Sunday, 7 December 2008

Tim’s Viggen resolution

Posting’s going to be difficult for most of today, but I thought I’d better sneak in a quick resolution to the story of Tim S’s Viggen writeoff. We heard about the unfortunate accident and recently, I wrote about Tim’s insurance woes. I’m pleased to sat he had a brighter day late last week. The insurance company had made him a low-ball offer for his car, an offer that was based on them citing a cheap Viggen for sale - one with a blown engine!! Tim was able to source several other Viggens to u

More People Using Taxis to Get to Work. Taxi Insurance is a Must.

Due to an increase in tourism and people living away from their workplace and choosing not to drive, more people using taxis to get to work (let?s face it, who can afford a car these days?), a boom in the taxi business is being seen - and with the competition level increasing day by day, companies are buying more and more taxis to make a profit. But as the risk level is higher in the business, opting for a taxi insurance policy is a must to overcome the cost of damages caused to the vehicle. Ho

Quotable Quotes: Henry Paulson, The UNleader

As you probably guessed from the title I’m not a fan of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. I don’t trust him to do the tough stuff that a leader needs to do. He’s not only missing vision, he can’t seem to see the forest for his friends. Actually, I think he’d be served best with butter and maple syrup. Here are a few historical gems. “We’re all trying to get our heads above the battle smoke and look for the real meaning of Enron to put it in perspective.” (What perspective? Enron’s leaders p

Vivid

I had a weird dream last night. I was on a roof with a girl looking at the stars when an airplane burning at the skies, nose-dived a few blocks away from us missing our house. I ducked and felt the tremble of it all. It rained flames and the girl and i did our best to dodge the shrapnel of the plane. It was chaos. Still on the roof, i checked on the crash site. Cadavers are being piled up by the rescue team. I saw burned carcass. I distinguished a smell of burned meat. In particular, i saw th