It is not healthy to be this angry about a game, so I am really going to have to think about if I want to go forward with this game long term. That is a shame, because I started playing during the first year.
Another night that I didn't sleep well, so I moved my people at 3 a.m. At 7 a.m., I still only had 5 Carl Hats. I looked at things, and found that if I was able to collect ONE more hat, I could spend $4.99 on gems to buy Carl. Yes, I would have to crawl in here and admit my hypocrisy that I spent money, but I figured after all of my time spent on this event that for my own sanity it might be worth it. Ten minutes before the event ended, still no hat. I used speed up tokens. No hat. So, I would have had to spend $9.99 to get enough gems to buy Carl. I decided Gameloft could go eff off.
I logged into the game VERY regularly throughout the entire event (every 1-2 hours except when God granted me the occasional sleep block). I am just steaming mad about this event, but I feel good about the fact that I did not cave and give them my money. I have spent some money on the game in the past. I don't think Gameloft will EVER see another dime from me again.