Thunderstorms here in Northern Virginia tonight. I came home from the movies (”The Invasion”–it’s better than the reviews, but not much) to find a tree split by lightning. Half of the thing was across the driveway and had bounced off my wife’s car. My son (bless ‘im!) and I cleared the tree out here at 2:30 in the morning to keep the common drive clear (and to avoid neighbors complaining about access in the a.m., thus requiring me to get up earlier than I care to), then I sat down to file a claim. Over the Internet. With Geico. At 2:40 a.m. Now that, my friends, is convenience.

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