A Costly Boulder

1 rock in the road
2 people working full-time (3 with Kimie here)
3 "estimated business days" of car repair
$4/mile = towing rate
5 hours stuck on Highway 96
5 miles = previous AAA towing allotment
100 miles = current AAA towing allotment
120 miles of towing required
7 days straight where we needed a rental car
8 days straight of "q 1" (24/7) OB call
10 phone calls to repair shop
11th of January = current date
2012= current year
15 min = amount of time you can park for free at the Arcata airport (to get our rental car)
17th of December = date of accident
20% insurance discount on rental car
24 days of my car in the shop
$25/day of car rental charges
$26 = current 6-month charge for adding rental coverage to our current auto policy for one car
30 = approximate # of gray hairs I've gotten from this repair process
$500 deductible
$4,942.90 = total damage
37,000 miles on my car
1 strut still needing to be replaced

Having my car back (even with having to bring it back, probably next week, for the additional part to be added) = Priceless