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Wuz314159 t1_j4p6hlf wrote

Where in Philly are there trees with leaves on now?

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Proper-Code7794 t1_j4pgfsl wrote

You should mess with people who live in houses like that I'm sure nothing will happen.

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ScottishCalvin t1_j4pna6t wrote

Free chairs, y'all!

Location is 5th + Carpenter by the looks of things

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duhduhman t1_j4pygcz wrote

thats actually reserved for a dice game

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MagnusUnda t1_j4q5tls wrote

Replying to Jolly-Cheek5779 (#1,384,726)

That’s the section 8 housing between Washington Christian 5th and 3rd.

What makes this particularly egregious is that, not only do they get housing for free (which is fine!), but they got a free parking spot behind the housing (less fine). Here this person is saving additional spots so others in the neighborhood whose taxes pay for their housing/parking cannot use them.

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NonIdentifiableUser t1_j4q92ao wrote

Imagine getting your house for free, being able to drive whatever car you want because that’s not counted against you when considering need for public housing, and then thinking you deserve free convenient parking as well. Holy entitlement.

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luneTNS t1_j4qag4g wrote

watch for PPA. The one is parked backwards

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SBRH33 t1_j4qildy wrote

Replying to MagnusUnda (#1,385,461)

Lol. These homes aren't section 8. They are PHA owned housing. The housing isnt "free" either. Its subsidized, which means the residents pay some form of rent.

But go ahead and mess around with that and get FAFO'd over parking. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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JBizznass t1_j4qlzlb wrote

Replying to NonIdentifiableUser (#1,385,676)

I was broke as shit when going to night school at Temple back in the day so couldn’t pay for a lot. I would often park by the PHA housing near campus. The residents used to scream at me about taking “their space” while their peeps pulled up in nice cars and clothes. Meanwhile I’m working 60 hrs a week, going to school, paying all my bills with no help since I didn’t qualify for shit since I didn’t recklessly procreate, and get rewarded by getting screamed at by these entitled jerkwads. Really pissed me off.

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marckshark t1_j4qmt36 wrote

I've had people yell that at me as my car pushes cones/chairs aside, and my response is usually "yeah, taken by me"

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LFKhael t1_j4qoy7k wrote

Replying to TPPH_1215 (#1,384,657)

The amount of "you can't do anything about it or it's your fault" that shows up in these threads.

I can't tell if it's a defeatist attitude or half these people are the ones putting cones and chairs out.

Drivers are violent and out of control. Same level as the shootings in public areas and dirtbike gangs. It's just an "well it's okay when they do it" hand wave.

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autimaton t1_j4qpaqv wrote

God bless the vigilantes who steal cones/chairs from “claimed” spots and drive away. You are the real MVP.

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jk137jk t1_j4qpgri wrote

I always toss the chairs and cones I see onto the side wall and keep driving. It’s fun

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intrsurfer6 t1_j4qpz5m wrote

Pretty sure the rule in this town is no savsies

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MagnusUnda t1_j4qqew0 wrote

Replying to newmanification (#1,386,513)

I think they pay sales tax. I think the EITC credit, when coupled with their likely low income (the reason they are eligible for the housing or housing subsidy) renders their federal and state tax liability to nothing

I think the value of free or subsidized housing in Bellavista far outweighs, whatever taxes they pay

So, in a fact, they are making out with more than they are putting in - all of which is fine except #they shouldn’t be saving the parking spots# on top of it

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rossdowdell t1_j4qw863 wrote

This reminds me of something my father oft repeated: Dogs lick their balls because they can.

Assertive people save parking spots. Passive people complain about it on Reddit.

When that person gets home, s/he will park in the spot they wanted and not care one second about legality, societal ethos or Reddit downvotes.

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Repulsive_Ad_4096 t1_j4qzxos wrote

1st off this is PHA. which is public housing they dnt own sht over there. i would move it. they can find a spot to park like every1 else paying $22 a month in rent

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armchairmegalomaniac t1_j4r0png wrote

Is Clint Eastwood going to come out and give a weird speech to invisible Obama?

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defusted t1_j4r1q3d wrote

Oh hey look, new folding chair

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babywithahugedick t1_j4r1vgf wrote

People always talk about moving the chairs or cones and freeing up the space, but the more evil route would be to fill the space with something immovable. Spot hogger gets home thinking they have to move two chairs and guess what - grand piano. Figure that out, asshole

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spiralbatross t1_j4r3pis wrote

Fold the chairs up and stack them neatly against the pole, then draw a hand with a middle finger on it and tape it to the chairs. Then drive off and find a new space so they don’t destroy your car lol

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Serpico2 t1_j4r4ws1 wrote

Here’s the thing though, if you park in that space you know damn well you’re getting keyed.

It isn’t right, but it’s true.

