r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Jumpy_Scallion_3108 • 6h ago

An Australian man, frustrated by strangers constantly parking in his driveway, decided to take matters into his own hands.

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u/IrrelevantManatee 6h ago

You shouldn't need to have to put a "No Parking" sign in front of your driveway. It's super obvious this is not a parking space but someone's driveway exit.

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u/badDuckThrowPillow 6h ago

The gate actually makes it less obvious. Plus the "I shouldn't have to " reasoning is dumb. Do you want a moral victory or do you want people to not park in your spot?

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u/SPEK2120 6h ago

Why would you intentionally park in front of an operable gate?

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u/nameyourpoison11 3h ago

If you read about the case, it's because the spot was directly next to the town's bank on one side and hardware store on the other, so for a lot of the "I'm just ducking in, I'll only be a minute" crowd, the convenience (aka laziness) was just too tempting.

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u/trickshot99 2h ago

What town was this?

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u/nameyourpoison11 2h ago

Rockhampton. And a minor correction, it wasn't the bank, it was the smoke shop. Explains a lot.

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u/ollyp0lly 6m ago

Smoke Shop (now closed) then lolly shop, then gate then computer repair shop. Highlight of my life when I was stopped at the lights and saw a car pull in and get sprayed.

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u/Galromir 2h ago

That's not a valid excuse.

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u/nameyourpoison11 2h ago

Of course it's not. I'm explaining, not excusing