South Boston cone vigilante: Hero or goat?

So this guy removes a cone from someone's spot, I park there not knowing it was a "saved" spot, and i get my tires slashed. Thanks for the public service Capt. Cone

And?

By BostonUrbEx
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 12:29pm

Why are you blaming Captain Cone that there's sociopath vandals out there?

some will die (pinkly on chin

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 12:50pm

some will die (pinkly on chin)

Hey donkeykong, if you have a

By Dave Ivaska
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 12:57pm

Hey donkeykong, if you have a cone in a spot with no snow on the grownd, your tires should be slashed

Get along go along

By Jimmy b
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 5:42pm

I'm with you chewy. There are rules the yuppies do understand. You actually have to shovel out the earn the spot and not the 3 inch snowfall variety. Tools!!!

So be it

By anon²
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:32pm

You know, I used to feel the same way. But the city and police are refusing to enforce city and state laws, and are enabling property destruction and felony assault.

So, remove away. Maybe if something does happen the city will be sued, or be forced to action to stop this unlawful vigilante system. In the long run, its better that it happens sooner than later before the practice become even more entrenched than it is. Especially since it pits neighbor against neighbor in game theory maelstrom to the lowest common denominator.

If threats of property destruction and assault are to replace the laws and enforcement by the city, lets get to it and show them what that outcome produces.

how is

By DSH
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 3:41pm

how is the vigilante unlawful?

space savers are allowed. so is moving them. so is anyone parking in the spot.

Ok, well...

By MatthewC
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 3:24pm

Batman could not have known the ramifications of becoming a vigilante, yet I don't see you complaining about him.

Anyone who would slash your

By davery
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 5:07pm

Anyone who would slash your tires because you took a space they saved a space before it snowed (and then only snowed an inch that you didn't need to shovel) is a complete maniac. I think having a space saver for a couple days when it snows a foot is actually pretty reasonable, but pre-emptive space saving and saving spaces when you just drove your car out of a dusting of snow drives me insane. I'm glad someone is doing something.

If people start to learn that

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 5:50pm

If people start to learn that space saving doesn't work, they'll stop doing it.

DPW does this in Cambridge

By scottso
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 12:31pm

In Cambridge, the city DPW removes space savers.

*Sometimes

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 2:29pm

In east cambridge, the use of space savers has been a growing menace over the past years and was routinely practiced over the past couple of storms this past month with no action by DPW in select spots. The offenders usually use their trash cans in order to prevent DPW removal.

We are not Cambridge. As bad

By save us
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 4:37pm

We are not Cambridge. As bad as it gets we will never be Cambridge

I would much rather have

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 12:39pm

I would much rather have someone like Capatain Cone telling me when to move my spacesaver than someone who is from New York and sits behind a keyboard all day!!!

Hey, knock yourself out

By adamg
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:17pm

I don't really care what people in South Boston do with their cones, although I do have some suggestions for where they can put them.

and just like clockwork Adamg

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 2:23pm

and just like clockwork Adamg throws his anti-south Boston comment into the mix (What took you so long this time?)

Was just waiting for you,

By adamg
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 2:24pm

Was just waiting for you, sweetie.

(blush) thanks :)

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 2:40pm

(blush) thanks :)

Anti-South Boston?

By spin o rama
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 4:46pm

Did Adams suggestions hurt your feelings? I thought you townies were a little more thick h̶e̶a̶d̶e̶d̶ skinned than that.

Spin O Rama

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 4:57pm

You ride a bike, you one notch above fat people who ride rascal scooters.

No hurt feelings...it's just

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 6:30pm

No hurt feelings...it's just so predictable it's funny

Anti-Anontrolling?

By SwirlyGrrl
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 6:51pm

Is somebody is making a strong argument for getting rid of anontrolls by being one?

Hey Adam, why don't you share

By wtf021
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 3:40pm

Hey Adam, why don't you share with the people of South Boston your favorite spot(s) to place your cone(s)?

People in South Boston are pretty creative

By adamg
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 4:18pm

I'm sure they can figure it out.

