‘Guy Took My Spot ... So I Put the Snow Back’
By Hilary Sargent @lilsarg
Boston.com Staff | 02.16.15 | 10:25 AM
Warning to anyone tempted to snag a spot marked by a space saver.
Last week, a Craigslist post told the story of one Boston resident, who felt his rights were violated when someone removed his space saver and took ‘his spot.’
“So I put all the snow back,” the now deleted post read.
The poster, who insisted on remaining anonymous for fear of retribution, told Boston.com he spent a significant amount of time shoveling the space, and placed an “old bookshelf” in it when he left February 8 to work an evening shift driving for Uber.
He returned home “pretty late” Sunday night to find a car “with New York plates” parked in the spot.
“I’ve lived in Boston for years and I’m from New England,” he said. “This was just not a cool move. I’m getting home at midnight and I had nowhere to park.”
He spent Monday considering his options. Then, on Monday night, he shoveled all the snow back into the spot.
“I got emails from people who said I should pop the tires. I didn’t think that was okay,” he said.