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I'm not afraid to admit that I would be terrified right now in his position, especially at the thought of having to come up with all that cash, and explaining to my family why we 'have to take out a substantial loan'. I'm sure that the prospect of relentless attacks for weeks, maybe even months to come, has him feeling defeated.
This is exactly correct.
When I did the container buy, I took a considerable risk of handling tens of thousands of dollars that were ultimately my responsibility, sending it to a supplier, sight unseen across the globe and getting 21 good, working arcade machines back.
When they didn't load on time, I was FUCKING TERRIFIED. I dont scare easily... I don't sweat under pressure. It was fucking harrowing. I was now on the hook for a metric fuckload of money with not much recourse.
I felt I had protected myself as much as I could and the risk was minimal. (It ultimately was)
I didn't sleep for days until it loaded.
In that situation, the last thing I wanted to do was come here and have 14 people ready to lynch me for something I had no control over and harassing me for money I didn't have. I have 10+ years here, I may be hated by some, but I have an
excellent rep and I pride myself on helping and volunteering my time to others here, regardless of personal vendettas or grudges. I stood here and was ready for the beating.
It worked out in the end. I'm glad, but I would never do that again.
Imagine how Tonk feels right now. He's in the same position for much more money and possible criminal and civil action. He was a proud member here, had a ton of respect from even his enemies and He prides himself on being the scam buster.
All that is weighing on him.... How would you handle yourself?
Until anything is certain, he probably shouldn't reappear. I dont blame him. If he lawyered up, they probably told him the same thing.
It may be a PR nightmare, but your opinions probably don't matter much to him right now.
I hope this thing works itself out and everybody walks away satisfied and/or vindicated.