Not my fault I had to break the law....

[Alpha Strike]

In Chicago, when you shovel snow out a parking place on the street you have 'dibs' on that place--mark it with folding chairs or other items.

The unwritten rules are:
First offense: Pour water over the offending auto.
Second offense: Let air out of tires
Subsequent offenses: break outside glass

Best of all, Mayor-for-Life Daley defends this practice.

I know someone who actually urinated on the door handles and locks of a car during winter for "parking " offenses. Not pleasant but I'm sure it got the point across.

Speaking of the 4 seasons of Chicago: I'm from the burbs myself and while I miss all the different things to do and see, I always loathed the traffic issues that were a year round problem.

[protege]

I know some people that would have made the car get towed on four flats if they'd done that to their yard. She got off lucky.

I know a guy who, upon finding a car in his yard, wouldn't hesitate to use his 454-powered Chevy pickup to drag the car out of the yard

[PepperElf]

I would say... if that's a regular occurrence for the house-owner perhaps he or she should post a "No trespassing" sign combined with some sort of "spray paint in use" sign.

then when the illegally car is sprayed accidentally, then.... um oops. You did read the sign didn't you?

Either that or train the dog to pee on it.

[dithers66]

I know some people that would have made the car get towed on four flats if they'd done that to their yard. She got off lucky.

[Mike Taylor]

In Chicago, when you shovel snow out a parking place on the street you have 'dibs' on that place--mark it with folding chairs or other items.

The unwritten rules are:
First offense: Pour water over the offending auto.
Second offense: Let air out of tires
Subsequent offenses: break outside glass

Best of all, Mayor-for-Life Daley defends this practice.

He advocates for the respecting of another's hard work at clearing out a parking spot for themselves, not destruction of property or potentially risking the life of a fellow human being. You want to yell at a guy for taking your spot which you cleared out, that's fine. Anything else is unacceptable. I lived in Chicago for nine years, so I'm familiar with the "dibs" debate.

[Munkie]

Funny enough, in the Twin Cities we don't have the "dibs" thing on street parking even though we get the snow.

However, we have our own variation of the seasons of the year:

1) Winter
2) Potholes
3) Construction
4) More Winter

or the other variation:

1) Almost Winter
2) Winter
3) Still Winter
4) Construction

We have almost the same here in Alberta.

Winter, construction, Football and Hockey.

Alternatively:

Construction, bad roads, almost winter and the best damn driving you'll ever ha... OMG BLACK ICE!!!111!!!!1! *spinning tires and stuck in snowdrifts.*

[paperfiend]

In Illinois, it is often said, we have two (2) seasons: winter and construction.

Funny enough, in the Twin Cities we don't have the "dibs" thing on street parking even though we get the snow.

However, we have our own variation of the seasons of the year:

1) Winter
2) Potholes
3) Construction
4) More Winter

or the other variation:

1) Almost Winter
2) Winter
3) Still Winter
4) Construction

[taxguykarl]

What's the point of pouring water on the car? To freeze the locks shut?

EXACTLY

Also there is the added inconvenience of scaping the ice off the windows. It does get the point across--there are few repeat offenders.

In Illinois, it is often said, we have two (2) seasons: winter and construction.

[SteeleDragon78]

ive seen people put floordry in the gastanks of an illegaly parked cars. or sugar sand into the oil spouts. im evil, but that makes me cringe.

[blas]

I would have saran wrapped the car and stuck tampons and pads to it.

And also would have charged her for any damage to the grass, just for good measure. Because yards that are all dug up from car tires look funny.

[KnitShoni]

The hell? I don't park on my own damn lawn. She's lucky she'll have car TO pay for.

[Gabrielle Proctor]

I would have defiled the car somehow if it was in my lawn.

Toothpaste under the door handles, shaving cream writing that says"I'm a douchebag that likes to park on other people's lawns", or perhaps I would saran wrap the whole thing.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

It's football weekend in State College, isn't it?

[protege]

What's the point of pouring water on the car? To freeze the locks shut?

Well, that and it leaves sheets of water on the glass...which can be a *bitch* to scrape off.

[RetailWorkhorse]

I want to live on a "Easy Street" some day.

First offense: Pour water over the offending auto.

What's the point of pouring water on the car? To freeze the locks shut?

RW <-- Who's never been north of the Mason Dixen line and thinks the only season "Up North" is Rain and Winter.