#fuel-prices

[cozcat]

vinegar on her tongue

(Wheel of Time, 1207 words, spoilers to The Fires of Heaven)

Of course you haven’t seen madness, you’re little more than a girl. There is a Red in Salidar.

read on ao3

(thank you to @fuel-prices for the brain worms!)

#wheel of time #wot #mywot #fuel-prices #this is an unnamed red and an unnamed yellow #so functionally two ocs but they could theoretically be existing characters it just felt wrong to name them #anyway. this is set in salidar because I WANT A RED REBEL #RAFE GIVE ME A RED REBEL IT WOULD BE SO INTERESTING #wot book spoilers

[ohworm-writes]

Just thinking about veteran and or retired neighbor Price right now *sighs dreamily while twirling my hair*

Like, okay - imagine having a house next door to Price situated in a small, cozy village up somewhere in Northern England, surrounded by nothing but green, grassy plains and dense forests with a stream that runs through the small village. I see him living somewhere cozy... quiet. Away from the loud, noisy environments that he'd been so used to, finding somewhere calm to settle down.

I see him having a pet. Maybe a lazy dog or a farm cat, something that'll follow him around and take a nap with him after a long day, either laid across his body or beside him. But, at the same time, maybe he'd like a pet that has a bit of energy - you can take a man out of the military, but you can't take the military out of a man. He still has so many traits and habits he's picked up from the military, and if you know anything about older, retired men, it's that they always need something to do and busy themselves with.

RANDOM THOUGHT but I feel like he wouldn't retire unless Laswell grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and forced him out of the military, likely for his own good. If it were up to him, he'd stay in the fight until he died, so I'd think that him getting close to it was what pushed for the decision to be made for him to retire - maybe he was injured to an extent that it wouldn't be smart for him to keep going or something of the like - I could totally see him with an amputation of sorts (like, twinning with Alex lol).

I think he'd like to keep to himself for as much as he could. I don't see him as one of those super friendly, "oh, let me help you with that" type of neighbors unless the situation is right, or, rather, unless he's called upon for help. Like, he's grumpy and stoic, but only until somebody comes to him asking "hey, sorry to bother, but can you help me with something" and he'd soften up - begrudgingly, it seems, but, really, he's happy to offer some assistance. It makes him feel useful.

God, imagine moving in next door to him and struggling to unload your car of all the boxes and things that are haphazardly packed inside of it, and him walking out of his house, seeing the way that you're struggling, and letting out a heavy sigh - just like "welp, suppose I know how I'm spendin' my mornin' now" and coming over to offer his assistance, a little awkward at first, but that quickly melts away as he settles into comfortable conversation with you.

*slamming fist against the table repetitively* BRINGING HIM FOOD OR TREATS AS A MEANS OF THANKING HIM FOR HIS HELP! A little reusable container held between your hands, to your chest, walking over to his place and knocking on the door, outstretching it towards him and being like "thank you - for your help... I wanted to show my appreciation, you know? so, I made you this" and giving the container to him.

AND WHO IS HE TO SAY NO??? (He tries, believe me, but that sweet, eager look on your face, wordlessly begging for him to take it... he can't deny you). AND HIM RETURNING TO YOUR PLACE A FEW DAYS LATER WITH THE CONTAINER IN HAND, BEING ALL GREATFUL AND STUFF. God, someone let him be real, pleaseee.

Becoming comfortable neighbors with him, spending rainy afternoons over at his house, or, in contrast, him at yours, sat on the front porch with a cup of tea or coffee or hot chocolate in hand, gossiping about some of the neighbors that live within the houses along the street, the both of you sharing your own life stories here and there, him divulging about his time in the military without shame.

Okay, I know a lot of people like to think that he wouldn't ever share or talk about it, but I can't see that. It's not like he's ashamed of his time - he's proud of the work he did, if anything, and it's all behind him now, so why should he be shy to share about the things he did? Of course, I don't think he'd go into gruesome detail about it or share about everything he's seen, but he'd totally be like "yeah, I've been all over the world - did a few OPs in X, Y and Z countries, took down terrorists, et cetera" and answer any questions with pride.

