Too little too late

I was supposed to be jetting off to Mandello this morning to attend the revamped Guzzi V7 launch, but unfortunately it was impossible for those in charge to let me know with just a few days to go what day/time/flight I was meant to be there/on. I'm as spontaneous as the next man, but I had to voluntarily and politely decline to attend, as I have to arrange these things a wife and young nursery age daughter, and time just ran out. I'm gutted, as you can imagine, and it's extremely frustrating. Anyway, hope to get hold of a press V7 when they turn up in this country.