This morning, I visited Hertz and swapped the Cavalier for a Prius. I am much happier, even though the car is missing some of the bells and whistles that our new Prius has (like the Smart Entry/Smart Key system, the navigation system, and Bluetooth). But it’s wonderful being able to sit in the car without hurting!

And the insurance company called me — they needed me to contact the towing company to have the car moved to the body shop of my choice. Since I have no body shop experience, I asked them for a suggestion, and they suggested Swanson Collision Repair, which, by strange coincidence, is in the same building as Hertz. So I called the towing company, who told me I’d have to come in and sign a form before they could move the car; fortunately, they were only a few blocks away. And as long as I was there, I grabbed everything I could out of the car (including one of our garage door openers!), and took a picture of the damage:

I’m waiting to hear whether they’ll repair the car or not. I hope they let me know soon.

The insurance company called us today, wanting to know where the old car had been towed to, and what our favorite body shop was. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the message until after the adjuster had gone home for the day, but I left answers to the questions (we don’t have a favorite body shop, so I’ll let them pick one) on voicemail, and maybe things will happen tomorrow.

Hertz will have a Prius for me to rent tomorrow morning, which will definitely be an improvement over the Cavalier. I mentioned my dislike of the seat, and the person at Hertz said that they advise customers to bring a pillow — I find it hard to believe that Chevy could design a car which is so uncomfortable. Maybe that’s why GM is losing billions?

And Jack and Bobby got cancelled today; it wasn’t much of a surprise, given the ratings, but it was still disappointing news. Wonder how long before it shows up on DVD?