There are a couple of ways to look at what happened on usually quiet Kent Road in Upper Darby Monday afternoon.

But here’s the one that stands out to me. Amir Sheikh is 23; George Mirzayan is 74.

They are neighbors. Police believe they have been involved in a longstanding feud. Over a parking spot.

It’s a familiar refrain in Delaware County, where you routinely can see lawn chairs left out to reserve a precious parking spot, especially after a snow storm. Is there anything more aggravating than digging out your car, running an errand, then returning home to find someone else’s car in your precious spot?

Police believe a parking spot was at the root of what happened yesterday between Sheikh and Mirzayan.

Police say an argument over Sheikh’s cab, which was double-parked, came to blows. It ended with Mirzayan hospitalized in critical condition and Sheikh in jail.

Authorities charge Sheikh first shoved a female relative of Mirzayan, which sparked the confrontation. Sheikh told police the woman spat at him.

Upper Darby Police Superintendent Mike Chitwood said Mirzayan was then “pummeled and severely beaten” in the ensuing brawl. Mirzayan suffered a fractured nose and jaw.

You think maybe we can all “park” our tempers here for a bit? A neighborhood dispute ends with one man hospitalized and another in the hospital.

We’ve reported worse. Luckily, neither of these two guys was armed at the time.

That doesn’t change what happened. And I guess it won’t stop it from happening again.