BOSTON -- Parking in Boston can be a hassle, especially after a snowstorm.
Nicole, an East Boston resident, attempted to find a parking spot after the snow storm over the weekend, but all she could find were barrels and furniture marking where other residents had shoveled.
"I was scared to move the chair, but I was needed to park somewhere, so I did," Nicole said.
When Nicole went back to her car, she noticed that one of her tired had been slashed.
"We live in the United States of America, I don't think this is the way it should be," Nicole said.
It is considered an unwritten law in East Boston and South Boston that if someone digs out a space in the snow, they own it. Three years ago, Mayor Menino tried to change that rule, but backed off under pressure from residents. Instead, spaces can only be saved for up to 48 hours after a snow storm.
Earlier this year someone smashed her windshield after she complained that someone had double parked, blocking her car in for about an hour.
"I live in fear here," Nicole said. "If I do something and someone doesn't like me they're going to… so far they've hurt my car twice… thank god they haven't hurt me, and maybe that's next."
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