To remove the parking cones?

Its not a school parent dumping their car all day though, is it.

Its a commuter parking their car there all day, who happens to have a child at the school

I think it depends why the cone is there in the first place.
Around us parking is a nightmare - local primary school, air bnbs and also popular visitor location.
We fully accept living here parking is an issue and there are no drive ways (conservation zone). But it becomes a huge issue when you need work done on your house! So quite often neighbours (myself included) will put cones out if having work done - sometimes with a note but depending on weather it might have disappeared.

I have a large drive, doesnt stop people parking inconsiderately, as i said above we have a narrow road so people who park for the station block the payment and we have to walk down the middle of the road

Someone is labelled ‘an entitled Karen’ (slur) for putting out cones in front of their house, while the hugely entitled ‘I can park wherever I want just because - even if it’s in front of other people’s homes’ - arsehole is given a free pass. Wtf?

Used to happen at dcs' school. I checked with council and they have no right to do it. Move the cone and park where you like as long as you don't block someone's drive.

None of that is actually outrageous, you know, though it could of course be your husband who cuts back on work rather than you.

Sometimes children would rather just chill at home after school rather than be in a club, especially if they're tired or a bit unwell. And sometimes the luxury holidays and music lessons don't make up for that.

But the op hasn’t blocked in an elderly resident.

And if the parking became resident only or whatever she would not park there.

Mine did/are (one now working-one about to graduate-one still a lot of school left to go).

they needed a roof over their heads, they needed to eat. They also got me the rest of the time.

I think OP should look at different parking arrangements as making other people’s lives harder to make hers easier is probably not a great thing to do, but I don’t think she should quit her work…

Agreed.

Exact scenario happened 5 minutes walk from me. The parking for the teachers was actually outside the school by a large park.
Residents filled up the parking completely and closed their gates.
They did this as the Principal was ineffective.
It worked.

Only because it became a huge staff problem for the Principal.
The Residents were very annoyed and there was chaos for a couple of weeks.

Now the entrance to the road is patrolled by a warden every morning, only allowing residents and teachers access during school hours.
It was an entitled parent who blocked an elderly neighbour in repeatedly, and was rude when she was asked to move by her visiting daughter, that set things off.

The incident was partly recorded by her child and has done the rounds on the Residents WhatsApp and different parenting group.
That parent is being blamed for it all which is hilarious as it had been escalating since Covid.

Using Karen as a slur is offensive and should be banned from MN (IMHO).

Seeing an entitled Karen putting cones in front of their house would make me want to park there even if somewhere else was available.
If they require parking they should buy/rent a house with a drive or pay for a disabled bay to be painted outside their house.
On street parking is for anybody.

Years ago, my parents pub had a regular weekly beef delivery so my dad would put cones at the front of the pub the night before so the delivery van could park up. He’d always remove them once they had delivered. One time, because the pub was opposite the railway station, someone decided to park there very early the morning of the delivery and ignore the cones. Legally they were entitled to do this. Unfortunately, when the delivery was being unloaded, a barrel managed to fall off the wagon and damage the parked car quite badly. All a genuine accident, but could have been prevented had the person realised there was a legitimate reason for the cones!

It could be the person is just fed up of non-residents parking there and fucking off. Or it could be because the space is needed and this is the only way they can make sure it stays clear. I’m guessing it’s unlikely you’ll get a beer barrel dropped on your car - but without knowing why you do risk ending up with a damaged car, whether by accident or someone being a dick.

Is there parking at the station, or do you just not want to pay for it? You say you only have 1 car so your husband does the same thing on different days - could the person working from home drop the other at the school with the kids and take the car home, then go pick you all up at the end of the day?

If you put any obstacle on the road and it does damage to someone's vehicle or causes an accident you could be liable too in some countries.

I live on a road near a school and a train station and luckily have drive way parking so this didn’t affect me. But I think I the council got so fed up with other residents complaining about non residents taking up on road parking spaces all day that the parking was made restricted so now people cannot even park there briefly to take their kids into school so have to park further away.

I know what you are doing isn’t legally wrong but have some empathy for residents who now have to park streets away from their homes, perhaps with limited mobility or multiple small children just because you don’t want to pay for parking at the station or wherever.

Same outside our school. The residents got so fed up of inconsiderate parking that they complained and parking restrictions were put in place on the whole road outside; now parents have to park on a different road and walk (or just walk from home - everyone lives within a small radius!).

So, yes you can move the cone and park there, but it’s inconsiderate and will lead to complaints and quite likely restrictions further down the line.

Can’t you just park a bit further away?

Nobody is judging her for her career, it's the expectation that others quality of life should be decreased to enavle hers to increase.
HTH

Angry at?

It wasn't an analogy. 🫣

Are some kids actually coping though?

Rightio.

You have no idea why they’ve got the cones though. Someone parked for over a week leaving their car opposite my friend’s drive. She had a major extension being built and couldn’t get some of the deliveries in because of the car and the fact that the larger vehicles couldn’t get access. While you can be legally parked, you’d be an arsehole to move the cones if the residents need access for any reason. I see people using cones quite a bit if there is a delivery like concrete due.

Yes you can.

They’re not. They’re judging her for being a selfish arsehole who takes up a whole parking spot for the entire day when she doesn’t need to.

It won’t necessarily. We’ve had this issue for 20+ years and nothing has changed and tbh e council don’t care