When it snows in Boston, the rule is clear--you don't park in a spot that another person has shoveled out. The Mayor's Office backs this up:
Any Space-savers in on-street parking spaces that have been cleared should be removed 48 hours after a snow storm has ended.
WHDH reported on an East Boston resident who found out the hard way what happens if you park in a spot that has been shoveled out and is clearly saved with a chair (aka "Space-saver") or other object. The woman, known only as "Nicole," couldn't find a place to park and eventually moved a chair and parked in a saved spot. WHDH noted that this is her first winter in Boston.
When she returned, her tires had been slashed. Obviously, the person whose space had been saved went overboard. But Nicole could have been neighborly and knocked on doors to see if maybe a person could give up a space for a few hours. Was she in the wrong? Does the space-saver principle do more harm than good? Or, if snow is coming, should everybody just automatically take public transportation and leave their cars where they are?
Beyond tire-slashing, Platinum Elite has a hilarious photo up of a South Boston space-saver with a near-tropical theme.
Image of Heavy Metal Parking Lot from Amazon.
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