I (happily) moved here from NYC, and I couldn't begin to fathom what would happen in Manhattan if you tried to "save" a parking space.
Nonetheless, I try to respectfully dissuade people from moving stuff. If you move it, and I come along and see an open spot, I park there not knowing something was reserving it. If I get my tires slashed or car otherwise vandalized, well, I'm the hapless victim who's out a lot of money.
You never know what loony could have tried to save that spot.
I really think the City needs to step up their patrol the same way they patrol for other parking violations. Go around with a DPW truck picking up every piece of crap in the road. That way, they have only the city to blame.
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Date: 2009-01-10 10:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-10 11:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-11 02:18 am (UTC)I (happily) moved here from NYC, and I couldn't begin to fathom what would happen in Manhattan if you tried to "save" a parking space.
Nonetheless, I try to respectfully dissuade people from moving stuff. If you move it, and I come along and see an open spot, I park there not knowing something was reserving it. If I get my tires slashed or car otherwise vandalized, well, I'm the hapless victim who's out a lot of money.
You never know what loony could have tried to save that spot.
I really think the City needs to step up their patrol the same way they patrol for other parking violations. Go around with a DPW truck picking up every piece of crap in the road. That way, they have only the city to blame.