I am so upset with the lady running the estate sale next door! I was exceptionally good friends with the lady the passed away and I want to be nice about the family selling all of her worldly goods out of her house, but they keep parking in my driveway and blocking all the other driveways in the cul-de-sac.

I have been crying all day seeing all her things drug out in peoples arms and by truckloads. But, when I asked the lady to please keep the driveways cleared by phone three times she turned off her phone! ,When I walked over to ask her to have someone move from my driveway (again) this time in person, she loud talked me in front of people standing waiting to check out, saying she was hired by the family and she was trying to sell this stuff. I just walked out...
I really am upset. I don't know what to do. The "family" can not be reached by phone, and I am this close to calling the police!

Just call the police!

Sorry to hear this. I would just call the police because no one has a right to park in your drive way with out your permission.

yes, call the police as they are parking on your driveway on your property, if they fall on your property can sue you, please call the police and make them come out and put up ribbons to block off your driveway!

Call the police in your area . All states and areas have their own way of handling such problems !

In my state the police cannot do anything about someone else parking in your drive way, they will advise you to call a tow truck and have the vehicle towed :wink: Once it is towed it is the owners problem , YOU DO NOT have to pay the tow truck, they get the money from the owner :lol:

I would call the police and explain the problem to them. Let them take care of it.

I am grieving over the loss of my friend and right now I have zero tollerance! I called the police and I hope she is cited fot being so mean to me and none caring about these people. I am thinking of filing a report with the police and the better business bureau! Oh man ...I am upset now!

Ok you called the police now calm down and let them take care of it. Go have a cup of tea and relax. I imagine a lot of anger is coming from your loss. {{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}} for you.

I am sorry that you have lost a friend!!!!
Hopefully the Police will take care of the matter!!!

Now I just can't stop crying...

I'm so sorry, if I was there I would cry with you. :(

It is hard to things sold to strangers when u were friends with the lady. Sit somewhere where u can't see all the commotion happening. Have a cup of tea, Close your eyes and breathe. Hugs

(((HUGS))) I am so sorry that you not only lost a good friend, but are having to deal with this too....

Maybe put up a no parking/tow away zone sign, and call to have cars towed that are parked in your driveway.

I am so sorry that you are going through this.

That is certainly not a very professional company. I'd call the police & the Better Business Bureau...or at least I'd call the company & talk with the head person/owner about the people that work for them.

Garnet...I really don't have any advice for you other than to remind you that it will be over with soon...and as long as you don't have to go anywhere, it should be ok...annoying as it is!
I think you're more upset over the loss of your friend, and the seeing her treasures going out with strangers than you are over the parking...I agree with reach 4 the stars...go somewhere in your house where you can't see the happenings out front...I would add...have a good cry, remind yourself that even tho they were her treasures that they really are "just things", and that the loss of her things won't take away the wonderful memories that you have of her.

~HUG~

I am just praying I can get though this day without snapping at someone. I hate hurting anyones feelings. I am tring to stay away from the front of my house and stay cool. I think the one lady parker set me off by being a smart_ _ _ to me about it. Boy... people can be so dang thoughtless!

I'm so sorry for your loss and aggravation. Can you write a bit of a journal, memoir or letter to help remember the value of your friendship and let the good memories take over? I'm glad you called the police. We all send you a big hug.

Get them towed. Is your right, since they are in your property, and it will be at their expense. Bet you she will stay away.

HUGE {{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}!!!!

after you get your driveway clear of other's vehicles can you block your drive with bikes or something so noone can pull in but you? We used to do that when we lived in town. There is an annual Old Threshers and people would park in your parking or your yard without asking. I would take some stakes and run a chain or rope across your drive. Put no parking out there where people see it.

So sorry people are so rude at a time when you are suffering the loss of your friend. But this too shall pass. Hold on and it will be over soon!

Awww. I feel for you. It must be so hard to see your friend's stuff sold like that. I bet the new owners will enjoy those items as much as your friend did. Everything is finding a good home, so take comfort in that.

As for the parking situation, yikes! It will be over soon, but the estate sale company should really be more considerate and professional. Some signs would have been nice.

Hugs and positive thought for you. It's a lose for you also. Look at all the support you have here.

I think Charlee said it all.

I know this is a difficult time for you. At least you'll always have the memories of your friend and in the mean time you have all of us to help you through this!

{{{HUGS}}}
It's better to come on here and vent then confronting someone out there. At least you know we are here to help!

I think that I just know now she will never be back. The memorial isn't until july 10th, so I will be trying to get a grip before then.

