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Ok, I'll wait... if I have to
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:46 am
by kauboy
Well, I finally decided to post in here. I took my class back on the 23 of Sept. and mailed the packet on Monday, which would have been the 25th. I received a letter in the mail last week. Expecitng that it was my PIN, I started getting really excited
... only to find out that it was to inform me that my Certification number was identical to another students and my app had been placed on hold.
So I called up my Instructer per the instructions in the letter and they took care of the issue and faxed whatever they needed to back to Austin. Apparently somebody screwed up and the last number was wrong. So, here I am, 51 days after dropping it in the mail, and I still haven't received my PIN.
It's of course my luck. My parents should have named me Murphy.
I'm just hoping I get the plastic before Christmas. Probably won't happen, but thats my goal anyways.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:51 am
by StexFJR
Hey Kauboy, I feel your pain. I mailed off on Oct 4th. Had to redo fingerprints and have no idea how much time thats going to add to the process. Pull up a chair.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:28 pm
by Roger Howard
Kauboy, Once they recieve the new info your 60 starts over. Hate to say it but pull up a chair.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:03 pm
by kauboy
Oh yippee
Thanks for the info, though.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:53 pm
by kauboy
UPDATE: Well I finally found some time to shoot an email to the DPS about my app and PIN about an hour ago. Expecting that it would take at least a day to hear anything back, I nearly pooed myself with excitement when a response showed up ten minutes later. Here was their response:
"Your PIN number is ####. We are waiting for your background check to
come back so we can issue your license. "
Checked the website... WOOHOO "Processing application"!!!!!
To me it seems that this check is the final step in the process. Is that right? It would seem that the 60 day start over didn't happen.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:34 pm
by stevie_d_64
kauboy wrote:UPDATE: Well I finally found some time to shoot an email to the DPS about my app and PIN about an hour ago. Expecting that it would take at least a day to hear anything back, I nearly pooed myself with excitement when a response showed up ten minutes later. Here was their response:
"Your PIN number is ####. We are waiting for your background check to
come back so we can issue your license. "
Checked the website... WOOHOO "Processing application"!!!!!
To me it seems that this check is the final step in the process. Is that right? It would seem that the 60 day start over didn't happen.
See...
Patience grasshopper...
Yer gettin' purty close to snatchin' that pebble outta muh hand nah...
Good luck there muh man!
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:04 pm
by kauboy
Thanks stevie, I've been practicing...
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 2:57 pm
by kauboy
UPDATE: I emailed the fine folks at the DPS about my background check being finished yet and they wrote back:
Your license should be issued out within the next week or two.
Is this a normal standard response? Or does it seem like the truth?
The anticipation is now killing me. I feel like everybody is carrying except me
Oh well, I'm getting closer!!!
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:50 pm
by The Marshal
Honestly, I don't put too much faith in what they or the website say.
I was told it would be 1-2 weeks, turned out to be another 4.
When it did show up, the website said "processsing". HA!
Patience. Think of it as 'Character-building'.
It will be here before you know it.
~Bill
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:28 pm
by kauboy
YEEEEEEEEEEHAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just checked the site (twice cuz I didn't belive it) and found this:
Application Completed - license issued or certificate active
WOOHOO
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:45 pm
by dws1117
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:38 pm
by 308nato
Glad to here you finally got it ,yep time to do the wally walk.
Like I was told when I got mine ,carry safe and hope you never have to use it.
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:50 pm
by kauboy
Wife just called me at work. Plastic arrived today!!!
Ya know what? I think I need to pick up some ammo tonight.
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:43 pm
by JRG
I'm with you. I just got back from Academy Sports. They had the Remington UMC 250 round box of 9mm on sale for $36.00. I didn't really need more ammo, but couldn't resist.
Joe
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:41 am
by RodL
I feel your pain also.
I mailed in on September 18 and I will be standing on the sidewalk in a couple of hours waiting on the Letter Carrier for my plastic. My status changed from "processing...." to "application complete: License isssued....." on Tuesday early AM.
Good luck
... only to find out that it was to inform me that my Certification number was identical to another students and my app had been placed on hold. 
