By
Chad
Greenslade
The
real question that I truly grapple with on a day-to-day basis is does it make
me a bad person for reporting my neighbors' parking violations?
The
rules are clear. The habitual parking of
your vehicle in the street is prohibited.
The rules are also clear that your garage is to be used primarily for
AUTOMOBILE STORAGE. You are NOT to run a
business out of your garage. You are not
to store your golf carts, instead of your cars, in the garage. If you didn’t buy the extra ½ garage, you
don’t get to have a golf cart, and if you did buy the extra ½ garage, then that
is not meant for your woodworking set.
If you own a golf cart, YOU’RE A MORON because we don’t live on a golf
course. The beauty of this community,
which is literally the only thing I like about it, REQUIRES that you keep your
vehicles off the street.
I
don't report everyone. I certainly don't
patrol the neighborhood. The things I
report are literally right in front of my home and I see them daily. They intrude on my tranquility. When I look out my home office window, I
don't want to see your car, RV, sister's car, jet ski, etc. In fact, I the only cars that I ever want to see are the types of cars that
get parked up front at Legacy West. You
know, nice cars; cars that you and I can't afford.
The
real issue is that you're disrespectful and you don't care that your life is
spilling out onto the street. You can't
park your car in the garage because it's full of your stuff. You have too many cars to park in the driveway
because too many people live at your home.
I
tried to work it out with you. I placed
a very nice, polite letter on your windshield, citing the rules, asking for
your concurrence and stressing that the rules are meant to beautify our
community. I gently asked for your
compliance and enclosed my contact information.
You were surprised when I was unmoved by your reasons for why you should
be allowed to park your cars in the street.
I don’t want to know you. I just
want you to not park your cars in the street.
You proceeded to be defiant and I proceeded to have you fined.