Space savers in Southie with not a flake of snow on the ground.

Good grief.

I mean, technically, a Snow Emergency was called in the City of Boston.  And technically, we can use a space-saver for 48 hours after the snow emergency is lifted, but this must be pushing it a little, no?

These two photos were sent to us from Southie neighbors on Tuesday morning.

According to our Unofficial Rules for Saving a Spot after a Snowstorm, you can’t preemptively save a spot before it snows and you must shovel your spot – so these space savers are violating these rules.

Bottomline – be a good neighbor. If you think putting a space saver over with no snow on the ground is your right and privilege, good luck to you.  But don’t be pissed and complain if your neighbor moves it.

Thank you to Mandy and Claire for sending us these photos! 

 

9 Comments

  1. George February 13, 2024 at 11:43 am - Reply

    If a snow emergency is called in the city you have 48 hours for a spot saver then must remove it. If no snow I guess you have a spot.

    • Then You’d Be… February 15, 2024 at 3:52 pm - Reply

      …”guessing” wrong.

      Stay in your lane, joker.

  2. Gracie February 13, 2024 at 5:58 pm - Reply

    No George if theres actually snow that you busted your Ass shoveling out… then you keep it , not when it rains snow emergency or Not !

  3. Justyn Tyme February 15, 2024 at 4:42 pm - Reply

    In the 50’s and 60’s if someone did something like this (the pic) there was a way fellow neighbors would
    respond and it wasn’t pretty. When you came out in the morning to go to work you would see the WAY they
    dealt with you. You would NEVER do it again.

  4. Justyn Tyme February 15, 2024 at 4:44 pm - Reply

    If someone did something like this (the pic) there was a way fellow neighbors would respond and it wasn’t pretty. When you came out in the morning to go to work you would see the WAY they
    dealt with you. You would NEVER do it again.

    • yes February 18, 2024 at 3:22 pm - Reply

      aaah, the good old days right Justin? where people bought cars to City Point to burn after stealing them and getting the crap beaten out of you was just something that happened from time to time. Too bad the yuppies ruined the neighborhood..

      This said, I would have tossed the chair on the sidewalk and parked there if I needed a spot.

      • Yeah, Okay…. February 20, 2024 at 2:24 am - Reply

        …tough guy.

  5. Deborah mclellan February 15, 2024 at 6:33 pm - Reply

    you got that one right. I’m a JP girl myself. no one dared to take my Fathers spot back in the day.

    • Wait, But… February 20, 2024 at 2:27 am - Reply

      ….according to the Glob, the Herald and pretty much every newscast across the country (every time it snows in Boston, that is), that only happens in South Boston ….right?

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