{"id":68,"date":"2007-04-16T14:47:19","date_gmt":"2007-04-16T18:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/webdesign\/2007\/04\/16\/whats-the-strangest-thing-you-ever-insured\/"},"modified":"2011-07-07T16:59:04","modified_gmt":"2011-07-07T20:59:04","slug":"whats-the-strangest-thing-you-ever-insured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/webdesign\/2007\/04\/16\/whats-the-strangest-thing-you-ever-insured\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the strangest thing you ever insured?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Many years ago, before I became a nurse, I used to be a jeweler.  I didn&#8217;t sell jewelry &#8211; I actually made it, or created designs on pieces for jewelery stores. I had my own business and since I, or rather my hands, were  actually the most important equipment in my business I ended up insuring my hands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"6bc5ccbe3d2ff567e8bb701db5576878\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* webstyle_inpost_300x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4670586556\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Honest.  I mean if I broke my hand or wrist in a fall, or perhaps broke my fingers while playing volleyball I wouldn&#8217;t have been able to create the jewelry designs, and being my companies only employee I would have been in a lot of trouble if I weren&#8217;t able to work for a while, nor if I had no other source of income during my recovery time.  So yes, my hands were insured.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>I can&#8217;t say that it was easy to find a company who had standard policies for insuring ones hands.  I checked out a lot of companies that offered cheap home insurance, homeowner loans,  and ones that would even let me compare home insurance and many other forms of insurance before I found one that would insure my hands.<\/p>\n<p>I must say, it wasn&#8217;t cheap insurance, but for the peace of mind that it gave me I think it was worth it.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>Have you ever insured anything that might have been considered strange or funny?<\/p>\n<div class=\"6bc5ccbe3d2ff567e8bb701db5576878\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<br\/>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* webstyle_inpost_300x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4670586556\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<br\/>\r\n<?php if ( is_search() || is_single() || is_page() || is_paged() || is_category() || is_archive() ) { ?>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\nch_client = \"dragonden\";\r\nch_type = \"mpu\";\r\nch_width = 468;\r\nch_height = 120;\r\nch_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\nch_color_title = \"0094d2\";\r\nch_color_text = \"333333\";\r\nch_non_contextual = 4;\r\nch_vertical =\"premium\";\r\nch_sid = \"webstyle_betweenposts2\";\r\nvar ch_queries = new Array( );\r\nvar ch_selected=Math.floor((Math.random()*ch_queries.length));\r\nif ( ch_selected < ch_queries.length ) {\r\nch_query = ch_queries[ch_selected];\r\n}\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script  src=\"http:\/\/scripts.chitika.net\/eminimalls\/amm.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<?php } ?>\r\n<br\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many years ago, before I became a nurse, I used to be a jeweler. 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