I was a victim of irony last week. While in Humboldt for the Saskatchewan Safety Council Skid Smart course, I was on a lunch break and got rear ended at a stop light. The back bumper and tail gate suffered extensive damage, but both myself and the driver of the other vehicle were fine. One thing I didn’t realize is that when you are struck by a vehicle from another province, the matter isn’t as cut and dry as it may seem. In theory, the person that does the hitting from behind should pay both deductibles; however since Manitoba has to pay for this person’s damage, they won’t be in any great rush to pay for mine. After all, I’m not insured through Manitoba. If it was a Saskatchewan vehicle, no big deal because SGI has to pay for both anyways. It is common for an out of province insurance company to try and find a loophole to prevent paying because they don’t receive my premiums. I’m assured, in my case, I can expect to be fully covered and if a deductible is required, it will be reimbursed. Point is, gather as much evidence as you can from the incident just to cover yourself in the event the other party tells a fib to their insurance company.
As far as the course itself was concerned, I highly suggest everyone to take it. The instructor says he’s taught people from the ages of 16 to 84 and every single person claims to have learned something. In my case, I went in with an open mind because I have never taken any form of driver education (aside from a motorcycle course last May). In a nutshell, I learned when is a good time to brake and when isn’t. I learned a few things about tires, how to use your eyes to the best of their capability, and when is the optimum time to use 4-wheel drive, amongst other things. The best was being in a safe environment and losing control of my vehicle and learning how it handles. You don’t ever want it to happen on the road in a real life situation, but if it does, hopefully I am equipped with the knowledge to know how to escape the predicament quickly and safely.
A Michigan mother is filing a lawsuit after her 15-year-old daughter lost a bet with her high school wrestling coach. Turns out, the coach wanted his student to cut her hair, saying it was a detriment to her success. The girl disagreed, but said if she lost an upcoming match, then she’d cut it. She lost, so the coach got out the scissors. The mother went ballistic. Apparently, this is a rare 15-year-old who’s hair will never grow back? The coach, who’s also a teacher, has been suspended. But, that’s not enough. The mom is taking the matter to court too. Meanwhile, the teenager isn’t upset with her coach at all. First world problems.
An Ohio couple claims their house was broken into and the burglar was in no hurry to leave. The family dog was fed bologna, the pot of coffee had been used and it was also apparent cigarettes had been smoked. I’m not so sure this entire tale isn’t a bunch of bologna. Police reports hardly ever give much detail, but this one said the intruder ‘made himself comfortable.’
Super Bowl 49 came to an end in the final seconds when the Seattle Seahawks called a pass play on second and goal with 18 seconds remaining when everyone in the stadium figured they’d run. Russell Wilson was intercepted in the end zone. It’s good to see a cocky team go down with their coach making an arrogant call like that. Too bad it was New England that beat them. I just can’t get behind the Patriots either. For that reason, I never actually watched the game so my description of how the game ended may be slightly off, but that’s pretty much the gist of it.
Former NFL head coach, now analyst for NBC, Tony Dungy was the only person to vote for Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner as the league’s MVP. Dungy, frankly, showed what a moron he is by casting his vote for Wagner in what was a two-horse race between Aaron Rodgers (who won) and JJ Watt, who ended up being the unanimous choice for Defensive Player Of The Year. Dungy says he felt Wagner wasn’t the best player but he was the most valuable as the Seattle defense was much better in the eleven games he played as opposed to the five he didn’t. His reasoning is ridiculous. Wagner missed over a quarter of his team’s games. Then again, there is no point arguing with a man who would rather rehab and welcome onto his team a sick and disgusting serial dog killer (Michael Vick) as opposed to a clean living citizen who is a homosexual (Michael Sam). I’m thinking Peyton Manning may have won another Super Bowl or two if not handicapped by this goofy head coach.
Nice person mentions this week to Lee Carlson, Philip Fourie & staff, Tricia Chisholm, Deanna Hansen, and Tammie Latimer.
