Keep Smiling!
I have been writing about driving matters for well over five years, and it has now occurred to me that I have never focused on the lighter side. Is there a lighter side? Absolutely! People are people and we have the capacity to see the funny side of everything, including driving. The things we say when we are in a bit of trouble, and the things we say to our insurance companies can be terribly funny.
I worked in the insurance industry for over twenty-five years, and although I never dealt with motor claims the funnier claims do somehow get shared. In fact, simply Google “funny driving stories” and you will probably be amazed by the number of entries.
For instance, in answer to the question “Could either driver have done anything differently to have avoided the accident?” The answer given was “We could have taken the bus!”
A car collided with a cow. Question “What warning was given by you?” Answer. Horn. “And the other party?” “Moo!”
“Sorry officer. I didn’t think the speed limit applied after midnight.”
“The car in front hit the pedestrian, but he got up, so I hit him again.”
The policeman pulled over the tourist on his bike. “Sir, your wife fell off your bike about ten minutes ago!” “Oh, Thank God for that. I thought I’d gone deaf!”
Magistrate to defendant: “It was the only car on the street and you hit it. Why?”
“I was trying to kill a fly when I drove into the telephone pole.”
“Coming home I drove into the wrong house and hit a tree I don’t have.”
“I thought my window was down until I spat through it.”
“The pedestrian ran for the sidewalk, but I got him.”
Humour is everywhere, even when you least expect it. I will do this again soon. Meanwhile, keep smiling and let’s try not to meet by accident!
Copyright © 2010 Eugene Carmichael
I have been writing about driving matters for well over five years, and it has now occurred to me that I have never focused on the lighter side. Is there a lighter side? Absolutely! People are people and we have the capacity to see the funny side of everything, including driving. The things we say when we are in a bit of trouble, and the things we say to our insurance companies can be terribly funny.
I worked in the insurance industry for over twenty-five years, and although I never dealt with motor claims the funnier claims do somehow get shared. In fact, simply Google “funny driving stories” and you will probably be amazed by the number of entries.
For instance, in answer to the question “Could either driver have done anything differently to have avoided the accident?” The answer given was “We could have taken the bus!”
A car collided with a cow. Question “What warning was given by you?” Answer. Horn. “And the other party?” “Moo!”
“Sorry officer. I didn’t think the speed limit applied after midnight.”
“The car in front hit the pedestrian, but he got up, so I hit him again.”
The policeman pulled over the tourist on his bike. “Sir, your wife fell off your bike about ten minutes ago!” “Oh, Thank God for that. I thought I’d gone deaf!”
Magistrate to defendant: “It was the only car on the street and you hit it. Why?”
“I was trying to kill a fly when I drove into the telephone pole.”
“Coming home I drove into the wrong house and hit a tree I don’t have.”
“I thought my window was down until I spat through it.”
“The pedestrian ran for the sidewalk, but I got him.”
Humour is everywhere, even when you least expect it. I will do this again soon. Meanwhile, keep smiling and let’s try not to meet by accident!
Copyright © 2010 Eugene Carmichael
