You know, I get that people have no places to park and that they have some “code” that they get to claim a public parking space hours after they have left it, simply because they shoveled it out....
But I also get that is a weak and lame code.
If you own a car then you should own or rent a private place to park it or shut up.
if you shovel the snow then you get the spot. At least enough time to put your car there.
You sound like a libertarian ;-D. With a reasonable time limit understood, 'dibs' is society's solution to a real problem.
You are so wrong, at least as far as residential streets are concerned. Parking rudeness is one of the major causes of neighborhood strife. If someone digs out a spot, it's mean and lazy to take that spot. What if it's a little old lady who went out to get groceries, and when she comes back, must put her osteoporoded bones in danger as the sun is falling and ice is forming to dig again? No.
I love this guy's solution. We have numbered, assigned parking in our neighborhood, but there's always some ahole who wants to use others' hard work for nothing. This is a non-violent, non-destructive solution so much better than an indignant note on the windshield or damage to the offender's car.
Most of these spaces are in front of homes, so they put in the marker so they don't have to dig out a new space when they get back. It's a pretty good code for the cramped streets and lack of residential parking.
“But I also get that is a weak and lame code.”
Dude, you live in Texas. You really don’t “get” the situation, trust me.