I feel ya Kid. Feel pretty much the same on some levels but so many years of the same has me a bit un fazed by lack of firmer news. With that said there is 100x more on the table now than there was in the 90's or 2000's . There weren't any really huge prospects out there back then , now we have major prospects and some monster ones. It all boils down to the engine , durability and positive perfomance over other engines. If he has got it down 100% -then we are golden. If not -then there still is work to do.
You could write a email to George and say exactly what you wrote. I would be surprised if he answered it. But it is worth a try.