Bike Commuting

This morning started with a brisk ride to work in the 40 degree overcast weather that left me wanting just to hang on to my morning cup of coffee rather than drink it. Now I am looking forward to my commute home as the temperature outside has warmed considerably and the sun is out. Woohoo. Enjoy your weekend, be safe and have fun.

Everybody Bike

Tomorrow is National Bike-to-work day and I at am proud that Kelley Insurance will be participating. This means an early departure from the house tomorrow morning; about 7:15 for myself, that is if I want to make it to work on time. No harm from an early rise of course, it will bring a new appreciation for the fresh morning air as I enjoy it from the seat of my bicycle instead of my car. Indeed the bicycle is a superior tool of transportation. Bicycles definitely occupy less space than our clunky cars do...We could fit enough bicycles in one parking spot to commute everyone in our office to and the office. Aside from the space we would save we would all get healthier while taking care of our exercise for the day. Maybe giving up the car and biking to work every day wouldn't be such a hard task to cope with.

Free Coffee!...and Coffee Cup

Here at Kelley Insurance we appreciate doing bussiness with you. To show our appreciation now for a limited time when you visit our office we will gift you with a free Kelley Insurance coffee cup and a free cup of gormet coffee...Ask us about it the next time you come in.

Customer Appreciation Event - Friday afternoon, May 7, between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m. here on the agency parking lot in downtown Everson. Our customers are the most important person in our business, we are dependent upon them. They are not the interruption of our work, but the purpose of it. Our responsibility is to treat that person, or business, with our utmost respect, as we assist with their insurance needs and wants, filling them with our highest and best attainable service. Our customers are the lifeblood of our agency - and we will entertain them, honor them, gift them, and enjoy their presence for the short two hours they spend in our midst at our annual "Customer Appreciation Celebration," celebrating our good fortune to have CUSTOMERS!

Be Prepared - should you unfortunately be involved in an auto accident, an incident, or even a witness at the scene, carry paperwork in your vehicle, together with a pen or pencil to jot down the pertinent details. You should be able to write names, addresses, telephone numbers, information on the insurance on the vehicle, or vehicles involved. This all sounds so elementary - but it is surprising the scribble notes we see on all sorts of writing materials......It is good to be able to draw a simple diagram and log in details of the responding authorities, the report or case #, which it also vital information. Like the Boy Scouts moto, "be prepared."

A word to the wise: carry your auto ID card IN YOUR VEHICLE, in addition to your auto registration form. Be sure to also have your driver's license readily available should you be stopped or detained for ANY REASON. It is surprising the number of folks who don't have their ID card for that insurance policy term, nor do they have on their person, their driver's license. These three items are MANDATORY at the scene of an accident, at a traffic stop, or any other auto-related incident -no one wants to be cited for lack of any of these items...we have card-holders for just this purpose - come see us!

"SAFETY FIRST" - a GOOD idea whether we're driving our vehicles, working at home or in our place of employment. Just by following a few well-known pointers, the difference between a safe trip and a serioius injury or death, are but a "heartbeat" away. Use your seat belt (and be sure all passengers do so also); refrain from using your cel phone (and texting is a well-known no-no while driving). If you MUST talk on your cel, pull over to the shoulder, get out of the traffic lane, to give your caller your full attention. Child restraint seats need to be properly installed and maintained to insure the well-being of our most precious passengers - our little ones. Drive with your lights on, conscientiously observe the posted speed limit, and be willing to drive SLOWER than the limit in impaired weather conditions. Remember, a few extra minutes might mean the difference between and life and death situation - your own and that of others.