#salvage operation

[photozoi]

This rock says it all. Yesterday the Shrimp tank sprang a major leak and the dishwasher decided to go with it. The Shrimp have a new home, the dishwashers fate is yet to be determined.

#photozoi #original photo #kitchen catastrophes #new shrimp tank #salvage operation #7-29-23 #it never rains but it pours #actually we could use some rain.... outside

[theoctopigeon]

Free Map: Ghosts of Saltmarsh "Emperor of the Waves" [48x34]

A Map of the ship the Emperor of the Waves, from Ghosts of saltmarsh adventure "Salvage Operation".

In the adventure the party is tasked to recover loot from a ship once lost at sea, however in it's time before its reappearance the ship has found a new master an evil druid with a slew of venomous pets!

#ghosts of saltmarsh #dnd #dnd map #ttrpg map #battle map #battlemap #dnd art #emperor of the waves #salvage operation #theoctopigeon #dnd5e #pathfinder #ttrpg #ship

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Tanks from World War No. 1 are part of the big scrap pile in this Baltimore; Md.; salvage yard. The steel will go to mills where it will be reproduced for making the tougher; faster and deadlier modern tanks.”

- from the Toronto Star. September 19, 1942. Toronto Public Library, Toronto Star Photographic Division, TSPA_0019369F.

#baltimore #scrap pile #scrap iron #scrap yard #salvage operation #salvage campaign #salvage #united states history #world war II

[alwaysbewoke]

#brandon scott #francis scott key bridge collapse #baltimore mayor #racist attacks #diversity equity inclusion #wes moore #baltimore politics #political criticism #city leadership #baltimore community #urban challenges #racial discrimination #political backlash #community activism #baltimore bridge collapse #infrastructure disaster #francis scott key bridge #construction accident #rescue operations #salvage effort #port of baltimore #supply chains #federal government #reconstruction cost #insurance claims #liability

[marzipanandminutiae]

And the moon light your journey

And bring you to me…

Every piece of the murder tea set survived

More updates later

#personal #fireblogging #just did the salvage operation

[lonestarbattleship]

View of the salvage operation of USS OKLAHOMA (BB-37) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The ship was at 109° position.

Date: March 18, 1943

Digital Archives of Hawai'i: PPFUR-3-7-008, PPFUR-3-7-011

#USS Oklahoma (BB-37) #USS Oklahoma #Nevada Class #Battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #salvage #salvage operations #Pearl Harbor #Hawaii #us navy #united states navy #navy #usn #March #1943 #world war 2 #world war ii #WWII #WW2 #WWII History #History #my post

[tortoisesshells]

19, 20, and 25, for the fic year in review asks, s’il vous plaît ?

19. Share your favorite opening line

' “It’s unusual, that’s all I’m saying,” said one of the men at the oars to another, shivering. ' from Who something lost, the seeking for Is all that’s left them, now -.

20. Share your favorite ending line

Answered here, but I'll also give the end of Customs ch. 28 a shout, because I love dramatic irony and, uh, this is as good as it's gotten for me, so far: ' “You have nothing to apologize for, Nellie,” he repeated, significantly, “Nothing. You are not the kind to forget. And neither am I.” '

25. What did you use to write? (e.g. writing programs, paper & pen, etc.)

Answered here!

End of Year Fic Writer Asks

#you have nothing to apologize for: by my count. she's been in trouble with the law for smuggling molasses twice in one year; #she's killed a man; she's aided and abetted some extremely shady salvage operations; and sundry other things beside. #unfortunately. he's bang on the money for both of them having steel trap memories for grief and trespass. good luck you crazy kids. #thank you for the ask kind friend! #ask meme #polkaknox talks #customs and duties #also! ty to potc for training me in the fine art of Those Two Guys Having An Inane Argument In A Longboat. unparalled trope.

[kcnnarys]

the edenbrook extended cinematic universe

eye NEED it actually

#but done properly. they need to bring me on board i'll salvage the operation #asks #anon

[agumonger]

i feel like more "transphobic but salvageable" people might benefit from knowing that, eventually, the concept of treating a person as the gender they live and present as DOES get easier with time and practice

no, you won't have to constantly think to yourself "oh right, she's a trans woman right? so, she/her pronouns... must be careful ooo" all the time. eventually, you just... get used to it? to the point that it doesn't even register in the brain as any sort "extra step", you just do it like you would with any cis person

i say this because many of them refuse to acknowledge transness simply out of sloth, apparently. they just don't want to do that Extra Step of remembering the pronouns or whatever, but... it's not a big deal? and not just linguistics, i mean you get used to it in general. you get used to seeing them they way that they present and live as. the way they... are. you get used, eventually. and it just flows. it gets easier for you... and for them! everybody wins!

