Don’t step on Louie-Louie Generation guys and girls. As Big Louie… his own bad self…likes to say, “We like to be nice people, but… don’t mess with us.” I told you two months ago about the SUV that hit my airplane. Without getting into eye glazing details, the “perp’s” insurance company is trying for a cheap fix. I brought a lawyer into the situation, and still, everybody is doing the minuet. So I’m going to make the insurance company a deal. If they don’t get off their fannies, I’m going to tell you the name of the company involved…it’s a big one… and suggest that you remember my experience with them next time you are in the market for auto or home owners insurance.
The counter on this blog shows an average of around 80,000 hits per month. And I’m willing to bet that many of you own cars and SUVs and are occasionally interested in auto insurance. This is not intended as a threat to the insurance company. It is simply an effort to supply you with information that might be helpful to you, and to any friends or business associates of yours who might be thinking about comparing offers from insurance companies in the future. And, of course, I intend to send a copy of this blog to the insurance company, because I think it’s only fair that they know about it.
Also, as many of you know, I spent a long time in the radio and tv business. Therefore, in the interest of helping consumers to make informed decisions, I feel I should also inform my friends who are still in the news business about this experience. Some of them wouldn’t touch a story like this for anything, because the insurance company in question is a major sponsor. But knowing my friends the way I do, some won’t be able to resist a story like this. Especially since I still have some “name recognition” in places like Boston and New York.
I’ll also be very interested in hearing your true experiences with this insurance company. I’ve already discussed this with one friend who happens to own stock in the company, and she has volunteered to publicly discuss my problem and any other documentable experiences you may have had at the next stockholder’s meeting. So please do keep an eye on where this dispute goes. And, of course, the Better Business Bureau will also be interested.
I’ve also been fortunate enough to have several articles published in flying magazines. And I think this experience will have enough value for pilots to propose an article based on it to several of the flying magazines which have published my material in the past.
As Big Louie always says, “This is a nation founded by a bunch of enraged bomb throwers in white wigs and funny hats. They had a lot to say about cheating kings, taxes, and the rights we all have to be treated fairly…and not one of those things they ever said was, ‘shut up and take what’s coming to you.’” Louie-Louie Generation guys and girls are always courteous, but we have lines. When somebody crosses one, we chew nails and spit rust. We don’t like to be cheated, and we don’t like lies. Of course, we don’t waste time fussing, either. Laughing always beats whining. Big Louie appreciates laughs. “Beautiful and handsome goes, but funny stays. If you were ever funny, you’ll always be funny”… is how he puts it.And we have a pretty good idea of what to look for to know if people are lying to us.
For example, if somebody licks his lips just before he says something…or there are long pauses in the middle of sentences…or a woman hides her hands…or the pupils of a guy’s eyes suddenly get very wide… we get skeptical. We know we have to look out for number one, and we can usually avoid stepping in number two.I’ll keep you posted on how this thing goes.
Dick’s Details Quiz – All answers are available in the current PodCast at www.dicksummer.com
1- “Quo Vadis” was the film that held the record for most costumes used. What film held the record for least costumes used? 2- What is the title of the most hated woman in the Miss America contest?3- Name a movie in which Grand Central Station is featured.
Scoring:
3 right – Nobody will mess with you.
2 right – The current Governor of California is the only one who will mess with you.
1 right – Your insurance agent DID mess with you.
0 right – Even Hillary Clinton would mess with you.
We’re not always too smart. Some of us think God is dead and Elvis is alive. Lots of us believe anything that tastes good will kill you. But real Louie-Louie guys and girls have at least learned enough to laugh at ourselves…not because we’re getting a little forgetful and wrinkly…but because we’ve seen enough to know that the Emperor not only has no clothes…he must be out of Viagra.
So, as Big Louie his own bad self, always says…don’t mess with us.
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