.

I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Any suggestions?

Do you have any idea of his reasons for doing this?

--
Respectfully,


CL Gilbert

"Suzie-Q" wrote in message
...
My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

Perfectly legal in most places.


Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits).

What are those limits? If the car is registered and legal, most towns allow
you to park it on the street forever. Maybe the neighbor takes it out for a
ride during the night while you sleep.


He's making it very difficult
for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.

Now these may be legitimate complaints. I don't know the law about
obstructing a mailbox, but the carrier does not have to deliver if the
mailbox is obstructed. You could mention these concerns to the neighbor
andhe may neve park there again so it does not get hit by the lady across
the street. Problem solved.


I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Anyone that promotes a web site dedicated to male bashing does come across
as angry and has not had good relationships.

Suzie-Q, 6/21/2005, 9:28:05 AM,
wrote:

My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.

I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Any suggestions?

Surely you don't need our advice on how to approach a friend. You are
an adult, no?

--
No matter what happens, someone will find a way to take it too
seriously.

I had the exact same problem I will go a step further they had some
furniture delivered and both there cars were in my driveway. They did move
the cars when I came home. These are also a good neighbors and friends for
12 years, but it still annoys you when they park in front of your house (
this is also across the street). This is what worked for me I started
parking in front their house and would leave my vehicle there for the
weekend even. This worked, didn't take that long, never anything said about
it and still friends. But I never could figure out why he started parking
his car in front of my house.



"Suzie-Q" wrote n message
...
My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.

I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Any suggestions?
--
8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/
http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/

Suzie-Q wrote:
My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.

I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Any suggestions?

You might want to learn why. Maybe someone is ill and can't
conveniently move it, or got called away suddenly and did not think about
moving it.

Hopefully it does not come to it, but you may want to check locally.
Most places do have limits on how long a car can park on a street. Where I
live it is 24 hours. Well I think it is, I have not checked since I moved
10 years ago to a suburb.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

On 21-Jun-2005, Suzie-Q wrote:

My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

This isn't even a problem yet. If you mention what you've posted to your
neighbor in a friendly manner and they decide they still want to park in
front of your house (which is perfectly legal) then you have a bit of a
problem.

Face your fears and go talk to your neighbor. Most likely they have no idea
they are causing a problem and will be happy to park somewhere else when you
inform them they are.

ml

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"Suzie-Q" wrote in message
...

My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.


Perfectly legal in most places.


Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits).


What are those limits? If the car is registered and legal, most towns allow
you to park it on the street forever. Maybe the neighbor takes it out for a
ride during the night while you sleep.



Actually many cities have time limits for vehicles parked on public
streets. Like 72 hours for instance.

"Suzie-Q" wrote in message
...
My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.

I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Any suggestions?
--
8^)~~~ Sue

Don't do anything but be direct. Just say, "I value you as a neighbor. I
think you would help me in most any situation."

And then proceed to ask if he would please not leave the car there because
it causes problems with the mailman and the elderly lady. Say you are
concerned that the elderly lady or the mailman might damage his classic car.
You might even stretch it a bit and say that you have seen them come close
on a couple of occasions. It wouldn't be much of a stretch, if they're
anything like my mailman or elderly neighbor.

Chances are, you will get what you want and still keep the good
relationship.

Don't be evasive and put the blame on someone else. Children do that.
Adults go straight to the problem, approach it politely, and stay to the
facts.

If he is an adult, he will respond positively.

If he isn't, it will just be a matter of time before the car gets damaged,
and you will have been the one who said it might happen.

Steve

Chris Lewis wrote:

Say that the mail delivery person complained ;-)

In that way you get the blame put on someone other than yourself
or the lady across the street, and it's easy to avoid being
angry in such a conversation.



