Who wants a whole street parking thread? Bring popcorn, it's a long one!

[originalcatlady]

See diagram below. I WFH and have no life but I'm pretty sure this will be entertaining to the Mumsnet parking thread folk!

House A, no car but X denotes the allocated disabled spot so he can be collected via a side entrance from his house.
House B, one car, has to park with car door level with front door, meaning she always uses space 1&2. Most people are afraid to park here. If someone does, she parks touching their bumper, in some kind of laying down the law attempt and stands there shouting "who's is this?" and similar nonsense.
House C, one car but not usually home, so is either forced to park in space X or further along from X, where there are two spaces in front of a garage.
House D, one car. Usually gets home first so gets space 3.
House E, house with drive.
House F, car but no drive. Usually parks in space 4.
House G, H, I, J have drives.
House K have two cars and no drive. They have been frequently told they are taking over the street and are not allowed to park in space 5, as it blocks house Gs drive and does not allow House F to park in space 4. I do point out that this has the same impact as house F parking in space 4 on me, but apparently not.
House L, house with drive (me).
House M, drive but no car.
House N, house with drive.

Houses B, F, G and M frequently have street gossips/meetings/bitching sessions declaring that people who haven't lived here for a billion years like them, are taking over, who do they think they are, they can't just park where they like etc etc.

So, if you're still with me, this brings me to today. In a spectacular turn of events, house K, who give no shits about fake parking laws, have parked in space 4. Their other car is further along in front of garage, as well as an unknown car.

House F have now come home parked kind of across both X and space 1 (basically leaving house Bs usual space for them). They are watching non stop to ensure they get their space back.

Very unusually, house C is home and has parked in space 2.

So. There is no space left in the street and house B, the most precious and hysterical have nowhere to park. They will return at 10pm.

This actually keeps me entertained daily. Sad I know.

Love this thread! I thought the grumpy note i got once when I dared to park on our road whilst there was a skip on the drive was bad. But this, this pure gold!

Don't feel pressured to provide results, we know it might take a few days for her to blow.

Oh she'll never blow. But she always provides a performance.

Ooh OP I reckon you're going to be at the 1000 post limit before B graces us all with her presence again!

So I am a dick, mental and now a liar.

I don't push them on my own. The stuff in the car is not for church unless it is cakes or flowers. They go in on the way to church which isn't a problem. I don't go to the church opposite I have to drive to the one I go to because I am a different religion to the beautiful one opposite.

I go to something else in the afternoon and I need to bring the stuff for work inside because I collect two people from the railway station 7or8 miles away and then drive them several miles to the event. Sometimes there is more people and they have bags so the boot needs to be empty as well as the back seat and the passenger front seat. I can't double park because then it blocks the whole road which would be inconsiderate. To park at the village hall is not 10 metres, bloody hell I can easily shift the stuff 10 metres. I just do lots of trip because the bags are awkward shape and have lots of heavy files in them.

Snow.If there are other fitter people to push I let them nowadays but if they can't I do go and help as if three or four of us help then we can get them up. We live on top of a steep, windy hill.

I will promise never to put my bin out for one hour again so I can do this. Instead I will lug it all the way from the village hall which I can't even see.

Crikey it isn't like I do it every day or every week. It is occasional.

To the person who says about the bins and council we have to put them on the road or they wont empty them. There is a thin strip of path enough for maybe a single pushchair but not a double. Next doors park there cars on it so if you had a push chair you couldn't get past. They leave their bins all the time next to the post box(on the telegraph pole) which I think is awful. Smells.

OP thank you for your entertaining thread. I hope you make friends with the Ks. Parking over two spaces is inconsiderate. We don't have markings but like I said when we came here there was an unwritten rule that you could park near your house. There is only a handful of houses and lots of farms. The road doesn't even have a footpath down the hill it stops at the pub.I am sorry I wrote such a long post last night , a glass of wine too many. I don't even park outside my door I park outside my garden wall so next door can get their camper van in front of their house and their car behind mine.

Enjoy the antics I'm dipping out now.

I want to know where Mr and Mrs K are

They appear to be the only ones with lives 🤣

Anyway. You lot can chatter can't you? Here you go...

Alphabet Street...join us for some parking drama! http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/amiibeingunreasonable/3809907-alphabet-street-join-us-for-some-parking-drama

Mr K is home already though isn't he? Op said he must have come home but had to park in the next street.

That was explaining his absence last night

How dare they have lives don't they know we are counting on them. They've let us down last night we can't go through that again haha

I'm up and waiting for today's antics. My dh thinks I'm mad.

Frenchw1fe there's a new thread, search for alphabet street, sorry I can't link.

This could indeed run for years - I expect them all to be arguing over where to park their hover-cars in 50 years time.

OP has linked to new thread just above.

I love the name Beryl. Always have done.

I am 110% invested in this thread, thank you so much @originalcatlady

You have been spotted by the mail on line it's in there today. They must have someone reading mums net on the lookout

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7942481/amp/Curtain-twitcher-draws-diagram-explain-streets-parking-drama-ahead-potential-bust-up.html

The map in that link is fabulous, sorry OP