car update

[forgotten_aria]

We started the insurance process. I did an "online" assessment by taking photos of the car. We didn't get a chance to phone the potential shop Friday. While doing a search for some thing completely different I found out that I had to submit a crash report to the RMV and the police within 5 days of the accident. I'm glad I lucked into finding this out. My insurance company should have told me about it. We've been approved for an estimate of the damage and we drove the car to the shop. The shop normally wants the car driven to them, photos taken, then they order the parts, then you get an appointment, but because the car was drivable, but not driving recommended, I asked to leave it with them. Now we wait who knows how long to have it repairs.

I hope leaving the battery out in the cold won't be too bad for the car.

I've been driving about 33 years and this is my first moving collision. I hope to have many more decades of accident free driving after this.

It makes me sad my basically new car is now forever "been in an accident" but I feel fortunate that no one was injured and I have a 2nd car to use. I can't imagine if I was also jumping through the medical system too.

I did see my pcp today, so that added to my stress level.

I'm hoping I can be less stressed now that I'm in the waiting stage of this.