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Live CF parking thread (with diagram!)

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lovesapinot · 07/08/2019 10:16

So NC for this as not sure if neighbours are on here.

I am off today & woke up to the sound of doors banging and loud voices.

Have a glance out of bedroom window & there are 2 vans & a land rover parked on my ACTUAL drive!

Now I guess it's easily mistaken as a public car park Hmmso don't say anything immediately but once I'm up and toddler is dressed I go downstairs to see.

My next door neighbours are away on holiday. But of a weird driveway as their house has its own but it's round the back of ours and ours is at front so if you use sat nav it brings you to ours as their house is other side of our driveway ifyswim.

Diagram to show you what I mean.

Anyway they are unloading tools etc onto big sheets on my drive and walking over grass to neighbours

I said to them it was a private drive and could they move onto neighbours and they said they won't be long Angry

I was too shocked to say much more than 'no please move now'

Grrrrrrr!

Live CF parking thread (with diagram!)
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stucknoue · 07/08/2019 10:47

This happens quite often at work, I find a polite, this isn't public parking followed by I need access in 30 mins does the trick 95% of the time. Sounds like a genuine misunderstanding issue so unless they are blocking you in I would suggest the 30 mins tactic

dimdarkashian · 07/08/2019 10:43

What's the problem if they're not blocking you in? 🤷🏼‍♀️

AuntyMarysBigRedPants · 07/08/2019 10:43

Yes, lovesapinotI'd take a photo, then start shifting their gear into the road

usersouthcoast · 07/08/2019 10:42

Yes! And don't you always have a mimosa with brunch on a Wednesday?? Husband home at 7 to move the car

Sunandrainallconfusedhere · 07/08/2019 10:42

Suggest it may get scratched of it isn't moved as a toddler needs his bike out!

PorterBella · 07/08/2019 10:40

Or a passive aggressive slow walk round their van while describing
the colour, make and reg number in to your phone?

Btw lovely diagram, op - it's one I can actually envisage.

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lovesapinot · 07/08/2019 10:40

Sod not did*

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lovesapinot · 07/08/2019 10:39

@usersouthcoast

Yes I'm going to move my car & reverse it over their blanket with tools on.

If they won't listen then did them

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usersouthcoast · 07/08/2019 10:38

Can you block them in? I would!

Then give the whole 'will move shortly, won't be long' when they come pounding on your door

StarJumpsandaHalf · 07/08/2019 10:36

@gruffalomom that’s the idea 😁

PorterBella · 07/08/2019 10:36

They're brazen daft.

Would going out waving a big carving knife and poking their tyres
while shouting saying, shift it now, be too over the top do you think?

Sexnotgender · 07/08/2019 10:35

Mix up totally fine. Not immediately apologising and moving not fine.

buttertoasty · 07/08/2019 10:34

The best thing is that the dog path adds nothing to the diagram/story whatsoever, OP was just desperate to use the paw stamps 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

gruffalomom · 07/08/2019 10:34

Starjumps that would also allow op to use their spaceship stamp 😁

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lovesapinot · 07/08/2019 10:33

@AuntyMarysBigRedPants

I know clearly I'm not assertive enough - any tips?!

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lovesapinot · 07/08/2019 10:32

Just sent toddler out on his balance bike to play.

He can't scoot around as normal so now shouting mommy who's is big van Smile

Right.... time to go out again

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AuntyMarysBigRedPants · 07/08/2019 10:31

Why are they having a bloody tea break when you have told them to move twice.?

Charliecatpaws · 07/08/2019 10:31

@lovesapinot thank you, cf parking threads are so few and far between these days

TheInvestigator · 07/08/2019 10:30

*wouldn't have told!!

StarJumpsandaHalf · 07/08/2019 10:29

OP put a 🚀 up his exhaust, that should shift him 😁

TheInvestigator · 07/08/2019 10:28

I bet they would that old a big, 6 foot tall man that they were having a tea break so he'd have to wait.

TixieLix · 07/08/2019 10:27

Sorry, cross posted with you. Loving the paw prints too!

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lovesapinot · 07/08/2019 10:27

@TixieLix

No they enter other end of street. However you can walk through bollards/onto their lawn from ours.

V off set up!

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TixieLix · 07/08/2019 10:26

Bit confused how NDN accesses their drive if there are bushes there. Do they have to drive over the grassed area to park on the drive?

Well done you for being firm and telling them to get off your property.

ShirleyPhallus · 07/08/2019 10:25

Of course they arrived 14 minutes ago but have now stopped for a tea break Grin

Another up vote for the paw print stamp!

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