Monday, January 17, 2011
Breaking a good friend’s will with low mileage car insurance
One of my closest friends has always been notorious for his strength of will. According to his mum, when he was but a six-year-old he held out going to the loo for a whole eight days, with almost disastrous, indeed, near-fatal results.
Another example occurred when we were at college together. Jack was so sure he was going to walk straight into the Rugby firsts and be made captain that he announced it on Facebook before it had even happened – it didn’t, but Jack persisted with such determination that by the end of our third year he was made captain, if only for the final three matches, a situation that was down, in no small part to a spate of unfortunate injuries.
But he gets some things right from the off. For example, it is some years ago now since he predicted the demise of MySpace. He described it as too anarchic, saying it was great if you were a band but not good for much else.
He also recently got engaged to his girlfriend of three years by, again, announcing the engagement on Facebook. The only trouble was that he had not asked permission, neither from her nor her father.
“You what?” she commented on his engagement status. “Should I be heartbroken?”
“No, delighted,” he replied. “You’re the luckiest woman in the world, and I’m the luckiest man. Just wait until your father finds out – he’ll be delighted.”
“Is that a proposal?”
“Yes.”
So when two years ago, ignoring my advice, he said he was ready to forsake his car because of increased running costs, I expected him to stick with it – he did, but only for 20 months.
Yes, two months ago, after tiring of taxis, trains and inconvenient walk, Jack allowed himself to be persuaded by a low mileage young driver insurance policy. And as much as I hate to see a man’s will broken, I can’t help but feeling a healthy glow of triumph.
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posted by Fuse @ 4:33 AM 
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