Says a member of the 101st Keyboard Outrage Division

By CraigInDaVille
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:23pm

If you don't like it, don't read it.

Show a little respect

By Scratchie
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:32pm

Get the name right: It's the 101st Chairborne.

Being annoyed that someone is

By davery
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 5:09pm

Being annoyed that someone is "from New York" is the sort of thing that makes Boston not as good as it could be. Wow, someone lives in your city and WASN'T EVEN BORN HERE? What a jerk!

I think he has a point when he says

By MC Slim JB
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 12:48pm

that we're not far away from this issue boiling over into tragic violence. Walsh should recognize that the new reality of increasing scarcity trumps the hallowed tradition of space savers, and do what Cambridge does: deploy DPW to end the practice altogether. (I don't actually believe that's going to happen in his tenure as mayor, by the way.) It's going to end in tears otherwise.

Buffoonery

By Dave Ivaska
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 12:55pm

Lets not twist the situation. I dont just take someones spot saver. But when its 3Days after a flurry, and the Yuppie baffoons feel entitled to a spot, Abusing the unwritten rule in the neighborhood. YOUR CONE IS GETTING TOSSED!
Baaaaaaaaaaaa(goat)

Hi Dave -

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 3:40pm

Hi Dave -
I'm a "yuppie" and I'm 100% on board with what you're doing. Can you also talk to my neighbors, the 'I've lived here my entire life - and this is my parking spot until April' buffoons? They're suffering from the same entitlement problem. Thanks.

What about the townie knuckleheads?

By spin o rama
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 4:04pm

Just curious about the methodology you take to ensure that only the entitled yuppie space savers are getting tossed. Does a local need to attach their townie card to the space saver to ensure their entitlement to the spot?

you must wear Boatshoes

By yuppie loather
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 6:50pm

you must wear Boatshoes

The people doing this are not

By davery
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 5:09pm

The people doing this are not the "yuppies"... Also it's not 1985 anymore.

Sop forced coning removal support ROARTC.

By bulgingbuick
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:02pm

Restore Our Alienable Rights to Cone.

Hero. The more this happens, the better.

By peter
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:04pm

The sooner everyone knows that space savers are removed en masse, the sooner the self righteous tire-slashers, nail-gunners, and car-keyers will have to admit to themselves they are vandalizing the cars of innocent bystanders. Perhaps this will prompt one or two of them to grow up.

Perhaps this will prompt one

By Scratchie
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:10pm

Perhaps this will prompt one or two of them to grow up.
up

That will definitely happen.

A few arrests later

By anon²
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:35pm

And normal folk not using savers anymore will do it.

Hero

By Stevil
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:14pm

The whole practice is ridiculous. Buy a house with a driveway and a garage if you don't like it.

Wow, this guy is a lunatic.

By zetag
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:18pm

Wow, this guy is a lunatic. Check out his FB profile, his obsession with yuppies is a little scary (and flattering I guess).

"Call me Old Fashioned but does anyone else feel the urge to run Yuppie Couples over when you see them going for a jog at 6:00am?" - Dave Ivaska

For anyone looking to not have their cone taken off the street, simply write "I.L.Y." on it (I loathe Yuppies).

Also if you were splashed by an asshole on 12/21/13, I found him ... "Saturday morning! Lets hope there is a Huge slush puddle in front of the Sidewalk with all the Baffoons waiting in line as I drive by. Wish me Luck!!!"

If you'd like to discuss with him in person his East Broadway address is easily found on his timeline too.

You only think he's a Lunatic

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:54pm

Because you're a Yuppie

Perhaps. I'd argue that

By zetag
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 2:27pm

Perhaps. I'd argue that anyone who talks about running down joggers and pulling u-turns to snap pictures of people walking down the street has a few screws loose, but if you want to embrace him as your southie native village idiot then so be it (not that I don't agree with removing space savers pre-snow, no snow, after 48 hours, etc).

Once again it's hilarious to see the "natives" getting their panties in a bunch regarding yuppies, when most of us couldn't care less. Reading through profiles like his always provides a good chuckle while getting through the work day.

