Dreadedpiper: I hear ya!! I was thinking the same thing, should have mailed my application a week earlier, it seems that some agents were processing fairly quickly at that time, then it all slowed down and we're still waiting! Hopefully, we'll hear something soon. I tried to get in with my receipt number (I have paid all the fees) but can't get anything...it seems that nothing is in the system yet for us! I just hope they have our application!!!!
I tried to call this PM but: "we're experiencing a high volume of calls....and then it cuts off". I'll try again tomorrow at 8am! hopefully, I'll get someone who knows something about our file. Fingers crossed! I hope all November applicants who are still waiting for stage 1 hear something soooooon!!