If that doesn't work, spread a very few roofing nails where he parks in front of
your house. He won't want to park there if his tires go flat every time he does
so. You can blame *that* on neighborhood kids.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

if you talk to him in a nice way about it , he will probably be glad to
move it. you know,, waving to your neighbors keeps things freindly to i
think. lucas

wrote:
if you talk to him in a nice way about it , he will probably be glad to
move it. you know,, waving to your neighbors keeps things freindly to i
think. lucas


Please be aware that you can quote with webtv. Yes, you can make it act
like a real newsreader.

Say something like: "You're like the nicest neighbor I've ever had, and
the smartest, so I can't figure out why you always park right there, is
there some reason?"

Always throw in more positive than neg and it will be fine.

Dean

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:57:32 -0700, in alt.home.repair A
different kind of neighbor problem G Henslee
wrote:

What are those limits? If the car is registered and legal, most towns allow
you to park it on the street forever. Maybe the neighbor takes it out for a
ride during the night while you sleep.



Actually many cities have time limits for vehicles parked on public
streets. Like 72 hours for instance.

Some cities also prohibit *any* vehicle from being parked on the
street "overnight" (e.g. between 3am and 6am) without a permit.
Pasadena CA was like that 30 years ago. I don't know if it still is.

--
To reply to me directly, remove the CLUTTER from my email address.

If all this friendly action fails, ask again holding a
can of gasoline and a lighter.

Did anyone even ask if he has currently ANYTHING parked in
front of his own home???

I had a similar problem with my neighbor, she LOVES parking her
car in front of my house (not really much of an issue) but her
car is a real piece of sh*t and leaks worse than the EXXON Valdez.
You havent seen oil slicks from a car until you've seen this one.

In any case instead of directly confronting her, I simply started
parking
my own cars in the street. (I have three) Slowly I started inching my
way back and sure enough, she knows that I park my cars now
in front of my home and she parks hers in front of hers.
(mind you my neighbor didnt even park EVER in their own driveway)

She's as friendly as ever and didnt even have to directly confront her
about it. Once in awhile she's back only because the landscapers
come and park directly in front of her own home. No biggie with that.
Later on she moves it back.

Tom

Suzie-Q wrote in news:sme617x-
:

My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.

I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Any suggestions?

If it is interfering with the mail carrier's duties,they will put a note on
the vehicle,or request a police officer put a warning or ticket on the
vehicle.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote in
:

Chris Lewis wrote:

Say that the mail delivery person complained ;-)

In that way you get the blame put on someone other than yourself
or the lady across the street, and it's easy to avoid being
angry in such a conversation.



If that doesn't work, spread a very few roofing nails where he parks
in front of your house. He won't want to park there if his tires go
flat every time he does so. You can blame *that* on neighborhood
kids.




Nothing like someone who advocates vandalism to "solve" a problem.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Suzie-Q wrote:
My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.

I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Any suggestions?

Well, you could agitate with your local lawmakers to limit parking to a
certain number of hours, or even to ban it completely on the grounds
that the street is too narrow. If his parking is within the limits of
current law, there really is no right way to approach him without
appearing unreasonable, because your desire is inherently unreasonable.
Asking someone to limit their legal use of a public resource is really
out of line.

If your could articulate some concrete benefit -- like you wanted the
spot for your own car, which has to be *somewhere* on the street so it
might as well be there -- then you could simply ask for the favour and
owe him one. Do not imagine that concern for the elderly neighbour and
the letter carrier represents a real benefit; these are shams to cover
up for your control needs. The Post Office is finding your mailbox just
fine (hint: it's their job, and there's harder ones than yours), and if
granny can't back out of her driveway without being a hazard, it's time
to take her license away.

But really, Susie, you need to move to a nice controlled community,
like a condo development or a homeowner's association area, where the
rulemakers think like you. In fact I suspect you will find yourself
welcomed into the ranks of the governing committees. Like many people,
you will never be happy in a free society. After you bully your
neighbour into ceasing this perfectly legal behaviour you will find
something else to complain about.

The car, by the way, is a classic, a more sensible person would be
tickled to see it.

S.

