Nah, we've found USPS to be pretty good. In contrast, FedEx Ground has been horrible for us.

1. Usually 0. If I walked there and all they did was ring it up, that's just retail checkout service and in the price. Usually I paid online so they're not even ringing it up. I'm certainly not tipping as if I had sit down table service, or even the couple dollars as if they barista or bartender made the drink.

2. Yeah for a typical order. More if you ordered pizza for the whole ball team, of course.

3. Usually 20, then adjust either direction based on service.

Have you noticed some online orders don't even hide that it's not for employees anymore? They call it a "house tip" or proudly proclaim "all tips go to support our restaurant". So I'm just volunteering to pay more than the price, and it's not even a tip? That's silly.

Right. Turning off the water just prevents a major leak while away. But the risk is a freeze and burst pipe while away becoming a major leak when the water is turned back on. If you're turning down the temp that a freeze is a risk, then drain the pipes.

Are restaurants okay, or are you specifically avoiding alcohol? St Claire Social in Friendship has a fun trivia on Wednesdays, and their table spacing and good menu are definitely more restaurant than bar. But of course they have a bar as well and serve alcohol. If you want somewhere to take along a late teen or 20yo that can't get into a bar, it's a good choice.

I like the trivia itself because it's more general knowledge and not just pop culture for 20-somethings. The host is fun, though may not be your thing if you're prudish.

That may be the intent, but traffic lights don't actually slow speeding. To the contrary, drivers feel the need to speed up because missing the light adds so much delay.

The crazy thing about that intersection by Target is that every direction is either one lane immediately before or immediately after. It's an expensive intersection with lots of concrete and lights and traffic engineers to keeo tweaking it, when a simple roundabout would carry more traffic with less delay.