grrr.

[rmd]

i used to have to double park a lot when i was working construction. one of the things i always did was to leave a note, so that if i didn't happen to be right near the truck, someone would know where to go to get the truck moved.

apparently, this is not obvious for some people.

i came home tonight and there was a car parked across my driveway. not, like, the bumper is sticking into the driveway because someone tried to fit into a spot too small for their car. no, this was ENTIRELY blocking my driveway.

so, i asked the kids sitting nearby if it was theirs or they knew whose it was. they didn't. someone came out of a house while i was looking around at it and the kids asked them (in what i think was portugese) if they knew whose car it was. she didn't.

so i sat against the car and called the cops from my cellphone.

as i was calling the cops (non-emergency number. i'm not an asshole) and giving the nice somerville operator the plate info on the car, someone came out and moved it. i got a bit agitated at him but didn't yell or lose my temper or anything. just some "what the hell are you thinking? you don't block someone's driveway. and leave a note when you do that so i don't have to call the cops."

i did resist the temptation to say something like "you're lucky i didn't just smash in your windshield and slash your tires" because, well, that *would* be inappropriate.

of course, now he thinks i'm a big old bitch. but you know what? he's right.

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[firni.livejournal.com]

Give me a fucking break. When we lived in Ballard, some dipshit was ALWAYS blocking our driveway. We'd get up in the morning and there was a car, right across the driveway. Not like it was a HIDDEN driveway, either... it was, you know, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE. I called the cops every damn time. One time it was some asshole down the street. They didn't bother answering the door when the cop knocked, so away their car went. Another time it was some dipshit visiting the apartments across the street. The guy came out and chased the tow-truck. ROFLMAO FUCK YOU

Because, you see, I *am* a BIG OLD BITCH.