Funny Car Insurance Claim - Or Not So Funny After All

by Sherri Devereau
(www.intuitiveeyes.com)

(This event can be considered a funny car insurance claim, but for the car owner, it probably wasn't so funny after all.)


I was with the Phoenix Fire Dept at the time and we got a house fire call. When we got on scene and tried to run the hose to the hydrant a fancy and very expensive little European car was parked right in front of the hydrant. Did I mention you could still smell the 'new car smell' on it from feet away?


To get the proper water pressure the goal was to have no kinks or bends in the hose so the Captain did what he had to do. He busted out both windows of the car and ran the hose through it. He went the extra step to make sure the leaky coupling was right in the middle of the leather and burl wood interior, too. The interior was soaked when I last looked, with more than a foot of water already inside of that pretty little car.


Now I do not know the aftermath or outcome of all of this as I was medical and had to go on another call. I would have loved to see this claim and if it was paid. After all, he was at fault. Right? lol.


Moral of the story: Do not park your car in front of a fire hydrant. Ever! We live for this stuff and we will laugh about you for years to come. :0)