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So at least it won't be so hot when I get my license..

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:07 pm
by JasonH
The weather cooling down is about the ONLY positive thing I can come up with when I realize the application I just mailed off won't be returning in the form of a license for at least a few months.

Ugh.

That's of course considering there's no problems.

Life needs a fast-forward button sometimes.

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:32 pm
by Mark G26
The time will pass before you know it. They are processing in 30 to 45 days right now. Besides, :txflag: it will still be hot in September

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:13 pm
by badkarma56
Mark G26 wrote:The time will pass before you know it. They are processing in 30 to 45 days right now. Besides, :txflag: it will still be hot in September
You can say that again, Houston seems the hottest in September.

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:23 pm
by JasonH
Mark G26 wrote:The time will pass before you know it. They are processing in 30 to 45 days right now. Besides, :txflag: it will still be hot in September
Okay then I will make my positive thought be that Flounder season will be closer, then.

A guy has to be creative with these things.

Plus, there's nothing better than stuffed flounder sometimes. ;-)

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:27 pm
by JasonH
Application Completed - license issued or certificate active

Sent application in on August 13th, recieved above message a few minutes ago on September 26th.

And it's a LITTLE cooler outside.

:party: :chldancing :woohoo :fire :hurry:

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:49 pm
by Big Dom
Nice. Congrats. Wish it was alot cooler but after the mild summer I bet thee heat is here to stay. Oh well. Now just need your plastic.

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:12 pm
by ktusc
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Our status changed on the same day! :cheers2:

Looking forward to Thanksgiving

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:32 pm
by JJR1971
Got my CHL application off in the mail today (9/26). Should be back I'm hoping around Thanksgiving, though my CHL instructor mentioned there's a big backlog of renewals right now being processed, and there are reportedly only 4 people who do the data-entry for CHLs in Austin for all of Texas.

So maybe more of an early Christmas present.

I finished my class 9/15, but didn't mail it off today because my record is not 100% squeaky clean. Had to chase down court records from 3 counties, which took some time.

I used my Bersa Thunder .380 on the test, scoring a 244 out of possible 250. Not bad--my shots started to stray a bit at the 15 yard mark, where I got my one "3" and several "4s". Hard to believe we had people NOT pass that test, but there were a couple just shy of the mark.

I've gone ahead and bought Bianchi IWB holsters for the Bersa Thunder .380 and my Taurus 651 snub Revolver. Nice. I have a paddle holster for my M1911A from Rock Island Armory, too.

At least with the cooler weather I can hopefully wear a jacket or blazer coat and start carrying almost immediately. Gonna have to get an ankle holster for next Spring & Summer, though, at least for my work clothes.

Texas heat & humidity presents some unique conflicts of concealment versus comfort...

--JJR

Re: Looking forward to Thanksgiving

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:34 pm
by JasonH
JJR1971 wrote:Got my CHL application off in the mail today (9/26). Should be back I'm hoping around Thanksgiving, though my CHL instructor mentioned there's a big backlog of renewals right now being processed, and there are reportedly only 4 people who do the data-entry for CHLs in Austin for all of Texas.

So maybe more of an early Christmas present.

I finished my class 9/15, but didn't mail it off today because my record is not 100% squeaky clean. Had to chase down court records from 3 counties, which took some time.

I used my Bersa Thunder .380 on the test, scoring a 244 out of possible 250. Not bad--my shots started to stray a bit at the 15 yard mark, where I got my one "3" and several "4s". Hard to believe we had people NOT pass that test, but there were a couple just shy of the mark.

I've gone ahead and bought Bianchi IWB holsters for the Bersa Thunder .380 and my Taurus 651 snub Revolver. Nice. I have a paddle holster for my M1911A from Rock Island Armory, too.

At least with the cooler weather I can hopefully wear a jacket or blazer coat and start carrying almost immediately. Gonna have to get an ankle holster for next Spring & Summer, though, at least for my work clothes.

Texas heat & humidity presents some unique conflicts of concealment versus comfort...

--JJR
I was in a similiar situation to yours and thought my application might take extra long because I sent in some "documents" and figured my application would require a double-take from the people up in Austin.

Apparently it didn't. I got mine just about in average time.

Six weeks ain't so bad!

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:23 pm
by lawrnk
The weird thing is I predicted back when that Jasonh would flip to "active on Wednesday, Sept 26 at noon. And he DID. Spooky.

Others may paypal me donations for my predictions. :shock: :grin:

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:28 pm
by mrbug
How about a freebie prediction for the bugman?

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:51 pm
by JasonH
Update:

I got my plastic in the mail today, three days after the status switched on the website.

Exactly 45 days from the day when I dropped my application in the mail until I received plastic.

Whoohoo.

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:04 pm
by mrbug
Still waiting on that prognostication about status switching date/time. I'm sitting right at 2 days to go from it being 90 days since I put my original app. in the mail box. Sure could use a little Nostradamus action.


BTW Congrats on getting your plastic. I'd wish the plague of fleas on you as well but the last time I did that I began a cascade of events that ended with a private chastisement.

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:32 pm
by JasonH
mrbug wrote:Still waiting on that prognostication about status switching date/time. I'm sitting right at 2 days to go from it being 90 days since I put my original app. in the mail box. Sure could use a little Nostradamus action.


BTW Congrats on getting your plastic. I'd wish the plague of fleas on you as well but the last time I did that I began a cascade of events that ended with a private chastisement.
It's funny, but lawrnk isn't lying - he predicted my status switch almost to the hour. Kinda funny.

Good luck on your own!

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:45 pm
by mrbug
JasonH wrote:
mrbug wrote:Still waiting on that prognostication about status switching date/time. I'm sitting right at 2 days to go from it being 90 days since I put my original app. in the mail box. Sure could use a little Nostradamus action.


BTW Congrats on getting your plastic. I'd wish the plague of fleas on you as well but the last time I did that I began a cascade of events that ended with a private chastisement.
It's funny, but lawrnk isn't lying - he predicted my status switch almost to the hour. Kinda funny.

Good luck on your own!
I believe I believe.....prognosticate me too. I need an oasis of hope in this desert of despair.