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PLASTIC!!!
Class on 11/6
Mailed 11/8
Rec'd 11/9
Plastic in Hand 12/15

38 days mailbox to mailbox. . .
Adios waiting room, Kudos to the DPS for their efficiency! Good luck to all who remain waiting, don't bother checking the website ever because mine still says they are waiting to receive my materials.

Thanks to all who have come before and contribute to this forum (and who used to wait for months and months). . . this is the best place on the web for advice. I will continue to read, learn, and now, carry!

Man I am ready to get out of this Waiting Room. . . I was told on December 7th that it was "issued and printing, should receive it in 1 to 2 weeks". . . 36 days today from when they received it. . . I go home and check the mailbox every day at lunch and NOTHING again today. . . guess there is always tomorrow. . .

well last week the guy at the DPS told me that it was issued and to "watch the mailbox". . . I've gone home everyday since then at noon and there is always just a mailbox full of Christmas cards. . . . no plastic! All the Christmas cards help take the sting out the situation though. . . keeps things in perspective, I'm truly blessed.

well I hate to admit it, but after seeing all these guys get their plastic after 21 days I broke down and called Austin. . . after being on hold for 18 minutes the guy got on the phone and said, "yours has been issued, it's printing now, just watch your mailbox". . . .so, was the waiting to be issued the worst part. . . or waiting on my mailman??? Oh, status on line has never changed or updated at all during the process. I guess the only good part about that was I can now type my drivers license number, social security number and birthdate without even looking at the keys. . .I gotta go check the mail.

Congrats ex_dsmr. . . that is awesome for you! They have had mine since November 9th. . . now I have to go home and check the mailbox at lunch every day!

22 Days today. . . no updates and nothing from the mailman. . . interesting though, I called Austin to make sure they had it since there are no updates on the website. They were very nice on the phone and said they did receive it on the 9th and it is in the their system, "but sir, it's going to be at least 60 days". . . .hmmmmm. . . she didn't tell me at what point in the system my application was and I never expected to get it in 21 days, but I did expect to be able to occassionally see the status on line during the wait. . .I'm just gonna check it on Tuesdays from now on and I'll call again on the 61st day to see how it's going. . .

Hey hammondc, welcome to the wait! I've settled in for the long-haul. . . 3 weeks today since DPS has had it in their hands with no status change. I figure it will just show up in the mail in a couple weeks while the status online remains unchanged. . .it borders on cruel that there is a site available for updates that never updates??

Sidro, deep breaths taken (check), spent time at DeFoors perusing (check), Online status change. . . . . . . . nada!

14 days since Austin received the packet. . . I have "no status" still as of today. . . comforting to know that things may be progressing even if they do not choose to update their site.. . I really didn't think this part would be that tough because I had convinced myself that I didn't care about the waiting. . . I have discovered that I CARE! I CARE DEEPLY!!

what's the procedure for the DPS updating their website/status information? Does it update in real-time or end of the day or overnight? In other words, if you check it at noon is there any sense in checking again until the next day because their site doesn't update as things are finshing up?

MickeyD I am on the same time-line as you. . . also had prints done prior to the class at L1 and my name was all messed up on the form. . . they had my first name as my middle name and my middle name as my last name. . . anyway the guy who took the prints said he "corrected it" in his computer? I still have "no status" online so I'm waiting for the fingerprints to be an issue because of the mixed up name. . .I don't believe I have ever experienced this level of paranoia in my life???

I am now firmly in the November Waiting Room. . . it's taken me since August to finally get her officially. . . took the class on Saturday. Already had prints and photos done so once I had that last piece of paper from the class I mailed my info off this morning. . . return receipt requested!
I'm glad I'm finally here, but not looking forward to being "here" too long. . . guess we'll all get through the wait together.
My sincere hope is that none of us experience any of those crazy stories about missing paperwork or information or requests from the DPS. . .