Driveway Bylaw Question

[yyc_tbird_sc]

Yeah....I let it slide cause it was family, but no more! Especially after someone hit the iron handrail on the stairs. That and I'm getting tired of dealing with dead grass in the spring. Funny, because no one tries it during the summer.

I've got some 3/8" steel driveway markers that I'm just going to put on the corners of the driveway, and move the car into the middle of it. In the spring, I'll be getting a good sized rock that stands 3' high to put a stop to this permanently.

If people bitch....too bad. I've already vented on the entire family and they're not happy but no one wants to own up to doing it.

[Tinkerer]

Edited:

Yeah....I let it slide cause it was family, but no more!

I'll be getting a good sized rock that stands 3' high to put a stop to this permanently.

Ah yes, a headstone on either side. It can be re-used for it's original purpose when someone owns up to doing it!

Get it engraved "You park here, You die!"

[Rodjock]

You mentioned you live next to this 'couple'. Maybe try the wife factor. Explain to his wife that having the vehicle parked so close blocks the view of on-coming traffic and is dangerous, making your wife feel uncomfortable and puts your family at risk. She probably has more pull with him than you do. And is probably a little less hot under the collar about your Dad's parking job.
If she snubs you too, then I'd go on to explain, as previously mentioned, that while city streets are public property, and her husband does have a right to park there, he has to respect the 5 m rule (maybe at this point offer to put up a marker if it would make it easier for him because of the size of the vehicle), and you would hate to have to involve the city to make it a safe place for your family, since anytime you have to involve the city it results in fines, which wouldn't really make for good neighbour relations, now would it?

Good Luck with whatever path you choose.

[specialk]

Go over with big glass of red wine...  that seems to be a hit with ladies on our cul-de-sac     

[Immortal]

Go over with big glass of red wine...  that seems to be a hit with ladies on our cul-de-sac     

And you call me a man-whore!!!! Pot, meet Kettle....

[wired]

I have a neighbor who was blocking my driveway for quite a while. He was doing reno's on his house, so I gave him some time to get the big dumpster out of his driveway. Even when the dumpster was gone, he kept blocking the driveway.
One day I asked him to please move his car a bit, my wife may accidentally hit the car when she goes to work. The guy asks me if I'm for real, and I say yes.... he then proceeds to call me an a#@hole. Never talks to me anymore (not a bad thing), and does not block the driveway either.
Pi@#ed him off good, but no more problems leaving the driveway.

[jkrubi]

More fun things to do to a$$h0le$ who park like loosers.  Wait till its cold and get a squirt bottle full of apple juice just start spraying on his windows, and then put some shoe prints on his hood.  Or get a siringe full of water in the door locks.  Bucket full of water allover the tires but first make a snow dam to hold the water in.  Or you can move and replace all his wheel weight, zip tie to something that spins.  Seafood juice in the fresh air vents.  Most of these wont help with him parkiing like a looser but at least you will have fun.

[Bone206]

the "Poo-handle" could work too if you're really mad. . . grab a steaming pile of  (insert mammal here) poo, and wipe it under his door handles. Clean off the exterior evidence. When Mr. X goes to sind his hands under his door handles he will feel a nice surprise. Make sure this is done when it is warm so the brown stuff is soft enough to get under his finger nails. Nasty!

[homeguy]

Vaseline on the wipers works good too.

[Zombie]

Vaseline on the wipers works good too.

now that could just be unsafe, funny, but not nice if he is driving and cant see

[.:.Dingman.:.]

Zip tie + driveshaft.




Dingman

[Evil-Jeep]

Print off the by-law sheet (lots of them) place them all over his truck (facing inward on the windows) the give his truck a good hosing when the temp is below freezing......

he should get the point!

[cLAY]

Unfortunately if your neighbor is a big time douche bag then no matter what you do to him, he'll probably think of something worse to do to you.....

[T-BOAN]

I'm making some progress with this one I think? I left the note with bylaw info in his mailbox and asked as nicely as I can in the letter if he can just give me some space. The note also has an invite to a bbq at my place and that he and his wife are invited over for dinner when they are available. I hoped to speak to him in person but he doesn't answer his door even though I can hear the tv on. The truck didn't move for a week and was still less than a foot from my driveway. I put a little wooden stake that had flagger orange paint on it and marked off where he should be parking his truck. I came home on sunday to find the stake broken in little pieces and left in my driveway. My course of action was to wait till he went to work yesterday morning and I piled a bunch of snow at the entrance to my driveway. I got three buckets of water and pored it on the pile. I noticed this morning that he parked a few feet from the snow pile. I know that I'm just buying myself time and that the snow will melt. The city has my complaint on file and I'll see what happens.

[Tinkerer]

Some people just don't have what it takes (honour, integrity, backbone, self-control, b*lls) to keep the agreements that they make every time they *CHOOSE* to take advantage of the *PRIVILEGE* of operating a motor vehicle and *CHOOSE* to climb behind the wheel. If he is that arrogant, self-centered and egotistical when he parks, imagine what he's like when he's actually moving!

Also consider the implications if impulse and convenience can push him into choosing to break the law on a regular basis... that's pretty weak.