Have you called your local postmaster?
We have had this problem a ton. At first they said “we haven’t had any complaints”. Now the head guy is literally driving packages he finds in the warehouse out to our house with apologies.
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The phone just rings and rings and rings and rings. 
The last time this happened, I was able to put in an online missing mail report and got an automated response that my package was delivered on X date. They didn’t even read what I said in the complaint - that YES I KNOW the tracking says “delivered” on X date but I do not have it, nor do my neighbors.
You’re supposed to be able to request the GPS coordinates of where it was delivered and they’re supposed to give that to you. I’ve yet to be successful in getting that answer though.
I did write our US rep, who’s explicitly said that she wants to hear about mail issues particularly in our zip code, and is working to get it fixed - she probably can’t do anything until Trump is out, though. But, I figure, the more reports she gets the more she’s aware of how bad this is.
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I have been able to find local post office numbers through Google sometimes.
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Yep, called those too. No one ever picks up. So frustrating.
I’d go there in person if not for covid. The line is always out the door and down the block, too.
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Just sneezed loudly a bunch of times while on a conference call… and I’d failed to mute myself. WHOOPS
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Depending on how “bad” the coffee you’re buying is, you can try increasing grind size a bit, increasing amount of grounds you’re using, and adding a tiny pinch of salt or baking soda (experiment and see which works better with your water). That can balance a shocking amount of bitter and burnt rubber type flavors.
Eta you can experiment with different brew methods too. The one thing there’s no way to fix in cheaper decaf, IME, is that “flat” aspect.
No, I’m pretty happy with the one I’ve got right now 
I have to buy it on Amazon, which is the only negative
ETA: I have a burr grinder and use pourover.
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I’m going to get access to a tool, but it isn’t going to actually work because of how horribly it’s been set up. But now I’m going to get berated constantly about why isnt X done, you said you could do it with this.
Yes, with a chainsaw, I could fell a forest. But it needs to have a chain. And a working engine.
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I almost never have headaches, but today I have one.
Bonus kid yelled at me for telling her to do her schoolwork.
I have gone back to bed.
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Neighbor dog who barks his head off at everything always knows to start barking right before I have a phone call or meeting.
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The local tea shop has just emailed to say that they got their seasonal teas in an entire month early, so my grocery budget will be jumping up as soon as I find time for a long walk. I could be good and wait since I’m supposed to be trying to avoid spending this month, but last year when I did that I missed the one I was (am) waiting for because this place is small enough that when a custom batch is sold out you won’t get another chance for another year (at best). Sigh. I shall blame it on the plague.
(Unclear why it’s the plague’s fault that fancy tea is early and I want it, but I’m sure there’s a reason)
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Our IT department gives the absolute worst trainings. To the point where I’m trying to figure out how I’m supposed to give feedback on how bad these trainings are.
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5 seconds after my husband gives our takeout order to the local chinese food place, I realize what I actually want is pizza.
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Everything is so terrible and we are going to be trapped inside with fucking winter out there for months. I tried to find us an escape - what if we were locked inside in cuba, instead? But flights are grounded. We stay here and shiver.
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I hate my stove. But it’s the newest appliance in the house, so it’s so hard to justify replacing it. But it is so so bad. We’ve lived here what, almost 6 months? And I still hate it with a fiery passion. One of the worst user interfaces I’ve ever encountered.
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My vote is for selling it and getting what you want.
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I doubt anyone would want it for much frankly. The buttons are atrociously hard to press and the plastic on them is already cracking. And since it’s pandemic times, buying appliances is a nightmare. Huge supply chain issues. And what we want is induction again, so the price gap between that and what we would get is HUGE.
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Well if you were interested in 80s electric coils you’d be golden in the appliance supply chain.
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I’m a fussy princess when it comes to cooking 
legit, wanting an induction again is a big part of why we bought a house again versus just renting more.
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I actually completely forgot you didn’t have induction with this one or I wouldn’t have suggested swapping it out I was thinking like-for-like but plasticky and difficult wasn’t the picture in my head of BrackenHouse lol
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