I am disappointed that Romm was too busy but I am glad that I was able to solve the problem and what I will take from this is that it is worth trying to email academics even if they may be busy but that you should always have a back up plan so don't place all your hopes no one reply to an email.
If I am to email another academic I will do similar things i.e. surrounding the structure of the email and the general tone of it because Romm did not ignore me, he took the time to write back with a suggestion rather than simply not reply which suggests that my email itself was adequate it was just his schedule not allowing him the time.