Pilot Insurance
08-Sep-2003, 11:41 PM
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Originally posted by BoOsTZeX
why is there a logo of a sailor, when its called Pilot insurance...shouldnt there be a logo of an airplane or a pilot? ...lol
why is there a logo of a sailor, when its called Pilot insurance...shouldnt there be a logo of an airplane or a pilot? ...lol
pi·lot ( P ) Pronunciation Key (plt)
n.
One who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight.
Nautical.
One who, though not belonging to a ship's company, is licensed to conduct a ship into and out of port or through dangerous waters.
The helmsman of a ship.
One who guides or directs a course of action for others.
The part of a tool, device, or machine that leads or guides the whole.
A pilot light, as in a stove.
A television program produced as a prototype of a series being considered for adoption by a network.
tr.v. pi·lot·ed, pi·lot·ing, pi·lots
To serve as the pilot of.
To steer or control the course of. See Synonyms at guide.
adj.
Serving as a tentative model for future experiment or development: a pilot project.
Serving or leading as guide.
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[Obsolete French, helmsman, from Old French, from Old Italian pilota, alteration of pedota, from Medieval Greek *pdts, from Greek pda, steering oar, pl. of pdon, blade of an oar. See ped- in Indo-European Roots.]
Word History: The pilot of an aircraft speeding through the air and the pilot of a watercraft plowing through the water both drag an etymological foot on the ground. Surprisingly enough, considering its modern contexts, the English word pilot can be traced back to the Indo-European root *ped-, meaning “foot.” From the lengthened-grade suffixed form *pdo- came the Greek word pdon, “blade of an oar,” and in the plural, “steering oar.” In Medieval Greek there is assumed to have existed the derivative *pdts, “steersman,” which passed into Old Italian and acquired several forms, including pedota, and pilota, the form that was borrowed into Old French as pilot. English borrowed the word from French, and as pilot it has moved from the water to the air, first being recorded in 1848 with reference to an airborne pilota balloonist.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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09-Sep-2003, 07:01 AM
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Originally posted by BoOsTZeX
hmmm, interesting...lol... never thought of a sailor as a "pilot" learn something new every day
hmmm, interesting...lol... never thought of a sailor as a "pilot" learn something new every day
What does a sailor have to do with insurance??? Car insurance??
Or are they trying to make reference to the age old adage of sailing being a risky thing back in the 1800 and required underwriting (insurance)
But if that's the case why the name "Pilot" does that mean stear you through troubled waters????
I don't not, this marketing example never worked for me...
09-Sep-2003, 10:58 AM
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Originally posted by echien
Okay I guess I'll ask the next question.
What does a sailor have to do with insurance??? Car insurance??
Or are they trying to make reference to the age old adage of sailing being a risky thing back in the 1800 and required underwriting (insurance)
But if that's the case why the name "Pilot" does that mean stear you through troubled waters????
I don't not, this marketing example never worked for me...
Okay I guess I'll ask the next question.
What does a sailor have to do with insurance??? Car insurance??
Or are they trying to make reference to the age old adage of sailing being a risky thing back in the 1800 and required underwriting (insurance)
But if that's the case why the name "Pilot" does that mean stear you through troubled waters????
I don't not, this marketing example never worked for me...
LMFAO!! It has me totaly confused... I took a marketing class in college, and if Pilot insurance was my marketeing plann, I would of definately failed!!
10-Sep-2003, 11:32 PM
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I used Ed Rice
Breckless Insurance Brokers Ltd.
416-292-2020
they are at 100 COWDRAY ct. Suit 200 (right accross the Dealership) Kennedy and Sheppard, on Kennedy South of Sheppard on the East side.
Tell the guy I reffered you EDMUND CHien I have a 97 del Sol. Chances he doesn't remember me but who knows maybe he will give me a break on my insurnace.....
Yeah right....
Breckless Insurance Brokers Ltd.
416-292-2020
they are at 100 COWDRAY ct. Suit 200 (right accross the Dealership) Kennedy and Sheppard, on Kennedy South of Sheppard on the East side.
Tell the guy I reffered you EDMUND CHien I have a 97 del Sol. Chances he doesn't remember me but who knows maybe he will give me a break on my insurnace.....
Yeah right....
11-Sep-2003, 12:21 AM
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is pilot really the cheapest? maybe i should call them... and their coverage is also good?? do they need to take pics of the car? lol i'd call but i'm busy as hell maybe someone that calls them could post up the info that they get??
11-Sep-2003, 06:58 AM
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Originally posted by SilverSiG
is pilot really the cheapest? maybe i should call them... and their coverage is also good?? do they need to take pics of the car? lol i'd call but i'm busy as hell maybe someone that calls them could post up the info that they get??
is pilot really the cheapest? maybe i should call them... and their coverage is also good?? do they need to take pics of the car? lol i'd call but i'm busy as hell maybe someone that calls them could post up the info that they get??
12-Sep-2003, 02:23 PM
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Originally posted by bbarbulo
this is the funniest post this week!!
this is the funniest post this week!!
Whats so funny about it bbarbulo?? The drunken sailor logo flying his ship?? or our lack of marketing skills....LOL
I found a Pilot insurance in Barrie...Im definately checking them out...probably the only company ive never gotten a quote from
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