The new neighbors on my small street are so used to me, and my car when I lived on the other side of the road, that at least one of them did not read the concise and polite note I left in Hebrew in the mailboxes of the building. It read: "Allow me to introduce myself, I will be moving into this building in the beginning of September. I understand from my land lord that the second parking space to the left belongs to my living space, and I will try my very best to park in an accurate and considerate manner. Please feel free to contact me, should you have any questions."
I have been parking in the new building's lot for the last three days. Today I found an anonymous note on the windshield of my car, along with a few scratches that had not been there before. It read: "You have such gaul. How dare you park in the lot of our building when you have a private parking spot across the street where you live. You are one of the most obnoxious people I have ever seen."
If I weren't so exhausted from the move, I might have entered into anxiety and panic. Instead, I took a red marker, drew a map of the parking lot and indicated my parking space, and wrote the following: "The car, whose license plate is *** now lives in this building, along with it's owner. Thank you. PS I am in fact not obnoxious." I posted the letter near the mailboxes, so any resident would see it immediately upon entering the building.
I am sure this man or woman did not mean to think the worst of me, or key my car, and I know that I have not violated anyone's parking space, so I hope that my calm response to the situation solves the problem. As well, perhaps the man or woman who performed these anonymous actions should seen professional help for anger management.
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