My Craziest Insurance Appointment

I have met some wonderful people in my four years of being a life insurance agent. I have also met some crazy people. Here's one scenario: I set an appointment over the phone with a young lady I had never met. She seemed very excited about putting life insurance on herself and her retired parents. On the morning of the appointment, I felt great! I arrived at her house 15 minutes early as I was eager to meet her and assess her insurance goals. As I stepped onto the front porch, just before ringing the doorbell, I knew something wasn't quite right. I heard a man and a woman arguing on the inside. I rang the doorbell anyway and the woman's father answered the door. I walked inside and the young woman was sitting on the couch with her arms tightly folded. I introduced myself and stated my purpose for being there. Before I could finish my sentence, her father abruptly interrupted me and said "we won't be needing your services." I was confused. The woman became enraged. She started to violently rock back and forth on the couch with heavy breathing. Suddenly, she shouted at her father "you can't keep me in this house forever! I'm getting out of here!" I thought to myself "what the hell???" As the woman and her father continued their volatile argument, I inched closer to the front door. I kindly excused myself and sprinted to my car. As it turns out, the woman was schizophrenic, on disability and could not even care for herself. Now I try to listen for clues to see if a wack-job is trying to set an appointment with me.