Archive for June, 2007

2007

28

Jun

Damaged in Transit

By Gaz under Bikes & Cars, Travel

We arrived back at the warehouse in Miami Springs bright and early yesterday, as instructed, and set about the exhausting task of removing the chocks and ties strapping our bikes into the crates. The process took about 4 hours in all, including the time it took to get the bikes running and return [...]

2007

26

Jun

Miami Thunder Storms

By Gaz under Bikes & Cars, Travel

Yesterday afternoon, my broker called to confirm that our Harley’s have finally cleared US customs, and that my import duty would be 2% of the current value of the bikes. Adding on the documentation fees, taxes, and the broker’s bill I ended up having to pay about $850 to get them back into the [...]

2007

25

Jun

A Book Every Week

By Gaz under Personal Growth

If you’ve been following my Groundhog Day Resolutions posts, you’ll remember that my second resolution is to Read a Book Every Week, and that in amongst my busy schedule I’ve had mixed success with keeping it these last few months.

On a related note, before I left the YUK I was keen to leave my bank [...]

2007

24

Jun

8 Random Facts

By Gaz under Ramblings

I’m always game for spreading around a little link love, and participating in a fun meme. I was tagged by fellow Brit blogger Ian Hedges 10 days ago, just about when my schedule went to hell in a hand basket in the frantic 2 day packing window between the end of Download 2007 and [...]

2007

23

Jun

Instant Message Me Direct from Azazil.net

By Gaz under Announcements

Not including mailing lists or spam, I typically receive a couple of hundred emails every day, and I try to respond to the relevant ones as soon as they move into my attention — marking them unread to remind myself to get back to them later is generally doomed to failure as incoming mails push [...]

2007

22

Jun

Orlando Thunder Storms

By Gaz under Travel

As a Brit, it is my solemn duty to obsess about the weather.

As a techie, it is my dubious pleasure to try out new gadgets at any and every opportunity.

As a blogger, it is my honour to keep the world informed of every minutiae of my adventures.

As a work-from-home couch-potato, I like to fulfill as [...]


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