Something that has always irritated me is when a contractor or service person parks on my yard when they are not working at my house. The other day, I took a long walk, and when I got back to my house, there was a plumber's truck pulled off onto my grass. I looked in the truck, and there was no one in the driver's seat. My new neighbor, whom I had not yet met, happened to be walking out her front door, and saw me looking into the truck.

She says, "He's working over here."
So I said, "Well, why doesn't he park over there?"
and she replied, "There are too many cars in my driveway."
So I got really irritated and said, "Why is he parked in my yard? Tell him to park at your house."
She says okay, and I went inside my house, thoroughly irritated by then.
Of course, I immediately regretted popping off to my new neighbor like that. We have a friendly neighborhood, and she must think I'm an [BLEEP].

I should have handled it better. But still, I do get very irritated when people who are not working at my house pull off onto my grass. Yes, I've become one of those guys. But then I thought, if I don't set her straight about telling people to park on my yard, she'll just do it again. And again and again.

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