[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

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 know I would be spitting nails but that doesn't help the situation. Why should anyone be put in that situation. I honestly think these people who block driveways have nothing between their ears.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Aces4

I think many of us don’t consider ruining our irrigation systems because of illegally parked lawn crews. But we’re being told that’s the solution.

There's a chance you can damage your neighbor's irrigation system if you drive on the lawn and over the curb. Some of us live on cul-de-sacs and things are very close in our front yards.

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I know I would be spitting nails but that doesn't help the situation. Why should anyone be put in that situation. I honestly think these people who block driveways have nothing between their ears.

Wait a minute. I just asked a question...what would people do if it it happened to them, which it very well could. I in no way condone it. I’m one of those that would likely risk a little backlash to handle it very quickly.

I totally agree with your assessment of those that block driveways. They deserve near-zero consideration imo.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Jazuela

It's the solution if there's an emergency and someone is blocking your driveway. But go ahead and keep responding to things you cherry-pick and turn into issues with my posts that didn't exist, instead of responding to what I actually say.

Just in case you missed it the first time:

Just in case it wasn’t caught earlier in my posts, quite often these are not English speaking crews. My view is they are blocking my driveway and I nor anyone, in any manner need to chase them down when they know better. Many of the solutions offered do not take into consideration physical limitations or health issues. How nice these solutions are if you are able to perform them.

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

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?

Happened to me on Sat. I opened my garage door and there was a truck and trailer across my driveway. A crew was changing out the flowers on the District property on my corner. Like Nucky likes to say ..... it seemed like it was 5000 degrees out. I counted heads and took 5 bottles of GatorAde from the garage frig. out to them. Turns out there were 9 on the crew total so I got 4 bottles more out. You would think I gave them a million dollars. Oh..... I got out of my driveway 15 minutes later. When I met my wife for lunch and explained she said "no problem"!

I'm still trying to figure out this thread..... my group got shutout today..... you posters too?

[Velvet]

Aw, that was sweet.

Just remembered we’re not supposed to address posters, so giving the workers cold beverages on one of the hottest days ever was a kind gesture.

[Bogie Shooter]

Many, many posts on this thread say the same thing.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Aces4

Just in case it wasn’t caught earlier in my posts, quite often these are not English speaking crews. My view is they are blocking my driveway and I nor anyone, in any manor need to chase them down when they know better. Many of the solutions offered do not take into consideration physical limitations or health issues. How nice these solutions are if you are able to perform them.

Doubtful...…..

[bagboy]

I have serious doubts this scenario played out as described, doorbell cam or not. If someone blocks your driveway, you ask them to move if you have to leave. Pretty simple and non confrontational.

[dmkot2nd]

Sorry but we have been here for ten years and we have often had lawn mowers and other vendors block our driveway and I have had to ask them to move. Let me explain: Our driveway is 3/4 of the way around the cul de sac on a dead end street. For some reason, lawn mower people and other vendors with drive 3/4 of the way around the cul de sac and stop blocking our driveway to make a cell phone call, do tree trimming and yard work at a neighbors house or mow the lawn. We had six months of neighbors on both sides of us having pools installed and every morning I had the same truck blocking the driveway. I had to call the company and speak to a supervisor. So this does happen!

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by bagboy

I have serious doubts this scenario played out as described, doorbell cam or not. If someone blocks your driveway, you ask them to move if you have to leave. Pretty simple and non confrontational.

Until you ox is gored, you won’t see the problem. It will never be our problem again, good luck to those who are still dealing with it.

[Jima64]

hot day, take out bottles of water and ask them to let you drive out of your driveway.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Jima64

hot day, take out bottles of water and ask them to let you drive out of your driveway.

If that works for one, do it every week that one will need to and enjoy. If one provides ones’ address, it will be easier for them to find their target. Oops, make that find one.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

And even if they don't speak English, so what? You can ask them to move it, in Spanish. Or French, or whatever other language you feel you need to ask them in. Here it is in Spanish, courtesy of google:

"Aleje su cortadora de césped de mi camino de entrada." Takes less than 30 seconds to look it up, and maybe half that long to figure out how to pronounce it.

[TomSwango]

My wife subsequently called the police station and spoke with the officer boss.
She was told that because the problem is so common in The Villages that the police do not have the resources to deal owner's driveways being blocked. Therefore, they do not issue tickets or citations for workmen blocking access to an owner's driveway or garage. I would suggest that the reason it is so common is that the offenders know that there is no adverse consequences or cost associated with them parking anywhere they want. I would suggest that if the offenders were cited or ticketed when they violate a law that they would be less inclined to continue to ignore the rules that they find inconvenient and that they rest of us live by the problem will only continue to get worst. I do not believe that you solve a problem by ignoring it. In fact I wonder if the reason that the problem is as common as the police claim is because the police are have chosen to avoid the problem rather than deal with it.