When it comes to parking during the winter months, there’s an unspoken rule – if you didn’t shovel it, don’t take it.

So, what would you do if you spent hours clearing snow only to have your hard work snatched up by inconsiderate neighbors who didn’t lift a finger

Would you let them get away with it?

Or would you make them regret taking the spots?

In the following story, a father and son find themselves in this very situation.

Here’s how they handled it.

Dirtbag College Kids

Growing up, my parents lived in a Townhouse.

We lived on the end of a set of 5.

The middle house was a good friend who also happened to be a cop.

The house next to us was rented.

Normally, the renters were college kids.

They were not too noisy or rude, just doing their thing, so it wasn’t a bad deal.

Well, one year, we got these 4-5 kids staying in a 2-bedroom house, and all of them had a car.

So, whenever we got snow, my dad and I would go out and shovel out 2 spots for our family’s cars and 1 spot for the cop neighbor for his police cruiser as he worked nights and didn’t want him to have to shovel when he got back home at ~5 in the morning.

It’s rude to steal a parking spot you didn’t clean.

One day, we finished shoveling, and not 10 minutes later, all 3 spots we shoveled were parked in by College Neighbors.

My dad and I, rightfully mad, go knock on the door to tell them to move, and of course, they don’t answer.

So, of course, we spent the next 3 hours shoveling every bit of snow from the yard, the road, the driveways, and every flake we could find right onto their cars.

The only thing you could see at the end was mounds of snow.

No evidence of a car whatsoever.

The next morning when I woke up I peeked outside to find all 4 college neighbors trying to dig out their buried cars with just their hands, as they were trying to leave for class.

After that they bought shovels and didn’t take a spot they didn’t shovel.

Clearing their cars by hand must’ve taken a while.

Let’s see how the folks over at Reddit relate to this story.

Doubtful this was the case, but maybe.

This person doesn’t seem to be amused.

Great question – it probably depends on who you ask.

Here’s someone who doesn’t like parking thieves.

Be they won’t do that again.

It’s unfortunate that people take advantage of these types of situations, but they do.

If you liked that post, check this one about a guy who got revenge on his condo by making his own Christmas light rules.