TexasCHLforum.com

I wrote:Been calling since late April, told that they are waiting on FBI, unknown issue, unknown time to resolve, just waiting. All other paper work is completed. My next call is Tuesday, as I call every Tues..... :) :)

Was just about to make my weekly call as today is day 95, but my wife brought me an envelope with a little plastic ID card in it. :) :) As we Aggies say, WHOOP!!!! Funny thing is that the website still has "Processing Application" listed for me. Oh well, don't care what the website says, I have it now.

Here's a summary of my fun:

• Packet Mailed --- Feb 7, 2006
  Packet Received by Austin --- Feb 10, 2006
  PIN Received --- March 9, 2006
  Day 60 --- April 11, 2006
  "License Issued-certificate active" date: --- ???
  Your receipt in mail date: --- May 16, 2006
  
  Total Number of days (2/10-5/16) --- 95

So, thanks for all the memories in the "waiting room", but now someone can have my seat. It's little worn, but comfortable. :)

Ryan



Okay, in fairness to Ryan, he didn't put the CHL Dancer on here, I did. I'd like to reserve this one for guys and gals who just received their CHL's and are leaving the "waiting room."

Chas.

AggieMM wrote:

I wrote:Been calling since late April, told that they are waiting on FBI, unknown issue, unknown time to resolve, just waiting. All other paper work is completed. My next call is Tuesday, as I call every Tues..... :) :)

Was just about to make my weekly call as today is day 95, but my wife brought me an envelope with a little plastic ID card in it. :) :) As we Aggies say, WHOOP!!!! Funny thing is that the website still has "Processing Application" listed for me. Oh well, don't care what the website says, I have it now.

Here's a summary of my fun:

• Packet Mailed --- Feb 7, 2006
  Packet Received by Austin --- Feb 10, 2006
  PIN Received --- March 9, 2006
  Day 60 --- April 11, 2006
  "License Issued-certificate active" date: --- ???
  Your receipt in mail date: --- May 16, 2006
  
  Total Number of days (2/10-5/16) --- 95

So, thanks for all the memories in the "waiting room", but now someone can have my seat. It's little worn, but comfortable. :)

Ryan

Congrats.... We're going to miss you in here.

Charles wrote:
Okay, in fairness to Ryan, he didn't put the CHL Dancer on here, I did. I'd like to reserve this one for guys and gals who just received their CHL's and are leaving the "waiting room."

Chas.

Scary part is that I DID dance once I opened it..... :) :)

Ryan

Yes Sir...It appears we now have a table for one immediately available in "Le Waiting Room"; just grab any seat along the back row and you will be called ..."well, when it's time".


Haha....congrats...know it's been an unusal long haul on this one for ya....carry safely and well....
//John

Just got my PIN today.

Application hand delivered on 4/12
PIN received on 5/17

Exactly 35 days.

Freedom4All wrote:Just got my PIN today.

Application hand delivered on 4/12
PIN received on 5/17

Exactly 35 days.

Welcome Freedom4All...your arrival in the sacred Waiting Room duly noted....hardy welcome....! Diode and I are here with same submit packet date of 23March06....We noticed that most Pins at right around 30 -35 days ...some longer.
Make yourself at home and now gives you a good opp. to visit the other areas of this great site...! No question I learned 'too stupid"...prolly been asked b4...again welcome and settle in.

//john

Skipper5 wrote:

Freedom4All wrote:Just got my PIN today.

Application hand delivered on 4/12
PIN received on 5/17

Exactly 35 days.

Welcome Freedom4All...your arrival in the sacred Waiting Room duly noted....hardy welcome....! Diode and I are here with same submit packet date of 23March06....We noticed that most Pins at right around 30 -35 days ...some longer.
Make yourself at home and now gives you a good opp. to visit the other areas of this great site...! No question I learned 'too stupid"...prolly been asked b4...again welcome and settle in.

//john

Thank you Skipper5! I see that you will be at 63 days next Thursday. Here's to your wait ending not much past then, if not sooner

And a great site this is; since I've been lurking around here I have learned much. No doubt that there are many nuggets of wisdom still to be found.

