To block the fucker in?

[MrsKeithRichards]

And breathe...

Picture the scene... terraced housing in blocks of 4, so 8 houses on one side, 4 on the other. We're on the side with 8 houses. Between the 12 houses there are 8 cars which park on the street, no bays just on the road plenty of room for all of us, occasionally you need to go a teeny bit further up the road but never an issue. Git opposite has, in his own words, lived here for 40 fucking years. This for some reasons makes him think the space at his gate is his. It isn't. It's on the road parking, anyone from anywhere can park there. We've been here for 6 years and witnessed his antics. He'll waste 3 car lengths of space just to get parked at his gate. He'll park as close as possible to anyone on "his" space.

He had a huge go at our new neighbours over it, we were on holiday at the time and one of our cars was in his space. Last night he went out, leaving his space vacant, dh popped out and on return parked in "his" space. Half an hour later the git returned and sat honking the horn a few times before wheel spinning off to park 10 metres up the road.

So this morning dh car is still there, the gits 2 spaces up, the car next to dh left so git has moved his car next to dhs car. he is, without a word of a lie, 6 inches of his bumper. the fool can barely park as it is. right now there's a full space behind git so he could reverse out when he wants. I'm in front of dh so he has enough room to get out.

Wibu to park behind the git, close but not stupidly close, to block him in?

[MrsKeithRichards]

His antics were kind of amusing for the first few years but he's starting to get right nippy with it.

[M0naLisa]

Yes do it

[MrsKeithRichards]

Well Kev made an appearance. Hammering on the door at 10pm. Dh cool as a cucumber opened the door, went out onto the doorstep and closed the door behind him. I was bricking it, poised to call police but it all looked very reasonable.

Kev said git (who is actually called Bill which we never knew) was "a fucking tosser" and was going to get him a kicking one day if he continued to threaten people with him! He said anyone can park wherever the hell they want and his mum was trying to make Bill see that but he stresses about it all the time. Dh chatted with him for a bit, turns out they worked on the same building site a while back.

So that was that really, I'll park in his space if . red be, he needs to get a grip.

[MrsKeithRichards]

If need be

[WeeWeeWeeAllTheWayHome]

Ha! That's brilliant. Go Kev!

[lunar1]

Brilliant update !

[MadBusLady]

I knew Kev would turn out to be a goodun! How insulting must it be to be used as a threat against random people as if you were a guard dog.

[DeafLeopard]

Excellent, we have similar with middle aged son across the road. He parks outside the house, but as it is on a bend it makes it really difficult to get off our drive.

A friend who is not so used to getting off our drive, once nudged his car, and he and his Mum came rushing out and pointed to damage in a completely different place and made a claim on friends insurance in spite of me being the only witness stating that she had not hit that part of the car

So now if the space is empty I take great pleasure in parking in it at all times. Like Bish and State's neighbours he rushes out and moves his car all of 20 feet as soon I move the car.

[GregBishopsBottomBitch]

I have trouble just trying to get down my road, with all the lazy bastards blocking one said because they only want a 5 second walk to the supermarket.

[SpicyPear]

Poor Kev. What do you think he tells Bill? "Oh yeah, I sorted them out for you", while they all roll eyes at each other. I almost feel sorry for Bill. Something missing in his life that he is so fixated on "his" parking space.

[MrsKeithRichards]

I'm starting to feel sorry for Bill too, I'm as soft as shite.

[blackeyedsusan]

shamelessly marks place.

this could be good!

[JamieandtheMagicTorch]

Is it possible Bill may have some kind of issues - drunk/mental health/dementia?

[WhereYouLeftIt]

"Is it possible Bill may have some kind of issues - drunk/mental health/dementia?"
It's always possible. But it's far more probable that he's just a bitter little man with nothing better to do with his life than obsess over what bit of tarmac his car is sheltering from the rain.

[HollaAtMeBaby]

Amazing. Kev sounds like a good sort. SpicyPear I am also imagining Kev returning home dusting off his hands/perhaps affecting a slight stagger as though he's been in a massive ruck and going "phew, all sorted Bill, I don't think they'll be bothering you again"

[Bobyan]

I heart kev

[BluelightsAndSirens]

Great outcome.

Poor Bill is a Victor Meldrew and every one knows it apart from him

[JamieandtheMagicTorch]

WhereYouleftit

True, but that degree of obsessiveness is sad for everyone concerned, whatever the cause

[PessaryPam]

What is this Moral High ground people speak of and when has the possession of it benefited anyone?