All. I wanted to follow up on my prior post. I have since heard from hairysexymuscle. He apologized and said he had medical emergency that put him in the hospital for the night of our appt in Chicago last weekend. He has fully reimbursed me for my deposit. He said he did the same with 2 other clients that he also missed.
It appears he is much closer to the guy with whom others on this board had a great experience than to the guy of my worst assumptions.
if he gets back to town, I will try again to connect. But I’ve learned my lesson about deposits! Thanks for all the great advice, guys