Parking dilemma for 1st Birthday Party. WWYD?

Nickiechan · May 2012

We are hosting Des's 1st birthday party at our house. I didn't think that almost every family member and friend was going to come, but now our list is up to 30 people! Surprise

We have parking for about 9 cars, but I calculated it out it will be around 16 cars that will be there. Parking along the street is not possible because we live on rural road and there are trees on the side of the road, so street parking not possible. However, there is this empty lot that is across from our house. It us to have a trailer on it before they moved it out (well the owner of the trailer really burnt it down... was fined $600 for it... yep I live in redneck country!) The owner of the lot cleaned it out and now has a sign for it for rent. I am thinking of calling the number on the small sign to a realtor to see if I we can use the lot for 3 hours on Sunday for parking. DH thinks we should just park there... I rather not be rude... WWYD?

Nickiechan · May 2012

I want to add... that we never met the owner of the lot before... and we don't really know our neighbors... (they are pretty far from us) and everyone really just keeps to their selves which I love! But I don't want to be consider the rude neighbor.

cvl105 · May 2012

I probably wouldn't call since it's just an empty lot. What happens if you call and they say "no"? You can always play dumb if someone comes over complaining that there are cars there and you just say "I'm sorry, I didn't think anyone would mind".

MrsPBNJ0220 · May 2012

There really is absolutely no other place to park? Because if you do ask and they say "no" you are out of luck you can't go against their wishes. But it would suck if that one day is when the realtor brings someone to show them and people at the party end up having to leave because there is nowhere for them to park or if the realtor just calls to have the cars towed. That would make for a really really bad day.

I guess I don't really have much advice because of the fact that if you say you have absolutely nowhere else for them to park even if it is down the road a bit and requires a very small walk, you don't have much of an option but it could turn out bad whether you do or do not ask. I just think it will be a worse turn out if you do not ask. Good Luck though.

ETA: I don't know the law but it would seem parking on their lot is tresspassing but I could be wrong. Also, I don't know if there used to be a house and if there is septic, because if there is, you may want to watch parking on top of the septic and possibly damaging it. Just thinking outside of the box, granted we live in the city so perhaps things are different when you are in a more rural area.

kimbo1216 · May 2012

Better to ask forgiveness than permission. Wink

Telly21182 · May 2012

kimbo1216:
Better to ask forgiveness than permission.

hehe, ditto!

cvl105 · May 2012

also, if you leave in a very rural area....is your street not heavily traveled? if not, then 5 cars parked on the side of the road (as far to the side as you can get) shouldn't be an issue. People can drive around.

MrsPBNJ0220 · May 2012

cvl105:
also, if you leave in a very rural area....is your street not heavily traveled? if not, then 5 cars parked on the side of the road (as far to the side as you can get) shouldn't be an issue. People can drive around.

Ditto this, this is a great idea. If people can get by, even if it means waiting til a car from the opposite direction passes by, I would do this rather than park on their lot.

Nickiechan · May 2012

DH told me to offer them a cupcake if we get bothered. I don't think they will mind and I doubt we will get the cops called on us or anything. We shot off fireworks at 3am back in the day when we partied hard and no one said anything Zip it! (Yep we are the rude neighbors! haha) I have not seen one person come on that lot in a long time! Not even a realtor showing it. There is also no "no trust passing" sign either. There is no parking anywhere near the area to walk. There is a park about 1.5 mile away that we would shuttle people in, but we really don't want to have to do that. We also have one spot on our lawn that they can use, only one... our house is on a wooded lot.

This how our roads are... this is looking down our drive way. The white fence is where the lot is...

I was going through my babywearing photos on our street and I see one with the lot sign on it and that was taken in September of last year. I have not see anyone use it...

This is where it will be held at. (Old photo... has an updated shed and those pile of brinks are gone. )

Nickiechan · May 2012

MrsPBNJ0220:
cvl105:
also, if you leave in a very rural area....is your street not heavily traveled? if not, then 5 cars parked on the side of the road (as far to the side as you can get) shouldn't be an issue. People can drive around.

Ditto this, this is a great idea. If people can get by, even if it means waiting til a car from the opposite direction passes by, I would do this rather than park on their lot.

I thought of this, but I'm not sure we will would need like 5 cars on the street... I think I am going to get MIL to transport DH and I's cars from the local park that is about a mile away so that gives us 2 more spaces in our driveway. My mother said to use the lot only if necessary... because people RSVPed and maybe not show up.

MrsPBNJ0220 · May 2012

Nickiechan:

DH told me to offer them a cupcake if we get bothered. I don't think they will mind and I doubt we will get the cops called on us or anything. We shot off fireworks at 3am back in the day when we partied hard and no one said anything (Yep we are the rude neighbors! haha) I have not seen one person come on that lot in a long time! Not even a realtor showing it. There is also no "no trust passing" sign either. There is no parking anywhere near the area to walk. There is a park about 1.5 mile away that we would shuttle people in, but we really don't want to have to do that. We also have one spot on our lawn that they can use, only one... our house is on a wooded lot.

This how our roads are... this is looking down our drive way. The white fence is where the lot is...

I was going through my babywearing photos on our street and I see one with the lot sign on it and that was taken in September of last year. I have not see anyone use it...

This is where it will be held at. (Old photo... has an updated shed and those pile of brinks are gone. )

First off I love where you are doing the party, so pretty! Second I assume you are going to use the driveway? Last, if you did fireworks at 3am, then I would say that it sure is different than the city so as long as you know that, I would just park there then. And make sure you have some cupcakes on hand. ;-)

wendy46001 · May 2012

Telly21182:
kimbo1216:

Better to ask forgiveness than permission.

hehe, ditto!

^This as well

As you said no one's been around in ages, better just to use it and not say anything. Odds are even if someone showed up they'd realize it?s just a party.

amypogg6 · May 2012

Telly21182:
kimbo1216:

Better to ask forgiveness than permission.

hehe, ditto!

I agree... If they say no, you have nowhere to park.

Nickiechan · May 2012

cvl105:
also, if you leave in a very rural area....is your street not heavily traveled? if not, then 5 cars parked on the side of the road (as far to the side as you can get) shouldn't be an issue. People can drive around.

It is pretty heavily traveled it is an old rural road that connects a couple towns together. So it isn't very heavily traveled, but more travelers then like my mother's place... who btw still doesn't have cable yet.

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