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We had an interesting interaction with a couple of our neighbors yesterday. And by “we” I mean Mrs. ArGee because I was working.
This property is divided into buildings with 12 apartments each. On each side of the building there is a parking area for 6 of the apartments. Each apartment gets a 1-car garage and a space. At the end of these parking areas is a bit of concrete to allow cars to turn around and to help with snow plowing when needed. That pad is right outside our garage. There are also spaces in the streets for visitors.
So, the reality is that most people must not park anything in their garages. Street parking is used by residents and some cars on the street are almost never moved. And at least 2 people in this building think that space outside our garage is valid parking. One just likes the space better than the one assigned to him. The other seems to have trouble finding someplace to park sometimes and uses this pad when they can’t find anyplace else.
Mrs. ArGee explained that we’re not trying to mess up their parking, we just want to be sure we can get our cars out when we need to, especially if one of her parents has an emergency. After some initial belligerence they decided they understood and adjusted their cars to give us clear egress. Some grass is getting parked on, but that’s management’s problem.
Of course, the real problem is the management doesn’t urge people to follow the rules. It takes about 2 weeks for honest, hardworking New Yorkers to decide “anything goes.”