Would you block her in?

[awaywiththefae]

I’m WFH and just taking my lunch so thought I’d also whip the bin out. As I do, a car crawls past and then reverses into our parking spot. (It’s our private spot and has our number sprayed in it as well as a sign saying ‘Private parking for number 30’) A woman gets out so I said “Excuse me, sorry you can’t park there” she looks and me and just wanders off up the street.

I mean, I get she might not have realised (although the sign is big and prominent) but to be told and then still walk off without moving - the cheek.

I was a bit taken aback if I’m honest so went back in the house and then I thought, no sod this and I went and knocked on the door of the house she went in, I waited a bit but no one answered!

I wouldn’t mind as such if someone was quickly dropping something off but she’s obviously stopping for a bit. The annoying thing too is the house she’s gone in has a driveway and there’s room for this visitor on it. So I’m a bit to why she’s parked in our private bay.

Grrr, I can’t keep knocking as going back to work (WFH) in a bit, so would I be unreasonable to just block her in with my car? I feel like I need to make a point

If you have two spaces, surely she can get out ok if you try to block her in?

*husband. I'm assuming OP has just one of those, even though they have two parking spaces

@SoupDragon

I'm in two minds. Part of me is screaming "block the CF in!" Whereas the other, more rational part, is saying that I don't need the space and should just leave a large note on the windscreen instead. Given it is a first offence rather than a regular occurrence, I'm probably coming down on the rational side and would go with a note.

No Soup! Come back to the dark side.

Block The CF In!!!!!

Where's the popcorn picture when you want it!

This. People who go out of their way to behave like this must lead such tedious little lives

As opposed to cheeky park-anywhere fuckers with their massive interesting lives?

@Soubriquet

If you have two spaces, surely she can get out ok if you try to block her in?

It depends how closely you park, surely? If there's only a few inches wiggle room front and back she won't be able to get out.

I hate to spoil all the blocking in fun, but... could you just try once more knocking on the door of the actual house you literally saw her go into so you know exactly where she is unlike most blocking in thread dramas? Say your DH is on his way home and needs his space back?

I'm sorry, I know it's a ridiculous suggestion.

(no diagram either yet, boo).

Why should she get away with swanning around as if her shit doesn't stink?

Look I know I'm in the minority. But I just don't get this.

I'm not being goady but my answer is, really, so what? 🤷🏻‍♀️

She is being an arse. Sure. But I wouldn't let it affect me. It's not my job to correct other's moral failings.

Where it's actually causing a problem, then I'd feel differently.

I know how much MN loves a CF parking thread tho so I recognise I'm on my own probably on this!

[quote mn2022]@EarringsandLipstick

But it is the same.

Me coming to sit in your garden would have absolutely no impact on you whatsoever. But I'm sure you wouldn't be keen on it.
Me coming to sit on your sofa when you're out would have absolutely no impact on you whatever. But I'm sure you wouldn't be keen on it.

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Of course it would have an impact. Don't be ridiculous.

Block her in. When I lived in a large complex of flats with allocated parking people would often do this, as there's plenty of visitor parking but you'd get lazy feckers who'd park in allocated spaces instead (as it was a 10 second walk to the visitor spaces at the entrance of the flats...).

While we're waiting - a CF decided to reverse onto and park on our drive a few weeks ago. My car was already at the top of the drive and DH was due home and parks his van at the bottom of the drive.

They did it as i was walking home with DD from school. I had to squeeze past their car to get up my drive! I gave them a very hard stare - i thought they were using the drive to do a U turn at that point. Bad enough when they've nearly run over my toes to do it. I got up the steps to the front door and heard their engine trun off. Older couple in car.

I stood there hand on key in front door and shouted down - erm ... what are you doing?
''Oh'' - said male half out of their window. ''We're only grandparents picking up our grandchildren ...''.
I stood there opening and closing my mouth like a goldfish at the sheer nonsense/audacity of it Only grandparents ???
''Get OFF the bloody drive!''

I certainly think your DH should block her in if she still hasn't moved when he gets home.

You’re not on your own @EarringsandLipstick. This kind of pettiness astonishes me. If the owner of the space wanted to use it, it would be different.

Another vote for block the CF in and then don't answer the door

I've had someone do this to me then leave the car overnight so I couldn't open my garage

Teach the entitled woman a lesson

@EarringsandLipstick

Please explain to me how me sitting in your garden would impact you if you weren't there

What if OP was waiting for a skip to be delivered and needed the space free?

But she wasn't.

there doesn't need to be a reason OP doesn't want someone to park in that space, because it is a PRIVATE parking space belonging to OP and her husbands.

I agree fully. But blocking her in to make a point is just petty & childish (IMO) and I wouldn't do it. (I recognise many others would!)

Of course block her in! Then don't answer when she comes knocking.

@EarringsandLipstick You are obviously a lovely person :) I mean that. I can only wish to be as chilled as you.

@Blossomtoes

You’re not on your own *@EarringsandLipstick*. This kind of pettiness astonishes me. If the owner of the space wanted to use it, it would be different.

Yay!! There's 2 of us 😂 we might get kicked off MN (or at least off the parking threads!)

Def block and go no contact

The issue isn’t that she’s parked in the space - it’s that she ignored the OP when told she couldn’t park there and then ignored the knocking on the door because I assume she knew she was going to be asked to move.
I’d let it slide if I hadn’t seen her, but if I’d asked her not to park there I’d get petty AF

Yay!! There's 2 of us 😂 we might get kicked off MN (or at least off the parking threads!)

I was afraid I was going to get kicked off when I allowed the dishwasher repair man to use my loo! 🤣

Don't block her in. That's petty.

Slash her tyres instead.

I too wondered if she actually heard you. I'm not talking about her actually being deaf but sometimes snippets go over people's heads and if they are thinking of something else, they don't notice stuff such as what is written on the ground of a parking spot.

I have to say I have vague periods where I don't notice what is in front of me.

We're giving her the benefit of the doubt here of course. She may not be long, hope that is the case for your sake.

I love threads like this! If they still don’t answer the door, you have every right to block her in!