On February 8, an Uber driver shoveled out a parking space in Jamaica Plain, marked the spot with a space saver, then headed off to work. When he returned to the spot, it was occupied by a mysterious vehicle with New York plates. The space saver, an old bookcase, was no where to be found. He exacted revenge on the parking-spot thief by shoveling all the snow back in the space, right on top of the car.

He then wrote about the whole affair in a now deleted Craigslist post. (Read more about that here.)

On February 18, we told the other side of the story.


Emily Ackerman is a recent transplant from upstate New York. She parked in the saved space, but claimed there was no space saver present. Ackerman asked for forgiveness.

The Uber driver initially asked to remain anonymous, for fear his actions could result in some kind of punishment from city officials.

On Friday, he unmasked himself.

Josh Swett is the victim of the parking-spot theft, and the perpetrator of the act of revenge about which every snow-rattled Bostonian seems to have an opinion.

Swett said he returned to the scene of the crime this week, only to discover “the remains of the bookshelf.’’

“Looks like someone smashed it to pieces,’’ he said. “I’m willing to bet it was knocked over by a plow and then snowed over.’’

Swett told Boston.com that driving for Uber is “awesome.’’ He’s less enthused about the city’s approach to parking.

Courtesy of Josh Swett

A beer summit between Swett and Ackerman is tentatively planned for next week. Stay tuned.