Because I had noticed that our esteemed member, Possum3, had not posted for some time I decided to phone to check on him. Turns out that he has recently had quite a run of bad luck with a storm sending a "20 ton" tree crashing through the roof of the house he was living in, South of Sydney., destroying it. Unfortunately, another house that he owns in Sydney also suffered storm damage so he presently is living in his caravan and has no internet. Not getting much co-operation from his insurance company is causing him some angst, which we all have experienced, no doubt. Most importantly, he sounds happy and advises that he is fit and well, saying "The Possum is still in the tree" so he still has his sense of humour! In the course of our conversation Mike Harding's name came up, and Possum said that he knows where Mike is, and to say "Hello", so "Hello Mike". Cheers
P.S I have no idea why the script is grey.
Ivan 01 said
04:48 PM Jul 10, 2022
That is bad news about his properties but good news that he is OK.
A thought or two had crossed my mind when he was not here on the forum with his jokes and good advice that he may have been crook.
Pleased that he is good apart from dealing with insurance companies.
Pass on my regards if you talk again and I look forward to his return as I am sure do others as well.
-- Edited by Ivan 01 on Sunday 10th of July 2022 04:48:56 PM
rgren2 said
05:06 PM Jul 10, 2022
Thanks for checking and giving us a heads up. Much appreciated.
Craig1 said
05:11 PM Jul 10, 2022
Thanks Chris
Mike Harding said
06:51 PM Jul 10, 2022
Yobarr: PM sent.
Knightrider said
07:22 PM Jul 10, 2022
Yobar - the words "Not getting much co-operation from his insurance company is causing him some angst, which we all have experienced, no doubt". Sorry to burst your little bubble, but I have never had any bad, unpleasant, unfair experience with any Insurer - I am often amazed why people, obviously like you, have this problem.
landy said
07:42 PM Jul 10, 2022
Ivan 01 wrote:
That is bad news about his properties but good news that he is OK.
A thought or two had crossed my mind when he was not here on the forum with his jokes and good advice that he may have been crook.
Pleased that he is good apart from dealing with insurance companies.
Pass on my regards if you talk again and I look forward to his return as I am sure do others as well.
-- Edited by Ivan 01 on Sunday 10th of July 2022 04:48:56 PM
X2
KevinJ said
08:08 PM Jul 10, 2022
Knightrider wrote:
Yobar - the words "Not getting much co-operation from his insurance company is causing him some angst, which we all have experienced, no doubt". Sorry to burst your little bubble, but I have never had any bad, unpleasant, unfair experience with any Insurer - I am often amazed why people, obviously like you, have this problem.
I have. I had my motorbike stolen in the mid 80s so I put a claim in to the big M/C insurer at that time. They knocked the claim back even though my policy document said it was covered. They said no and that they had accidentally sent me the wrong policy document at renewal. I showed my boss who happened to be the head of re-insurance in Australia so he rang the CEO of the insurer and told him he was holding the policy document which said I was covered. The claim was paid.
yobarr said
08:21 PM Jul 10, 2022
KevinJ wrote:
Knightrider wrote:
Yobar - the words "Not getting much co-operation from his insurance company is causing him some angst, which we all have experienced, no doubt". Sorry to burst your little bubble, but I have never had any bad, unpleasant, unfair experience with any Insurer - I am often amazed why people, obviously like you, have this problem.
I have. I had my motorbike stolen in the mid 80s so I put a claim in to the big M/C insurer at that time. They knocked the claim back even though my policy document said it was covered. They said no and that they had accidentally sent me the wrong policy document at renewal. I showed my boss who happened to be the head of re-insurance in Australia so he rang the CEO of the insurer and told him he was holding the policy document which said I was covered. The claim was paid.
Thanks Kevin, for your support. If I got started I would be here for a long time telling of dealings with insurance companies, both my own and those of friends. "Mind boggling" would be a phrase I could use to describe some of the excuses these companies have given in an effort to avoid honouring their contracts. Cheers
rgren2 said
07:30 AM Jul 11, 2022
There is always someone that if they found a $1 would complain that it wasnt $2.
Magnarc said
08:19 AM Jul 11, 2022
I too have missed Possum's contributions. Hope that he can get everything sorted.
PS. Knightrider, please tell us what company you use so that we can all benefit from their largesse,also your last sentence was a totally unnecessary inclusion.
-- Edited by Magnarc on Monday 11th of July 2022 08:26:23 AM
dorian said
09:01 AM Jul 11, 2022
yobarr wrote:
P.S I have no idea why the script is grey.
