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Some new people moved into the fourplex across the street from my house. Their garage is immediately across from my driveway. They've been parking one car in their garage, and putting their other car directly in front of their garage (which obviously isn't a legal parking space). It makes it incredibly difficult to back out of my driveway, especially for my wife in her SUV. In fact, the previous neighbor used to park there until my wife smashed into his car (which of course I paid for, because being parked illegally doesn't absolve us from the damage to his car). There is always legal street parking within 50 yards of the building. Here's a diagram:

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How nitty is it to ask that they stop parking in front of their own garage? I really don't want to be a dick about it, but I also don't want to pay another $500 when my wife inevitably hits their car. There's a reason they put these things directly across from one another.

I'm correct to talk to them/leave a note about this, right?

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Beat: omg you live in a green house.

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I would talk to them in person, and not nitty at all imo.

-Al

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It's more of a light green, like the inside of an avocado.

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This is marginal. If your street is very narrow and it's really difficult to back out then I think casually mentioning it to them is ok. It seems like they ought to be able to park in their garage. It's a little nitty, but I would probably do the same thing. People interfering with my ability to move my car irritates me to no end so I think you're fine with this.

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Talk to man of the house, make many bad women driver jokes, both laugh, man will move car, all will be well.

Ray

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What's your relationship with them like so far? How much, if any, do you care about future neighbor goodwill?

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Talk to man of the house, make many bad women driver jokes, both laugh, man will move car, all will be well.

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I really like this idea actually

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Is this a side street or a main road? Why can't your wife just back into the driveway? Although you say its not a legal spot, if the police don't seem to mind, why should they have to move because you're wife is a bad driver?

I guess there is no harm in asking them, but if you can manage and its just her hitting them because she sucks at driving, then I wouldn't blame them for thinking "Wtf theres plenty of room?"

Also, I'm shocked that she is bad female driver who has a huge SUV that she can't manage.


PS- Be careful. If your neighbor is a ninja, there's no telling how he might react.

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What's your relationship with them like so far? How much, if any, do you care about future neighbor goodwill?

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I haven't met them, and don't really intend to. Although I was grilling yesterday while they were parking and glared at them a little, which I regret. I would've talked to them then, but I was 3-4 scotches into my day and thought it would be wise to do this while sober.

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To address a couple of questions:

-The street is VERY narrow. It's a side street.
-My wife has a big SUV because we have a 2 year-old and I want her to be at the front of the car-size arms race. She doesn't suck that hard at driving, it really is tricky getting in/out when they park there.
-I'm sure the police would only ticket there if they got a complaint. I don't intend to have their car ticketed.

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very nitty imo. if someone asked me to not park in front of my own house, i would laugh and walk away.

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very nitty imo. if someone asked me to not park in front of my own house, i would laugh and walk away.

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This is when I would start having your car ticketed. It's not a legal space.

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very nitty imo. if someone asked me to not park in front of my own house, i would laugh and walk away.

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This is when I would start having your car ticketed. It's not a legal space.

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...and so starts the war.

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Well, if they are indeed parked illegally, you can always snitch to the cops. Or, you can teach your wife how to back out of a driveway. You're call.

Edit: I see I got this in a bit late. Oh well.

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Talk to man of the house, make many bad women driver jokes, both laugh, man will move car, all will be well.

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This is definitely the way to do it.

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but I was 3-4 scotches into my day

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Grilling for breakfast?? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Not nitty, imo, especially with the past history. I would casually/politely ask them to move the car. Neighbor would have to be subhuman scum to take issue.

Cup

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Tell them about the previous accident. They won't want their car hit.

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Tell them about the previous accident. They won't want their car hit.

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I was wondering how to do that without it sounding like a threat, but the joking about bad women drivers angle is definitely the way to go here.

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very nitty imo. if someone asked me to not park in front of my own house, i would laugh and walk away.

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Is it your own street as well?

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Is it your own street as well?

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with all due respect towards the OP's wife, are we assuming that she is unable to back out of her driveway without turning the wheel?

Also, if she drives a long SUV (I am guessing a Suburban), why can't she crank the wheel and take it down the curb a bit?

I suggest that if she is not able to get out of her own drive way, perhaps a smaller car is called for.

What happens if the neighbors car is on either side of his driveway parked "legally"? Does she back straight up into the front of the neighbors driveway and then turn the wheel to proceed down the street?

I will assume for the sake of arguement that parking is aloud on only one side of this narrow street. Why can't she angle out sooner and proceed?

