Would you give up a freshly-dug parking space? The ethics of spot-saving in the winter

By Scott Maucione

Published February 1, 2026 at 8:05 AM EST

Your car was buried under the snow, you spent hours digging it out: Are you now going to give up your parking spot without a fight? Not in Baltimore you won't.

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