#monger talx #by transphobic but salvageable i mean the ones that don't operate on hate or malice but ignorance #i feel many of those could potentially be like “ohhhh i get it now” with enough info #i mean. i've seen it

[idletransgenderfication]

i know gwen sleeveless cooks bc cooking all the cult's meals is one of his many unpaid jobs there but like. is he even any good at it or is he serving cafeteria slop i want to know

#i think he sucks at it honestly but every other guy there is too misogynistic to even consider cooking his own meals #so they just make gwen do it anyway. that's my current theory #like i don't think gwen knows what seasoning or even basic food safety is for that matter #but he's the only one there who even knows how to operate a stove so he's still better equipped for the task than the rest #i mean think about it. unleash a guy like david davids on the kitchen and there will be a fiery explosion of some kind within minutes #forget dinner you'd be lucky if the building was even salvageable after that #animal.txt #gwen sleeveless #bucket detective

[waxscentedcandles]

It's almost a shame that the MV Glory was repaired and course-corrected, looks like the SCA learned a thing or two, the suez canal is no longer blocked, officially, as of a day or so ago.

#an SCA salvage crew managed to get her operating again after she drifted aground #quick and efficient work. commendable. but not very funny im afraid.

[dixieconley]

How did Obi-Wan not notice the thing with R2D2?? And what if he did?

Obi-Wan: We need to talk about your issues with attachment. Anakin: ::panicking, thinking Obi-Wan's found out about his marriage:: You had a relationship with Satine Kryze! Obi-Wan: … And Ki-Adi-Mundi is married. Jedi can have relationships, Anakin. We've talked about this. Anakin: … I think I would have remembered that.

[Many many past conversations: Obi-Wan: ::lecturing:: Attachment… the code… meditation. Anakin: ::busy tinkering:: Yes, yes, master. Whatever you say, master. Obi-Wan: This is fine. This absolutely will not come back to bite me in the ass later.]

Obi-Wan: Regardless, we need to talk about your attachment issues. Anakin: What issues? You just *said* marriage is okay. Obi-Wan: ::derailed:: What's that about marriage? Anakin: This isn't about me and Padme being married? Obi-Wan: … Obi-Wan: No. Anakin: This is about what I did when my mom died then, isn't it? Obi-Wan: … Anakin: ::getting defensive:: They deserved it! Tuskens are animals. Obi-Wan: ::rubbing his nose:: Anakin. Stop guessing. You're literally making this worse with every word out of your mouth. There happens to be a Tusken Jedi. You've *met* him. Anakin:: ::sheepish:: Oh. So, um, what's this about then? ::finally listening for the first time in the past three years:: Obi-Wan: I came here to talk to you about the salvage operation you ran to rescue R2D2. Anakin: ::puzzled:: Master? You ordered me to go on that mission. Obi-Wan: ::pinching his nose:: Anakin, you do realize that the mission would have been completely unnecessary had you just wiped the droid as per procedure? Anakin: But R2's my buddy. I wouldn't do that to him. Obi-Wan: You got all but two of the men who went with you killed in an attempt to rescue a droid! Anakin: So? I would have done the same for Padme. Or Ahsoka, Obi-Wan: … Obi-Wan: You see no issue in trading sentient lives for an inanimate object. That, Anakin is the very definition of attachment and why you either see a mind healer or go to Jedi jail. Anakin: What? You can't make me see a mind healer! Obi-Wan: You're right. Jedi Jail it is. Anakin: Noooo! I'm gonna tell my good friend the Chancellor on you! Obi-Wan: ::fed-up with everything and feeling both sassy and sarcastic:: Oh, and what's he going to do, order the clones to turn on us and massacre all the Jedi right down to the initiates in the creche? The Force: ::shouting:: YES!!! Obi-Wan:: ::facepalm:: That absolutely came back and bit me in the ass.