Him totally being The Man™ who you can go to if you need help with anything. Need help with a leaky sink? Give him a few minutes and he'll be over with a toolbox. Want to do an oil change on your car but have no clue where to start? Don't worry, he's got an oil pan, jack and a few rags around somewhere, he's sure - he'll be over in a few. Want some simple, good ol' company? He's outside the door already.

He'd be more than happy to give you a tour of the village if you ask, pointing out which neighbors to trust and which to be wary of, telling you about his favorite pub that's posed all the way on the far side of the town, but he promises you that the food, drinks and atmosphere are like nothing else. Walking with you down the stone pathways, footsteps clacking against them, taking in the sights with you and answering every question you may have, or, simply settling into a comfortable silence with you. At peace. Comfortable.

I'm so *laying on my bed on my stomach and kicking my feet slowly in the air behind me* I need him.

#I tried to hold myself back on the world building aspect because only the gods know how crazy I was about to go #I couldn't hold myself back fully but I tried please believe me #Toying with the dog tags I bought that are for him that I bought while I write this *sigh* #I should make this into something #I really should #(Send me asks and requests if you're interested? Maybe? Fuel my thoughts? Please?) #price x reader #john price x reader #captain price x reader #captain john price x reader #call of duty x reader #cod x reader

[miioouu]

Hear. Me. Out.

Mean Ghost from DBF tries to sneak in your house while your dad is out of town…only to find you with daddy John 😮‍💨, may or may not join in. Definitely need some more of sweet/maybe a little mean John🥴🥴

gworl, this is what keeps me going in life ok?! please this made me gasp irl and open my laptop again after swearing that I'd take at least 2 days off of writing after that painful 3rd part!!!

but omg yes, imagine him walking in on John eating you out, kissing your inner thighs tenderly as he always do. Ghost get jealous, why though? because he never tasted you before? because you're moaning another man's name? because you two made eye contact and he can't see the usual devotion you had for him?

and trust me John is mean, but he knows when you need a little sweetness in your life. but you'll slowly discover how evil he can be too. The complete opposite of Simon, his cruelness comes from giving you much more than you can handle. while Ghost usually leaves you high and dry, the captain makes you squirm and beg him to stop abusing your oversensitive wetness AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH PLEASE I NEED TO BE PUT IN A CAGE!!!!!!!

#WHY DID I WRITE THAT IN LESS THAN A MINUTE?! #I will develop this more in the next part #but yeah here are my thoughts #thank you for fueling my delulus #ghost x reader #john price x reader #ghost smut #john price smut #cod #cod x reader #cod smut #smut #personal

[gomzdrawfr]

thirdly, a free way to get a (or more) cool new scars

this is the last of the three scheduled kitty!Raven post

compiled version:

oh wait i forgot about this one, kitty!Raven stealing things she shouldn't 2.0(that's raw chicken):

#that chicken one is inspired by fifi the cat on instagram lmao #instagram cat videos are fueling like 80% of these ideas other than ytbs #impulsive thoughts ftw #price asked for it #somedays kitty!Raven just do /not/ want to be kiss #let alone fOKIN GETTING HER TINY HEAD EATEN #yeah #simon is increasingly worried #gummmyart #doodle #captain john price #simon ghost riley #my oc #my oc art #cod oc #cod oc art #[oc]Raven #Raven[oc] #PriceRaven #captain john price x oc #john price x oc #captain price x oc #kitty!Raven

[phantomrose96]

Oh while I'm on U.S. economics, I have another thing that bugs the hell out of me: the hiking of mortgage interest rates.

For those who don't know, mortgage interest rates dropped low during the pandemic. Which is not all sunshine since it resulted in many bidding wars and a ton of way-over-asking offers in competitive areas, but it put home-ownership way more within reach for a lot of people.

Then the fed started to pee their pants over inflation, and hiked their rates up, prompting mortgage companies to follow.

Here's a chart of mortgage interest rates over the last 4 years

It hit a trough at 2.65% on average in early January 2021, and then you see it hiked itself way back up, now chilling at 6.27%

For context on how different these are: let's use an example of a $400,000 home - someone pays 20% down ($80,000) in cash, and finances the remaining 80% ($320,000).

Monthly payments at 2.65%:

This results in paying back, in total, $464,040. You'll notice that's well over the initial $320,000, and that's because of the interest paid over those 30 years.

