gc791188 that was funny!
sivak_c: it does not help at the INS Vermont Center when you do your FP, just that it be done by the time the file is picked up.. they go by RD (i.e. receipt date i.e. date when your application reaches the office).
Current time to process I-485 is 13ish months.. they are processing cases received last July, Aug and Sept.
In the future processing times can lengthen (ouch).. they can shorten (yay)