Heartless thieves who nearly spoiled it for the kids

12 Nov 08, 4.30pm
I'd like to tell you about the sad tale about one of our customers whose fireworks display was nearly ruined this year by inconsiderate thieves. The day before their big show, their premises were broken into and the majority of their fireworks stolen! The customer organises the bonfire event for a large number of scout groups in his area with the aim of raising funds. It's such a shame because really it was the children who were being robbed of their fun. Needless to say we here at Fantastic Fireworks did all we could to replace the missing items so the show could go on. The stolen fireworks were eventually recovered from a stolen van but unfortunately in such a damaged state they couldn't be used.

To add insult to injury, due to the fact that the fireworks were found, the scouts' insurance company will not fulfil any claim, which to me seems very unfair. Perhaps there have been too many people trying to take advantage of a bad situation, leading to all these conditions that we must abide by.

After some research I have found some bogus/funny insurance claims made in the past mainly relating to motor accidents. Some of them you may have heard before...but the oldies are the best. Here are just a few:

"The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him."

"Coming home I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't have."

"I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat found that I had a fractured skull."

"No one was to blame for the accident but it would never have happened if the other driver had been alert."

"Going to work at 7am this morning I drove out of my drive straight into a bus. The bus was 5 minutes early."

Perhaps after having these sorts of claims the insurance companies have every right to get stroppy and start making their demands...or maybe they are just greedy.

It was a happy ending for our customer in the end. The display went very well...one of the best ever apparently! And they are very excited about next year and their new security plans :)

Hope that gave you a laugh on this chilly Wednesday evening.