Hi Tom,
It's a nice gesture, but... this could have been handled way before and from the messages in this thread it seems like a very common occurrence. As somebody who wanted to use your services in the future that thread totally changed my vision of Adsense and I am exploring other companies for ads.
We need you guys at Adsense to fix the problem after it happens, of course, but also beforehand because holding money for too long can kill a business.
Thanks