Now, monthly payments at 6.27%:

This results in paying back, in total, $710,640. That's more than twice the initial loan of $320,000.

And, of course, it means the same exact property which could be paid for with a monthly budget of ~$1,300 in early 2021 now requires a monthly budget of ~$2,000 in 2023.

Also, those pandemic lows were an anomaly... Historically, mortgage interest rates were on average HIGHER than 6.27% - but also, historically, wages were much better relative to the prices of homes and people could afford the high interest rates (with the exception of the people who got screwed over in the 2008 housing market meltdown... There's a really good Cold Fusion video on that.)

And because these low interest rates were an anomaly, they may never come back...

So with mortgage interest rates going up, home-buying becomes harder. When home-buying becomes harder, rents increase (because renters have no alternative).

So who DOESN'T get affected?

ENTITIES THAT CAN PAY IN ALL CASH.

They need no mortgage. They pay the sticker price on-spot with no interest applying to them. And I say ENTITIES because, sure, some people can buy their home in all-cash. But a huge number of the entities that can buy in all cash are BIG investment companies--the Blackrocks and the Mega-landlords who scoop up properties to sit on, rent out, and turn for a profit later like it's a piece of stock, and not a habitable property...

Anyway I don't have a conclusion for this. Fix wages, or bring interest rates back down, or kill Blackrock. Preferably all 3.

#Federal Reserve shivering quaking 'but if poor people have disposable income then companies will have no CHOICE but to price-gouge and #turn record profits and fuel inflation... theres no helping it... we have to make #everything harder for poor people...' #gonna start a bingo card if this breaches containment and sparks an argument on libertarian tumblr

[consciousexe]

so, I have a few things to say

141 power rangers somehow manifested in my brain without any remorse, mainly because I was pissed that two of the original zord powers/suits werent dinosaurs and were mammals. so now we got Ghost(Ankylosaurus), Laswell(Pterodactyl), Price(T-rex), Soap(Triceratops) and Gaz(Stegosaurus). I also switched the Pterodactyl colours because as much as I love pink, it is a little too on the nose with the whole stereotypical gender colours and also I dont think Laswell would appreciate that. Yeah anyways so the way that rangers become rangers is they have to die so that the government cant have any identification ties to the current rangers. If they die with the core values that rangers follow there is a chance for them to be ressurected as a ranger(if there is a spot open on the roster, and its not 50/50, more like 13/87, it can take a good 20-30 years for the roster to be full) where they get their body modified to endure the battles and become retroactively immortal(NOT PERMANENT, they can die from really severe injuries, but then they get ressurected again, but are put out of commission for like a good week(they can also die on the spot when they retire their abilities(this is for comedic purposes)) The suits have a catalyst item(usually an item that was on their person when they die) that the rangers must wear if they want their suits, which they can morph into the three different options on command, usually verbal, with Ghost as the exception(for plot reasons(trust me)) The very patterned suits are what they wear if they are doing like, public service, since the rangers do some o that in the series, with the whole like, entertaining the idea of interviews and putting on little shows for kids. Those suits arent meant for battle because I keep twitching while watching any fight scenes because the suit fabrics look so thin. So in this the suits are more to appeal to the public eye more if they appear because they are percieved as more friendly and approachable. And then there are the battle suits(which Ghost is wearing in the second drawing), those are fully armoured but still flexible for the battlefield. There are two versions, day camo(havent drawn yet) and night camo. oh yeah and these guys are shapeshifters, with or without the catalyst they can morph, contrary to expectations, small AND large forms are the hardest to morph into alone. They can also morph into a conglomerate and manage the form coodependantly while doing things independently so that less time is wasted on just one persons reaction time hindering an attack(This is my version of the Zords in this AU) anyways that is my yap fest over.

#very large rant #this was fueled entirely by my autism #and my ass #Im more excited about Alpha 5 being in this than Soap #I love crossbreeding my interests instead of linebreeding them #keeps them healthy #was gonna have a joke about incest in there but how the hell would interest incest work #heh. intercest. #rambling #consciousart #pixel art #call of duty #simon ghost riley #john soap mactavish #kyle gaz garrick #john price #kate laswell #mighty morphin power rangers #power rangers #alpha 5 #crossover

[thethinkingman]

They are not even hiding the plan. They have no concern for your well being.

