Results: This survey is a mixed grill of recent news headlines that grabbed my attention for a variety of reasons.
Published on 06/21/2025
Some headlines are click bait and some are a precursor to some serious news that we should pay attention to. See what you think about these next few items?
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A young woman aged under 25, rented a car from Enterprise to drive to a function in Oklahoma. Enterprise charged her the typical rental rate and a "young renters fee," of $340 for three days. She was also asked if she wanted to take out the additional insurance protection for damage to the car for $40-50 additional each day. She declined. During the trip, a hailstorm ended up causing hail damage. She was charged her deductible of $1,000, and, after reviewing the damage, Enterprise sent her a bill for an additional $10,000 in damages. If you had been in her shoes, what would you have done?
I would have bought the extra coverage
21%
428 votes
In hindsight I would have considered the extra coverage but, at the time, I would probably have declined it.
18%
358 votes
I would ask for an estimate of the repairs and try to get the price lowered.
14%
287 votes
If I had a credit card and personal auto insurance, I would see if either of them had coverage for this (some do).
23%
464 votes
I would ask them to give me a quote to buy the damaged car. Many people buy cars with hailstone damage for thousands below their retail price and either repair the damage themselves or just drive the car as is. She is already potentially going to pay $11,000 with nothing to show for it.
19%
382 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
67 votes
Not Applicable
30%
593 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.65% | 13 | |
| This rule should be illegal | 0.05% | 1 |
| I would go to the Police and tell them a car rental dealer gave me a car to drive which is illegal to do with a minor. That should quiet the dealer and maybe claim money for the trama caused by the dealer. Might as well make some money. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I would not have rented for this price. I would have tried to go with someone else, taken a bus, or skipped it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| file bancruptcy | 0.05% | 1 |
| i wouldn't have been stupid enough to rent from Enterprise. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Take them to court. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I wouldn't rent a vehicle! Buses and planes work when one doesn't drive or have his/her own car! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Claim it on my personal auto insurance | 0.05% | 1 |
| I would never rent from Enterprise to begin with. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Lawyer up. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Would get paperwork to show exemption from garnishment and such if was brought to case because of income being too low | 0.05% | 1 |
| They should have had coverage against a hailstorm to start with interesting . | 0.05% | 1 |
| my credit card cover thi AMEX | 0.05% | 1 |
| none of the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| She didn t cause the damage so not sure why she is charged for an act of God | 0.05% | 1 |
| I'd have taken the bus | 0.05% | 1 |
| why is she paying for damage she did not cause? | 0.05% | 1 |
| I carry full coverage wich covers me if I rent a car also | 0.05% | 1 |
| you could always call a lawyer and talk to them | 0.05% | 1 |
| She was charged her deductible so they used her insurance to cover the damage and charged her? | 0.05% | 1 |
| BBB (it) really not her fault, act of nature | 0.05% | 1 |
| No one can predict a hailstorm, bad weather, an accident, etc. | 0.05% | 1 |
| get legal advice. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Hire a lawyer because she never got an accident And a hail storm is an act of God | 0.05% | 1 |
| Tell enterprise to eat the bill | 0.05% | 1 |
| Appealed the damage claimed | 0.05% | 1 |
| borrow money to hire the good lawyer | 0.05% | 1 |
| Call a lawyer | 0.05% | 1 |
| I would have checked the rates at a different car rental company. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Take it to court | 0.05% | 1 |
| I wouldn't have rented a car to begin with and I sure as hell wouldn't pay for an "act of god" messing up the car | 0.05% | 1 |
| get an attorney | 0.05% | 1 |
| Tell her to call Metzgar/Wickersham a central PA law firm that insurance companies live in fear of because they will not hesitate to take them to court! | 0.05% | 1 |
| We are the majority!! Mexico!!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| You can go to an insurance company and get the additional coverage for a lot less than what the rental place will charge | 0.05% | 1 |
| Insurance should of paid for it all | 0.05% | 1 |
| Personal auto insurance covers all damage on a rental car except the deductible. | 0.05% | 1 |
| get a good lawyer | 0.05% | 1 |
| Hire a lawyer and sue them. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I never rent a car it is a ripoff | 0.05% | 1 |
| Consult a lawyer first. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I would not pay it because this damage was from mother nature nothing that she could control. | 0.05% | 1 |
| J aurais refuser cette location point la ligne | 0.05% | 1 |
| Dispute the charges, Sue them!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Contact lawyer | 0.05% | 1 |
| I would hire a lawyer to fight this. | 0.05% | 1 |
| speak with an attorney asap; check with HER insurance as they often cover you in rentals; act of God my be an out for rental company;appeal to Go Fund ME | 0.05% | 1 |
| it was a weather event-surely they can't charge her for natures damage? I'd fight back somehow | 0.05% | 1 |
| wouldnt have rented a car in the first place | 0.05% | 1 |
| I would contact a good lawyer. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Get a lawyer | 0.05% | 1 |
| take me to court, | 0.05% | 1 |
| I do not think one would be responsible for damages considering the circumstance | 0.05% | 1 |
| Do not use Enterprise, I have had trouble with them myself. | 0.05% | 1 |
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2.