Since the DPS got my returned TR-100 two weeks ago on Tuesday and the app status tracker online still showed application incomplete, I e-mailed Waldene Leach (waldene.leach@txdps.state.tx.us) at the DPS CHL office yesterday to see if there was some other issue that needed to be resolved, or if they simply had not yet updated the status online. I also asked how much time the unsigned TR-100 would likely add to the processing time.

I have not yet received a reply, but this morning my status showed "processing application." While some of you are getting tired of seeing this, I am just happy to not see "Application incomplete - missing information - detailed letter sent." At least now it looks like something is being done. I guess the squeeky wheel does get the grease, as they say. Today I am at 66 days since DPS originally received my app and 16 days since they received the signed TR-100 back. I'm hoping for a (slightly early? :praying smiley:) Father's Day present from the DPS.

Barres, Skipper..... and our newest "waitee" Freedom..... what a Motley Crew we are. Reminds me of a time back on the Island of Midway in 1942. Ah the good old days, or was that Laos in 1962? Ah who cares I was waiting then too. No it was Conroe High School in 1972, I waiting on the Bell to ring so I could go home and WAIT for dinner, I figure I have spent most of my life waiting on someone else........ Then I got married, Holy Cow then I really got to wait....... Where is this story going? No Where, just waiting.

UPDATE!

Just called the CHL office at 10am this morning and the nice lady who answered the phone said I have been approved and my License will be mailed today! SO here is my time line;

Application recieved at dps on 3-23-06
Pin Number assigned 4-25-06 (I called and got it after 30 days)
License to be mailed today 05-18-06 (Monday will be 60 days)
All goes well I should get it right at or just over 60 days!

Boys I have one foot out the waiting room door...... cross your fingers.

YAHOOOOOO!
Inspired by Diode's posting...Just called at 10:32AM and License Approved and being mailed today! Gave a shout out to Waldene and agent thanked me for the comment and would tell Waldene and the Supervisor!

Timetable:
DPS Received completed packet 23Mar06
Pre-paid online for packet (so already had PIN)
On-line "Packet Sent to Applicant" (16Feb06)> to
"Processing Application" on 21Apr06
Approval on 18May06 and mailed out today

(from our friends at http://www.timeanddate.com)
From and including: Thursday, March 23, 2006
To, but not including : Thursday, May 18, 2006

It is 56 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end date

Or 1 month, 25 days excluding the end date

Alternative time units:
56 days can be converted to one of these units:
4,838,400 seconds
80,640 minutes
1344 hours
8 weeks

//John

Diode wrote:UPDATE!

Just called the CHL office at 10am this morning and the nice lady who answered the phone said I have been approved and my License will be mailed today! SO here is my time line;

Application recieved at dps on 3-23-06
Pin Number assigned 4-25-06 (I called and got it after 30 days)
License to be mailed today 05-18-06 (Monday will be 60 days)
All goes well I should get it right at or just over 60 days!

Boys I have one foot out the waiting room door...... cross your fingers.

Just a word to the wise. Come this Saturday, if you're found sitting next to your mailbox in a lawn chair under an umbrella fanning yourself with your file copy of your CHL application, you're going to look pretty silly. But do it anyway, it’ll make a great photo!

Chas.

Congrats Skipper... I figured you'd follow siute :) I just sent Waldene a nice e-mail, she is very nice. I guess we now move on the Mail Box watch.....

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

Diode wrote:UPDATE!

Just called the CHL office at 10am this morning and the nice lady who answered the phone said I have been approved and my License will be mailed today! SO here is my time line;

Application recieved at dps on 3-23-06
Pin Number assigned 4-25-06 (I called and got it after 30 days)
License to be mailed today 05-18-06 (Monday will be 60 days)
All goes well I should get it right at or just over 60 days!

Boys I have one foot out the waiting room door...... cross your fingers.

Just a word to the wise. Come this Saturday, if you're found sitting next to your mailbox in a lawn chair under an umbrella fanning yourself with your file copy of your CHL application, you're going to look pretty silly. But do it anyway, it’ll make a great photo!

Chas.

Already called the wife and ordered a pitcher of Ice Tea, told her all chores are on hold! I have a mail box to watch.

Congrats Diode and Skipper, patience has paid off. Looks like a trip to Walmart is in your near future.