#gas prices #diesel #fuel #economy #agenda #new world order

[remyfire]

Sorry I just remembered the moment where Hawkeye and BJ said "Margaret, we would like to double team you in the shower," and I had to let out a huge sigh

#literally i never remember anything about this episode except for this specific moment which is seared into my brain #i love the random moments of bj blurting shit like this #it fuels all of us in different ways #and me in a very particular way that will one day finally translate into incredibly self-indulgent fanfic #bj hunnicutt #hawkeye pierce #margaret houlihan #margbeejhawk #houlihunnihawk #m*a*s*h #mashblogging #mashcapping #the price #s7e18

[thecodyagenda]

public transportation kings

#imagine how many credits the covert saves by avoiding rising jet fuel prices #and saving the galaxy as well #mando spoilers #the mandalorian

[matt-murdick]

#I love the comments you guys leave in the tags. it fuels me. #cobra husbands fanfics have coloured my perception of them in canon but then again the hp fandom made up most of their shit. #the price of fandom is steep but I’m going downhill not up #incorrect quotes #cobra kai #the karate kid #terry silver #john kreese #cobra husbands #incorrect cobra kai quotes #cobra kai meme

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

Didn’t someone post this as a piss take on here a couple of days ago? And yet now we’re here.

#uk politics #energy #energy prices #cost of living #heating #fuel poverty

[cozcat]

Mary Malone/Science/Homosexuality

It's rare that she cannot focus, but this morning, she's staring at the notes Oliver left on her desk, and the numbers are swirling, even in their neat columns, the results exactly as expected. She knew he was staying late to do this; she thought she'd arrive at work today to corroborate his results with hers, to figure out if it's worth running the experiment again, but her thoughts are entirely elsewhere.

It was just one date - a couple of hours, a coffee, a kiss goodbye - and Mary cannot think of anything else besides her.

[three sentence fic meme]

#95 words. working in science and homosexuality is fun #hdm #his dark materials #myhdm #ask meme #fuel-prices

[the-nomadicone]

#meme #gas #gas prices #fuck joe biden #FJB #fuel #united states #politics

[ceevee5]

It really does feel that everything is falling apart here.

#uk politics #rishi sunak #energy prices #fuel poverty #ambulances crisis

[koukaaa-descent]

(rattles the bars of your enclosure incessantly like a demanding toddler at the zoo) you NEED to give me asks. I am starving to death and I subsist off of creation for other people's benefit. you need to water me with your requests or else I EXPLODE. Do you want that? Do you r

#lethal company #I DRAW ANYTHING LETHAL COMPANY RN #PERSONAL ART REQS ALSO FIRE #(clawing at your ankles) Please... i need Fuel.. #ive drawn nutcracker/bracken ship art if i can do that i can do anything #advertising my wares rn like a peasant at the streetmarket #do YOU want to see a masked get launched by a bracken? #do YOU want to see a nutcracker with the Horse Instinct? #you have the ability to see these things for the low price of One ask

[katyspersonal]

I really feel like such a helpless adult baby sometimes. Some things just take too long while to heal, and even when I think I've got no more pain left, something refuels it. Some wounds feel like putting a fireplace somewhere in innermost part of one's being; as long as it is there, there is a risk of someone throwing fuel in it and making it burn. And these fireplaces are so, SO darn hard to uninstall. Just.. how do I heal this?

#/vent #personal #yes it is about A again #I just can't believe that for her someone being rude when hurt/harmed/scared/belittled/etc is- #-much worse than stalking harassment bullying and lying #and that she wanted to take revenge at me for words I took back THAT SAME DAY to the- #-point of hurting two other mutuals she liked that never did anything to her at all #like.... I just can't cope with the fact that someone wanted to harm me to the point of willing to- #-pay a PRICE to do that #and over what? over me blowing up when she told me I was wrong about who the stalker was #also when they got caught after sending message off anon on accident A also pretended that- #-she never doubted who it was #like dude? you deadass told me I was wrong because you 'asked them and they said no' #for someone who lied SO many times A sure is strangely oblivious to the fact that guilty people can lie! #i just wish it stopped hurting already #like every time I think I got over it something 'fuels the fire' again #how I am 26 and still feel shocked that some people are JUST cruel and treacherous? for no reason?