Show April 26 1974 Friday humorous day in the life of an insurance recorder A by Linda Harker for Student Life ago” Often it seems that humor like beauty is in the eye of the began to fully appreciate 'this one summer as I worked as an accident recorder for an insurance company Some of the calamities that crossed my desk would have won Oscars There was the lady who called up to report a car accident After I beholder she had satisfactorily supplied the policy number name and address etc I was a bit puzzled when I asked where the accident here” she never let me replied “and they’ll occurred baby-si- t “Right Wishing only to again” stick to the pertinent facts I continued “Where is the car now so that an adjustor can come inspect it?” Rather impatiently she replied And hed better hurry because it’s leaking oil all over the rug” “Here in the living-roo- m She wasn’t kidding I leaned back in my chair to enjoy the answer to my next question “How did the accident happen?” Turns out she was a babysitting her niece and nephew while her sister was away She was teaching the boy to drive out of the driveway He went through the picture window in the living-rootaking the car with him “Now when is the adjustor coming?” I couldn’t quite understand her indignation when he couldn’t come that very morning “When did the accident happen?” I asked “Three days m Actually wrong gear mishaps are quite common One lady was so upset upon finding herself in the garage when attempting to back out of the driveway that she quicly put the car in reverse stepped on the accellerator and found herself in the neighbor’s garage directly across the street She hadn’t stopped to open the door Many ladies ask if they can get the cars fixed the same day “before my husband comes home” They figure it helps soften the blow of the bill if their husbands don’t have to look at the smashed car But one gentleman must have found himself in an awkward spot when I made a callback on a stolen car report The owner was not at home but his wife was an I figured she would be able to supply me with the necessary informgjion “I’m calling airout your husband’s car that was stolen” “Yes” she hestitated Supplying more details to refresh her memory I continued “You know the car that was stolen at 10 pm from the Crossroads Motel” “Motel! The bum What was he doing at the motel at 10 pm? He told me he was working late that night” Realizing that anything she had to say on the matter would be to her husband I quickly hung up I also handled home owner claims Most of them involved broken windows and cesspool But there were a couple cave-in- s of good lost wallet stories Page 3 FRANKLY SPEAKING by phil frank An obviously older man called once to report a lost wallet When he started telling me the story I realized I’d better wait until he finished and had hung up before I started writing it down I knew thinking about how to work it would make me hysterical rather than projecting the cold passionless insurance agent image “How’d you lose it?” I inquired “Well when I was leaving the bathroom I realized my wallet was missing from my back pocket All I could think of is that it must have fallen from my back pocket when I was pulling my pants up and I flushed it away” I don’t think they paid the claim Another lady called and sobbed intermittently while reporting her stolen purse Someone had swiped it from the ladies’ room in Penn Station I had to ask her what happened Anxious to be cooperative she ' began to tell me every detail from the purpose of her visit to the restroom to the toilet paper she put on the seat She had hung her coat and purse on the hookon the back of the door “I couldn’t have been sitting there very long” she reported “when a hand reached over the top and took my purse By the time I got my pants up the person was gone” Some kindly policeman had given her fare home I wonder if he enjoys telling the story over and over again as much as I do Cl '1 TTOHT PERFUME YOU'D LlPe MY MEW “ IT£ HYDROCHLORIC STUDENT LIFE is the official student publication of Utah State University and is written and edited by students EDITORIAL POLICY is solely the responsibility of the editorial staff The editor can reserve the right to refuse any publication at his discretion EDITORIAL OPINIONS are solely those of the editorial board and those writers with signed articles LETTER POLICY The editor reserves the right to edit refuse or print any letter All line and signed with name and student number left ers must be typed on a Names may be withheld by the Editor however at the student's request Published during the school year except during finals week by the Associated Students of USU Editorial offices University Center 315 business office UnEntered iversity C enter 317 Printed by the Box Elder News and Journal Brigham City as second class postage at University Station Logan Utah 84321 Subscription rates $6 per year $2 per quarter Correspondence should be addressed to PO Box 1249 60-spa- Zj FORESTERS!!! 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