I'm thinking that the e-mail was written prior to August 8th 2016, and that he was unsure as to how the rules that were going to go into effect after that date would affect him.sablebrush52
That would be one hell of a long wait since it's August 8th of 2018, not 2017.
Someone a few months ago was posting that the owner was having personal issues that he was dealing with, and that maybe that could cause the shop to close, so that would be a more valid concern to me if it is true.