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As of today, I'm on day 110 of this long ridiculous wait. DPS received my application May 21, however according to two phone calls to them, my information wasn't even entered into their system until July 27. I've been very patient, only calling them twice....both times only to inquire about my status, never to complain. Also both times I thanked them for taking the time to update me and let them know I appreciated their hard work, knowing the increase in applications was the real cause of all delays. I emailed them this past week and have yet to get a response. Again in my email I was very polite and understanding....only wanting to get an update on my current status. Haven't heard squat back from them yet.

My patience and politeness are done. My total wait may get bumped up to 220 days but I'm calling them Monday with a new attitude and ready to rip'em a new one. This is a joke.....I've been a project manager in several different industries over the past 10 or so years, and if I fell this far behind in projects that I've managed I would've been fired a long time ago. The "increase in applications" excuse should only hold validity for a month or so, not the 5 or 6 plus months that I've seen happening. My situation is this....I've lived in Texas all my life, never been arrested, no child support, only lived in two counties (Fort Bend and Brazoria), stable work history, and even held security clearances twice...once for working for a government securities trading institution and another time for working for a governemt contractor. Both of these clearances required full background checks and would not have been approved had I had any felony convictions.

At this point I'm thinking I've been too nice and need to become the squeaky wheel instead.