dogs: Is it a Cadillac?

There are a bunck of those here on my street.
Most appear to be home made.
Cast iron pipe filled with concrete slipped into a size up larger pipe buried in the ground.


If they ahve a lock on em - they seem to have gotten someone to weld a "loop" on to the side of the pipe.

Anyone have an idea of a neighborly way to handle this? Parking on the sidewalk is illegal isn't it? These new neighbors consider the sidewalk to be their "parking space" but have no way of getting in or out of it without using my sidewalk.

Don't worry about being friends with these inconsiderate twits. They're not being the least bit neighborly to you. In a calm and civil voice, tell him he needs to stop driving on your sidewalk, that he's damaging your property. If he protests, tell him you two have a problem, and if you have to call the cops or go to small-claims court over it, you will. Then call the cops the next time he does it. He already owes you for the damage to your drain. If you feel he needs some warning before you start billing him, this conversation should do it. Good luck! I know it's much easier said than done.

you can solve this problem for under $2.00. Go to Home Depot (or any hardware store of your choice) and purchase a box of 3-inch drywall screws. Distribute them as needed on and around the area on which this miscreant parks. After several trips to City Tire they will probably get the hint. Just don't let them roll into the street where they can puncture the tires of the innocent!