Hartford Auto Insurance Troubles #2

     It is now more than a week since the accident, and I haven't heard from Hartford Auto Insurance. Last night, Chris said, "I had to call Hartford for a claim number so you have to call Hartford for a claim number too. What makes you so special?"
     "I am special to your insurer because you caused me an injury."
     "You're not injured!"
     "My truck is! $700s worth!"
     From this point, things became only more emotional with Chris claiming that the lane out of our complex was only a one lane road, and me responding that she was lying. Finally, there was nothing else to do but open my front door and order her out. She left with uncomplimentary remarks about me and a mandate for me never to talk to her again. This has happened before when I put some boundaries on her behavior.
     I had wanted to ask Chris if she was told by Hartford Insurance Company that I was no one special and would have to call them because they weren't going to call me. I didn't have the opportunity to do that, but I did call Progresssive back to ascertain whether the claim number my agent had given me was theirs or Hartford's. My agent, Ellen, called me back to say it was Hartford's claim number. At least I had that much. I then called the Hartford agent, left a message, and did not get a callback. Ellen had told me this agent was claiming he had called me. In his imagination! I then called the number for his "team" and got a teed-off white man's voice from Indiana. I copied his tone until he ameliorated it. He ended up promising he would call my chosen body shop and approve the repair of my truck as soon as we hung up. We did that, and I drove over to the shop. The white man had done it. Finally, it seemed over with Hartford. What a contrast with the way I was treated by AMICA. Please, whoever the lady is who hits me next, be insured by AMICA! My fog lamp was falling off my grill so the body man quickly and politely removed it. He was also a white man. Peter Nickerson,  352-359-0850
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but what he does and what he allows others
to do in his presence."
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I hope his girl/boyfriend would say he met that measure!

Hartford Auto Insurance Troubles #1

Last Thursday, my friend Chris came to my door to tell me that she had run into my truck. But it had suffered little damage compared to hers. We went outside, and she was right. My front bumper and grill were damaged but her entire left side was badly scraped and her left rear side demolished.
     Chris had been on the way to the emergency room because of extreme pain in her head. She had started down the little lane when she realized she didn't have her driver's license. She then began backing up but ended leaving her lane, crossing across the other lane, and into the left front end of my parked truck.
I took her to the emergency room and called Progressive as soon as I got back.
Progressive asked me if I called the police, and I replied, based upon all the events around America in the last years, that I hadn't because I didn't want to be shot. A bit dramatic, but very legal and maybe prescient. Who really knows? I am so tall and bulked up, that a jittery policewoman might fear for her life just talking to me. I would like to develop that later as there are disquieting things happening with the police even in the most loving town in the United States:
Brattleboro, Vermont.
     But first the accident. Chris said she had Hartford insurance, and they would take care of everything. Two years ago, a very attractive registered nurse had taken out my rear bumper as I was on my way for my first date with the One-Eyed Beauty. a gorgeous woman with only one working eye. The nurse was driving a big Cadillac Escalade, and she had MICA insurance. I can't think of a better set of circumstances to be hit by unless it would be that the nurse fell in love with me! A dream of an agent from MICA was in touch with me the next day. She took care of everything including my rental truck. She even called my body shop when I asked her to be sweet to the receptionist Amanda because I feared I had been too sarcastic when I asked if my new rear bumper was coming from Alaska by sled dog and the team ran the Iditarod. Eventually, I was so overcome by gratitude for this AMICA agent that I told her I loved her ( a lonely, poor, old man can fall in love very easily!) Not missing a beat, she replied, "I love you too,Mr.Nickerson.                                                                                              
     You can't love if you can't hate, and I am progressing to the other end of the spectrum with Hartford. It is now seven days since the accident, and Hartford hasn't called me. I spent well over an hour trying to penetrate Hartford's internal telephone system to speak to Chris's agent and to complain to Progressive about being abandoned by Hartford. How do you know for certain if a person has auto insurance and the coverage if the insurance company doesn't call you? Finally I got his number and heard his taped voice saying he would be out of the office until "Tuesday." It was Tuesday! Then a robot said he did not take messages. Now that's real customer service! Doneybrook to be continued
Peter Nickerson, 352-359-0850

I Support Geert Wilders

     Holland just found Geert Wilder guilty of inciting discrimination. It is fitting that he leads the Freedom Party because he should be free to be able to say that he wants to keep Moroccans and Martians out of Holland. What right do federal employees or even we-the people- have to tell someone what is acceptable speech. Acceptable to whom? Who's the Almighty God here? If you find his speech unacceptable, then walk away or turn it off just as I have had to turn the radio hate-show host Cheryl Miller off for the last year. But with the election of Trump, I turn it on so I can gloat over her anger and hatred. No one is making you listen to Geer Wilder. But if you keep up your unprincipled demands for "acceptable" speech, eventually you may not be able to turn off any speech. You may find yourself in the same situation as the poor Tibetans who are forced to listen to evil-sick communistic diatribes blared at them from loudspeakers in the streets. There's no turning off  that. So leave Geer Wilders free to ex press his opinions on whom to allow into Holland and whom not to. As a repre sentative democracy in Holland, he is part of we-the people. We-the people are perfectly free to stop the immigration of Moroccan and Martians through laws,and Geer Wilders, as one of us, is perfectly free to say that we should pass such a law Don't be such crybullies, you federal employees in Holland's court! Three cheers for Geer Wilders from this American!
     Peter Nickerson, Philosophy Major, peternickerson12@yahoo.com 352-359-0850

Trumpians, Savor The Victory!

Trumpians Savor The Victory!
     As I live in Vermont, during the day there are only liberal radio talk shows. I don't have TV. These shows are so small and lying that I start to shout at them.
But now that Trump has won, I invite you to listen to them verbally writhe with anger that Hellary lost. Specifically, listen in on talk show host Cheryl Miller. Hear them fruitlessly shoot their venom at the truth and the good. Remember what I just learned Teddy Roosevelt is given the credit for saying, "Conservatives get angry at lies; liberals get angry at the truth." Take this time to rejoice not only in the Holidays but also in the knowledge that the liberals not only aren't going to be able to do anything more for at least a while to hurt us, but also rejoice that much of the bad they have done is going to be rolled back.
     All I ask for this cheerful news is that you remember we are a nation of Laws, not of men, especially only one men. Let's not debase ourselves before any charismatic figure. Let's not try to make a God out of a man. Let's make a god out of Reason instead. Watch and react to Trump. Remember, he's just our employee. The most important one, but an employee all the same. Don't let all the beautiful women (and men?) and gold around him overwhelm you into acting like an African slave or European serf. You are his employer.
Peter Nickerson, Philosophy Major, peternickerson12@yahoo.com 352-359-0850