You try to visualize the inner workings of DPS until you start loosing some grip on reality. You give up and start posting replies to your own thread on texaschlforum.com
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- Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:59 pm
- Forum: The "Waiting Room"
- Topic: Stages of Waiting
- Replies: 17
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Re: Stages of Waiting
apparently, I just found out, that at the end of the fourth week in background check you call DPS and they tell you it's printing, then.... You can't get anything done at work because now you wanna see the website update.
You try to visualize the inner workings of DPS until you start loosing some grip on reality. You give up and start posting replies to your own thread on texaschlforum.com
You try to visualize the inner workings of DPS until you start loosing some grip on reality. You give up and start posting replies to your own thread on texaschlforum.com
- Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:11 am
- Forum: The "Waiting Room"
- Topic: Stages of Waiting
- Replies: 17
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Re: Stages of Waiting
ROFL
My impatients got the better of me LOL I called DPS today and they said it was printing woohooo no change on the website though.
My impatients got the better of me LOL I called DPS today and they said it was printing woohooo no change on the website though.
- Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:21 pm
- Forum: The "Waiting Room"
- Topic: Stages of Waiting
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3721
Re: Stages of Waiting
Oh yeah, by the third week you can type your dl# ssn and dob with your non dominant hand while brushing your teeth on your iPhone
- Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:13 pm
- Forum: The "Waiting Room"
- Topic: Stages of Waiting
- Replies: 17
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Stages of Waiting
After observing for a while and going through the wait myself, I can distinguish different stages of waiting and the psychological stages.
Day # 1: You are confident and feeling good. You have completed all of your training, got your finger prints done. You have mailed the documents off after checking and rechecking them. You're very optimistic because you sent them priority mail with a return receipt, "this should kick-start the process" you think to yourself.
One week after mailing:
"No updates, what could be wrong? Did the packet get lost?" You consider calling DPS. In fact, you did call but hung up after 30 minutes on hold. You turn to the Internet and find this forum. Now you find out you have another week to wait. Seems normal according to the forum members. NO need to panic.
Documents Recieved day:
"Allright!" most of the stuff has a green check mark, is in a green box and has some sort of confirmation after each item. "Background check under review"...."Oh, I got this in the bag, my background is squeaky clean, that should only take a few days."
End of first week in background check:
You think, "What's up with this?" After all, you're clean..... Time to check the forum. "ok, let's see.....there's a couple of people that only took a week in background check, I'm still good."......."Whoa!!!, there's one that took 71 days!!!! I mean wholly cow!!!!!" ...." But, that's not me."
Week two background check:
You basically spend most of this week checking on your status five or more times a day. If you have time you check out the other sections; such as the off limits areas and new to chl. Your inpatients mounts.
Week three, or whatever!who cares:
Much of this week is like the last week except you start to accept your fate. You are still frustrated, but what can you do. You are seriously considering calling DPS. "geeze, that guy took 71 days before he got plastic in hand"......."hope mine don't take that long"......"Wait just a darned minute!!!!! There's one that submitted after me and they got their plastic. That's bull hockey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
.......Ok that's all I got for now. Y'all feel free to add to it.
Day # 1: You are confident and feeling good. You have completed all of your training, got your finger prints done. You have mailed the documents off after checking and rechecking them. You're very optimistic because you sent them priority mail with a return receipt, "this should kick-start the process" you think to yourself.
One week after mailing:
"No updates, what could be wrong? Did the packet get lost?" You consider calling DPS. In fact, you did call but hung up after 30 minutes on hold. You turn to the Internet and find this forum. Now you find out you have another week to wait. Seems normal according to the forum members. NO need to panic.
Documents Recieved day:
"Allright!" most of the stuff has a green check mark, is in a green box and has some sort of confirmation after each item. "Background check under review"...."Oh, I got this in the bag, my background is squeaky clean, that should only take a few days."
End of first week in background check:
You think, "What's up with this?" After all, you're clean..... Time to check the forum. "ok, let's see.....there's a couple of people that only took a week in background check, I'm still good."......."Whoa!!!, there's one that took 71 days!!!! I mean wholly cow!!!!!" ...." But, that's not me."
Week two background check:
You basically spend most of this week checking on your status five or more times a day. If you have time you check out the other sections; such as the off limits areas and new to chl. Your inpatients mounts.
Week three, or whatever!who cares:
Much of this week is like the last week except you start to accept your fate. You are still frustrated, but what can you do. You are seriously considering calling DPS. "geeze, that guy took 71 days before he got plastic in hand"......."hope mine don't take that long"......"Wait just a darned minute!!!!! There's one that submitted after me and they got their plastic. That's bull hockey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
.......Ok that's all I got for now. Y'all feel free to add to it.