Saturday, June 30, 2007

Strangest Thing

For years I have been asking people “What is the strangest thing that has happened to you”? I have decided to compile a few of these as we travel. I will just keep adding to the list as we go placing the most recent at the top of the list. Happy reading.

Jack: RV Dealer 6.29.07
A group of boy scouts and their leaders rented two gas motorhomes. As they neared their destination they stopped at a service station and told the boys to fill the gas and water tanks. You guessed it – one of the groups of kids got the tanks reversed. The MH didn’t even get away from the pump without stalling. The kids pushed the MH into a nearby field and drained the gas tank of water and the water tank of gas (on the ground). Real environmental move, huh? They pushed the MH back to the pump and filled the gas tank with gas. The MH wouldn’t start and it was a front engine so the attendant took off the engine cover inside and poured gas into the carburetor. There was an explosion and the force blew the attendant completely out of the MH. The attendant wasn’t hurt but the MH burned to the ground. The MH dealer called his insurance company and they said they would not cover it because it was an act of stupidity. The RV dealers insurance company called the homeowner's insurance company of the man who had signed for the motorhome and they paid for the MH. It was $60,000.00.

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