Renewal Appointments and "Final Appointments" are run on a different calendar that first appointments. And I would never wait to be notified that there are slots. The only thing you wait for is notification that you have passed the Sheriff's review and the DOJ review.
It's normal for all the First Appointment slots to be gone in 36 hours. The Sheriff opened up the Nov-Jan 2013 first appointment slots around Labor Day 2012 and they were gone in less than 24 hours. People hover over the site when they know appointments are being released. You can check regularly to see if someone has cancelled, it does happen, you might get lucky.
The Sacramento Sheriff, IMNSHO, does a great job of managing this, since demand so wildly exceeds supply. We should be grateful that we have a chance at all.
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WHAT I HAVE LEARNED SO FAR, MOSTLY THE HARD WAY
• Do only safe sex. Never have sex with someone crazier than you are.
• Don't marry or move in together before you're both at least 25.
• Don't have children until you're married five years or at least age 30.
• Put 10% of your salary into savings every month no matter how broke you are.
• Don't ever screw around with the IRS.
• Keep a handgun on your bedside table.
• Don't smart-mouth judges, or cops who stop you on the road.
Last edited by BonnieB; 04-04-2013 at 12:26 PM..
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