I have to say that Allstate, and all insurance to some degree is a racket. I’ve been with this impersonal institution for upwards of ten precious years now and for the most part its been unimpressive. Unless you consider the amount of money I’ve thrown at them. Hanni and I bought some land north of Spokane. Insurance inspector comes out to look at the place. One month passes. They say I have to cut down the brush so its a few hundred feet farther away from the house to avoid a fire hazard. You have one week.
Well slap my ass! In an unusual display of fury, I told the agent to turn around and tell his superiors:
1. I was just there! You want me to drive 5 hours across the state at the last minute? Why the hell didn’t you tell me earlier?
2. I’ve been with you 10 years and you want me to “jump” to satisfy your interests?
3. They’ll only see my ass going out the door if they don’t budge.
It’s really sad. The reason is that in reality, my leaving them is probably no big deal. Plus I need to go through the trouble of setting up a new set of policies and almost certainly pay more after losing my tenure.
Balls.
Chris
