to the max

last night, i was telling my sister-in-law that we should switch parking as i was supposed to leave early in the morning.  we have a garage alright but you should park there only if you're not scheduled to go out.  if you are, you better park outside in order of departure as our neighbor parks right in front of the garage making it difficult or even impossible to drive out.

we have a supposedly one-lane street made a little wider only because my dad and the neighbor across moved back the structures on their properties.  with the street already wider, some inhuman being appropriated the available space for daily parking.

the third slot of our garage has long been rendered unusable for parking as you won't be able to wiggle out what with the neighbor's vehicle/s blocking the way.  and they actually park right beside this big 'Don't Block the Driveway' sign posted on the gate of this other neighbor.

this has been going on for yearssss.

then now the other neighbor widened their driveway.

my sister-in-law was telling me we don't have to switch parking as the neighbor won't be parking there anymore.

me:  'what made you say so?'

sister-in-law:  'that would be too much if they still park there...'

hmmm...  they'd be
1.  blocking the gate
2.  preventing us from driving out
and
3.  rendering useless the widening of the driveway.

is that beyond them?

hmmm...

you have to believe in the goodness of the human spirit but at the same time you should make rational projections.  you should consider track records.  you should recognize patterns.

if someone has been behaving a certain way for years, it is not wise to assume they would act differently all of a sudden.

true enough, this morning, the neighbor's vehicles were still parked where they've been parking and inconveniencing others daily for years.

some people's selfishness, shamelessness and callousness know no bounds.