I have found the key to surviving parking and they are cigarettes! Yesterday morning when I parked, pukey homeless person was on the other end of the block. Another homeless lady, who was polite, smiled, and said good morning to me, was right behind the bikes. I asked her what brand she liked to smoke. Then I went the store, bought her a pack, and asked her to keep an eye on my bike.

When I came out at the end of the day she was still there. All the other bikes had trash and stuff all around them. You could also see that pukey homeless person had been around as well. My bike had no trash around it and pukey had been nowhere near it. Best 5 bucks I have ever spent!