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MagnusUnda t1_j4r95wl wrote

Replying to Ng3me (#1,387,365)

Look, i’m not saying the people who live in free and subsidized housing, have it easy. They don’t: society is built to exploit and make things harder for the poor.

I am saying that people who receive free-to-them parking that is paid for by everyone else, but exclusive to their use, should not also be illegally claiming parking spots otherwise available to everyone.

These are not irreconcilable positions

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H_Bek t1_j4rb7nn wrote

Stop crying.

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lemming-leader12 t1_j4rbn2a wrote

Looks like either 4th street or 3rd street or 5th off of Christian and Washington Ave.

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medicallyspecial t1_j4rcvns wrote

So I’m disabled and what gets me is people claiming they “own” the handicapped spot in front of their house. I totally get why and everything else believe me but it’s also a public space at OTHER disabled people need to use. I’ve had people leave notes on my car saying “it’s their partners spot etc” and even had someone yell at me even after telling them I’m disabled + they can see the handicapped thing hanging.

It’s public parking for a reason. I don’t have my own spot either and worry each day about parking but I suck it up and deal with it like everyone else

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DFWPunk t1_j4rdi7s wrote

Someone is giving away free chairs.

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Hib3rnian t1_j4reh1i wrote

I wouldn't get involved, based on the orientation of the chairs, it looks like a parking dispute. 😆

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Shrewlord t1_j4ri8ms wrote

Looks like someone is giving away free chairs

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William_d7 t1_j4rpb1z wrote

Replying to MagnusUnda (#1,385,461)

I think a lot of the people who regularly park on those blocks are renters in QV who still have out of town addresses on their licenses so they have to park on unpermitted blocks. That area is a shitshow anyway so I can’t get too heated about it.

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DlnnerTable t1_j4s5nnn wrote

I typically chuck those chairs in a dumpster

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muddymoose t1_j4sdwpw wrote

Replying to jk137jk (#1,386,745)

Then the next innocent and unassuming schmuck that’ parks in that spot will get their windshield wipers taken off and maybe even their tires popped if the person who put the chair there is a dumbass (and we know they most likely are)

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I moved to Boston and its much worse up here. A person on my block does this every single day with two spots for their giant Mercedes SUVs. I make a 311 report every time but nothing happens

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SolutionsExistInPast t1_j4seuk5 wrote

First catalytic converters.

Now they are stealing the car bodies and leaving the seats. smh.

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packykeou t1_j4sid2j wrote

Replying to rossdowdell (#1,387,125)

Yeah but I’m willing to bet that a lot of us passive Reddit folks who are complaining about this are more satisfied and well-adjusted than this spot saver, even as we still drive around looking for parking. Not giving a f*ck might make it easy in the short term but it never gets you far.

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Capkirk0923 t1_j4sjub7 wrote

You can park there, but your car might get fucked up while you're gone. Certain parts of Philly, though you might get jumped so use caution.

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KingQuaddyy_ t1_j4slu33 wrote

Replying to jk137jk (#1,386,745)

Be careful with that, whoever parks there is going to get alot of problems for something they didn’t do. My neighbors almost fought when he parked in front of a guys house. I damn near got a car towed for moving my cones behind my house

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kflan138 t1_j4st64v wrote

I need some new chairs, location?

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ForwardPress t1_j4svnm0 wrote

900 block of anything, I ain't fucking with their chairs.

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rossdowdell t1_j4svnyd wrote

Replying to packykeou (#1,390,442)

I'm in agreement that this old Philly tradition is a 10 out of 10 on the DICK! Scale.

But thinking the space-saver will be punished by their inner Kantian a priori reasoning---or out of fear of rejection from St. Peter at the Gate---is just not real.

They will only react to fear of force. And then you're committing violence over 6 feet of space. You've become the monster.

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Cobey1 t1_j4t1ver wrote

I move cones, buckets, chairs, etc as I’m driving through random neighborhoods in Philly. I would love to look through a crystal ball and see how many fights I have caused throughout my life 😂

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Civil_Peak t1_j4u0rvh wrote

While we all know this about home users I'm started to see construction companies who have no legal permit to do so, put barriers or debris or something so they can park their trucks in the same spots every day. The city has an issue with construction companies "accidentally" knocking down neighboring houses of the construction yet they don't stop them from doing the simplest things (like putting stuff in the road so they can do whatever they want).

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MRC1986 t1_j4w36e3 wrote

Replying to Asleep_Operation4116 (#1,390,895)

Letting unsuspecting people to park there and have their cars smashed. How nice of you.

This is why I'm vehemently against removing savesies unless you're going to risk your own car in that spot. I will die on that hill, and a year or so ago I did in a post showing traffic cone savesies.

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eva-geo t1_j50kwb9 wrote

Move the chairs let them yell when the fish yelling tell them it is a public street take a picture of their face then walk away if anything happens to your car call the police and show them the likely culprit

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