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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 12:41 PM

Goodheart (4,595 posts)

Just got off the phone with my car insurance agent. Omigod.

He was coughing, wheezing.

"I think I might have that crap", he told me.

Me: "GET YOURSELF TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM."

He: "Good news is that State Farm is rebating some money because of low auto usage."

Me: "Who cares. You could barely get that out. GET YOURSELF TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM."

He: "I think I'll call my doctor right now."

Me: "We're wasting time."

And I hung up.

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Just got off the phone with my car insurance agent. Omigod. (Original post)	Goodheart	Apr 2020	OP
Wow. State Farm, like a good neighbor, State Farm! I couldn't resist...State F. was my ...	SWBTATTReg	Apr 2020	#1
Been a customer for 48 years.	Goodheart	Apr 2020	#5
I've been a member of AAA for 45 years.	lunatica	Apr 2020	#23
Good Neighbor Who Takes More Than They Give	NonPC	Apr 2020	#16
That is some serious dedication right there or something else...	cayugafalls	Apr 2020	#2
I got a surprise check from my insurance company, yesterday.	Frustratedlady	Apr 2020	#3
He's wearing khakis. nt	Codeine	Apr 2020	#4
Must be Jake!	Totally Tunsie	Apr 2020	#6
Beat me to it	orwell	Apr 2020	#13
She sounds hideous!	Buckeye_Democrat	Apr 2020	#7
I hope he's OK. I use New York Central Mutual	LuckyCharms	Apr 2020	#8
I hope he has good health insurance. n/t	PoliticAverse	Apr 2020	#9
Going to an ER is not the best advice.	milestogo	Apr 2020	#10
Perhaps not, but I was a bit frantic.	Goodheart	Apr 2020	#11
I understand.	milestogo	Apr 2020	#12
Holy shit	IronLionZion	Apr 2020	#14
OMG! I hope he's OK! how scary! I'm glad he was talking to you,	liberalla	Apr 2020	#15
As a rule, you DON'T go to the emergency room; you go to your doctor...	brooklynite	Apr 2020	#17
omg	Demovictory9	Apr 2020	#18
My mother is 81 and is totally socially isolating	GulfCoast66	Apr 2020	#19
Thank goodness. Your mom and your family were lucky.	StevieM	Apr 2020	#25
Sacrificing himself for the economy metaphorically in front to your eyes!	marble falls	Apr 2020	#20
We have to wrest ourselves from this Calvinist work ethic....	LisaM	Apr 2020	#21
I would probably consider Purelling my phone at that point.	jaxexpat	Apr 2020	#22
Like a bad neighbor, State Farm doesn't care	sakabatou	Apr 2020	#24
believe it or not, you can still get a bad cold right now	Skittles	Apr 2020	#26

Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2020, 12:43 PM

SWBTATTReg (19,536 posts)

1. Wow. State Farm, like a good neighbor, State Farm! I couldn't resist...State F. was my ...

former insurer, who I long ago replaced with a better insurance company. Don't miss them one bit. Hope the agent is okay, though...

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 12:52 PM

Goodheart (4,595 posts)

5. Been a customer for 48 years.

Every time I respond to one of those "you might could get a better rate" ads I never seem to be able to save much... so I've never switched.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 03:30 PM

lunatica (53,410 posts)

23. I've been a member of AAA for 45 years.

I know what you mean.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:45 PM

NonPC (214 posts)

16. Good Neighbor Who Takes More Than They Give

Have a good friend who's wife was a claim adjuster / supervisor for State Farm. Very cold person -- kind of like the most money driven land lord. Admitted that her great salary and big bonuses were due to her ability to deny claims. She was an expert at the small print and delay tactics.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 12:44 PM

cayugafalls (5,326 posts)

2. That is some serious dedication right there or something else...

Hope he is ok.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 12:49 PM

Frustratedlady (16,252 posts)

3. I got a surprise check from my insurance company, yesterday.

It is not State Farm, but seems to be fair and considerate.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 12:51 PM

Codeine (25,586 posts)

4. He's wearing khakis. nt

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 12:53 PM

Totally Tunsie (10,885 posts)

6. Must be Jake!

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:53 PM

orwell (7,729 posts)

13. Beat me to it

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 12:54 PM

Buckeye_Democrat (14,597 posts)

7. She sounds hideous!

Hope the guy will be okay.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 12:55 PM

LuckyCharms (14,417 posts)

8. I hope he's OK. I use New York Central Mutual

for auto insurance. They announced a 15% rebate on auto premiums for April and May.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:07 PM

PoliticAverse (26,366 posts)

9. I hope he has good health insurance. n/t

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:14 PM

milestogo (14,530 posts)

10. Going to an ER is not the best advice.

People should call ahead to their doctors office to see where they are supposed to go.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:16 PM

Goodheart (4,595 posts)

11. Perhaps not, but I was a bit frantic.

He positively needs to do something.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:17 PM

milestogo (14,530 posts)

12. I understand.

This is not the time for people to tough it out.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:40 PM

IronLionZion (42,048 posts)

14. Holy shit

dude's next call needs to be his doctor to triage symptoms

like a good neighbor, state farm is there. Damn

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:43 PM

liberalla (8,282 posts)

15. OMG! I hope he's OK! how scary! I'm glad he was talking to you,

someone else might not have been as concerned or conveyed the urgency.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:47 PM

brooklynite (85,602 posts)

17. As a rule, you DON'T go to the emergency room; you go to your doctor...

They can arrange a test AND determine if you need to go to the emergency room (limited capacity; higher risk of infection) or isolate at home.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:47 PM

Demovictory9 (29,873 posts)

18. omg

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:50 PM

GulfCoast66 (11,949 posts)

19. My mother is 81 and is totally socially isolating

But she was going to go in and see her accountant about her taxes in late March. My sister, after pleading with Mother and calling the accountant convinced Mother that she does not need to be there and dropping them off was just as good. She dropped them off on a Friday. The following Tuesday her accountant was diagnosed positive. I told my sister she saved Mother’s life.

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Response to GulfCoast66 (Reply #19)

Thu Apr 23, 2020, 03:51 PM

StevieM (10,439 posts)

25. Thank goodness. Your mom and your family were lucky.

If we had competent leadership in the White House, and proper information was being regularly disseminated to everyone, we wouldn't need to rely so much on good fortune.

Great job in keeping your mother safe. I hope she stays safe and healthy.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 03:13 PM

marble falls (47,684 posts)

20. Sacrificing himself for the economy metaphorically in front to your eyes!

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 03:22 PM

LisaM (27,110 posts)

21. We have to wrest ourselves from this Calvinist work ethic....

It's so ingrained in us to put work above all else, and it doesn't help that employers have tended to be rigid.

No good comes of almost 50,000 Americans dying so far, but I hope at least that it doesn't end up being in vain.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 03:28 PM

jaxexpat (5,190 posts)

22. I would probably consider Purelling my phone at that point.

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 03:37 PM

sakabatou (40,281 posts)

24. Like a bad neighbor, State Farm doesn't care

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 07:51 PM

Skittles (148,639 posts)

26. believe it or not, you can still get a bad cold right now

yes indeed

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