strike and ids

Right now I'm in the process of trying to get a new passport and let me tell you, this is a fucking hassle. I have to either get a birth certificate from Ohio or find a post office in brooklyn, there's a transit strike which is making everything difficult. I'm lucky I have a mountain bike but riding around NYC is exhausting but why should I complain? I guess it's healthier. Except today I have to be EVERYWHERE and that means biking everywhere. This is so fucking complicated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On top of all this, I am looking for a new place and it's one problem after another. All this falls on my shoulders at once. I can't deal with it, but I have to.