Gather in for real-time parking wars

[CatHugger]

A house down the road is having some work done and the workmen have parked their van blocking the access road to 40-odd garages. I nicely asked them to move it this morning so I could get out, which they did without and hassle. I came back and they were there again! On-street parking is a nightmare and there were no other spaces so I've blocked them in. I'm several houses down and am in now until 2-ish. There is technically another exit but it's a right pain to get to, so they can try doing a 100-point turn if they like...

Diagram to follow.

6 mins
wee
shoes on

I have done so per special request. I also pre-empted requests for the neighbouring tortoise and rabbit. My artistic skills don't stretch to dogs.

But YOU are now parked over and are blocking the entrance to the access road! How come that's acceptable?

That may I say is an excellent diagram!

Drama soon over as Op needs to leave in a couple of mins away!

Especially as op's car being parked Infront of him has probably deterred anyone from asking him to move all day 😂

Op's spite has turned into a bit of an own goal 😂😂😂

FML. I am not blocking anyone in or out. This entrance/exit is blocked by the van, whether I'm there or not. The van could leave if they fancied doing the 100-point turn to get it round the very tight corner. At which point I'd make a special trip to move my car.

Now off to put on my shoes. A wee has been done already.

You’re going to be late

Use your eyes and your brain instead of troll hunting, especially about such a recent and sensitive topic. OP lives close to the dead end. Hardly anyone would drive that far down.

Well it’s all about to fizzle out anyway

“Are your builders parked over people's driveways, and would you consider that acceptable if it happened to you? It's perfectly possible for these workmen to do their job without blocking the road. They just CBA.”

They haven’t got much choice- they totally block myself and my immediate neighbour, but do not block anyones dropped kerb . They are trying to be as considerate as possible, even making sure they don’t block the road vision for the lollipop lady, after she asked them not to park on her side of the road at end of school. Not one neighbour has muttered a complaint and actually do ask how it’s going rather ‘how much longer?’

I ❤️ @CatHugger

I am sooooo fucking fed up of inconsiderate parking.

Our neighbour's son is brining home the works van and for some reason thinks it should spend the night blocking our driveway and not his. Wanker.

I need updates on the van and location of all cats.

I'd have got people on the WhatsApp group to start driving out every 15 minutes or so. So parking behind the van, knocking, insisting he moves the van and then driving out wherever. Then if he parks again, the next one drives out or back in again or whatever. Until he moves the fucking van.

I really hope the van has gone using the other exit and left OP blocking the exit looking like a total idiot.

Are you the builder 😅

If a neighbour had asked this of me on a lovely Saturday afternoon, I’d have raised an eyebrow and ignored

This is why I rather have someone lick my eyeballs than join our street WA group. Who has the time or inclination to engage in such petty nonsense?

I don’t think this thread has gone the way OP thought it would.

Tell me you're a petty busybody, op, without telling me you're a petty busybody.....

Christ, do people really think and live their lives like this nonsense?

This is the right thing to do.

Otherwise you'll have to request permission every time you have to pop out for the next however long.

Id prefer to be thought badly of and be able to go out without asking.

The drawing is positively Lowry-esque, well done, OP.

I will now make every effort to fit "arseholio" into my vocabulary. Bonus points (to myself, yes, I am a sad creature) if I can use "arseholier than thou" somewhere.

Bad form starting a thread like this and then going out imho.

Ooh that's a good one.

Arseholio is from beavis and butthead I think, I can't take credit for it 😂