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Parking on my drive - WWYD?

32 replies

JojoLapin · 26/05/2016 21:43

We have a cleaner who has been coming to our house a day a week for several years and we like her very much, she is great. No one is at home during the day when she is in and she parks her car on our drive. So far, so good.

She has other clients in my neighbourhood and has recently taken the habit to park her car at my house when she goes there.

I can't help but feeling that it is a bit cheeky and there has been the odd occasions when I have been working from home and had to (frustratingly) call her to come collect her car so that I could park at my house.

On the other hand, I realise that parking is a bitch where I live and there is (on the majority of days) a free space at my house that helps her out. Why should I care, etc.

I have not said anything about it for the reason above reason even though I am not too comfortable about it. DH thinks I should. What do you think?

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blindsider · 26/05/2016 23:33

Exit pursued

Oh yes indeedy and don't get me started on the people who do the pool...

RealityCheque · 26/05/2016 23:34

Fuck that.

Another example of planet mumsnet bearing little resemblance to the real world!

QOD · 26/05/2016 23:35

Hahahah I love mumsnet. It's crazy

No op it'd piss me off.

I'd text her (as I'm a chicken) and say
That you've had to make a few changes to your routine with work etc so need access to your drive so could she stop parking on it as it's making it awkward. Thanks

ExitPursuedByADonkey · 26/05/2016 23:36

I had a cleaner once. She kept breaking things.

I have a dirty house now.

Cleo1303 · 26/05/2016 23:54

If you don't check your phone for texts ask her to phone your landline the day before she wants to park there.

When you see her I suggest you say that you understand parking is difficult but sometimes you need the drive for visitors and you are happy for her to park there if you don't but she must always check first.

Bogeyface · 27/05/2016 00:30

She texts and does it without me responding -as I am useless and usually don't check my messages

Well I was going to say YANBU, then you posted that and now I think that YABU. She asks you, its not her fault that you dont respond. You say that you ring her to move her car, dont you see the messages then?!

AddToBasket · 27/05/2016 00:35

Not really sure why having a cleaner is rarified Confused. Some people can't clean. Some people have no time. And so on. It's just a choice.

My point was that having found someone good, be as nice as you can so they stay. Smile

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