Tru sorry about your uncle, lost my favorite in 09. Lov what you are doing to the jerk. Have Patty really butter him up, longing to meet him but she is doing extra work so she can buy these 3 tredle michines, name the ones he says he has, and can't meet till after that. Or set up meetings where she cancels cause she has a chance to make some cash toward the machines. That way you get the machines and get back at him too. But seeing how he treated you he was probably lying about the machines. By the way my DH has a friend who is lonely, gets good benifits and would be willing to relocate for the right woman.