Finally, after 61 days it's here. There oughta be a law against that.........oh wait, there is.
Wow, 61 days!
I called last Thursday - my day 44 - (before Andy's request for patience above) was told they are taking "close to 60 days" ... I acted so surprised and disappointed, politely asked "so, you guys really don't issue by day 45 as the statute and regulation requires??"... The immediate response was "no, we don't do that very often, would you like to talk to my supervisor?"
I just continued to whine about how disappointed I was, "was REALLY counting on being able to carry during a camping trip to Yellowstone in a couple of weeks... sure thought that I had done everything I needed to do to get it in plenty of time, thought I understood the time-frames." She offered, "well maybe I can do something" ... "can you??" .. "yes, I think so" ... looked up my app, confirmed it was received Feb 28, and said "I'm gonna pull your application and see what I can do to get it out to you." So, I am hopeful (especially after Andy's great work on our behalf) that maybe the mailman will bring me something soon!