I'll echo what Seagrave said. I tend to go on weekdays and it's rare that I don't have the entire place to myself. The wait list can be pretty long (I believe we're at full membership right now so there won't be any openings until towards the end of the year I'd guess) but I like that they keep...
I had my interview on the 10th as well. Hopefully that means I'll get the approval email soon too, although it looks like I started my process a few weeks after you.
You'd need a letter from your employer, which doesn't seem like an issue, but my understanding is you'll still get a permit restricted to "when doing business for" your job. Even though it's 24/7 they won't give you an unrestricted permit, ie. if you're at a restaurant having dinner with your...
I've got an interesting one:
Application submitted - 4/19
Application accepted - 4/26
Reassigned to a new investigator - 5/4
References called - 5/6
Interview - 5/10
After my interview the investigator said he was done and would be typing up the report and submitting it for approval later...