[Spridgets] Interesting Classic Car insurance Claims

[Robert Duquette]

Rabies hadn't crossed my mind.  We know that we have visitors in the garden
frequently and I have had one other close encounter.
But, I was concerned about what might happen if they got in with my
"treasures" and sprayed.


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>
> Be careful, RD. Don't know much about where you live, but skunks generally
> avoid people and people smells except when they are rabid. They are known
> rabies carriers. I doubt your insurance would cover either being bit by a
> rabid skunk or the clean up required to get rid of the odor... ;-)
>
> Cheers!!
> Jim
>
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 8:14 AM, Robert Duquette <
> robertduquette at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> Last night, I found myself wondering what my house/car insurance covered,
>> as I
>> stood on the driveway. Here's my story:
>> It was after dark before I got out to the garage. Opened the big door,
>> flipped
>> on the
>> light; remembered that I should put out the garbage and recycling ... made
>> one trip out to the street, came back grabbed the handle of the composting
>> bin
>> and heard a strange noise as I tilted it and saw a blur of movement. My
>> first
>> thought was 'skunk'. Then I thought "Nah, it must have been racoons. It
was
>> more beige than white.' So I haul that container to the curb and come back
>> and 2 skunks come back around the corner of the garage towards me.
"Yikes!"
>> So, I naturally backed off and ( perhaps foolishly ) started clapping my
>> hands
>> softly. Not to scare or startle them but to let them be aware that I was
>> there. I had 2 fears. You can guess the first one. The second was that I
>> did not have a remote handy to close the door and I didn't want to lose
>> sight
>> of the door, have them enter and then close the door. I also wasn't found
>> of
>> the idea of going up to the door to press the button, but I eventually
did.
>> I
>> even took the time to shut off the light. I did not, however, finish
>> putting
>> out the garbage.
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