u/ChuckSniper80

I hope someone with knowledge of the Fairfax County permitting process can help me understand a situation. Some family friends, who are in their late 70's, had a tree fall on their home about a month ago. The tree crashed through their living room. Since then, they've had tarps on their house and I asked yesterday why they had not started repairs. I was informed that they were still waiting on permits from Fairfax County to begin construction. Is this correct? You have to get a permit to repair your home after storm/tree damage? This just seems insane to me. Genuinely hope someone can provide some insight.

I post this periodically in r/hunting but very relevant to VA as so many of us are military or gov. These discount sites sell guns, optics, and ammo:

TL/DR - Most hunting/outdoor companies have discount programs that can potentially save you a lot of money if you can qualify.

I wanted to throw this out there for folks because I often times see comments about how expensive certain gear is and the corresponding complaints. Most of these companies offer pro programs that can save you a fair amount of money if you qualify. Or, maybe you have a friend who qualifies. Some examples:

Sitka (40% off) - https://www.sitkagear.com/pro-program

Filson (40% off) - https://www.filson.com/pages/pro-program

First Lite - (30% off) - https://firstlite.com/pages/pro-program

Leupold - (40% off) - https://www.leupold.com/vip-program-info

There are some websites that are aggregators of discount programs and companies use them instead of administering a program themselves:

Expertvoice has Nightforce (30%), Trijicon (30%), Vortex Optics (40%), and Zeiss (20%) amongst many many other deals - https://expert-support.expertvoice.com/hc/en-us/categories/115000122050-Qualifications

Guidefitter - really focused on hunting and has Hornady ammo (40%), Swarovski Optik (10%), Vortex (40%) amonst many many others.

Join - https://www.guidefitter.com/join?rfr=nc5Vm6gB

Please add to the list, it is by no means exhaustive.

Purchased an old Browning BAR off an auction and came to pick it up. Did my paperwork at 10am and still on delay. The auction house says nobody who has gotten put on delay today has been approved yet. They have stack of forms that has been growing since 8:30am. Wild.

I always get put on delay but I think the longest I ever waited before today was 30 minutes. Anyone else experiencing this?