Let us imagine that you are a trifle upset with someone and that person is so unfortunate as to park his vehicle in an area to which you have access.

You’re not mad at the guy; you’re not going to run a spark plug cable to the gas tank and dangle a spark plug just inside the filler tube. That would be wrong.

But you could remove the schrader valves from two tires each morning and then replace the valve after the air has escaped. Why two, because so few people carry more than one spare tire. There is nothing wrong with the tire, valve, or wheel and it will be distracting, as well as aggravating.

Or, you could take a syringe with a longish needle and inject doe-in-heat or skunk scent into the passenger compartment through the weatherstripping around the window.

Or, you could exchange license plates with another car. Who checks?

Vasiline on a windshield, anyone?

You know what? Those security parking spots are worth the money.