Later: Cody: You have a Jedi jail? Obi-Wan: No. Cody: Sir? Obi-Wan: Seemed like a safe bet. ::bitter: He obviously ignored everything else I tried to teach him. Cody: Jedi can marry? Obi-Wan: Yes. Cody: Jedi. As in you. Obi-Wan: As in... Cody: ::suddenly two inches closer:: Obi-Wan: ::squeaking:: Me? Cody: ::smoulders:: Obi-Wan: After the war. Chain of command. Would be inappropriate. Because reasons. Cody: I see.

Two days later: Fox: ::eyeing the assortment of munitions Cody's just laid on his desk, including, but not limited to, slug throwers, thermal detonators, a handful of droid poppers and a rotary cannon:: So you say that the chancellor's a direct threat to the military command of the GAR and that I get to kill him if I agree to mute my external audio pickup and follow your orders? Cody: Yes. Is there a problem? ::looms menacingly:: Fox: ::jumps up:: No takesies backsies! Thorn! Thire! It's Lifeday and Cody's just got us all a present!

~~~

Palps gets wrekt. The Corries have the Best. Day. Ever.

Cody and Obi-Wan swear the riduurok. No one is surprised.

The mind healers ending *building* a Jedi jail just so they don't have to listen to Anakin whine any longer. (R2D2 has the option of joining Anakin. Which, no. C3PO is welcome to that. R2D2 is having none of that shit. Time to head back to his original family -- the handmaidens of Naboo. Who will let him have a little murder. As a treat.)

#star wars #obi-wan kenobi #anakin skywalker #commander cody #codywan #commander fox #r2d2 #crack fic #sw clone wars

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Tilbury To Tilbury One Mobile Kitchen,” Toronto Star. April 22, 1941. Page 10. ---- Ontario Town of 2,000 Presents $990 Gift ----- Ottawa, April 22 (CP) - Sale of scrap materials over a period of a year has enabled Tilbury, Ont., to present Tilbury, Eng., with a $990 mobile kitchen. National Salvage campaign headquarters announced. Tilbury has a population of about 2,000.

#tilbury #scrap iron #salvage campaign #fundraising #salvage operation #mobile kitchen #food kitchen #canada in the british empire #relief efforts #canada during world war 2

[alwaysbewoke]

#late capitalism #contemporary economy #income inequality #corporate power #shrinking middle class #economic absurdities #capitalist system #socio-economic critique #economic critique #wealth disparity #capitalist society #economic system #baltimore bridge collapse #infrastructure disaster #francis scott key bridge #construction accident #rescue operations #salvage effort #port of baltimore #supply chains #federal government #reconstruction cost #insurance claims #liability

[ashcreepcluster]

I wish that liking anders wasn’t such a fucking litmus test for freaks

#words #i have seen ppl characterise him perfectly just the absolute understanding of #hes an incredibly ill individual #who has had two instances of stability #and one of those was with the fuckin. warden at amaranthine #and then the other is like. two weeks during his time knowing hawke #where hes like hypomanic and having a GREAT time #like he’s so fucked up #and his writing is so hatefully unsympathetic #hale is a freak #but hes also like. a fuckin christian lmfao #like hes one of those white male leftists who think theyve got it all figured out #but still operate under a xtian morality #and are very afraid of cultures that arent their own #bcoz they never ever self reflect #and then ofc theres the absolute mess w fenris n merril #girl idk hes a mess the writings a mess the games a mess #but theres so much salvageable stuff

[dcxdpdabbles]

Phantom's number 1 Fan. Part 2

Tim wakes a few days later, half submerged in liquid and hooked to various machines. He is in a tub shaped like a bed, obviously meant to sleep in. Around him is what he hopes is a hospital room with medical tools scattered about and soft blue paint that turns to the night sky the higher it goes on the wall.

On the ceiling are paintings of various constellations. It's rather beautiful.

Tim also notices he feels no pain. None. Not even the aches of his bones after years of abuse while fighting crime. He thinks that's a bit strange since the last thing he could clearly remember was barely escaping Ra's al Ghul, losing his spleen, and gaining more wounds from angry assassins on his way out.

He had been flying half-blind, blinking in and out of awareness. He thinks at one point, Cassie had attempted to call him, and he may have answered, but for the life of him, he couldn't remember what he told her.

He did remember what she said in response. She sounded so desperate as she begged over the S-Batplane speakers. "Please, Tim, you're not well. Let us help you. Just tell me where you are."

Too bad for her, since the S in S-Batplane stand for Secert because Tim had built that one on his own in Secert. There was no way she or any of the hero community could track him in it since they had no idea it existed until Tim had taken it and his supplies on his solo mission to save Bruce.

