| Jerry and the Blustery Day
It was about as windy as it can get without being a hurricane or a tornado. Weather
reports said that during the height of the storm it was blowing at about 90 kph (almost 60
mph) with gusts up to 113 kph (70 mph). As expected, whatever wasn't properly secured
outdoors was at the mercy of these powerful forces of nature.
When Jerry got home, he discovered that his shed was gone. No, it wasn't a
Hallowe'en prank, but rather an "act of God", as explained by his insurance
people. The wind picked up the shed from where it was bolted to the ground, threw it
against the fence (knocking part of it over), up over the neighbour's car (scratching the
paint), and tossed it WAY up into the air. (You could see where it scraped bark off
tree branches 10 feet up.) It landed about 40 feet away in the middle of the yard,
and was bent in half rather neatly upon impact. The insurance crew showed up to
inspect the situation and said that for the usual $500 deductible, Jerry would be the
proud owner of a brand new shed.
In the meantime, Jerry's neighbour called his insurance agent. Supposedly, the agent
couldn't stop laughing when the neighbour asked if his car insurance covered damage caused
by flying sheds.
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The above was inspired by a true story sent in by Robert B. of Winnipeg, MB.
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