On 21-Jun-2005, wrote:

But really, Susie, you need to move to a nice controlled community,
like a condo development or a homeowner's association area, where the
rulemakers think like you. In fact I suspect you will find yourself
welcomed into the ranks of the governing committees. Like many people,
you will never be happy in a free society. After you bully your
neighbour into ceasing this perfectly legal behaviour you will find
something else to complain about.

Oh please. I suspect very few of us wouldn't get a bit peeved if a neighbor
decided to continually park in front of our house. What's the matter with
the street in front of their house? You feel that because granny across the
street has trouble backing out of her driveway because there is now a car
cutting off her turning radius by 6 feet that she should be denied the
privilege of driving? As opposed to the neighbor parking their car a few
feet further down the road? Sheesh, community is just that, community. And
finding the appropriate balance of compromises that minimizes the
inconvenience the entire community suffers. In this case it's almost
certainly the neighbor parking a few feet down the road.

ml

wrote:
On 21-Jun-2005, wrote:


But really, Susie, you need to move to a nice controlled community,
like a condo development or a homeowner's association area, where the
rulemakers think like you.


Oh please. I suspect very few of us wouldn't get a bit peeved if a neighbor
decided to continually park in front of our house. What's the matter with
the street in front of their house? You feel that because granny across the
street has trouble backing out of her driveway because there is now a car
cutting off her turning radius by 6 feet that she should be denied the
privilege of driving? As opposed to the neighbor parking their car a few
feet further down the road? Sheesh, community is just that, community. And
finding the appropriate balance of compromises that minimizes the
inconvenience the entire community suffers. In this case it's almost
certainly the neighbor parking a few feet down the road.

ml

I put up with a dickhead tenant who lived next door to a previous house
I owned once, who left his pos Vanagan parked there for 2-1/2 months.
Reason? I had a huge old Ash tree in the parkstrip which provided
excellent shade. Boxing him in with our cars didn't matter because he
had no intention of moving it anyway.

After tiring of looking at his pos car out of my living room picture
window I asked him one day to please move it so I could at least sweep
the gutter. He gave me a ration of **** - I gave him 15 minutes to move
it. He slammed his door on me.

15 minutes later a PD officer and a tow truck were 'hooking' it up and
the officer was writing him a ticket. Reason? His tags were over six
months expired and the pos couldn't be in the public right of way. He
begged the cop to let him move it - then. The cop said no and handed him
the ticket.

He had to not only pay the ticket, but also the tow, impound fee and a
days storage to the tow guy, also show proof of current reg and
insurance, etc. Cost him around $400.

He never parked there again and moved about a month later.

"G Henslee" wrote in message
...
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"Suzie-Q" wrote in message
...

(snip)


What are those limits? If the car is registered and legal, most towns
allow
you to park it on the street forever. Maybe the neighbor takes it out
for a
ride during the night while you sleep.



Actually many cities have time limits for vehicles parked on public
streets. Like 72 hours for instance.
Chuckle. That brings back memories. The town I went to college in had a rule
like that, and publicized it very little. Every time the school went on
break, the well-connected towing companies and the cops would scoop up all
the innocently parked cars belonging to the kids that caught a ride home,
and hold them for ransom at the private towing yards, accumulating
exorbinant daily storage fees that would ensure they had first dibs on
auction day. (Back then, unlike now, most college cars were cheap beaters,
and after 10 days or so, might not be worth ransoming.) I had an old VW Baja
I kept at my brother's house, and a neighbor simply hated how it looked, and
kept reporting it as abandoned. Me or my brother had to run out several
times as tow truck was trying to hook up. A real racket all around, taking
advantage of inexperienced college kids.

aem sends...

SteveB wrote:
"Suzie-Q" wrote in message
...

My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.

