I want to continue talking about public parking spots and share some thoughts about it
Yesterday, I shared a post about public parking spots. There was a situation where one woman cleaned snow from a parking space and announced that it was her private spot. Today, when I went to my car, I saw something even stranger. The same woman had placed an orange road service cone on that parking spot. I honestly can’t understand her behavior. Does she really believe that a public parking space belongs to her? And does she truly think that a cone will stop other people from parking there? If so, she seriously believes she can make this plan work. I honestly feel sorry for this unhappy woman.
To be fair, this situation didn’t surprise me. A few years ago, I had already seen similar behavior — and even worse. I even had a direct conflict with her. I clearly remember that my car tires were flattened after I warned her several times about the way she parked her car. I didn’t complain without reason: her car often made driving unsafe or completely blocked the road.
What makes this situation even sadder is that some residents also like to “divide” public parking spots, as if they own them. However, today she was the only one trying to occupy a parking space. No other residents were blocking spots. In general, this whole situation is very depressing. Some people think only about themselves and refuse to understand that public spaces belong to everyone. Unfortunately, I saw the same behavior even when I lived in Kazan. People trying to claim public parking spots is an unpleasant but very real Russian reality.
Yesterday I shared a post about car spots. How one person cleaned the car spot of snow and announced, it's her private car spot. But today when I went to my car, I saw another strange thing, from that woman. She decided to put orange, road service cone. I really can't understand that woman. Does she really think it's her private car spot and hope to stop cars parking on that spot? If it's true, she wants to realize that plan. I think, I'm so sorry about that unhappy woman.
Honestly, this situation didn't surprise me, because early years I already saw the same behavior. Maybe even worse behaviors, and even I had some conflict with her. I clearly remember, that my car's tires were flattened. Because I notified her multiple times about her parked car. I also didn't notify her without any reasons. Because, her car really bothered to drive safely or at all blocked to drive.
Another thing it's about is residents, who parked cars. They also really like to divide car spots. But today I didn't see other residents who blocked car spots. She was the only one that wanted to occupy the car spot. Generally, this situation is very sad. Because they are so stupid, they don't want to understand anything and all the time think about themselves. Even when I lived in Kazan, I also met the same persons. Who divided public car spots. Unfortunately it's a very unpleasant and real Russian situation.
- Your idea is very clear. I fully understand the situation and your feelings.
- You use good logical structure: yesterday → today → past experience → general conclusion.
- Vocabulary is already quite strong: private car spot, conflict, blocked, unpleasant situation — nice
Main issues to fix
1. Verb tenses & articles
You sometimes mix:
- past / present
- a / the / no article
Example:
- She decided to put orange, road service cone. → She decided to put an orange road service cone.
2. Some phrases sound translated
For example:
- “early years” → “a few years ago” or “earlier”
- “blocked to drive” → “blocked the road” or “made it impossible to drive”
3. Strong emotions → stronger, but more natural English
Your emotions are real, but some words sound too harsh or unnatural in English:
- “they are so stupid” → understandable, but very blunt for English writing.
You can sound angry AND natural without losing strength.