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I'm not understanding this. Why would they park in front of their own driveway, thus blocking their second car in? It doesn't make sense from their standpoint, considering as you say they could park up or down the street less than 50yds away tops. Is there something else going on here that would make them want to park the car at that particular spot, like say a sloped driveway and they play basketball a lot or something?

Edit- if, based on your diagram, their house is directly up against the side of the road then never mind...

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Talk to man of the house, make many bad women driver jokes, both laugh, man will move car, all will be well.

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took the words right out off my keyboard.

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Not nitty, people shouldn't park in non-legal spots.

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very nitty imo. if someone asked me to not park in front of my own house, i would laugh and walk away.

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Is it your own street as well?

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with all due respect towards the OP's wife, are we assuming that she is unable to back out of her driveway without turning the wheel?

Also, if she drives a long SUV (I am guessing a Suburban), why can't she crank the wheel and take it down the curb a bit?

I suggest that if she is not able to get out of her own drive way, perhaps a smaller car is called for.

What happens if the neighbors car is on either side of his driveway parked "legally"? Does she back straight up into the front of the neighbors driveway and then turn the wheel to proceed down the street?

I will assume for the sake of arguement that parking is aloud on only one side of this narrow street. Why can't she angle out sooner and proceed?

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-The street is VERY narrow. It's a side street.

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I hope that clears up your confusion.

-Al

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I will assume for the sake of arguement that parking is aloud on only one side of this narrow street.

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I hate loud parking, hopefully it's not allowed.

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either talk to him using the woman driver angle, or just explain your situation to the cops (i.e. don't say hey can u ticket this car kthx, say well theres this illegal car blocking my driveway and i already hit it once, etc)

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You should talk to them. if it was me, I would probably just get silently angry at them, allow the frustration to build for years and years, until one day I got so drunk and angry that I hucked a whisky bottle through their windshield, a la Homer.

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so again, are we assuming she is not capible of turning her wheel? or do you all just feel you are entitled to pull out of your driveway in any fashion you please?

lol, nits.

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Talk to man of the house, make many bad women driver jokes, both laugh, man will move car, all will be well.

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took the words right out off my keyboard.

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How is this thread still going. This is exactly the way to handle it.

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also....

answer this nits...

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What happens if the neighbors car is on either side of his driveway parked "legally"? Does she back straight up into the front of the neighbors driveway and then turn the wheel to proceed down the street?

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Your neighbor's car is a lovely orange color.

Saying something to them is completely reasonable, to me. No reason to be an [censored]. I have problems with neighbors doing similar [censored], and usually all it takes is a knock on the door and a five minute chat. People live in bubbles oblivious to the world around them, but when you point out something they're doing is making life worse for you, most people are cool about it.

If they are [censored], then just call in the nuke strikes.

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easy answer, just have your wife park in front of your driveway, that way she can get out easy with no problem. Also then they will feel your pain. Your wife drives a big SUV so they will no doubt have a tough time getting out.

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so again, are we assuming she is not capible of turning her wheel? or do you all just feel you are entitled to pull out of your driveway in any fashion you please?

lol, nits.

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Just cause this thread already is nit-ing it up. Go with the flow.

And yea, she should be entitled to pull out in whatever fashion she pleases.

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answer this nits...

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BT,

That's not a driveway, that's a garage, it comes right up to the street. The driveway on that side of the street is to the right of the garage I pictured. The legal parking spaces are easily 10-15 feet away. If they're not parked there, you just pull right out.

Yes, that is the color of the neighbor's car. It's an Element.

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I think actual pics would give everybody a better idea how nitty this really is/isn't.

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I was going to come down on your side until I saw your wife drives one of those obnoxious huge SUVs, which she probably doesn't have full ability to handle.

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Talk to them about it. They may not have any idea of the stress they are causing parking there. If they are decent people, they won't mind changing their parking arrangement.

If they aren't decent people, then you won't have to feel guilty about getting the police involved. I doubt it would come to this. Unless you live across from By-Tor.

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so again, are we assuming she is not capible of turning her wheel? or do you all just feel you are entitled to pull out of your driveway in any fashion you please?

lol, nits.

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Why is it that you're ragging on somebody for their bold sense of entitlement at being able to exit their driveway and not the [censored] who's parking in a non-spot?

Imagine that LFS talks to the neighbor, and he gets riled up and makes the following post on 2p2

"So I've been parking in front of my garage for a while, and it's not in a legal spot, but nobody really uses that road. My neighbor just asked me to move my car 'cause they can't get out of their driveway. I should firebomb them, right?"

I don't think that goes so well.

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It really doesn't matter if his wife sucks at driving or if she shouldn't be driving an SUV. He's parked in an illegal space. It's an inconvenience for OP's wife. /end discussion