Comments on: Some VERY Altruistic Neighbors

By: Cold Remedies :

Cold Remedies : — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:14:41 +0000

our door handles broke easily that is why we are now using tempered steel or tempered bronze:;;

By: SlideSF

SlideSF — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:21:03 +0000

P.S. Being nice and being altruistic are not the same thing.

By: Cranky Old Mission Guy

Cranky Old Mission Guy — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:49:30 +0000

More like, “I’m not using my toilet now either. You wanna come in, lock the bathroom door, and wander away for a couple of hours?”

By: SlideSF

SlideSF — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:28:27 +0000

I try to be mellow and give a 1/2 hour leeway with a note. But after that, there really is no “emergency” excuse. I will have cited, but never tow. I guess that’s just too much for me, unless I REALLY need the driveway.
Often if I witness someone parking in my driveway I will go out and politely tell them that they are blocking my drive. This usually opens me up to a sink of abuse. Like I’m the asshole. My favorite line is “Are you using it right now?” Hey, I’m not using my toilet right now either. You wanna come in and take a shit?

By: Almostnative

Almostnative — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:47:55 +0000

love that one!

By: biatch

biatch — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:30:43 +0000

I would have towed it, stupidity or not..

By: biatch

biatch — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:29:57 +0000

KC
Don’t block my driveway, you entitled bitch and I won’t be bitter or a dick, by towing your car and putting stickers and dog shit all over it.

Really, this is what you have to deal with.

By: phlavor

phlavor — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:04:44 +0000

I used to drive to Glen Park Bart to get to work and one day I’m coming back to my car and someone is sitting on my hood. Long story short, I was in such a rush/out of it that morning I parked in front of his driveway. I didn’t just stick my nose into the path. I full on blocked his driveway. I rightfully felt like an ass. He basically said that no one could have possibly been bold enough to do that on purpose so he didn’t tow me as he didn’t need to pull his car out that day anyway. I told him that was amazingly cool of him after profusely apologizing.

By: MrEricSir

MrEricSir — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:51:31 +0000

Thing is, I’d lived in the city about 5 years by that point, and never heard of such a law. I regularly kept my car parked and unused between street cleanings, never knowing I was violating some law.

So to suddenly find my car gone and a bill for $1,000 seemed like a bit much.

But hey, the city’s financial troubles had just started at that point, so I guess I can’t blame them for needing some extra cash. Next time, I just wish they’d be a little nicer about it.

By: KC

KC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:07:48 +0000

The bitterness in this city is getting worse by the day. Get along people its not that hard. Certainly harder being a di#k!

By: wcw

wcw — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:51:22 +0000

Pink tagging sucks, but you should have known it exists and kept an eye out. Also sucky: those ‘anti-blight’ tows off private property. I think Oakland got busted for those pretty good a few years back.

My roommate in the B-town flats back in the ’90s parked in front of the weird neighbor’s house one day. The next day he came out to find the guy’s boat resting on it. We didn’t park there again. Why fight?

By: MrEricSir

MrEricSir — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:00:31 +0000

I wish the people who towed my car had left a note. I wasn’t blocking a driveway, but I had left my car in one place for more than three days.

Say what you will about the poor use of public space a parked car may be, but leaving your car in the same spot is better than moving it for the sake of moving it.

On the other hand, I never would have found out about City Car Share were it not for the jerk neighbors, so maybe it was a good thing.

By: Sam Foster

Sam Foster — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:57:50 +0000

What level of cognitive dissonance do you have to experience to rationalize blocking any part of someone’s driveway!?

By: Sam Foster

Sam Foster — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:56:20 +0000

“Bad” is now a synonym for selfish, self-absorbed, rude, jackass?

By: Nosehair Betty

Nosehair Betty — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:36:22 +0000

Dog shit on the door handles is a good send-off too.