Call a tow truck. You don't have to deal with your driveway being blocked. Emergency vehicles have to get thur if needed, the police should help. Peop;e cna't just use your driveway with your permission.
Sorry about the loss of your friend.

Can you get your vehicle on the outer side of the ones blocking your drive? BLOCK THEM IN. Then call the police.
Enough would be enough.

Call the police and let them handle this inconsiderate person.

I'm truly sorry about the loss of your friend. I lost my best friend to cancer last November so I know it's rough.

I'm also one of those people that carry armloads out of estate sales. Although it hurts to see her things go (it's like losing them all over again and it makes their passing so final) please know that the people buying them really want them so they're going to be taken care of. I bought my high school English teacher's Featherweight and I can tell you, it's cherished probably more than when she had it. I also bought some vintage hankies from one of my mom and dad's neighbors and they too will be cherished in a butterfly quilt.

A little more on the 'peaceful side', you can block your driveway w/your trash barrels. A bit of a pain, but effective.

I really like this post. You shed a different light on it. Hope this helps, RedGarnet!! And hugs to you for losing your dear friend :(

After asking her twice I would have call the police and the wrecker company

I am sorry you are gooing through this. What an emotional rollercoaster ride for you. I can't even imagine.
I was at an Estate/Tag sale yesterday and today and the neighbors had their driveway set with orange cones. Most of the other neighbors were not having a problem. As far as staying at home, I would have left the moment my driveway was clear, parked my trash cans in the entrance to the driveway and gone for a good cry and cup of coffee and found some chocolate or a sweet roll.

(((((HUGS)))))

I can feel your pain and frustration and am so sorry. I'm sorry that you lost such a good friend. That's difficult enough to go through, much less what they are doing. Many people just don't think or care and that's sad. They are definately not a professional company; if they were, they would know better. I guarantee you, that if it was THEIR house, they wouldn't like it either! I would be sure to write down the company's name and report them to the BBB. Perhaps, if you can, get out of the house and go somewhere by yourself so you can grieve privately for a little while without having to deal with what they're doing. It sounds like you need some alone time. After you grieve some, consider taking yourself out to dinner or a movie that you want to see. Doing something different, will allow your mind to focus on something else and not focus on how crude and unprofessional they''re being. I would do something that would "take me away" - a movie, a museum you like, a new restaurant, a new store. So sorry you're going through this. Hugs to you.
CherylR

I want to thank each and every one of you that posted. Even though my head is reeling this morning, I am doing better. It really helped to have someone to talk to while I was so upset. So, Thanks cyber friends, you were a comfort.
My friend's things are someplace that they will be loved, I know. It was just so hard to watch the feeding frenzy and to see how mean and thoughtless people can act. No wonder they commissioned out the job to a heartless jerk of a woman!

She does this professionally? I agree with calling the BBB and also contacting the family of your friend (or asking them at the memorial for a contact number since that probably would not be the appropriate time to address your concerns) to let them know how awful she was. If you are in a smaller town, maybe writing a letter to the editor of your local paper might help.

BTW... what did the police say when you called them?

I think if you look at the situation, what you are really upset about is the fact that the woman's family did not want/appreciate her things and that they had a total stranger disposing of them.

When the LQS opened in the next county over some grown children of a woman brought in some hand made/hand quilted GORGEOUS quilts and a dahlia top and asked the owner did she want them because otherwise they were just going to throw them on the burn pile because "they use real blankets".

I know that when my time comes that my children will look at some of the things that have a meaning to me and wonder why I kept/have them and that things dear to me will be disposed of - thankfully, they won't toss the quilts (I'd come back and haunt them!) but they won't be able to absorb my stuff into theirs.
The same thing is going to happen with my mother's things (she's almost 92 and in a nursing home) - my brother has already thrown out tons of her stuff and my dad's stuff - did I have the opportunity to even look to see what he was tossing? NO - because he's the one my mother has chosen, lo these many years to be in charge of it....

guess I'm rambling but maybe there's a point in all the wandering around...

When my Mom died, there was no way that the three of us could absorb all the stuff she had into our homes.

There were some things that "got away" from me that I wish I had claimed - there were issues with one of the siblings - but there were very few things that Mom had that I had seriously wanted while she was living.

I'm still asking myself why some of the things still seem to matter now - - -

Who knows what the people that attended the auction were thinking? (They got some doggone good deals/steals that day)

Call the police. It is your RIGHT to have a clear driveway. Good grief......what if you had an emergency???

If you lived closer, I could send my Rottweiler over there......

i'd just call the police