L.A. by the Slice: Five Stages of Parking Spot Grief

Denial

“I’ve parked on this side street before! There’s always a spot.”

Anger

“#$*&! Why is the only spot a 15-minute zone?”

Bargaining

“If I find a spot on the next block, I promise to walk to everything within a one-mile radius of my house, plus join a carpool and stop making fun of Smart cars.”

Depression

“I’m 30 minutes late, I wore my most stylish-painful shoes, and I’m six blocks away. There is nothing.”

Acceptance

“Valet.”