[Magdalen] Would you prefer the collision coverage or a knee to thegroin?

[Lynn Ronkainen]

REALLY SORRY you had to go through the 'grill' at the beginning of your 
travels. May the rest of your trip be smooth... a good and safe drive north 
to Mom and a great mother's day for both of you.

 All the rental cars seem to be verging or on full 'hard sell' these days. I 
imagine it is a huge part of their profit.  I have coverage between my own 
car insurance and my biz credit card but I've still been nearly intimidated 
on several occasions where I've been told that I have to pay rental every 
day until any damage is repaired.... somehow I think that must be factored 
in between my two coverages or 'my people' would not have reassured me that 
I'm all set to decline coverage and not suffer any hardship. Sheesh....

Lynn, who just read *all* of your subject line LOL

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When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "Scott Knitter" <scottknitter at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 2:44 PM
To: <Magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: [Magdalen] Would you prefer the collision coverage or a knee to 
thegroin?

> Wow, did I get an ultra-hard sell today at our neighborhood Enterprise
> car rental office. I'm renting a car to visit Mom in Michigan. I
> typically decline all the insurance coverages, as the Visa card I'm
> using covers collision damage. Generally I get an "Are you sure?" and
> a standard tiny lecture about the benefits of coverage and dangers of
> declining it. "No, thanks" is generally enough. Today's agent had me
> sit in the car for this whole bit (the better to stand above me) and
> asked, "How will you protect my car?" I was a bit slow in responding,
> so again I heard, "HOW WILL YOU PROTECT MY CAR?" I said, "Through the
> coverage available on my Visa credit card. Of course this was
> unacceptable, and I was told, "This is unprecedented. No one declines
> all the coverage." I said, "I think many people decline coverage, and
> I've never had this hard sell before." The response was, "You're all
> set. Have a nice trip."
>
> I'll complain, of course. All I'd like to make up for this is a few
> extra hours on Monday, as I'll be returning the car a bit late anyway.
> I also am not thrilled with the several notations with exclamation
> points all over the form, saying NO COVERAGE!!!!
>
> So begins the week of reluctant travel. It'll be great to see my mom,
> and great to sing in her church choir with her (I know she's been
> hoping we could do this...the director invites me, and normally I say
> I don't want to do so without having been to a rehearsal, but I'll do
> it this Mothers' Day). Then home, then off to our Benedictine
> convocation; normally I wouldn't go in May, just November, but my dear
> partner will be taking his first vows.
>
> -- 
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA