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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 72 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Dude, people get unreasonably pissy about that. I don't know why. For instance, there are several houses around here with big "No U Turns In Driveway!" or similar signage to the same effect, which all have like 4 foot long driveways in locations where I can't imagine anyone would be looking for a spot to turn around anyway.

Motherfuckers must be paranoid. It's got to be exhausting, being so spooked all the time.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 26 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Devil's avocado: People used to turn around in my driveway all the time at my old house. If they stayed on the pavement, that'd be one thing. But half of them cut into the grass, and it turned it into and stayed a rutted, muddy mess.

Granted, I would never start taking pot shots at people turning, but I did put up a sign.

[–] Duranie@literature.cafe 27 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Thus the giant rocks I see on either side of the end of some driveways. Possible car damage seems to be a helpful deterrent to driving through the grass.

[–] bryan@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 4 months ago

I have big boulders for inflicting car damage if someone goes off the driveway.

Otherwise I don't care if someone turns around in my driveway.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That works too. lol I just didn't have any handy, and I thought cinder blocks would either look trashy or get stolen.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They only look trashy until they get stolen.

Win/win? Lose/lose? That's for you to decide.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

To prevent people from parking in front of and blocking my driveway, which happens often due to the location, I cast some traffic cones out of concrete and spaced them so parallel parking anything larger than a motorcycle is impossible but you can pull in between them nose first or in reverse. They weigh 180 pounds each, and look squishy... until you strike them with a vehicle.

Watching morons clonk into them is hilarious. But they seldom do it twice.

[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago

Boulders are the best kind of decorative bollard

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah that sucks but a couple large rocks or simple fence would take care of it.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

This is what happens when you have a libertarian rural populace. They believe that you entering their property is an invasion of their sanctity.

[–] tim-clark@kbin.social 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I have one of those signs along with beware of dogs. Living in the country there has been a ton of theft here, stopped once i got 2 dogs. People were pulling in grabbing stuff often the first few years here. Other issue is I have a narrow driveway and road, it a pain to back out and not go in the ditch or hit the mailbox. 500ft down the road is a turn around for the school bus, they can turn around there.

Side note, due to the unruly angry people that live in the country. Was taught as a kid to not use people's driveways for turning around, don't want to get shot.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

If someone is using a driveway to turn around, I'd put money on them being lost and not knowing about the bus turn around farther down the road.

[–] gladflag@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] tim-clark@kbin.social 1 points 4 months ago

I'm American, grew up being aware of the nuts with guns that live thier life in fear. Have had guns in my face so many times, it's no fear but frustration with theft. Living in the country you get shot at often for no reason