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A recent post on social media has sparked a discussion about the practice of “winter dibs” in street parking. The concept, common in cities like Boston, is that the person who shovels out a street parking spot has the right to that spot. This tradition is often marked by placing an innocuous object, like a patio chair, in the cleared spot. The post’s author, a recent transplant from Boston, is seeking to understand the etiquette of winter street parking in the Midwest. The discussion that followed provides an interesting insight into the local norms and practices…