Umm, why are so impatient, kids? You "invested" into something weird and you have to take that risk. But I think problems were explained clearly and it makes sense. I am not sure how fast is blockchain downloads on fast line, but at my home it takes a few days and no, I don't have a 56k modem.
What makes no sense is sending a payment doesn't require you have the blockchain fully downloaded and updated. You just have to broadcast the transaction.
I do not agree - if they are using bitcoind, they need to have downloaded blocks with income transactions to be able to send that money out.