I once had a neighbor who parked - one time - on the street directly
across the narrow street from my driveway. He also had a garage and
driveway and NEVER had parked on the street. The nasty, rainy evening I
was in a hurry to go pick up one of my children and pulled out - BAM!
Police officer remarked that the fender I hit was packed with Bondo. As
rare luck would have it, my insurance lapsed that day at noon. Ins. co.
never got my check. Never had trouble with mailing payments other than
that one time ) I got a nasty letter from the state about bond or
something, paid his bill very promptly. Scared spitless. Few days
after I paid his damages (100# of Bondo ) there was a new washer and
dryer delivered to his house. car never repaired )


I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Any suggestions?

On 21 Jun 2005 14:59:02 -0700, scribbled this
interesting note:

Suzie-Q wrote:
But besides just not wanting to
look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
VW bug), two things are happening.

The car, by the way, is a classic, a more sensible person would be
tickled to see it.

Yes it is a classic. What year is the car? Is it modified or restored
or original condition and unrestored?

I ask because these things make a difference. Personally, I don't like
parking on the street since I've seen so many cars hit by unobservant
drivers. A poorly maintained Beetle with mismatched fenders and bald
tires and dripping oil isn't really worth all that much, unless it is
of specific year models. If it were such a wreck (which you say it
isn't) I'd say he just didn't care. But this is, by your description,
unusual. Perhaps you could go over and ask if everything is ok? Show
some concern? Tell him you noticed his nice Beetle was parked on the
street for far longer than you've ever seen it there before and you
thought perhaps something had happened. Tell him you are concerned
because someone might hit it and you know he wouldn't want that.

If he takes care of the car well, this is odd behavior. Ask.

Good luck.


--
John Willis
(Remove the Primes before e-mailing me)

"Suzie-Q" wrote in message
...
My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.

I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Any suggestions?
--
8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/
http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/

This one's easy...just buy a major beater for 50 bucks or so and park it in
front of her house. Let the cards fall as they will and she will be forced
to make the first move...If all else fails...donate it and get a write
off...
Ok...just having fun here...I really would not treat my neighbors this
way.....take care all...Ross

"Suzie-Q" wrote in message
...
My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

I think you have to ignore it unless he makes a practice of it then you have
to get devious because nothing irritates an asshole more than doing to him
as he did to you.

In my neighborhood the law looks askance on vehicles that are "abandoned"
and they define that as parked more than three days. Anyone can complain to
the cops about a vehicle and they come out and red tag it and watch it for
three days before taking action.

The problem with that is that true assholes know all about it and simply
move the car a couple of feet. If he does that he identifies himself as a
true asshole and some people just have him tagged again but quickly remove
the tag so he doesn't see it. That way he gets towed away as he deserves,
never to do it again or even to know what happened.

Of course I would never so that!

Suzie-Q wrote:

My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
for three or four days.

Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.

I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Any suggestions?
--


Worry about something else, and just wait for the old broad to whack the
car - he'll move it then.

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:28:05 +0000, Suzie-Q wrote:

I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
across as angry and destroy a good relationship.

Have any of you responders noticed that the OP has not answered any of the
suggestions? I'm thinking this Suzie-Q is just another ignorant troll who
has had some fun with you all.

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On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:34:45 GMT, "Sacramento Dave"
wrote:

I had the exact same problem I will go a step further they had some
furniture delivered and both there cars were in my driveway. They did move
the cars when I came home. These are also a good neighbors and friends for
12 years, but it still annoys you when they park in front of your house (
this is also across the street). This is what worked for me I started
parking in front their house and would leave my vehicle there for the
weekend even. This worked, didn't take that long, never anything said about
it and still friends. But I never could figure out why he started parking
his car in front of my house.


Do you have a shade tree in front of your house?

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

In article ,
Dan C wrote:

- On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:28:05 +0000, Suzie-Q wrote:
-
- I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
- approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
- across as angry and destroy a good relationship.
-
- Have any of you responders noticed that the OP has not answered any of the
- suggestions? I'm thinking this Suzie-Q is just another ignorant troll who
- has had some fun with you all.

