They said what? Strange but True.....

Written by: Shannon Stockdale

Happy Wednesday everyone! It sure has been a rainy week.  I am feeling thankful to see blue sky and sunshine out my office window right now as the weather report had called for two more days of rain.  They may still be correct, but even a short glimpse of the sun is uplifting!

In the spirit of creating some of our own sunshine today I have done some research into the more comical side of the insurance industry.  I found an article written by Alan Turnham providing some of the strange but true insurance stories.  Below you will find my Top 20 picks (in no particular order) of the strange but true descriptions and explanations provided by insured's to their carrier when reporting an accident.  

1. To avoid a collision I ran into the other car
2. The pedestrian had no idea which way to run, so I ran over him.
3. I thought the side window was down but it was up, as I found when I put my head through it.
4. I collided with a stationary tree.
5. I consider that neither vehicle was to blame but if either were to blame it was the other one.
6. I bumped into a shop window and sustained injuries to my wife.
7. I heard a horn blow and was struck violently in the back.  Evidently a lady was trying to pass me.
8. Coming home I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I haven't got.
9. I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.
10. The telephone pole was approaching and I was attempting to swerve out of it's way when it struck the front end of my car.
11. I blew my horn but it would not work as it was stolen.
12. A lamp post bumped into my car, damaging it in two places.
13. I left my car unattended for a minute, and whether by accident or design it ran away.
14. In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.
15. I didn't think the speed limit applied after midnight.
16. My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle.
17. Windscreen broken.  Cause unknown.  Probably voodoo.
18. The car in front hit the pedestrian but he got up so I hit him again.
19. I had been driving for 40 years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.
20. An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car and vanished.

My personal favorite is a tie between  #17 and #20.  Haven't we all had days like this? When you wake up in the morning you know you'll have your breakfast, brush your teeth and get dressed.  Beyond what we have planned each day holds so much possibility.  And while we hope for those things to occur that will affect us in a positive way, sometimes we aren't so lucky.  So, that's why it's important to make sure that what you consider valuable...you also consider insuring.  It's the only guarantee that you may be able to replace that which you have lost.  Remember we're only a phone call away!!