[SEL] Insurance.....Star Pickets

Reg Ingold randmingold at hotkey.net.au
Wed Mar 23 18:26:09 PST 2005


I am sure this would have had a different result if it had been followed up
properly instead of just sitting back and accepting.

I notice  that discontent on a lot of the handling of the hobby is
spreading.
Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Nicolson" <dnicolson40 at hotmail.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 9:48 AM
Subject: RE: [SEL] Insurance.....Star Pickets


> Hi Peter, as you and every one else knows all insurance companies will
find
> a way out of paying out . I've worked on farms most of my life and have
> never had anyone show me that a star picket went in a certain way as most
> are used in a fence line. Dave
>
> >From: "peter ogborne" <jopeter at omninet.net.au>
> >Reply-To: The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> >To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> >Subject: [SEL] Insurance.....Star Pickets
> >Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:14:38 +0800
> >
> >I hate to throw this in but a recent experience involving a claim by an
> >exhibitor at a small agricultural show and an accident involving a star
> >picket  holding a tent being pulled out of the ground by a strong gust of
> >wind, bears thinking about.
> >Because the star picket was not hammered into the ground in what the
> >insurance investigator said  was the correct manner the claim was not
met.
> >The star picket was in the ground with just one of the three sides taking
> >the strain ...it should have been reversed with two sides as in a Y shape
> >taking the strain ,ie in compression.
> >Work that one out.
> >Peter Ogborne
> >Little Grove ,Albany
> >West Australia
> >''Heart of the Rainbow Coast ''
> >jopeter at omninet.net.au
> >
> >
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