The Chariots of DOOM

[cranefly]

Well, we got the Prius back.  Surprisingly, State Farm covered most of it.  But not the anti-theft device we had installed in addition.  This is sort of a metal plate placed over the CC.  We're getting different stories on how effective it is.  Some say, Yeah, you're good, leave it in the driveway.  Others say that it just slows the thieves down, and is good for leaving it in a parking lot to shop or see a movie, but at home you should put it in the garage.

Last summer, the garage was not an option.  It was a horrible jam-packed mess.  But we spent all of July and half of August last year cleaning things out, and now it's merely cluttered.

So I managed to carve out a 175" X 68" X 58" (height) space for the Prius.  But it's tight.  We can't walk behind the car with the garage door down, and we can't do laundry (can't open the dryer door, so we'll have to back the Prius out for that).  We'll see how long we put up with this inconvenience, before just leaving it in the driveway.

As for driving the Prius into the garage to the exact right spot, I remember how my mom had a ball suspended on a string in her garage, and when the windshield bumped that, you knew you were in far enough.  I was going to rig something up like that, but then realized we already had one.