Slow Progress
Update: at long last, my now aluminized mirror is finally being shipped back to me!
A timeline of recent events:
October 19: The mirror is aluminized. The aluminizer notes that he will wait a week to ensure the coating cures properly (reasonable and expected)
November 1: I am told that the mirror is “all set to send it out”
November 7: I ask for any shipping updates
November 10: I get a reply saying “I’ll do it tomorrow”
November 11: radio silence
November 13: I ask for updates, and am told “I shipped it yesterday”.
Sigh. A fitting end to the saga.
Edit: Update from the future! The saga didn’t end.
November 15: Canada’s postal union goes on strike.
November 30: My mirror continues to sit in an airport.
December 19: Canada’s government orders the striking laborers back to work, which is very unfair since they deserve to be paid more, but my package is officially back on the move.