New Member with a Quick Renewal
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:11 am
Hi, y'all
I've been lurking here a while. This is a great board, well moderated and the folks here seem to be a great bunch. BTW, I am also a member at The High Road, but I don't get to post much- pretty busy. Probably will be the same way here but when I do I hope it will add something real.
Well, here's my story about my CHL renewal turnaround (sorry about not being more precise regarding some of the dates). Shortly after the beginning of the year I received a notification from DPS that my license would expire this year- my birthday is July 11. Early February I did all the stuff online I could and I think I had my packet in less than 2 weeks.
I took the renewal class on Saturday 4/12 and mailed my packet in on Monday 4/14. Today is May 31; my wife and I got home from a barbecue about 11:00 PM; she started going through mail and there was my plastic! 47 calendar days total.
I don't know why my renewal got through so fast. Here's some speculation:
1) I've lived at the same address for 10 years
2) This is my second renewal
3) I've only had but 1 traffic ticket in the last 20 years
4) I'm pretty old (59 in July) (but that isn't that old, right?)
5) Where I took the class they had an ex-LEO and a notary who went over the paperwork with a microscope
6) My credit score is super (thanks to my wife) but does that matter?
7) I'm a veteran (but didn't claim the price discount); again does this matter?
8) I'm like the Clint Eastwood character "Will Munney" in "The Unforgiven" in that "I've always been lucky in the order..."
9) Folks like Charles, a bunch of y'all, and the crew at Texas State Rifle Association have been so noisy that DPS felt impelled to kind of get on the stick
Personally, I think #8 and #9 were the big reasons....how bout y'all?
Kurt
I've been lurking here a while. This is a great board, well moderated and the folks here seem to be a great bunch. BTW, I am also a member at The High Road, but I don't get to post much- pretty busy. Probably will be the same way here but when I do I hope it will add something real.
Well, here's my story about my CHL renewal turnaround (sorry about not being more precise regarding some of the dates). Shortly after the beginning of the year I received a notification from DPS that my license would expire this year- my birthday is July 11. Early February I did all the stuff online I could and I think I had my packet in less than 2 weeks.
I took the renewal class on Saturday 4/12 and mailed my packet in on Monday 4/14. Today is May 31; my wife and I got home from a barbecue about 11:00 PM; she started going through mail and there was my plastic! 47 calendar days total.
I don't know why my renewal got through so fast. Here's some speculation:
1) I've lived at the same address for 10 years
2) This is my second renewal
3) I've only had but 1 traffic ticket in the last 20 years
4) I'm pretty old (59 in July) (but that isn't that old, right?)
5) Where I took the class they had an ex-LEO and a notary who went over the paperwork with a microscope
6) My credit score is super (thanks to my wife) but does that matter?
7) I'm a veteran (but didn't claim the price discount); again does this matter?
8) I'm like the Clint Eastwood character "Will Munney" in "The Unforgiven" in that "I've always been lucky in the order..."
9) Folks like Charles, a bunch of y'all, and the crew at Texas State Rifle Association have been so noisy that DPS felt impelled to kind of get on the stick
Personally, I think #8 and #9 were the big reasons....how bout y'all?
Kurt