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*Liam's Wild Ride*

You want a check? PM me a mailing address and I'll put something in the mail tomorrow.
Thanks for helping out.


WERE HERE FOR YOU BUDDY!!!













Lonster
 
Thank you everyone for pitching in and getting involved. I know this isn't anyone's problem but my own, and I'm grateful that people are willing to jump in and help when I'm down.

What a ride it's been so far! The emotions have gone the the whole gamut, up, down, all around. This is one of the worst experiences I've ever gone through and it won't be over for quite a while. Part of the problem is the lack of time I have, and the lack of cash on hand to handle the day to day necessities. I'm cross-posting this on my Wild Ride thread, so hopefully the right people will find it. I'm going to be back in Barcelona on Monday, and that's the only day I'll have to pick up money from Western Union . I found a location in the city and the time schedule matches up. All told, I'm out 500 USD for rent and 250 USD that I borrowed from Hiro to insure that I would get to Holland, and also some pocket money for food and trivials. I don't know if the team will cover any of the flight change penalty, since it was my fault I missed my flight, but regardless, it's a debt to Hiro that I will honor. Jim (VTRWeasel) is the connector in this puzzle, and his phone number and email are:

Jim's number is 408-309-9526 and his email is listed above.

I know this makes a short time frame because it's almost the weekend already, but I don't have any other alternatives at the moment. Can't screw up like this again, and hopefully it'll never happen to any of you. I want to send thanks to everyone who has paypal'd me, and I wish I could Western Union myself! I won't be able to respond for approximately 24 hours, at the earliest, so good luck Barfers on putting something together. It means a great deal to me that everyone is banding together during this time. I'll reserve something special from my GP experiences just for you.

I'm off (and by the way, Assen is incredible).

Jim, here's the way to do it with Western Union:

HOW TO SEND CASH:
STEP: 1 Visit an Agent location
Visit a nearby Western Union Agent location.

STEP: 2 Complete Form
Complete the To Send Money form, including:

Your and your receiver's first and last name (as shown on identification).


The city and country to which the money is being sent.


The amount you wish to send.


Any additional services requested (subject to availability)

STEP: 3 Identify yourself
Give the form and valid identification documents to the clerk.

STEP: 4 Present Payment
Give the clerk the money you want to send plus the transaction fee.

STEP: 5 Collect the Receipt from the Clerk
Be sure to save the receipt with your MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number) and share the MTCN with the receiver. The receiver may use this number to collect the funds, however, it is not required.

STEP: 6 Check Status
To obtain the status of your money transfer, you can check the Order Status.

The name is William Shubert and the city/country is Barcelona, Spain.

Once again, a huge thanks to everyone for digging in. In the meantime, I'll keep the wrenches in the trenches. Neat Article here which tells a little about being a mechanic in the AMA - sounds like fun :)

Once I get a little more time and my head has unwound a bit, I'll have the peace of mind to put together some wrap-ups from Catalunya, Assen, and Donnington Park.

The saga continues, thanks to you all.
 
hey Liam,
I'm real sorry this happened to you. I'll send you some $$ to help out, I know it's tight for you out there.

You have great friends here and abroad and we'll make sure to take care of your needs in such emergencies.

Take care. Sara
 
Hi Barfers

I'm setting up a paypal account and hope to send Liam the money Sunday or Monday

I will post as soon as my account is active or you can e-mail me at VTRweasel@gmail.com

If you want to send me a check I will PM you my address

Details to follow

Thx
Jim

See Help MOTOLIAM… http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/f...threadid=167618

Thanks secn8ure for starting the thread
 
Right on man, I'll be lookin' fer tht paypal addy- I have a bit of money burnin' a hole in my virtual pocket.
 
I just westerned unioned Liam 950 bucks.

(WU, sucks BTW)

They totally stressed me out saying I was getting scammed when they're the ones scammiing me

Liam, call me if you need any info

I can't say thanks enough to everyone who chipped in

I'm gonna send liam all of your e-mail address's so he can drunk post for a couple days too

Good night, sweet dreams and...

Feel the love :twofinger X 543,345,010
 
Sweet, I'm looking forward to a nice long motogpod skype call in about all this madness at some point!
 
