He actually did order a case from mono price for a few bucks. I have no idea why he went for painters and duct tape to cover the interim time period other than insomnia. It's the stupidest thing i've seen.
On the serious side, he and his wife are starting to learn more about LBYM. His wife is reading MMM. He's a physician and doesn't like to read stuff about investing but at least he realizes that his mutual fund with a 2% MER is a big ripoff. I think our FIREing has been a big motivation for them to get things in order.