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The plate glass windows of my father鈥檚 shop were unusual. They were not flat but curved and were separately insured for that reason, as far as I know. Before the war they were accidentally broken and the replacements had to be specially made.
Fairly soon after the blitz started they were inevitably broken. My father sent a claim to the insurance company. They replied that he was not insured against bomb damage only against accidental damage. There was however a possibility, The insurance company said that if my father could prove that the bomb blast had somehow picked up a stone or brick and hurled it against the glass and broken it, he could make a claim.
That's what my father said and he was a bit of a joker and I don鈥檛 know if the story was true. In any case the government brought in some insurance scheme against bomb damage. Moreover, there was no question of replacing the glass during the war. Instead most of our shop windows were boarded up with wood and a small piece of glass was inserted among the wood to enable customers to inspect the meagre amount of goods on sale.

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