So, I have a patio area between my house and the house next door. It's very private with a privacy fence blocking eyes and unwanted entry. Trees obscure visibility above the fence line. It's my oasis in the suburb and I'm always out there sans-clothing. But, TX has this little issue called hail storms and tornados. I rent, so I don't worry too much. However, the landlord had the roofers take a look at the roof. The landlord is really good about alerting me to people showing up at the house. In those events, I don't go into my oasis and stay away from windows. Apparently, our roof is a bastard and the All State agent was having trouble getting onto the roof. They had visited a few times and each time, I unlocked the gates for them and quietly, left the oasis and retreated inside. They got their pictures and ran the drone. But the bastard roof was unrelenting, (I'm guessing because they said they had to come back). Three times they tried to get on the roof. Any way, the agent came back again yesterday. However, I didn't receive any notice. I was in the oasis querying if my solar panel array had a wiring issue. I was focused on fixing the wiring in the oasis. I should also mention, I'm practically deaf and my hearing aides are off to the manufacturer for a tune up. I'm sitting there kneeling on the deck splicing wires when all of a sudden the gate opens, (What Tha! I forgot to lock the gate after the 3rd visit). The agent looks up when I say, "uh... one second please". She lowers her eyes from me and says she is sorry. I step into the breezeway so she won't be offended by my nudity and yell "all clear". But then she says, "no problem, I'm from Coral Gables, we are used to nudists". So I reply, "well, then do you mind if I finish wiring this while you do your thang?". Of course, I'm hidden in the breezeway, so I don't think its going to be an issue anyway. She says to go ahead, she'll just take a few more pictures and be on her way. She walks by, asks what I'm making and we small talk around the corner about solar and nudists. She finished up picture taking, assured me the camera was put away and came back for more small talk. She didn't stay long. I guess I love the fact that she (1) Didn't freak out over a naked guy working in the backyard, (2) Was mature about the nudity issue, (3) She did her thing while I did my thing, (4) As soon as she finished her job, politely left. That's my image of a perfect world. People respecting each other. If she was offended by nudity and had said so, I would have stepped inside and finished my project, (albeit in the hot sun vs the shade because the sun broke the breezeway shortly after she showed up). She was respectful to me by lowering her eyes and letting me know she was not offended. To you All State Agent/Inspector - you win the coolest All State Agent/Inspector of the year award!~
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Coolest Allstate Agent ever!
Published Jul 3, 2019
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