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Sweet, I'm looking forward to a nice long motogpod skype call in about all this madness at some point!
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Me too. Liam, where are you? :teeth

-jim
 
I just talked to him, he said Assen was great, the people were too cool and...well, you saw the race
 
Thank you, Everyone!

Thank you everyone, for taking a huge load off my mind and digging deep to make sure that I'm going to be ok. I have the list of people who pitched in, and I've got something up my sleeve for all of you! I won't be able to tell you what it is, until we all gather at the Blue Fin on Friday night in Laguna Seca. I don't know many of you by face, or name (because everyone is using alias' these days on their emails), so please introduce yourselves to me at the track or at the party.

After a hectic day, I have received the monies sent by Jim, and what a day it was! I crashed pretty hard last night when I returned from Amsterdam, but not until after I had gone to dinner with the Aoyamas in the Port Olympic area. Seafood and salad, and all of us were tired from the weekend. I don't know how many of you saw the 250 race, but some riders crashed early on, and both Aoyama brothers were driven from the track and into the gravel, rejoining in 22nd and 23rd place (dead last). Both put in great rides to recoup positions, but Shuhei wasn't as lucky in the end. After dinner, we walked and talked for a bit, and in typical spanish style, the night didn't end until after midnight - at which point we were all walking dead and ready for sleep! A loooong night's sleep and I was up today to find the ever elusive Western Union location - because apparently the website for the company is quite outdated and several of the places I visited were no longer in business with W.U.

I received some monies from my parents, and that was good, however, I wasn't able to access the "barf fund" and no one could tell me why. A couple hours of walking around the city on a hot, hot day, and I made it to Planet Cafe to use the wi-fi and give Jim a skype call. We confirmed that everything was correct, and I went back down into the Raval (off las Ramblas area) to find a couple more W.U. locations. I was actually thrown out of one because an argument started with the teller, who was offended when I asked him if is was indeed a Western Union or not (shady place). He slammed his fist and declared that the computer wasn't working, so I walked out to find another place. At this point in the evening (thanks to waiting in lines and dealing with other hassles), several places were beginning to close and I was getting worried. I, frustrated as all hell, made my way back towards home, and chanced upon a place with the W.U. sign. I went in, waited, and put my information in once again. This time, the problem surfaced when the teller showed me that Western Union had my name mis-spelled in their database! WTF?!? @#*($^&)Q(*@#$^&*(!!!!!!!!
I quickly fought my way through the crowds of people mindlessly ambling about, and called Jim again to double check and have him call W.U. to see what was up. Jim was on the phone with them when I called him, and after things were explained, they pledged to get it right this time. Even after Jim gave me the ok, the website still didn't have any information about my transaction, so it was very worrisome for me as I went back to the Raval area (not known for being very safe). I made it back to the place, everything went through this time, and I'm back at Planet hanging with Kenny Noyes and Iana. Kenny has just returned from Italy from a Pirelli tire test, so expect an article in RoadRacing World at some point. I'm going to get some quality food in my system, but I expect to post later tonight about some of the races I've been to and some of the other cool experiences, meetings, and things that I've manged to do despite my troubles.

Once again, I want to thank everyone who helped me and I also want to say that "officially", I'm ready to put this chapter behind me and concentrate on the present and the future! A special, special thanks to VTRWeasel (JIM) for handling all the crap with Paypal and Western Union. It was far more difficult than advertised, on both sides, and if any Barfers here work with W.U., I expect an explanation.

Expect more race wrap-ups, reports, and glimpses into my life as the Wild Ride continues! It probably won't be quite the same as before, but I'm growing and learning every day, and I have a much deeper understanding of the way things work, and how I'm going to make my way through everything. The main difference will probably be less photos, as I'm busier now and don't have the time to get to all the corners like before. Putting together quality "reports" also takes me a lot of time, and sometimes, like these three race weeks in a row, there simply isn't enough time in the day. Also, because I'm in such close contact with people at the track when I'm working, it just doesn't seem appropriate or "right" to whip out a camera when I'm talking with my friends or having dinner with people.

Alright, time to eat - but I'll be back later!
 
I would be down to chip in a few bucks to get Liam some better lenses!

better lenses = better pics for us.

I think Liam needs a fisheye lens!
 
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