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Were they all SUVs and/or Minivans? ::Playing a hunch::

Most seemed to be SUVs and minivans, but many were cars too.  I'll have to count the vehicle types next time. 

What drives me nuts is that many times there are two car lengths open in their driveways and another car length between the sidewalk and the street, yet they still park directly over the sidewalk. 

I need to train my dog to pee on them...

People don't buy minivans as status symbols, and neither of the two SUV's pictured are of the type people buy as status symbols.

decker wrote:

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Are so many people total smurfs?  Or are they just idiots? 

I honestly don't see a third option.

Option 3: both. I vote for that.

Did they just get their driveways re-blacked?

There are some obscene setbacks on those houses.  Where do you live, Decker?  Besides N42°21.101' W87°59.133', of course.

Hey, I applied for a job at GFX not too far from you, about a year and a half ago.

It's been a while since I've updated my location, and I actually moved a little ways since then. 
The coordinates are correct, and my Celica is even on google's street view.  Cool. 

Neither of these places had basketball hoops in the driveway.  Actually, the one house full of white trash with the basketball hoops never has a car blocking the sidewalk.  And parking is allowed in the streets here (we even have extra actual parking spaces) so there is really no excuse to park across the sidewalk to keep the garage accessible. 
I'll have to check to see whether this sort of thing is illegal or not here. 

macforme: We walked right by the GFX on our walk last night.

Print some sheets of paper with "do NOT park over sidewalk". Glue it to their windshields.

decker wrote:

I'll have to check to see whether this sort of thing is illegal or not here.

I don't live too far from you (far west 'burbs). It's illegal in the Fox Valley area.

user wrote:

tilt the side view mirrors out of whack.

Fixed. I do that to asses who park too close and don't leave a can opener.

Step 1: Purchase plastic explosives from local military surplus place.

Step 2: ????

Step 3: Profit!

decker, that's a pretty good walk, about 4 miles round trip, right?

The building is pretty old and kind of dumpy, but man, I really wanted to work there (I do prepress). They have their own ad agency in house, and their own visual graphics department, along with their core screen/digital printing business. They are making buck.

Ah well, I definitely don't miss what would have been a 45min (each way) drive with today's gas prices.

uki, it would probably be easier to just pick up some obnoxious bumper stickers and slap them on the windshield while walking past. I'll bet you could palm one, peel off the liner, and just brush the windshield as you walk by.

Actually I would be more a fan of slapping one on the bumper where they may not see it for a while.

Last edited by macforme (2008-08-27 8:40 pm)