Or maybe I just haven't gotten back to my computer until now.
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~~~~~~
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today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

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In article . com,
wrote:

- If all this friendly action fails, ask again holding a
- can of gasoline and a lighter.
-
- Did anyone even ask if he has currently ANYTHING parked in
- front of his own home???

Actually he doesn't, but his house is on a curve in the street, so
I don't blame him.

- I had a similar problem with my neighbor, she LOVES parking her
- car in front of my house (not really much of an issue) but her
- car is a real piece of sh*t and leaks worse than the EXXON Valdez.
- You havent seen oil slicks from a car until you've seen this one.
-
- In any case instead of directly confronting her, I simply started
- parking
- my own cars in the street. (I have three) Slowly I started inching my
- way back and sure enough, she knows that I park my cars now
- in front of my home and she parks hers in front of hers.
- (mind you my neighbor didnt even park EVER in their own driveway)

I only have one vehicle and a really big driveway.

- She's as friendly as ever and didnt even have to directly confront her
- about it. Once in awhile she's back only because the landscapers
- come and park directly in front of her own home. No biggie with that.
- Later on she moves it back.
-
- Tom

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In article ,
wrote:

- if you talk to him in a nice way about it , he will probably be glad to
- move it. you know,, waving to your neighbors keeps things freindly to i
- think. lucas
-


He finally moved it.
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In article , wrote:

- On 21-Jun-2005, Suzie-Q wrote:
-
- My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
- It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
- But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
- for three or four days.
-
- This isn't even a problem yet. If you mention what you've posted to your
- neighbor in a friendly manner and they decide they still want to park in
- front of your house (which is perfectly legal) then you have a bit of a
- problem.
-
- Face your fears and go talk to your neighbor. Most likely they have no idea
- they are causing a problem and will be happy to park somewhere else when you
- inform them they are.


I did and they did.
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In article WiVte.275$2s.126@trndny02, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:

- Anyone that promotes a web site dedicated to male bashing does come across
- as angry and has not had good relationships.

Ah shucks. It's all in good fun!
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In article ,
"CL (dnoyeB) Gilbert" wrote:

- Suzie-Q wrote:
- My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
- It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
- But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
- for three or four days.
-
- Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
- park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
- look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
- VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
- for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
- get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
- difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
- out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.
-
- I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
- approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
- across as angry and destroy a good relationship.
-
- Any suggestions?
-
- Do you have any idea of his reasons for doing this?

Probably because he has several (5, I think)cars and occasionally
doesn't have room for all of them in the driveway!
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today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

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http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/

In article ,
Suzie-Q wrote:

- My neighbor occasionally parks his car in front of my house.
- It usually doesn't stay there for long -- maybe a few hours.
- But as of today he has had his car parked in front of my house
- for three or four days.
-
- Now, I know the street is public and that anyone can sort of
- park anywhere (with limits). But besides just not wanting to
- look out my window and see his car (an old but nicely maintained
- VW bug), two things are happening. He's making it very difficult
- for the letter carrier to get to my mailbox. I'm sure she has to
- get out of her car to put mail in my box. Second, he's making it
- difficult for the elderly woman across the street to back
- out of her driveway. She's worried that she'll hit his car.
-
- I get along with this neighbor just fine but am worried about my
- approach should I initiate a conversation. I don't want to come
- across as angry and destroy a good relationship.
-
- Any suggestions?

I spoke with the neighbor logically and politely, as a few of you
recommended, and he moved the car immediately. I was still worried
that he might not be happy with my request. I did mention the mailbox
and elderly woman problems.

No, I'm not a troll. Just someone with many questions/situations for
which I find this group extremely helpful.

Thanks to all who replied -- even those of you with not-so-helpful
replies. You entertained me.
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today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

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http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/
http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:25:45 +0000, Suzie-Q wrote:

Anyone that promotes a web site dedicated to male bashing does come across
as angry and has not had good relationships.

Ah shucks. It's all in good fun!

So you would think that female bashing is OK too, as long as it's done "in
good fun", right?

You ignorant bitch.

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