Then again, we are dealing with government here ... so maybe you will. I mentioned this during the Information Overload Hour yesterday.

In Washington DC you can get a ticket for parking your car in your own driveway. There is a law that states, "Any area between the property line and the building restriction line shall be considered as private property set aside and treated as public space under the care and maintenance of the property owner." So basically, property owners in DC do not own the land between their front door and the sidewalk. While property owners are responsible for taking care of this plot of land, they technically do not own it. It is considered "public space." So if you pull into your own driveway, but do not pull your car far enough up so that it is flush with your house or building, technically your car is on "public land" and you can get a ticket.

You can bet your buns that the city has been taking full advantage of this. In fact, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is one of the many people who have been ticketed for violating this law.

So what do you do if you want to be able to park your car so that its nose sticks out passed your home? You have to go to the government and lease the your property back from the city government. .

Unbelievable. Only government.