jkm and down4fun, none of your reviews mention a deposit (except for jkm's most recent review mentioning a deposit for gas) - is the deposit/prepay thing something new for her? I trust her due to the numerous reviews, but I've never done deposit/prepay before, so it does make me a little nervous.
Corpusguy, thanks for pointing that out - I'm actually in the DFW area, just forgot to update my profile after I moved here. Just updated it.
cc314, thanks for the suggestion. I signed up for Premium Access yesterday, and as soon as I did, all of the forums were locked down! All threads labeled "Private," I can only see threads I created, and I can't comment/reply on any threads (which is why I'm using this account instead of "kjon"). Has this happened to anyone else? Any idea how to fix it? I tried using the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the page with no luck, and I tried requesting a refund of my Premium purchase to restore my account to its previous state, but the email address provided by Eccie was invalid.
I think all of this may be for nothing anyway, Alina has been ghosting me for the past couple days. It took about 24 hours for me to get my PayPal account set up and verified, and I guess that was too long for her. I was hoping this was going to be the best birthday week ever, but it's not looking good so far...