Memories

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Remember when:

• It took 2 minutes for the TV to warm up
• Your dad made all the decisions
• Your windshield was cleaned, radiator & oil checked and gas served, without asking, all for free, each & every time
•  Car keys were always ‘stored’ in the ignition
• Hula hoops, Jacks & Pick up sticks
• Penny candy that cost a penny
• Home milk delivery in glass bottles
• 33’s & 45’s played on Hi Fi record players
• Adding machines, mimeograph machines &  typewriters
• Water balloon fights
• A neighbor’s new car was the talk of the neighborhood
• Chinese food was an occasional treat
• Suits, ties, hats, dresses & gloves were worn to church and on airplanes
• Bundle boys carried your groceries to your car
• Sen Sen
• Brill Cream-  “ A little dab will do ya”
• Scooter pies
• Kerosene smudge pots used as highway flares
• Car tires had inner tubes
• Wallpaper was hung with wheat paste and every room was wallpapered.
• All barbeque grills used briquettes
• Stores and malls were closed on Sundays
• You had to manually defrost your freezer
• Polaroid instant cameras
• The Ivory Soap twins
• “Winston tastes good, like a cigarette should”
• Pepsi Cola hits the spot, 10 full ounces, that’s a lot!Remember the slogan, “Your Independent Insurance Agent serves you first”? At A. Gordon Insurance, times haven’t changed. Our friendly staff at A. Gordon Insurance continues to put you first!

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Pig A la Mode

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We tend to think of the more common types of Homeowners claims such as fire, theft, wind damage etc. My dad always called his Homeowners policy his “Fire policy”.  “If it’s not a fire, I’m not putting in a claim”. Times have changed since then and homeowners look to their policy to help them share the burden of loss.

As an agent, one of my most memorable claims involved a pet pig. Hilarious but true! My clients were awakened by lightning damage at their home.  It seems that a lightning bolt hit the side of their car, knocking off both hub caps. According to the fire department, the lightning bolt then traveled underneath the paved driveway and knocked off the hub caps on the other side of the car. The bolt then proceeded to travel over to the gate of the Smith’s metal fence, hitting the electric lock and causing the gate to open. Fenced inside was the Smith’s pet pig. The pig became spooked and ran across the street and in the neighbor’s back yard.  The pig then ran across the covered in ground pool and fell through the cover. The fire department successfully rescued the pig from drowning.

• Replacement of the damaged electric lock, replacement for the neighbor’s pool cover, and the fire department service charge were covered on the Homeowners policy.
• Replacement of damaged hub caps were covered on the auto policy.
• Rescued & consoled pig…………………..Priceless!

Bill C.
A. G. Gordon, Inc.

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Just Some Insurance Humor

An insured called her auto carrier to report an accident.  She was very distraught as it was her first accident and she insisted that it was caused by the other driver.  While providing her company with the details of the incident, she was asked by the claim representative to provide her plate number.  She indicated that it was 123NMF.  The claim rep repeated it back to her as 123 N as in Nancy, M as in Mary, and F as in Francis.  The insured responded, no it is 123 N as in Not, M as in My, F as in Fault!

Donna M. Bellavance
A.G. Gordon, Inc.

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