This headline is unfortunately quite common "Calgary woman loses $800k in romance scam: 'I have nothing left'. This case started with a dating site online romance and ended in a life changing financial disaster. This type of scam can be avoided but unfortunately it isn't. There were warning signs that were ignored. Which of them should have raised red flags?
An online profile on an online dating site "he said he worked in the same oil and gas industry where she had built a successful career." sounds too good to be true and it wasn't.
30%
592 votes
Then came the requests that preyed on her emotions. "He told me he was caught in Qatar, carrying $1.5 million in cash and the police put him in jail." This is the hallmark of this type of scam.
46%
922 votes
Over a period of a year, she sent money in several bank transfers — first to a trucking company in Ontario, then an individual in the U.S. Untraceable, suspicious and potentially part of an illegal enterprise.
41%
827 votes
The sums asked for and the places the money was to be sent to are too diverse to be honest requests from a beau in trouble.
37%
730 votes
People, women in particular, need to learn how to say "No" and have it stick. If someone is asking you to do something you don't want to do a simple "No" is all that is required. You are not obligated to say why you are saying "No" It is "No" - plain and simple.
40%
808 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
16 votes
Not Applicable
30%
603 votes
- Banks don't provide safety and security anymore so you might as well have an online bank and do it yourself.
- Banks shouldn't have to look after stupid people.How can anyone not see this as a scam at the beginning,if he doesn't have money why did she want him.
- I have no idea.
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.18% | 7 | |
| Don't use dating sites online and computer dating is the happy hunting grounds for serial killers! | 0.03% | 1 |
| Women in particular? | 0.03% | 1 |
| People post far too much personal info on social media sites, fodder for fraud | 0.03% | 1 |
| All of the above. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Why would anyone believe anything from a stranger posted online? | 0.03% | 1 |
| find friendship and companionship with a real live person, not an online person that you know nothing about; live in the real world, not the internet | 0.03% | 1 |
| that it was online for starters. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Boys need to be raised MUCH better than they are. Women wouldn't have to worry so much about gullibility if they weren't preyed upon. | 0.03% | 1 |
| I would say everyone of those should have rased a red falg to her | 0.03% | 1 |
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3.
This next tale concerns a common problem with banks these days. Branches close down or merge and the accounts are switched to a new location with a different branch (transit) number and a change of account number. The bank should monitor the switch to make sure old numbers are changed to the new ones. A customer was depositing $15,000 of pension money from her deceased husband into her account but had no idea her branch had closed and her account now had a different transit and account number. The bank had emailed the information on the change (email is hardly an "official" notification) and had used her deceased husband's email address which was now closed. The new branch had a different customer with the same account number and, without checking the names on these accounts, simply deposited the funds into this other customer's account. The "wrong" customer discovered the money and promptly withdrew it. This widow is now out $15,000 and the bank is denying responsibility and doing nothing to get the money back. The CIBC bank in Canada, says "we are not responsible" and that seems to be all that is needed. The customer is outta luck. Is it the customer or the bank's responsibility to know the transit number of all the banks and all their branches (this is hardly public knowledge)? Additional comments?
Yes
24%
485 votes
No
16%
323 votes
Undecided
25%
491 votes
Not Applicable
35%
701 votes
- Tell as many people as possible about how she was treated using a megaphone outside the bank
- File a lawsuit
- Shame the bank all over the media and online
4.
4.
To end on a lighter not, the following headline caught my eye. "Princess Anne's 20p (50c approx) dessert that makes party guests leave early." Here are the details that led to this headline. Which of them do you find amusing?
Princess Anne has an unusual dessert in her repertoire that she gives to guests at her Gatcombe Park home to persuade/encourage them to head for home. If she wants everyone out of the house by 9:15 pm at the latest, she passes them a chocolate ice-cream bar to eat in the car.
29%
585 votes
The famous choc ice, for those unfamiliar with the iconic eighties dessert, is a bar of vanilla ice cream covered in milk chocolate, which usually retails for between $2 and $4 in local British supermarkets for a box of eight.
19%
374 votes
I can just imagine all these aristocrats in their finery heading back to their mansions with this chocolate dessert dripping all over them along the way. Poor dears!
31%
628 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
14 votes
Not Applicable
44%
879 votes
- I would decline the dessert and leave when Anne's body language makes it clear it's time to go - she is obviously not shy.
- Maybe?
- Never.
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.62% | 10 | |
| I'd eat it standing in front of her house and drop the wrapper on the ground. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Can you imagine if the weather is in the 90's? What a mess! | 0.06% | 1 |
| none | 0.06% | 1 |
| Imagine what???? You KNOW that most of those ice cream bars they re gonna get thrown in the trash | 0.06% | 1 |
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