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While some cars remain entombed in a shell of ice and snow following this weekend’s storms, the parking wars are in full effect in South Boston and other areas of the city short on parking spots.
Orange cones, trash barrels, rickety lawn chairs and buckets loaded with ice sat in place of cars and trucks Monday, set there to reserve precious spaces the city allows residents to save for 48 hours after a snow emergency ends.
The rule has been loosely enforced in the past and largely ignored by those who work so hard to dig out their vehicles.
Amy McLellan was caught pounding a shovel into a block of ice to help free her SUV on West Second Street. She finds it a necessary evil.
“I do not subscribe to that practice, but I’m forced into it,” said McLellan, who had a large plastic barrel ready to be placed on the street. “If I don’t I won’t get a spot.”
McLellan may have a friend in Todd Vanncore, whose Jeep had not been driven since Thursday.
“I’ve been here for a year or so and I really don’t believe in the practice,” Vanncore said.
The West Third Street resident, who is 30, said he is young enough to walk from afar and yield his cleared spot to someone who needs it.
Past winters have seen fights break out and tires slashed when marked spots are stolen. Sometimes you’re better off not getting involved.
“I would park five miles away before I moved a marker,” McLellan said.
For a complete rundown of the city’s snow parking regulations, visit http://www.cityofboston.gov/snow/parking
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