My neighbor just asked me to not park in front of his house and explained he had to park in front of the fire hydrant so he got a ticket and I said there are other places to park it isn’t my fault you got a ticket and I went to say but I won’t park here anymore but he cut me off and said “since you wanna be that way let me just say this dont park here again.” I said “are you threatening me?” And he started yelling at me so I rolled up my window and drove away. I mean its public parking, so he can relax. Makes me more paranoid though
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Yeah your neighbor sounds like a lazy pos.
Can’t say how many times I couldn’t park in front of my house when I lived in the city.
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He is always blaring music so loud in his car too he doesn’t care about others so I figured why should I care about his parking spot.
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Geez what a piece of work… Try not to let him get to you
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■■■■ him. I’d set up cameras pointed at that spot and park there whenever I wanted. This is the type of guy that’ll key your car then deny it. It’s not like he can have your car towed off a public spot anyway. But his sure can for being parked in front of a hydrant.
Above all be careful out there friend.
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You could always unscrew the valve core on his tires so that the air leaks out lol jk.
I had a neighbour old lady tell me “you people are bullies parking in my sons parking spot” her son was like 50 with a fancy bmw 
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Your neighbor is not totally wrong or totally right. When you have street parking, tensions can get high and there are some unspoken rules. Parking directly in front of someone else’s house is disrespectful. It is public parking and not illegal, but is rude. You’re right in saying it is not your fault he got a ticket. The problem is, he’s your neighbor. Unless you plan on moving very, very soon, it’s always best to keep in decent standing with the people literally closest to you. If I were in your shoes, I’d try not to park directly in front of anyone else’s house. It is a tried and true way to piss off anyone. I agree with those mentioning a simple door camera would be a good idea.
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I don’t care if it’s rude he literally threatened me
I’m not gonna park the next street over when my spot is taken just so he doesn’t have a hissy fit. We are adults
People are really territorial about parking spots. We had to park down the street in a place favoured by our neighbours for one afternoon while an arborist was hacking dead bits off the birch tree out front. They were grumpy about it. I just apologized and tried not to escalate things. I’m not a fan of my wife’s van, but having half a tree land on it will not be helpful.
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I’m surprised so many people liked your comment. I agree that I need to get a long with my neighbors, but what about me? I parked there because my spot was taken and it was closest to my house, just right across the street. I was there for two hrs and moved my car. When I mvoed my car he asked me not to park there and blamed me for his ticket, to which I said it’s not my fault you got a ticket and was going to say but I won’t park here again and then he threatened me. I did nothing wrong
Thinking back, now I kinda cringe. My older neighbor was my friend and a friend of the families. When I was 17 my old beat up Chevy died and it wouldn’t run I kept it parked in front of his house without moving it for a month. I wonder now if that bugged him and he just didn’t say anything because he didn’t want to embarrass me.
You can do nothing wrong and still do everything wrong at the same time. In my case this is known as my marriage, at least lately (that’s another post and a long one). I agree that it should have been a small thing, but it sounds like you’re dealing with a brainless douchebag and one who is easily provoked. Sometimes it’s better to take the hit and park a bit farther away to avoid unnecessary strife.
Remember that we suffer from conditions that are exacerbated by stress and conflict with neighbours is hella stressful. I think walking an extra 100m will be easier on you that having to re-enact the Hatfield/McCoy crap with the fellow next door.
My 2 cents. My sympathies to you as the situation is sucky.
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I think you guys are kind of blaming me for his reaction
Also if I park anywhere else I’m still gonna be in front of someone’s house
Who parked on your place @Froge ?
I am telling you the truth. What you do with it and how you handle it is your decision. You said someone parking in front of your house was why you had to park there in in the first place. So you acknowledge the unspoken rule, that is your space. It is not my attention to offend you and no one here is attacking you. Not even your neighbor. Although rude, he was not wrong either. You are miserable with your living conditions in every conceivable way. A roommate that is a constant annoyance and now parking issues. You need a new system. Moving should be an end goal but probably isn’t possible right now. You have to address the problems and learn to cope with them. Saying “what about me?” will get you nothing. In any situation. You take care of you, you are the only one you can count on. Everyone else is an ■■■■■■■ until they prove otherwise.
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You are an internet stranger trying to tell me how to live my life. Good luck with that lol
And btw yes my neighbor LITERALLY threatened me I do believe he was trying to offend
@Ninjastar can you close this please .