tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586607118525088475.post637376535007293757..comments2024-02-18T20:48:07.173-08:00Comments on McMurray Musings: Like a Good NeighbourTheresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217715252564049451noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586607118525088475.post-17645642194366037862015-10-07T09:12:26.105-07:002015-10-07T09:12:26.105-07:00For the record when I chose to park in front of th...<br />For the record when I chose to park in front of the house mentioned in this piece I noted they had a double car driveway and a corner lot. There are at least 4 spots on the street associated with this corner lot (3 on the main street and 1 on the side) meaning they have at least 6 parking spots in close proximity to their house. It doesn't seem particularly audacious to use one of these spots twice during a five-day period, particularly when none of the on-street spots can be considered "their spot" but are public street parking owned and maintained by the municipality.<br /><br />As for inconvenience - currently 1/2 of my driveway has been destroyed and the shaking of my house thanks to the water main construction is unending. My neighbours and I are forced to navigate our street by making our way through each other's yards, which is particularly difficult for my elderly neighbours and one neighbour who is disabled (incidentally the reason I am parking a bit further away as I believe the closest available on street spots should be reserved for these neighbours). Did I mention I am blind in one eye due to an eye disease and have trouble with depth perception? This makes traversing new areas difficult and during my daily trips through neighbouring yards I have so far fallen twice thanks to uneven areas I cannot detect due to my vision. Inconvenient indeed.<br /><br />You are correct - I do not own the street, and nor does my neighbour who feels leaving notes on cars is appropriate behaviour. Unfortunately when you leave a note on someone else's property you have no control over what they do with it. I could have easily identified the house, the street, the area...but I did not. Since writing this post I have received dozens of emails about such notes and other less-than-neighbourly behaviour - and only one in support of this kind of attitude, being yours.<br /><br />And while I do not own the street, I do own this blog. As I do not intend to provide parking space to anyone who chooses to launch attacks on others (including myself) any further comments you leave will simply be deleted.<br />Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217715252564049451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586607118525088475.post-5703816382142605212015-10-06T22:36:26.263-07:002015-10-06T22:36:26.263-07:00I love that you are such a good and kind neighbour...I love that you are such a good and kind neighbour so as to post their note before you have heard any of the reasons why they may have (politely, I might add) requested that you regularly park your car elsewhere. <br />I also love your hubris. You are so wise to list all the reasons why someone would need to routinely park in front of another's house, but completely miss the irony that they may have as many reasons why they might need to ask someone NOT to do so. In a twist of your OWN words - Unfortunately for your neighbours, they cannot park in front of THEIR home due to an inconsiderate ignorant neighbour who insists she should be inconvenienced less than her neighbours by taking their spot and forcing them to park elsewhere. <br />Ive got news for you Theresa, you don't own the street either. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110574920123198967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586607118525088475.post-51648786515877991602015-10-02T20:30:54.124-07:002015-10-02T20:30:54.124-07:00Make sure we hear about it when you get that phone...Make sure we hear about it when you get that phone call!Blondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586607118525088475.post-15748782793016813982015-10-01T22:33:02.550-07:002015-10-01T22:33:02.550-07:00Should you want anymore visuals for your article, ...Should you want anymore visuals for your article, I am happy to share the photo of the vandalism on my car. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387356482382547435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586607118525088475.post-72413058241267329782015-10-01T22:16:54.320-07:002015-10-01T22:16:54.320-07:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I feel that t...Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I feel that the loss of community is a north American phenomenon wherein people feel the need to police one another. Just this evening, as my 3 year old son and I left the community Centre after his swimming class and walked back to my car parked in the parking lot (between two white lines) he was the first to notice that someone had scrawled ASSHOLE in permanent red marker across the back of my car. This is vandalism...and while I admit I was not perfectly parked with equal space on either side of the white lines, I was parked to account for the lack of space created by another car beside me not parked neatly in their space. I am not upset about now driving around town with a vandalized vehicle, but echo your sentiments 100%. The fact that people go out of their way to seek revenge and in the process somehow make themselves feel better whilst being completely ignorant about other surrounding circumstances, saddens me. So thank you again for putting down on paper and sharing what I cannot put into words. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387356482382547435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586607118525088475.post-37259411385248704832015-10-01T04:41:11.143-07:002015-10-01T04:41:11.143-07:00Excellent response! Indeed you are your father'...Excellent response! Indeed you are your father's daughter! ToBlog todayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215485087602615189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586607118525088475.post-73225150646741925942015-09-30T17:27:55.386-07:002015-09-30T17:27:55.386-07:00You are a beautiful person. You have responded wel...You are a beautiful person. You have responded well and with respect and dignity. I surely wish you were my neighbour.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com