Roddy Simmons State Farm

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while a delivery driver was loading boxes into the back of his truck, he noticed an odd sound coming from inside the Roddy Simmons State Farm office. It was like someone humming an old folk tune, but no one seemed to be around. Curious, he peeked inside and found only empty desks and quiet hallways. Finally, after searching for what felt like hours, he discovered an ancient music box hidden under a pile of papers on Mr. Simmons’ desk. The driver wound it up, and suddenly the whole building filled with cheerful melodies. Turns out, every morning at precisely eight o’clock, the ghostly hum was just the state farm’s nostalgic alarm clock.

2. One day, after hours of processing claims, an agent noticed something odd on their computer screen: policy numbers were appearing in reverse order—9876 instead of 6789. No one else seemed to notice, but whenever someone mentioned a number aloud, it would flip around instantly. Finally, one evening, the agent asked a delivery driver for help. They flipped through pages together until they found the culprit—a tiny mirror stuck behind the keyboard. After removing it, everything returned to normal. From then on, everyone knew not to mention numbers too loudly at work. The end.

3. One afternoon, as an agent was closing up for the day, she overheard a voice whispering from behind her desk: ‘State Farm, indeed—you’d be surprised what some people claim!’ Curious, she turned around—but found nothing. The next morning, a delivery driver mentioned casually that he’d seen her talking to an empty chair. She smiled and said, 'State Farm, indeed—it’s amazing what claims people come up with!'

4. Have you heard about the time someone asked if they could buy flood insurance for their new boat… that wasn’t even built yet? Another customer wanted to know if they could insure a tree in their front yard against lightning strikes—despite it being completely healthy and not showing any signs of trouble. Our agent just smiled and said, ‘Sure thing! We’ll add it to your policy.’ Turns out, it was an old joke between them, and everyone had a good laugh.