Total a-hole

By bosguy22
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 2:48pm

Making fun of guys in gym clothes calling them gay, making fun of asians, etc.... Guy is a tool.

you must be meeting your Bro

By yuppie loather
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 6:55pm

you must be meeting your Bro's after work or perhaps a Crossfit workout!!!
you must wers Salmon!
NOW GET BACK TO YOUR CUBICLE!!!

Hey ZETAG

By Roger Dumers
Tue, 02/04/2014 - 1:48pm

Wow kid,

Why don't you post your FB profile for all of us to see? It's mighty cowardly to post from anonymous keyboard.

Might want to look up "irony"

By MC Slim JB
Tue, 02/04/2014 - 2:58pm

Since you're posting from an unverified UHub account yourself, Roger Dumers.

Commenters here are responding to news stories. Dave Ivaska has made himself a news story, which in 2014 often means drawing attention to your public social-media footprint. Ivaska's revealed some unflattering qualities that he has since taken steps to hide. When zetag makes a news story of himself, maybe you'll have reason to want to look at his Facebook page, too. In the meantime, you first.

No hiding here

By dave ivaska
Tue, 02/04/2014 - 11:17pm

No hiding here

So, it's just the yuppies that are abusing space-savers?

By MC Slim JB
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:58pm

Not any of the longtime local residents of Southie? I'm going to guess this hypothesis would not stand up to close scrutiny.

It's def a mix....the

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 2:22pm

It's def a mix....the BROhibitor treats them all the same.

Lunatic NO, fed up with the

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 2:02pm

Lunatic NO, fed up with the selfish. irresponsible BUFFOONS who have arrived en mass acting like they were raised by butlers instead of parents YES.

I know him. He would gladly discuss it with you and I would gladly stand right beside him.

Get it right

By MC Slim JB
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 3:45pm

It's BAFFOONS, not BUFFOONS. Quoting from the source there.

Buffoons

By David Cone
Tue, 02/04/2014 - 2:10pm

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffoon
It's BUFFOON
buf·foon noun \(ˌ)bə-ˈfün\
: a stupid or foolish person who tries to be funny

Full Definition of BUFFOON

1
: a ludicrous figure : clown
2
: a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person
— buf·foon·ish adjective
See buffoon defined for English-language learners »
See buffoon defined for kids »
Examples of BUFFOON

Stop acting like a buffoon.

Origin of BUFFOON

Middle French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone
First Known Use: 1585
Related to BUFFOON

He was quoting from Dave Ivaska's original post

By Sally
Tue, 02/04/2014 - 3:01pm

and preserving the charming semi-phonetic spelling therein.

Sorry but...

By Sally
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 3:59pm

is anyone really suggesting that the yuppies imported the space-saving tradition to Southie? Please.

no

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 4:29pm

Nobody is saying the yuppies

By maryann
Wed, 02/05/2014 - 2:08pm

Nobody is saying the yuppies started the space saving routine. South Boston natives have been doing it since long before Southie was a desirable place to live, before the yuppie invasion. The whole point of the cone removal is simple, if you shovel your car out of a spot, on all four sides after a storm that pretty much buries your car, say 8 or more inches, the spot is yours for the 48 hrs. ( and I mean shovel it, not just drive out of the spot) If there is a dusting or an inch or two of snow, then your a jerkoff if u put out a space saver. Then there are the blizzards....that brings a ton of snow and if you dig your car out of that, well you deserve that spot until the snow melts or the city removes the snow. So, yes we have been doing it Southie for generations, but we do it right. If you dont like it, go back to Connecticut, or whatever little suburban fantasy land you came from and pull into your daddys driveway.

Wrong. What your post should

By MikeM
Mon, 02/10/2014 - 2:32pm

Wrong. What your post should say is "if you shovel your car out of a spot, on all four sides after a storm that pretty much buries your car, you get to drive your car away. Congrats!"

Tell me where and when

By I will call you...
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 4:18pm

You would like to discuss like human beings in person and not behind a screen and I will show up . Cranberry? I am flexible during days this week Wednesday , Thursday and Friday Can work .

