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[Mike]

Did you hear the news story today about the woman working in an insurance company's compensation department falling over a stack of compensation claims. She was awarded compensation! :D

HAHAHAHAHA, comensation for falling over compensation forms. Please somebody find this as funny as I did! :D

[TAOWBST]

Funny perhaps.

But it shows the ridiculous claim claim, money grab, get all I can americanised society we now live in. Not to say there is anything wrong with america, (best not to open two cans of worms in one post) but I really despise this idea of claiming compensation for every tiny little thing. Seriously a friend of mine tripped on the street sometime last year, (has now recovered from his broken leg) but he was talking about making a claim against the local council!

Its all over the TV, 'oh I slipped on a wet floor, I'm gonna bleed the company dry hahahahaha!'

I can understand when its for something serious, like victims of the recent london bombings. Whether they were adequately compensated is another matter.

[mr_e]

There are high levels of irony in the above incident. However, if the company had flouted health and safety regulation by storing papers in the corridor, and not in filing cabinets, then maybe there would be reason to claim. Or she should just watch where she's going and accept she's a stupid cow.

[Mike]

She should have watched where she was going, but also the company should not leave piles of reports in movement zones.

I was more amused by the irony of the situation!

[Lizzie]

On a similar vain, I like the following story I was sent (thanks Mr Nick !!)re the Darwin Awards:

The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and, after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved

[Fez]

Funny perhaps.

yes indeed funny. the system fails again. lighten up :D