Threatening behaviour when parking

aileth

Sad to hear this, OP, especially when you'd taken such care to avoid causing any inconvenience.

Same can't be said for our neighbours opposite. Our cul-de-sac is barely wide enough for two cars but they insist on parking their second car outside their house rather than 4 metres away where it wouldn't be a nuisance. We can still get on and off our drive but requires a lot more faff than it would do. They could not give a single toss. They've had their wing mirror clipped constantly and scrapes down the car (not me, honest) but still insist on parking it there.

My parents parked there once to drop off a present for 30 seconds. Within five seconds of my dad stepping inside they were knocking and ringing the doorbell demanding to know who had parked in 'their' spot!

lovinituk

Robisere wrote: »

Quoted from lovinituk:

As a matter of fact, I live in a cul-de-sac which is a Sheltered Housing complex where we are ALL elderly. No one complains about anyone else parking in front of their house, in fact we often advise visitors where to park to cause no hassle.

Yes, we are all elderly by your standards I guess. Someday, so will you be. My guess is that your current view of the world and its people, will see you become an "Old Git" by the time you reach my age. If you ever do ...

Don't you have parents and grandparents? How unlucky can they be!

I'm already an old moaning git, just not elderly yet ! As I said above, I live in a cul-de-sac that twice a day has school mums parking up. I've never once got angry, frustrated or upset at them. It is what it is.

If you take the time to re-read my post I said 'many' not 'all' so that unsurprisingly doesn't include those that don't complain such as yourself and your neighbours!! Its great when you take everything in context

In all my years of driving I have experienced the 'old git' complaining about parking in 'their' road many times. And without fail it has always been someone in their twilight years.

Some 'elders' you can easily respect. But a few just don't do themselves any favours!

GabbaGabbaHey

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

You know, you are absolutely in the right and he is totally wrong.

But one day you'll learn how incredibly frustrating and rude it seems when strangers use the outside of your home as a parking space. Even though they have a perfect right to do so.

If people want to have somewhere to park their car, then they should buy/rent a house with a garage or driveway!

There is nothing whatsoever rude about anybody parking on the public highway (the word "public" is a big hint here).

What next - will they start complaining when you drive your car down "their" street?!

skivenov

I get this now and then at work when I'm doing small shops. I just get in their face and tell them they know where my car is today. I know where their house is forever and if there's any damage on my car when I get back they'd better buy some smoke alarms.

They're trying to be bullies, and there only one thing bullies understand - fear.

aileth

GabbaGabbaHey wrote: »

What next - will they start complaining when you drive your car down "their" street?!

That wouldn't be anything new. My OH once used a residential cul-de-sac to turn around in as he got lost and an older fella came out (well, he was in his garden apparently) shouting asking what he was doing driving down there :T

Ozzuk

Are you sure it isn't a private road? It's not unheard of for estates to actually own the road, though this should be clearly signposted.

Marvel1

Ozzuk wrote: »

Are you sure it isn't a private road? It's not unheard of for estates to actually own the road, though this should be clearly signposted.

Out of curiosity, if it's an housing estate, is every street signposted as such? What does it say?

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

Now i don't particularly like my SiL however i didn't want to see her bullied out her house, which she has now moved out of. I won't go into what i've done, however judging by their comments on facebook, i now consider everything even. I'm not suggesting the OP go about things like i do, i'm reckless and probably stupid, but in life you either accept that when sh#t gets thrown over your fence you can either leave it there, or chuck it back.

I’m intrigued, I'm being nosy and want to know

Robisere

lovinituk

I said 'many' not 'all'

Some 'elders' you can easily respect. But a few just don't do themselves any favours!

First it's many then it's few. Any more adjectives to spare?

Not going to rejoin this thread, feel free to make up something else to excuse your original tasteless outburst.

sinbad182

Robisere wrote: »

lovinituk




First it's many then it's few. Any more adjectives to spare?

Not going to rejoin this thread, feel free to make up something else to excuse your original tasteless outburst.

You seem to be trying your best to be offended about something.

photome

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

It was probably the last straw and the man had been polite, without result, to the 30 previous people who'd hindered access for his visiting daughter or whatever.

You were just the unlucky next parker who happened to be there at the wrong time when he snapped!

I wonder if you may be the old man in question