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Originally Posted by 784caroline
This has happpened before but i wonder if it has happened to anyone else. We live in an established neighborhood on a cul-de-sac and a neighbor was having some furniture delivered ..but they came with a 52 foot tractor trailer (It was BIG) and a sleeper cab. Well after delivery they tried to make it around our cul-de-sac and I saw what was happening and just went outside to observe. The driver realized he was in trouble and asked for my help and i tried to keep him off the sprinkler heads and any grassy areas..AND the plants in the round-about area.
As time progressed (more than an hour now) other neighbors came out and I said I was going to call village watch because I was certain damage was going to be done. They came out promptly and it was just getting worse.... Village watch called his supervisor....he came and after a while he called the District maintenace Supervisor (responsibile for the curbing and plants in the round-about). The driver by now was in a position where he could not back up or move forward without some damage to be done.
Finally he moved forward and went over the round-about curbing and sprinkler heads and plants....Village watch has his insurance information, and the District supervisor had the maintenace guys ( I mean 5 of them) come out on the spot to asses the damage and told me what was to be done.
I asked the VCCD guy why they dont stop these large moving trucks at the gate and he point blank said they have NO Authority to do so...these are public roads. They advise them of the restricted access in and out but its the drivers call. All VCCD can do is keep them off private and VCCD property.
LESSON LEARNED : if you are getting a furniture delivery advise the company of restricted access if you live on a dead end road. Also call Village watch early if you see a truck like this in your area...they will monior it and hopely have someone there to repair your damage if damage occurs.
All told this took close to 2 -- 2 1/2 our of my sunny afternoon...but I met alot of neighbors and VCCD people I should know anyway!!
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Thanks for posting the heads up for big trucks. This brings up another similar problem and that is parking in the street at the turn-around end of a cal-de-sac. When a neighbor packs or unpacks their RV, getting around the cal-de-sac can be an adventure when vehicles are parked there. I wonder is their any rule about parking in a cal-de-sac?
Xavier