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October 20, 2010 at 3:16 am #596726
JeffreyMemberI live on Alki Ave behind the lighthouse and came out this morning to find someone had taken what appears to be a golf club to my windshield. I am fairly confident it was not random because none of the cars nearby had any damage. I filed a police report with the SPD. The damage was done sometime between 12am and 10am on 10/19/10. I have a suspicion that it was a neighbor because I was not parked fully legally. I figure someone got pissed off and decided to take it out on my car. Shame on you!
October 20, 2010 at 3:46 am #705962
redblackParticipantwhile breaking windows is not cool, i was wondering if you park not “fully legally” often? what does that entail? i’m not trying to blame the victim; just searching for a possible MO.
and for some reason, the theme music from people’s court and doug lewellyn saying “you take ’em to court” just came to mind.
October 20, 2010 at 4:04 am #705963
JeffreyMemberYes, I will definitely admit I occasionally park in this spot (about once a week). It’s between the entrance of the lighthouse parking lot and a driveway. I have a very small sports car which does not obstruct either entrance. It’s a “last resort” spot when there’s no parking for 2 blocks and I have Costco groceries, for example. I’m just shocked one of my neighbors would do this in retaliation.
October 20, 2010 at 4:50 am #705964
DOCMemberI’m just trolling a bit, but I thought it was funny that a very small sports car could carry costco groceries :)
I realize they can fit and whatnot, but it just made me chuckle imagining a crate of mayonase tied to the roof of a miata.
October 20, 2010 at 5:01 am #705965
JeffreyMemberHaha I actually broke the cup holder in my car with a Costco box full of stuff. I did once fit a 42″ flat screen in it too :). It’s a 350z
October 20, 2010 at 8:52 am #705966
SonomaParticipantGolf club? Could have been Elin, Tiger Woods’ ex. But really, your neighbor’s actions were obnoxious. She or he could have just left a note on the windshield, rather than smashing it. Cranky people!
October 20, 2010 at 2:25 pm #705967
redblackParticipantwhew. i was picturing a toyota sequoia parked across the sidewalk or something – which might induce rage in just about anyone.
have you ever talked to the people who own the driveway, or had a run-in over parking? if it wasn’t them, it could have just been some random a-hole walking down the street.
October 20, 2010 at 2:31 pm #705968
BigPhilParticipant“I was not parked fully legally” means “I was parked illegally.” There’s not “partially legal” and “mostly legal” and “somewhat legal.” There’s legal and illegal. People who park illegally seem to me to be inconsiderate at best, blithely arrogant at worst. Parking is already a nightmare without people parking in random spots.
That rant aside, smashing someone’s windshield with a golf club on a vigilante quest is by far a worse crime and I hope they get found and prosecuted for damages (and undoubtedly lost wages, if you have to take time off work to get it repaired). Might ask some of your less aggressive neighbors (if you can figure out which ones) if they saw anything. Sucks, though :(
October 20, 2010 at 4:06 pm #705969
dhgParticipantI know it’s hard NOT to feel targeted but it may have been random. Driving down Beach Drive late at night we once came across six cars with broken glass. They were not all in a row, the damage was spread out for many blocks. We saw one family out looking at the damage and stopped to tell them that it wasn’t personal, many cars had been hit.
October 20, 2010 at 4:07 pm #705970
KBearParticipantI doubt it was an angry neighbor. Wouldn’t they expect retaliation? As for why only one windshield was broken, breaking all the windshields in the neighborhood would have made a lot more noise and increased the chances of getting caught.
October 20, 2010 at 4:14 pm #705971
JeffreyMemberNope, I’ve never even met the neighbors there. The spot is a last resort, and while a large car might not fit there, my small sports car fits just fine. Yeah I’m going to ask around to see if anyone saw anything.
On the issue of parking illegally: Parking in a disabled spot or in a tow away zone is much worse than say… parking an SUV in a compact space, parking 13″ from the curb, parking a little less than 5 feet from a driveway, parking a tricycle in a motorcycle parking only area, etc.
I agree with you Phil, people who blatantly park illegally wherever they go often seem to be arrogant and self-absorbed.
October 20, 2010 at 4:18 pm #705972
JeffreyMemberScary story about the broken glass on Beach Drive! That’s actually where I was egged while I was driving once, near Me Kwa Mooks Park. You guys might be right about it being random… My car is one of the nicer cars on the block, and maybe someone saw that as a perfect target.
October 20, 2010 at 5:19 pm #705973
KBearParticipantGotta disagree with you about driveways. People often park too close to my driveway, and it makes it nearly impossible to see oncoming traffic when backing out. I resent being put in danger by somebody who’s too lazy to find a legal parking spot. And there is almost always legal parking within half a block of my house.
October 20, 2010 at 6:56 pm #705974
BigPhilParticipantWait, it’s illegal to park too close to a driveway? How close can you be? I thought as long as you didn’t block it, it was fine?
October 20, 2010 at 7:05 pm #705975
JeffreyMemberTechnically I believe it’s 5 feet but I don’t think it’s strictly enforced.
October 20, 2010 at 7:06 pm #705976
CarsonParticipanthttp://www.cityofseattle.net/transportation/parking/drivewaymarking.htm
you can’t park within 5 feet
October 20, 2010 at 7:27 pm #705977
moxilotMemberBigPhil, it appears as though you’ve been breaking the law for a long time. :)
October 20, 2010 at 7:39 pm #705978
BigPhilParticipantIn fairness I just moved here Sept 1 but damn, the irony.. I’ll keep in that in mind. 5 feet. :)
October 21, 2010 at 12:32 am #705979
JayDeeParticipantPlease forgive: “Damn the irony…or the woody” ;-)
October 21, 2010 at 4:52 am #705980
redblackParticipantbig phil: fine line, though.
our house has room for two normal-sized cars at the curb between my driveway and my neighbor’s. i would rather have someone park 0 – 4 feet from my driveway apron than take up both spots.
my neighbors and i are in agreement, too. so i always err on the side of leaving room for another car – if possible.
October 21, 2010 at 4:44 pm #705981
SueParticipantThanks for the link, Carson – my husband and I have been disagreeing on where the 5′ line started, and this couldn’t be more clear. It was hard getting used to the 5′ rule here, especially coming from NYC where you can park within 1mm of the driveway legally. Or at least you could when I was there driving.
October 21, 2010 at 6:01 pm #705982
dhgParticipantI’ve not known the police to enforce the 5 foot rule. I’ve called when someone was 3 feet across my driveway but the cop demonstrated how he could still pull in and out of my driveway and then drove away doing nothing. They say one thing, they act another. The last time someone COMPLETELY blocked my driveway, the responding officer yelled at me, asking me 3 times whether I REALLY need to park in my driveway.
October 21, 2010 at 7:27 pm #705983
KBearParticipantdhg, I have usually gotten better service than that. The last car that parked across my driveway got towed away.
October 21, 2010 at 10:48 pm #705984
velo_nutParticipantPark legally.
October 22, 2010 at 1:21 am #705985
SonomaParticipantFunny punning, JayDee!
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