Some
farmers have the space and money to own swimming
pools, but they can cause problems as a Carmichaels
loss adjuster found out recently. Cows belonging
to a farmer near Bracknell in Berkshire broke through
his fence and trotted into the garden. One inquisitive
bovine called Daisy (what else) spied a particularly
smooth and tasty piece of grass amid the roses -
or so she thought! The grass turned out to be a
green swimming pool cover and in dropped the cow.
She thrashed around and probably even swam a few
lengths before clambering out at the shallow end.
Heaton says: "Although Daisy got out without
much personal damage she wrecked not only the cover,
but the lining of the pool."
Undercover was relieved to hear the farmer has since
strengthened his fence. Just as well really because
he had to make a claim for £3,000.
They say that the background
to all good police work is information, But sometimes
that is not enough. As a Carmichaels' loss adjuster
has found out in a recent claim. One of Dover's
top fashion shops had a visit from the men in blue
following information they had received about a
break in. Apparently the word on the Street was
that there was an order out for some of the top
designer clothes in the store. And Christmas, with
its demand for party clothes, always sees a rash
of fashion theft.
It turned out that not only did the police know
that the burglary was about to happen but they also
knew who was going to do it. They duly fitted an
alarm to the shop, which would alert the police
station a few hundred yards away when the deed was
done.
Two weeks later the thieves duly struck and removed
£6K worth of stylish kit. Unfortunately the
alarm did not go off and now there are some very
red faces down the local nick. It may not end there.
Gargano says: "It could be that at least part
of the claim will have to be paid by the police
because of their negligence."
Some
farmers have the space and money to own swimming
pools, but they can cause problems as a Carmichaels
loss adjuster found out recently. Cows belonging
to a farmer near Bracknell in Berkshire broke through
his fence and trotted into the garden. One inquisitive
bovine called Daisy (what else) spied a particularly
smooth and tasty piece of grass amid the roses -
or so she thought! The grass turned out to be a
green swimming pool cover and in dropped the cow.
She thrashed around and probably even swam a few
lengths before clambering out at the shallow end.
Heaton says: "Although Daisy got out without
much personal damage she wrecked not only the cover,
but the lining of the pool."