You don't think you should have waited until you knew the facts?
Sticking to the 'facts' is borin'.
If we all knew the 'facts' there would be no need for any Forums such as PPRuNe or Facebeek ( some might say What a Good Idea ! ) as there would be no indecisions or ignorance, we'd all run along in straight lines waving the Rule Book, in the manner of the Red Guards of the '60s who ran around holding up the Little Red Book of The Thoughts of Mao, attempting to convert everyone in their path
Not knowing the facts means we have to enquire, suggest, discuss, argue, hypothesise, maybe even insult providing it doesn't get too nasty, and so we probably learn something as a result of it all ?
I've certainly learned something - I knew that some aircraft maintenance dates can be extended by up to 10% providing that they are applied before expiry has actually occurred, but I'd never heard of it being applied to personal licences, even tho' it might be Old Hat to some, as a result I've just asked my local administration to help me in a similar fashion, I've little hope, but don't ask, don't get.