Hey Luckystar,
thanks for the info. yeah I only gave the $500. I was dead set on going there and just had a change of heart, decided i've been in the wintery hell that I call Iowa for way way too long now. I'll call them and let others know also, because I think many people believe that these deposits are nonrefundable. They probably are but I've also heard they are nonrefundable only after a certain date.