If you switch to the HTML composition window rather than Visual, you will see "color: #888888;" within the "span style" HTML tags. Just delete everything in between "<" and ">", including those two characters.
dogbox said
09:25 AM Jul 11, 2022
Magnarc wrote:
I too have missed Possum's contributions. Hope that he can get everything sorted.
PS. Knightrider, please tell us what company you use so that we can all benefit from their largesse,also your last sentence was a totally unnecessary inclusion.
-- Edited by Magnarc on Monday 11th of July 2022 08:26:23 AM
x2
Bobdown said
09:27 AM Jul 11, 2022
Hurry back Possum, need more dirty jokes.........lol
Cheers Bob
Ivan 01 said
09:35 AM Jul 11, 2022
Bobdown wrote:
Hurry back Possum, need more dirty jokes.........lol
Cheers Bob
+ 1
yobarr said
11:54 AM Jul 11, 2022
dorian wrote:
yobarr wrote:
P.S I have no idea why the script is grey.
If you switch to the HTML composition window rather than Visual, you will see "color: #888888;" within the "span style" HTML tags. Just delete everything in between "<" and ">", including those two characters.
Thanks for the advice Dorian. Unfortunately it means little to me as I don't have any knowledge of the terminology you use, but at least I now can ask for help from someone who does know! Cheers
dorian said
12:23 PM Jul 11, 2022
Hit the "Quote" button and you'll see the composition window (where you compose your reply). At the top right of the window you will see two tabs, Visual and HTML.
yobarr said
12:30 PM Jul 11, 2022
dorian wrote:
Hit the "Quote" button and you'll see the composition window (where you compose your reply). At the top right of the window you will see two tabs, Visual and HTML.
Thanks Dorian. I'll give it a shot! Cheers
Warren-Pat_01 said
10:28 PM Jul 22, 2022
There's some great people on this forum.
Possum, I hope it allows gets sorted for you sooner than later but don't hold your breath.
Because I had noticed that our esteemed member, Possum3, had not posted for some time I decided to phone to check on him. Turns out that he has recently had quite a run of bad luck with a storm sending a "20 ton" tree crashing through the roof of the house he was living in, South of Sydney., destroying it. Unfortunately, another house that he owns in Sydney also suffered storm damage so he presently is living in his caravan and has no internet. Not getting much co-operation from his insurance company is causing him some angst, which we all have experienced, no doubt. Most importantly, he sounds happy and advises that he is fit and well, saying "The Possum is still in the tree" so he still has his sense of humour! In the course of our conversation Mike Harding's name came up, and Possum said that he knows where Mike is, and to say "Hello", so "Hello Mike". Cheers
P.S I have no idea why the script is grey.
That is bad news about his properties but good news that he is OK.
A thought or two had crossed my mind when he was not here on the forum with his jokes and good advice that he may have been crook.
Pleased that he is good apart from dealing with insurance companies.
Pass on my regards if you talk again and I look forward to his return as I am sure do others as well.
-- Edited by Ivan 01 on Sunday 10th of July 2022 04:48:56 PM
Yobarr: PM sent.
X2
I have. I had my motorbike stolen in the mid 80s so I put a claim in to the big M/C insurer at that time. They knocked the claim back even though my policy document said it was covered. They said no and that they had accidentally sent me the wrong policy document at renewal. I showed my boss who happened to be the head of re-insurance in Australia so he rang the CEO of the insurer and told him he was holding the policy document which said I was covered. The claim was paid.
Thanks Kevin, for your support. If I got started I would be here for a long time telling of dealings with insurance companies, both my own and those of friends. "Mind boggling" would be a phrase I could use to describe some of the excuses these companies have given in an effort to avoid honouring their contracts. Cheers
I too have missed Possum's contributions. Hope that he can get everything sorted.
PS. Knightrider, please tell us what company you use so that we can all benefit from their largesse,also your last sentence was a totally unnecessary inclusion.
-- Edited by Magnarc on Monday 11th of July 2022 08:26:23 AM
If you switch to the HTML composition window rather than Visual, you will see "color: #888888;" within the "span style" HTML tags. Just delete everything in between "<" and ">", including those two characters.
x2
Hurry back Possum, need more dirty jokes.........lol
Cheers Bob
+ 1
Thanks for the advice Dorian. Unfortunately it means little to me as I don't have any knowledge of the terminology you use, but at least I now can ask for help from someone who does know! Cheers
Thanks Dorian. I'll give it a shot! Cheers
Possum, I hope it allows gets sorted for you sooner than later but don't hold your breath.