WELL.... LOW & BEHOLD... DOUG FINALLY CAME THROUGH WITH MY REFUND! 
Yippee! 
The event was like burying your money, forgetting where you buried it but eventually (through true dilligence and... um... griping!), you eventually locate it and dig it back up!
Good luck everyone!
Oh... and if it means anything... Lado's latest address is (as shown on Paypal payment):
Lado Technologies
68 Hercules Ave
Oroville, CA 95966
United States