No kidding. I deal with City of St. Petersburg permitting all the time. I swear that they do their best to turn you away whenever you go in the door. Getting a permit can take forever, and there's never any indication of when it may be ready untill it's ready... I think our longest permit took 45 days and our quickest was roughly 10.

The sad part is, they're the best ones around. I spent 8 hours in Hillsborough County permitting a few months ago and ended up getting nothing accomplished.

Anyway, I don't know which building that is, but this time could you make it the sign a little less bright? It wreaked havoc on my exposure last time.