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Old 08-12-2019, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Polar Bear View Post
I’m just wondering what most of us folks would do if our driveway was blocked like this, we needed to be somewhere, maybe not even an emergency, and you couldn’t find the offending yard maintenance people in your immediate area?
I'd call the landscaper company and tell them to find their folks and have them move the lawnmower. If I couldn't connect to them or there was no company name/number on the truck, I'd call the police.

But by "in my immediate area" I usually refer to "within earshot of a gas-powered landscaping tool." Landscape companies don't park their vehicles very far from where they're planning on doing the work. Chances are, I'll hear their trimmers, or see people walking around with spray-cannisters on their backs.

If it's an actual emergency, I'm not going to spend a second thinking about it. I'll drive on the front lawn and over the curb, and worry about community standards later if I leave skidmarks in my lawn.