Some of us grew up with the tradition of Santa Claus or Saint Nick paying us a visit on Christmas Eve night. Whatever you may have called the jolly old man, chances are you were also warned about his Naughty or Nice list. The old saying goes that those who were good year-round would be spoiled with gifts — while those who were bad would receive coal for Christmas. Now, whether or not you agree with this tradition, waking up with coal in your stocking sounds disappointing and downright awful. But this made us get to thinking… what’s the Los Angeles equivalent of receiving coal for Christmas?
Weasked our audience of Los Angeles locals, and they answered. (Along with some of our own.) Reality is, sh*t happens when living in the big city, so whether you were naughty or nice this year — here are LA’s versions of coal in your stocking!
1. Receiving a red light camera photo in the mail.
2. Forgetting to move your car for street sweeping.
3. A parking ticket.
4. Running over a pothole.
5. Getting a busted car window in DTLA.
6. When the person in front of you doesn’t turn left on yellow. (unwritten rule of LA)
7. Having to drive to LAX for any reason whatsoever.
8. When a fender bender turns the freeway into a parking lot.
9. A letter of rental increase.
10. Getting called a weirdo.
11. A sigalert.
12. Getting your catalytic converter stolen. Twice. In one month.
13. Your sister marries a 49er fan!
14. The Dodgers getting eliminated from the World Series Contention… over and over again.
