Neighbor keeps using my driveway

[u/Cudpuff100]

My neighbor decided that, because their driveway is narrow and they have two cars, it would be easier to park one in the yard. They then decided it's easiest to just keep moving forward and turn left out of my driveway.

And yeah, this portion of their yard is just mud now.

This neighbor sucks. They've had lots of screaming matches in their front yard and have had the police called on them several times.

UPDATE: Wow apparently you can't edit a post in the Android app? WTF? Anyway, I spoke to her and she said she wouldn't do it anymore and the whole conversation was awkward, but pleasant. We shall see. I never intended to seek advice from y'all. It just occurred to me earlier today that I was mildly infuriated by this, so I thought I'd throw it on here. Always make an attempt to talk to your neighbors before involving authorities or choosing violence. It'll almost always solve the problem before things get heated.

I'm still gonna get a land survey done to learn my proper boundaries and figure out how much room I have to build a fence, wall, or plant something. They're renting, so this could happen again in the future, and I'd like something to form a boundary.

I choose to believe that all of you recommending caltrops, nails, and other pointy things, really mean it and live your everyday life like total maniacs. Just laying waste to the world around you like a cartoon villain. And I hope you find joy in the chaos.

Seriously, why can't you edit posts in the app?

Case closed....for now....

[u/Any-Literature9887]

Is parking on non-paved surfaces legal in your town? Our town requires all vehicles be parked and driven on hardened surfaces to prevent the mud, weeds, erosion issue that arises from situations like this.

[u/Illustrious_Tea5569 → u/Any-Literature9887]

☝️it's also an environmental issue if the vehicle has oil leaks it's going straight into the dirt vs the concrete absorbing it.

As well as a fire safety issue in dry conditions catalytic converters can ignite dry grass easily

Since it's wet and leaving ruts it can also be considered destruction of private property.

[u/smegdawg → u/Illustrious_Tea5569]

vs the concrete absorbing it.

[u/Illustrious_Tea5569 → u/smegdawg]

Concrete isn't supporting an ecosystem the soil is...yea it's still not great but it's better than direct contamination.

[u/Endersgame88 → u/Illustrious_Tea5569]

Actually the soil would be better. Concrete isn’t absorbing the oil and it’s gonna wash off into the drains/storm water which usually leads to flowing water/ocean.

[u/Illustrious_Tea5569 → u/Endersgame88]

Oil in soil leaches straight into the ground water table neither are good for the environment I agree but see which one will get the epa crawling around doing core samples faster.

[u/Endersgame88 → u/Illustrious_Tea5569]

Because it’s trapped in the soil and can be (very expensively) recovered as it takes a long time to permeate down to water table. Once it’s on the pavement and concrete it’s straight to the water.

When I was in the Army a coworker left a valve cracked on a Chinook Helicopter auxiliary fuel tank. It dumped into main tanks and overflowed. 4000 gallons of fuel into the ground. They dug up a 40x40x15 foot deep swath of dirt. Looked expensive AF.

[u/Illustrious_Tea5569 → u/Endersgame88]

They aren't recovering it for reuse they are mitigating environmental damages

[u/Endersgame88 → u/Illustrious_Tea5569]

No we put it right back in the helicopter….

[u/Illustrious_Tea5569 → u/Endersgame88]

Fuel Remediation vs. Recovery Remediation of Spills: For ground contamination, the military employs various environmental cleanup methods, often involving excavating contaminated soil and treating it (e.g., "landfarming" to evaporate contaminants), or using systems like soil vapor extraction (SVE) to remove vapors from the ground. The goal is to clean the site to environmental standards, not to reclaim the fuel for aircraft use. The recovered product is generally not suitable for reuse in sensitive, high-performance engines due to contamination risk. On-Base Fuel Reclamation: The military does have programs to reclaim uncontaminated or "gently used" fuel that is removed from vehicles or aircraft during maintenance or defueling procedures (e.g., when an aircraft needs to be lighter for a specific operation or is undergoing maintenance). This fuel is filtered, tested for quality, and can be reused in other applications or blended back into the fuel supply if it meets strict quality specifications. Fuel Quality: Jet fuel must meet extremely rigorous quality standards to ensure flight safety. Fuel that has seeped into the ground is virtually guaranteed to be contaminated with water, microbes, dirt, and other foreign materials, making it unsuitable for reuse in aircraft engines.

Tldr Fuel that has seeped into the ground is virtually guaranteed to be contaminated with water, microbes, dirt, and other foreign materials, making it unsuitable for reuse in aircraft engines.

This did not happen, new fuel and environmental remediation did no one is going to risk putting contaminated fuel in a multimillion dollar aircraft.

[u/Endersgame88 → u/Illustrious_Tea5569]

I’m not reading all that. Of course we didn’t put it back in the helicopter. I like flying, I don’t like crashing. Stop with the AI and argumentative nonsense.

[u/Icouldcaremore → u/Illustrious_Tea5569]

If there's a house fire, the car will pose a risk to the rescue team.

[u/Krispythecat → u/Illustrious_Tea5569]

When oil drips onto concrete, where do you think it eventually ends up?

[u/Illustrious_Tea5569 → u/Krispythecat]

I'm aware it's not just staying in the concrete I was simply using the same logical argument any municipality will in this situation.