Funny Chicago Tradition

Something about Chicago winters that I find to be funny is the concept of "dibs" on parking spaces. During the winter, people work hard shoveling out their on-street parking spaces, and don't particularly want to share those spaces with someone else when they leave. So, they put lawn chairs, barricades, planters--anything--there to reserve the space until they return. The even funnier part of this, is that it actually works, and the city lets them do it.