Philly Police Launch 'No Savesies' Campaign, But After Storm There's No Stopping It
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Last week, the Philadelphia Police Department launched a campaign reminding residents that "saving" a parking space after a snow storm is illegal.
In a few Philadelphia neighborhoods, residents say "savesies" is in full effect.
The effort was admirable.
Police shared an animated reminder:
HotlineSavesiesA snow storm is coming..and you know what that means. Soon, people everywhere will be using cones, lawn chairs, trashcans, uh, toilets, and any other household item that they can think of to save their shoveled-out parking spot. Folks - the spot isn't yours, and saving it is against the law. Don't fight and argue with your neighbors - if you see an offending spot saver, call 911 and the PPD will swing by and check it out. Oh! Since we are a totally hip police department, and as such, we know that the kids like the Drake, we made this neat video that you can share with them! Now, it's easy for young kids everywhere to get the message that when it comes to holding parking spots on public streets, Philadelphia is a #NoSavesies city!
Posted by Philadelphia Police Department on Wednesday, January 20, 2016
But in reality, days after the storm, snow is everywhere and parking spaces are scarce.
"If you have to dig these cars out, for a couple of hours it takes you. I think that when you come back out of courtesy, if people see a space that's all done, they should not take it."
Frank lives in Kensington. It took him three hours to free his SUV, so he put a trash can in the space to save it for later.
Gregg: 'People respect that in this neighborhood?'
"In this neighborhood, yes they do," says a resident.
The best items to use: lawn chairs, trash bags, cinderblocks.
"Anything broken is fine, anything of value is foolish."
One guy put up a cardboard sign that says, "Take my space and I'll smash your windows."
"I mean that goes too far, but taking someone's space goes too far."
Police say it could take a while to tally the number of savsies complaints.
We don't need any more sequels in this series. Shovel and share - it's not worth fighting over. #NoSavesies pic.twitter.com/XhL94ZRJdW
— Philadelphia Police (@PhillyPolice) January 26, 2016