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Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Cashmere - Feb 17, 2009 1:27:26 pm PST #1280 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.

Man, car insurance is so weird. Now that I actually have to get more than just liability coverage, I've checked the rates of most of the top companies, and Geico is by far the cheapest. It beats Progressive and Allstate by $100 and Esurance and 21st Century by $300. For the same coverage! It's so bizarre.

It's not bizarre at all. It depends on the covered pool of insured. If the other companies had more claims from their customers, then they'd feel the need to raise their rates across the board, and not just for individuals. Perhaps the Gecko is just insuring safer drivers. Or else he's working for a lot less than that smooth-voiced All State dude.


Fay - Feb 17, 2009 1:32:30 pm PST #1281 of 30000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

yes, yes you are. Only difference is that as soon as the situation began, you knew what was going to happen, as opposed to it being sprung on you

nods

See, I do think that any story that starts out with your protagonists having a hit put on them by God is clearly not going to be all hugs and puppies. Apparently this is surprising people, though.

shakes head.

(Mine is an evil laugh.)


Polter-Cow - Feb 17, 2009 1:32:48 pm PST #1282 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

If the other companies had more claims from their customers, then they'd feel the need to raise their rates across the board, and not just for individuals.

Ah, interesting.

Perhaps the Gecko is just insuring safer drivers.

That's actually a good guess, based on what I read earlier. Progressive appears to be more accommodating to strikes on your record; Geico may drive away anyone who isn't a safe driver by raising their rates too much.

Strangely, when I compare the breakdowns, it seems that Progressive has cheaper comprehensive/collision coverage but more expensive liability coverage. Somehow, the imbalance works out in Geico's favor. (Huh, wouldn't that support your theory that they would raise the rates across the board for a higher rate of claims?)

Or else he's working for a lot less than that smooth-voiced All State dude.

Well, geckos aren't unionized.


Ginger - Feb 17, 2009 1:43:23 pm PST #1283 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Well, geckos aren't unionized.

Also, the gecko has never been president.


Scrappy - Feb 17, 2009 1:44:40 pm PST #1284 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Also, the gecko has never been president.

So far.


flea - Feb 17, 2009 1:47:31 pm PST #1285 of 30000
information libertarian

I have to say, I don't think I could ever buy Geico insurance because of the idiocy of their ads. I want my insurance company to be grown-ups, you know? Not a lizard and a cave man.

Possibly I am not in their advertising demographic.


Fay - Feb 17, 2009 1:47:33 pm PST #1286 of 30000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

A gecko once bit my sister. Also, I understand they are partial to carrots.


Polter-Cow - Feb 17, 2009 1:51:31 pm PST #1287 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I have to say, I don't think I could ever buy Geico insurance because of the idiocy of their ads.

Ha, I love their ads. I used to say that when I finally had a car, I would get Geico just because of the ads. Of course, I discovered they were not the cheapest to insure my old-ass Sentra with minimal coverage, but they are, apparently, the cheapest to insure my new-ass Mazda6 with good coverage. State Farm, which is who I have now, gave me the most expensive online quote of all (I would probably get a lower rate if I actually asked an agent, but I can't imagine it would be as low as Geico's, if their base quote for a new customer is close to $400 higher).


Calli - Feb 17, 2009 1:52:03 pm PST #1288 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Well, I've stopped feeling like I'm freezing while the room temperature's in the 70s and I'm under two blankets. Also, 6 rolaids and a bowl of bread pudding seems to be exactly what my upset stomach needed.

My car's insured through State Farm. I also have my renters insurance through them, and I get a discount for multiple accounts.


Polter-Cow - Feb 17, 2009 1:54:40 pm PST #1289 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I don't have renter's insurance. I have thought about getting it, but I don't know how it works. My main experience with insurance has been with USPS, when my insurance was a waste of money because when the things I shipped were lost and/or damaged, they didn't do shit.