A couple of years ago, I came home from work on a Friday evening and found a car parked in my driveway.
At first, I assumed someone had made a mistake.
Maybe they were visiting a neighbor and would realize it once they got back.
The problem was that my driveway only fits one vehicle.
It's narrow, and if someone parks there, there's no practical way for me to get in or out without blocking them or risking damage to both cars.
I knocked on a few nearby doors but couldn't find the owner.
Since I had nowhere else to park, I pulled my own car in behind theirs and went inside.
A few hours later, there was a knock at my door.
A man and a woman were standing there.
Neither of them apologized.
Neither of them asked politely.
Instead, they immediately told me I needed to move my car because they wanted to leave.
I explained that it was my driveway and that their vehicle was parked on private property without permission.
They acted like I was the one causing the problem.
At that point, I had already been home for the evening and had a few drinks, so I told them I wasn't driving anywhere.
They weren't happy about that.
A little while later, they called the police.
An officer arrived, listened to both sides, and asked me a few questions.
I explained that I lived there, the driveway belonged to me, and I had no intention of driving because I had been drinking.
The officer took one look at the situation and basically confirmed what I already knew.
My car was legally parked on my property.
I was clearly not in a condition to drive.
And their vehicle was only stuck because they had chosen to park somewhere they didn't belong.
There wasn't much he could do.
The couple kept arguing, but the answer stayed the same.
Eventually, I shrugged and said something along the lines of,
"Well, it's a long weekend. I'll be back at work on Tuesday. If I'm sober and need to leave by then, I'll move it."
The look on their faces was priceless.
Needless to say, they eventually figured out another solution.
And for the rest of the time I lived there, I never found their car in my driveway again.