Mulls? Paramount?

He also posts about how he

By flyingpertyhigh2
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 2:04pm

He also posts about how he unties people's dogs from poles when they go into stores and he has hundreds of comments congratulating him. WTF?

Seriously though who doesn't

By anon
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 4:34pm

Seriously though who doesn't do that??

Rattled

By TImmy B
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 4:13pm

How disgruntled are you right now?? Hahaha "I'm flattered" yes you are because your a yuppie.. Run yuppie run.

Not rattled at all actually.

By zetag
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 4:29pm

Not rattled at all actually. I really find this hilarious and will occasional jump into these yuppie/townie battles to make a slow work day a little more interesting.

I honestly do find it funny how much the "natives" think about and complain about yuppies as we just go about our lives. Your anger and negativity has absolutely zero impact on me at all.

Yuppies talking Shit

By KIDSTYLE 3SB
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 5:38pm

Heyyyy 2 ALL U "YUPPIES" WHEN THE FUCK U GOING 2 "REALIZE" UR IN OUR HOMETOWN that We were Born & Raised in our Whole Lives & that WE SOUTHIE Natives have GREAT "LOYALTY" 2 Our Hometown & YESSSS WE R A "FAMILY" HERE in SOUTHIE & WE ALWAYS "FIGHT for whats RIGHT when it comes 2 SB"
Soooooooooooo REMEMBER "Yuppies" NOOO MATTER HOW MANY CONDOS you build & ppl you Move in 2 our town
SOUTHIE WILL "ALWAYS BE SOUTHIE" NOT Fuckn Sobo or W/E other Stupid Name U Think ur going 2 Change our Town with ITS NOT GOING 2 HAPPEN
AND I KNO DAVE He is a great guy & Very Intelligent & him Removing the Cones that you fuckn yuppies Keep Out there WHEN THERE IS NO SNOW Just Sooooo U Can Keep a Parking Spot "DESERVE" 2 GET UR CONES THROWN AWAY GOOD FOR DAVE I BACK HIM 100% & A Lil FYI 2. you Yuppies "WATCHOUT" WHOS HOMETOWN U THINK UR GOING 2 INVADE & CONQUER Because UR IN FOR A LONG BATTLE with TRUE SOUTHIE SOLDIERS #FACT K

That's adorable.

By jpallan
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 8:08pm

That's either a well-written troll or an aspiring anthropologist. Well-played.

Kid styles

By Bobbywantaquatttah
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 8:42pm

Wayne relax there guy. Southie sold out Southie. Alot of Ivaska buddies sold took the fat check and left Southie . Some sell these condos . Kind of hypocritical .The yuppie pump money into the city which no one publicly will acknowledge but knows that if it isn't happening. boston. Would be a Detroit

When did Bobby want a quarter

By Lmo
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 9:20pm

When did Bobby want a quarter get the internet? Love it!

This is preformance art

By anon²
Tue, 02/04/2014 - 10:46am

has to be, right? I think I'll collect these sort of rambling for an interesting coffee table book.

Southie Special

By Hartsy
Tue, 02/04/2014 - 11:01am

KIDSTYLE 3SB

You are complete Jack A..
I have lived in SB my entire life. Southie people are the biggest offenders saving parking spaces before, during and after snow storms. This has nothing to do with Old Southie and New Southie. The are also the worst offenders of Fake Disabilities in order to get a fraudulent handicap signs in front of their house. So stop blaming everyone else for your idiocy. .

As for the Southie great loyalty, that is a load of BS. Only people Southie folks are truly loyal too are themselves. Biggest frauds in the City. They blame everyone else but themselves. Biggest Real Estate developers, sales agents, contractors benefitting in Southie are from Southie. They are not out of towners. They only uses idiots like you when it is to their benefit and you go along because you are a complete dumb A..

So go back to sleeping on your mothers couch waiting for your workers comp check to come in. You are exactly the type of person that gives people like me a bad name.

South Boston cone vigilante: Hero or goat?

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