Just wanted to let all know about my passport renewal experience. I returned from Paris on 4/11 and on 4/12 I took my old passport to the post office to send in for renewal (mine was up in Sept. 07). I paid for the expedited service and for express mail going and for the return to me. To my shock my new passport arrived today 4/21.

That must be some kind of record!!

I FedExed mine on Friday April 13, paid expedite, and the tracker says it was shipped out for delivery to me on Monday (4-23). Maybe there're catching up?

The reason they came back so quickly is simple -- you didn't need them right away!!! It always works that way for me.

From an ariticle on the MSN website it sounds like things are picking up.
http://travel.msn.com/Guides/article...0&GT1=9337