Greetings from your friendly neighborhood yeti

lordmarcovan

...speaking of yetis, has anybody heard from laurentyvan?

I'm concerned.

Remember the whole "send LordM to England" thing, to which many of you fine folks pledged donations?

Well, it didn't happen. I'm perfectly OK with that- to tell you the truth, I wasn't quite ready for such a trek this summer, though I still want to do it (someday). I've been gone from the forums a lot and so has Laurent, so I didn't think much of it, and figured, oh well, it's no big deal. If folks wanted to spend their hard-earned money to send me overseas on an amateur archaeology expedition, great! But if not, that's OK, too.

My only concern is that some of you might have not only pledged funds for this trip, but also sent them?

I just got this wormy feelin' in my gut the other day that maybe somebody sent money but never got it back? I don't know- obviously, the fundraising for this trip was something (generously) undertaken by Laurent, and didn't involve me at all. However, since it was done in my name, I'm kind of concerned.

I haven't heard from him. Have any of you? Did any of you make contributions that were never refunded?

Sorry I've been so scarce. If I continue to be off the radar for a while, I wish you all a very happy holiday season and new year.

lordmarcovan

Ah- I was offline when this 12/5 Laurentyvan update was posted.

Good. Glad he's OK.

And I'm not the least bit bothered or worried about the England trip falling through. There's always next year... or not.

I just hope nobody sent money and saw it vanish, that's all.

FilthyBroke

Hey Rob, good to see you back here. There's a recent thread about Laurentyvan around here somewhere... If I recall, he was sick for a while but hopes to be back with us in a short time. I'll see if I can find a link to that thread for you.

FilthyBroke

Well, there you go. That's the one.

lordmarcovan

I just tripped over it- thanks.

Zohar

Welcome back. I am sure the donated amounts are making a killing in an interest bearing account

FilamCoins

Welcome back! Money donated and never refunded. Please have Laurent get back to the donors. Thanks.

lordmarcovan

PS- My Hotmail account also got compromised not very long ago, so my apologies to all of you that got spam from "me". (Apparently I got into the Viagra business without knowing it.)

keepdachange

<< <i>Welcome back! Money donated and never refunded. Please have Laurent get back to the donors. Thanks. >>



Welcome back! I sent money for 10 shares and would like to know if it will be returned?

lordmarcovan

<< <i>Welcome back! Money donated and never refunded. Please have Laurent get back to the donors. Thanks. >>



I'm truly sorry to hear that. Those of you who were so generous deserved better communication. It didn't even dawn on me until fairly recently that folks might have actually paid up rather than simply pledged.

Well, I shall try to email him and PM him again. My last attempt to contact him was a aPM sent July 13th. In fact, by that time I was beginning to see that it was getting too late in the season, and I was hinting that maybe we should all discuss the transfer of those funds on to an ailing Brad Swain (Tbirde56). It seemed rather frivolous to have people passing the hat for my dream vacation, when such a fine forum member was in terminal condition. Alas, Brad faded quickly, making it a moot point.

FilthyBroke

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<< <i>Welcome back! Money donated and never refunded. Please have Laurent get back to the donors. Thanks. >>



Welcome back! I sent money for 10 shares and would like to know if it will be returned? >>




I'm sure laurentyvan will sort it all out when he get well and back with us. Personally, I'd send more money if I thought there was a chance to still pull this off.

lordmarcovan

Well, I would still love to do it next summer, if folks still wanted to support it. But if anybody changes their mind as a result of the wishy-washiness and/or long silences from both Laurent and I, I certainly understand (and apologize).

Maybe I'll do it on my own dime one day, but that day is pretty far off.

olmanjon

Just to let you know Lord M, I was the one who talked to Laurent. This past year he had a lot of health issues. On top of that his computer bit the dust. He doesn't have one now so there is no way to get in touch with him by e-mail or PM. If you PM me I can give you his phone number. I am sure that he would love to hear from you, since he was the one who started the Lord M to England trip.
Olmanjon

lordmarcovan

If Laurent doesn't have a computer, I'll definitely need to get a contact number, yes. Thanks. PM sent.

worldcoinguy

Its good to see you posting again Rob. We went a long time without a lordminivan sighting!

sumnom

Hey, good to see you around here again.

savoyspecial

my favorite yeti

Zot

HEY! A lord minivan sighting!!

I’m more than happy to hold on to my shares for a trip next year. Expectations on your finds are going up all the time though (dividends!)

Just get your butt on a plane – I see it’s a straightforward 11h trip to London, usually connecting via Atlanta!

FilthyBroke

BillyKingsley

Welcome back, Rob! The forum isn't the same without you!

WillieBoyd2

He was beginning to recover the memory of where he had been for the past few months,
talking about some place in Tibet called "Shangri-La"...

Aethelred

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Swampboy

Good to see you around the campus Rob.

docday2003

I also contributed for a few shares...but I'm happy enough for the money to be held in trust until the trip materializes next year.

shirohniichan

We prolific posters welcome back LodMinivan!

1jester

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Verily.

pendragon1998

I donated (sent) a share on 3/1/10. If you're definitely going to use it, I'm content to leave it in the pot, otherwise I wouldn't be averse to getting it back and putting myself down as a pledge instead in case you get to go.

1jester

<< <i>...speaking of yetis, has anybody heard from laurentyvan?

I'm concerned.

Remember the whole "send LordM to England" thing, to which many of you fine folks pledged donations?

Well, it didn't happen. I'm perfectly OK with that- to tell you the truth, I wasn't quite ready for such a trek this summer, though I still want to do it (someday). I've been gone from the forums a lot and so has Laurent, so I didn't think much of it, and figured, oh well, it's no big deal. If folks wanted to spend their hard-earned money to send me overseas on an amateur archaeology expedition, great! But if not, that's OK, too.

My only concern is that some of you might have not only pledged funds for this trip, but also sent them?

I just got this wormy feelin' in my gut the other day that maybe somebody sent money but never got it back? I don't know- obviously, the fundraising for this trip was something (generously) undertaken by Laurent, and didn't involve me at all. However, since it was done in my name, I'm kind of concerned.

I haven't heard from him. Have any of you? Did any of you make contributions that were never refunded?

Sorry I've been so scarce. If I continue to be off the radar for a while, I wish you all a very happy holiday season and new year. >>




In light of this tragic news, I'd like to dedicate all the proceeds from the sale of my donations to Cameron's family; if Laurent or Rob could help facilitate this, I'd be very grateful. Laurent knows the exact items that were auctioned off and will know how much was received from these donated items.

Thank you very much!