I dodged a bullet 7 years ago as I was considering having Lawing build me a car. Instead, I took some sage advice from several on this site and bought a well sorted VS. The thought was that I would be smart to try the hobby out for awhile before jumping in and dumping a load of scratch. Still have the same car and having fun.
Having paid pretty close attention to Lawing's machinations and conduct reported on this forum and in other places I doubt he has in any way cleaned up his act.
The notion that he has issues with his computer system that are over two years old and have prevented him from keeping his commitments is just laughable, and begs the question, of what kept him from keeping his promises and commitments for years before that? Notice there is no apology anywhere in the text of the message for not delivering a car, just for "losing touch". The notion that a customer use the regular postal service to communicate is just ridiculous. The product to be delivered is a finished car, accurate and timely information supports getting that done and is necessary to deliver the product.
Hey, Steve, get a cheap laptop, set up an e-mail account and let everybody know how to contact you. Then, respond in a timely fashion and with honesty.
Then go out and build the cars you have committed to.
You make it sound like all you are doing is R&D and tweaking design. That isn't job 1.
I'm pretty certain his computer woes could have been resolved pretty quickly if they ever even existed, and he wanted to get the mess cleaned up.
I am suspicious that this is just another stalling technique to buy him some more time to underperform.
I believe in redemption and a person's ability to change the trajectory of their lives, but I have a hard believing time believing that Lawing has an interest in doing that.
I'm glad I listened to the good advice I received from several on the forum, thanks.
There is a 1660 Beason Ridge in New Tazewell , but not a Beacon Ridge. Based on Google Earth, it appears to be raw land out in the country. Could be an old satellite pic, to be fair.