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Comment On 'Street Chairs'
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Discussion Started: 02-21-2003, 11:37 AM
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Share your opinion of the Pittsburgh tradition/practice of 'saving seats,' i.e. the use of chairs to reserve parking spaces along city streets.
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mommcares
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09-03-2006, 9:29 AM
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Absolutely! I agree with parking permits. Someone in government should be aware of how many cars some people have. Our communities were built at a time when FEW had cars (thus the public transportation...)and parking was NEVER a problem. While I was careful and able to purchas a home with ample off street parking, my neighbors do not have anything but on-street parking. They block my driveway on a regular basis, causing my family grief. This is especially infuriating because that particular single family home has SIX, count 'em, SIX vehichles registered to that address. Who does that make sense to?
Ridiculous.(
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BJ291
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07-06-2006, 1:20 PM
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Though I do not live in the "city", I do live in a similarly congested city just north of Pittsburgh. Even though I live on a corner AND have a garage, it is extremely annoying to have no parking in front of my own house AND my driveway blocked! The people in my town do not use chairs on a regular basis; only after hours of shoveling snow (and I certainly don't blame them!). I agree w/the person who suggested permits! Every house should be guaranteed ONE space in FRONT of their house. They should be able to pay for an additional space!
Respectfully, B
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karma8448
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07-06-2006, 12:31 PM
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I use to live in Oakland and Greenfield, where parking sucked. But that's what you get for living in areas with limited parking, if you don't like it, then move. I hate it when people reserve spots with chairs, you don't own the streets. If I saw a spot I wanted that was saved with a chair, I would get out of my car and move it.
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Krakus
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07-05-2006, 3:46 PM
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Ever heard of neighborhood permit parking? It is the only fair & reasonable way of allocating a scarce resource.
Respectfully, Krakus
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sly123
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07-05-2006, 2:12 PM
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My husband and I live in Greenfield, on a street where one side has garages and the other side does not. We just happen to be on the side that does not have a garage, or driveway. I used to think putting chairs out was ridiculous as well, I could never understand it until we moved next door to someone that owned 3 cars and a motorcycle. We were always left without a parking space. This has nothing to do with being lazy as one poster put it. When you have to walk 4 blocks with a 6 year old and a trunk full of groceries, yes it is damn annoying! No I don't own the street; however, people should have the common decency to realize that they are not the only ones who exist on this side of the street. The other issue that really gets under my skin,is when someone who has a driveway or a garage parks on the street because they don't want to park another family member in. GRRRR. Gee, well I guess you will just have to get up off of your "lazy" butt and move your car. With this said, I have never put a chair out because I have always been conflicted about doing so. One of these days I am going to join the white trash of america and put a chair out, so that I don't have to walk 10 blocks with a car full of groceries!!
Proud to be a Pittsburgher! SLY
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jwb196
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06-29-2006, 3:32 PM
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I think people that do that are lazy trash. To all of you out there that practice this: YOUR NAME IS NOT ON THE STREET! YOU DO NOT OWN THE STREET OR PARKING SPACES ALONG THE STREET! JUST BECAUSE IT IS IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE DOES NOT MEAN IT'S YOURS! Get off your lazy butt and walk a block.
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tommytees
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06-15-2006, 12:39 AM
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It's a Burgh thing. Get used to it
My thoughts, Tommy
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stach
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06-12-2006, 3:31 PM
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The legality of the issue notwisthstanding, if I spend 6 hours shoveling 3 feet of snow away so I can safely park and come home to find my cleared spot is occupied, the driver best check his/her tires before pulling away.
Otherwise, using chairs is ridiculous. I'll park a block or two away if necessary in any weather other than a snowstorm.
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sel06
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05-02-2006, 3:10 PM
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I've actually gotten out of my car, moved someone's chair to park. I think it's rude and it looks bad for the communit.
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BD2BOYS
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03-20-2006, 1:55 PM
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I understand about people who shovel out the space in front of their houses in the winter time to park their cars, but what about the ones that do it ALL YEAR!!! I regularly see these chairs on Glenarm Avenue in Brookline all year long, and I just want to run over them! People are inconsiderate and they should be fined!!! They knew when they moved there that parking was at a premium. If they didn't consider the parking problem at that time, then they should never moved there in the first place!
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