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got it!!

I just woke up from a really long dream...I called the DPS today and they said my license was issued today!!

I think I am more excited for the mail to come than I ever have been for an IRS refund check!

Scott

I am also still waiting....To tell the truth, I do not want to count the days, but I am assuming around the 100 mark

Erath County

Scott

just called...the system is down yet again!

Scott

86th day from confirmed packet

56th day from processing

still waiting on them to hit that darn print button!!

I may have been too optimistic when I assumed the month of plastic in my signature line...may need to be changed to 5/ /09

Scott

I just called the DPS and they said their network is down and may be down for the rest of the week!!

I asked the lady if everything is still processing and work is still being done and she told me one word....."NOPE" (literally the only thing she said to several questions I asked her)

So I guess this week is out

Scott

Still "Processing"

I called and with DPS yet again (Maybe they notate every time I call and send it back to the bottom of the stack)

They told me yet again, just as they did 2 weeks ago today, that it is just a matter of printing.

I am on 79 today. It is so hard to sit here and wait. If this was anything else I had some control over I would be beating down doors to get what I wanted. It SUCKS being helpless!

I wonder if age has anything to do with it...Maybe they think Im only 25 and can wait a little longer!

Scott

I do not understand, my packet was recieved several days before yours, I had no problems with incomplete applications, and I still am processing. I was told 2 weeks ago they were just waiting to print!!

I am so tired of this

Scott

I called again today. I actually asked to talk to Steve, but he was on the phone!! The lady said that if it still said "processing" it was going good.

I did not get her name, I was too busy to hear it when I asked for Steve.

I reminded her of the 60th day topic. She said in a "perfect world" everyone would have it by the 60th day. She said it is more of an estimate. I asked her if April 15 was the estimate for tax day and said I would send my taxes on the 16th (I have already done my taxes, just wanted to hear what she said). She said she would not reccomend it!

She also told me that EVERY SINGLE APPLICATION gets attention EVERY SINGLE day and that most people think that they do not. I asked her if that was the case then why has my license not been printed. I have been told before that I was just waiting for someone to make the physical license. I asked if someone had worked on mine today, and that was the only thing I am waiting on, why is it not done.

All I got was "sir, there are thousands and thousands thousands and thousands thousands and thousands thousands and thousands thousands and thousands thousands and thousands thousands and thousands thousands and thousands thousands and thousands thousands and thousands thousands and thousands thousands and thousands of applications, and I should just be patient"

I am THROUGH being patient!

Scott

For everyones pleasure, listed below is an email i directly copied and pasted from my inbox. I have taken out my email address and DL number for security reasons. Just for the record, my full DL number and my full name was in the message I sent them. What I sent is in red, and the response is in blue, probably from Steve, at the DPS!

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Flag this messageRE: CHlThursday, April 2, 2009 8:23 AM
From: "CHLS" <CHL@txdps.state.tx.us>Add sender to ContactsTo: "Scott " <s*****@yahoo.com>

To provide the information requested, we will need your full name and one of the following: handgun license number, driver’s license number, or SSN. Please respond to this e-mail

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From: Scott [mailto:s*******@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:14 AM
To: CHLS
Subject: CHl

Hi, I am just wanting to check the status of my chl.

TX DL # 0806****

Scott ******

This will be day 66 since DPS received my packet through certified mail. Thank you for your assistance.


Scott

For anyone that has called and spoke to Steve at the DPS....


Please complete the following sentence....


Steve at the DPS is ______________________.


I would have filled in the blank but I do not want to be kicked off this forum!!

Scott

Well....
Called today. Like I said before, I am going to call every day until I get the plastic.

I heard the best news yet!

They said they are literally are waiting on a "tech" to make the actual license and mail it out. I said that was great and mentioned that I might even get it by the end of the week. She said she would estimate about 3 weeks for me to have the plastic....3 WEEKS....are you kidding me!

As I mentioned in an earlier post, they said they were behind on background checks. I received confirmation today that my background check is in fact DONE. NOW, I have to wait 3 weeks for someone to hit "print". I guess I should be happy it has at least made it this far and there is a light at the end of the 3 week tunnel!

Scott

At first I did not notice that you posted anything but the actual letter that was sent back to you. I did not seet that you had responded to that letter. With that in mind, I thought the exact same thing you did.

I am sure you REALLY care about all of thsoe facts and numbers!! Why do they not understand that nothing matters to any of us except that we have the plastic. I do not feel bad for anyone about the backlog of applications or how bad the economy is. We ALL paid our $140.00 for this service, with the backlog they are talking about, they should be rich from all the applications they have.

Day 64 myself, I guess I am going to make another phone call now and every day until my application is complete.

Scott

hey guys, i just registered and decided to sign up after i have been reading this forum for several weeks now. great information, wish i would have found this a long time ago!!

just for everyone's information, i just wanted to share that i called dps last wednesday, day 60 for me (dps received jan 25), and the lady (who was very nice) told me they are behind on background checks about 6 business days.

after reading this forum, i have been scared to death i was going to get it sent back to me for picture/fingerprints/etc. She said everything looked great on my application and they were only waiting on the background check.

I am sorry if this is information that everyone is already aware of. hello to all again

Scott