I had a truck shipped package do that once. Hit a shipping center in Atlanta, then suddenly it was Ohio bound! Hit Cincinnati, then back to Nashville, Chattanooga, Asheville and then Greenville.
No explanation, but my account was credited 50% of the shipping cost. Kurt. On Mar 6, 2012 4:13 PM, "surfswab" <[email protected]> wrote: > Be still, young'un ! > > It's here. Delivery 11 a.m. tomorrow. > > > > On Mar 6, 3:00 pm, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> wrote: > > And suddenly it goes haring off for Ohio... > > > > :p > > > > Kurt > > On Mar 6, 2012 2:58 PM, "surfswab" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Now enroute to Fairburn, GA > > > > > Gettin' closer (!) > > > > > On Mar 5, 6:53 pm, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Close. > > > > > > Most commercial trucks are equipped with satellite transponders these > > > > days. > > > > > > The company keeps me updated by email. > > > > > > On Mar 5, 6:37 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > You must have installed a tracking cookie on the bike :) > > > > > > > On Mar 5, 2012, at 11:24, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Now enroute to Bloomingdale, IL (Chicago burbs). > > > > > > > > On Mar 3, 1:38 am, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Did I mention bike's in Seattle. > > > > > > > >> On Mar 1, 1:09 am, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>> We know all about diversions don't we? Getting that outfit to > > > commit > > > > > >>> to date/time pickup was like trying to nail jello to a wall. > Hope > > > > > >>> they don't repeat that performance on the delivery end. > > > > > > > >>> Anyway, it's good to have it finally in transit. I'll be > spending > > > the > > > > > >>> meantime arranging insurance coverage, title transfer and > plates. > > > > > > > >>> Shipping was $700 and change, based on bids from 8 different > > > > > >>> companies. All the bids were in that neighborhood, so I used > the > > > > > >>> eenie-meenie-minie-mo decision-making process to pick one. > > > > > > > >>> I'm in the trucking biz myself, so I know moving the bike to > > > Seattle > > > > > >>> is pretty typical of hub-based transport companies. The pickup > > > driver > > > > > >>> is probably a regional guy, who'll transfer it to an > over-the-road > > > > > >>> operation, most likely a team. > > > > > > > >>> Anyway, thanks for the help on your end, Paul. > > > > > > > >>> And thanks to poster Glenn Evanish for suggesting using a > different > > > > > >>> browser to log on here. I'm having trouble getting IE9 to > > > cooperate > > > > > >>> for some baffling cyber reason. > > > > > > > >>> On Feb 29, 11:29 am, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>>> *Hey everyone!* > > > > > >>>> * > > > > > >>>> * > > > > > >>>> *I sold my classic GL1100 to one of our members here on > Nighthawk > > > Lovers, > > > > > >>>> and the bike is now on its way from Oregon to Georgia. I took > > > these > > > > > >>>> pictures just this morning as the driver was securing the bike > > > onto the > > > > > >>>> pallet. He will take the bike to Seattle, where it will change > > > trucks > > > > > >>>> (although the bike will remain connected to the pallet) and > begin > > > its long > > > > > >>>> journey southward toward Georgia. Just the trip from Seattle > is > > > almost > > > > > >>>> 2,700 miles. (Just the trip from my home to Seattle alone is > 450 > > > miles, so > > > > > >>>> the total miles traveled will be 3,150 ASSUMING they don't > have > > > any other > > > > > >>>> diversions along the way...and it's likely they will.) -Paul* > > > > > >>>> * > > > > > >>>> * > > > > > >>>> *[image: Inline image 1] > > > > > >>>> * > > > > > >>>> * > > > > > >>>> * > > > > > >>>> *[image: Inline image 2] > > > > > >>>> ** > > > > > > > >>>> Paul LeBoutillier > > > > > >>>> * > > > > > >>>> * > > > > > >>>> * > > > > > >>>> *www.hondanighthawks.net* > > > > > > > >>>> IMG_20120229_081503.jpg > > > > > >>>> 148KViewDownload > > > > > > > >>>> IMG_20120229_081433.jpg > > > > > >>>> 133KViewDownload > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google > > > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > > > groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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