Went over to Guernsey this week for a last minute check. Was expecting to see it more-or-less finished but there is still loads to do and it's supposed to be open next Thursday. My ass is on the line and it's twitching like a heroin-addict's arm muscle.
We only have the highest government officer on the Island and his wife and about 50 other people going to the opening so not much at stake.
Apart from that, two other jobs have finished on time and are looking mighty fine. Only another 20-odd to go.
I went away hoping that my new lover would be here when i got back. A new Gibson J-200 acoustic. Blond it is. (although i prefer brunettes) How foolish of me to think that all would be well. Apparently, it took 5 days to ship from the U.S., which is OK by me -quite good actually - but it's been sitting in customs and excise ever since (3 days!)
I know you have to quarantine animals and that you have to check packages for drugs and stuff but fuck me, how long does it take to assess a 12-year-old guitar? And -this is the best- I may have to pay import tax on it. A second hand, one-off transaction is subject to our government getting some more money off me to spend on their second homes in London. It's perverse.
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Sounds like you need several pints to sort this out. What's with this J-200? Well, if you ever get the thing, post some pics here eh? Where did you get this beauty from? Is it a PT model? Damn, those are nice acoustics. I'm envious!
Aw Del I'm sorry!!
Be patient- she's worth the wait!!!
I will say a little prayer that it gets to you soon.
It's so weird...we're supposed to pay duty here whenever I get packages shipped to me...but I never, ever have!
Not once! There's so much money in here thanks to Chiang Kai Shek and his drug lords (yup - he sent generals to Viet Nam and Cambodia and they oversaw heroin production and God knows what else and all the money was funneled back to Taiwan. Nice).
You should have shipped it to me, then I would have hand carried it to Wales for ya!
hee hee
It's a long walk but I could do with the exercise.
Good luck with your work too!
All shall be well.
xoxo
I meant there's so much money here.
Not "in here."
:)
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