Tim will admit that he is happy they noticed he went missing- even if it was three months too late. Not that it mattered much. The rest of the Bats wanted nothing to do with him. The world only saw him as a young easy wallet as a shiny new CEO. And his friends were all dead or convinced he was insane by Dick.

Tim didn't have anyone to notice he was gone anymore. But Bruce needed him to push through the ache and get him home.

As the Robin who Bruce trained to put the mission first no matter the cost, the one that came after Jason's death so, Bruce stopped allowing himself to think of Robin as a son and more along the lines of a soldier; he quickly shut down the crying child that wailed for someone to believe him, to support him.

Sometimes it felt like Tim was still waiting by the door of Drake Manor, waiting for someone to come and care for him, to stay for him.

The door to his room opens, snapping Tim back to the present. He automatically stiffens, expecting more of the League of Assassins. He can't remember much, but he guessed he was captured by the fact he was sitting in a green glowing water.

He was not, however, expecting a Yeti to walk in, reading a clipboard.

The Yeti looks up, bearing its teeth at Tim when he notices him awake. It takes a moment to realize the action is supposed to be a smile. "Great One's Honored Guest, I am so glad you have awakened. I am FrostBite, your doctor for the remainder of your recovery."

Okay. Ra's has Yetis at his disposal.

He was the only person that Tim knew as the "Great One." Usually, his most loyal operatives too, which means he was deep within Ra's territory.

FrostBrite pauses for a response, but when Tim remains silent, he holds up his board. "It seems to me that most of your wounds have healed. The only problem is that your spleen could not be salvaged due to the damage."

Tim fights to keep the despair off his face. He figured that was the case, seeing as Ras's had it in a jar, but he had hoped.

"...I understand this may be a difficult adjustment. You will always have to be careful when being ill. Even a simple cold could be disastrous." Frostbite steps close, taping one giant claw on the tub's edge. "The Great One has ordered we keep consistent Ecoplasm Baths at the ready for the remainder of your natural life."

Fuck. The Yeti is saying Ra will never let him leave again. It's a threat disguised as a offer of help.

Tim glares down at his hands. They lay within Lazarus' water, gently healing his small scars. This must be some of the purest Lazarus he's ever seen. It must be Ra's own special blend.

The only reason he is wasting it on Tim is that Ra's wants an heir from him. Or for him to become the Heir. He doesn't know, which makes him feel worse but he does know what lust looks like.

It's one that Ra's has aimed at him for too long.

He may as well get this over with. Learn as much as he can. Plan an escape. The best way to do all that is to simply ask.

"When is the wedding?"

Frostbite freezes. "I beg your pardon? Whos wedding?"

"Th Great One and mine" because the madman would never allow a bastard to inherit his empire.

"You and the Great One....are paramours?" Frostbite sounds awe. Shoot his medic doesn't know anything. The Yeti is likely low ranking.

Tim looks away, and the giant white creature jerks into action. "I apologize for not treating the Great One's beloved properly. I shall have servants bring up a meal while you soak. And the finest robe we have! Sweets and messages....offers of gold?....humans always like gold."

He waits until the Yeti leaves, mumbles of giving him the royal treatment echoing in his wake. Tim sighs, sinking into the water. He knows he is being watched as that's what he would do, so for now he needs to stay put and heal.

He's never going to get Bruce back if he acts too rashly without knowing where he is and what else Ra has under his control. Yetis were no easy feat to beat on his own. He like to avoid....a vampire or something too.

Half an hour later, FrostBite returns with the promised meal and change of clothes. Smaller Yetis help him dress in threads of the finest silks. They feel like heaven on his sensitive skin. Tim feels soft and warm all over, pampered beyond belief.

It's been so long since he just had a moment to rest.

He asks for a walk which he is only permitted after Frostbites clears him. It's while he is wandering that he realizes he is in some winter castle. Everywhere he looks, there is ice, snow, and yetis.

He notices all the guards and makes mental maps of possible weak spots. He wonders why he's not freezing despite only being in a thin silk robe. A form of magic?

A few yetis- servants he can tell by their mannerisms- bow as he wanders about. He can't tell where he is based on the sun or the environment. It's....somehow different.

"That's him?" A young female voice asks. He turns his head slightly to catch the speaker in his provisional vision. It's one of the smaller Yetis....he assumes she's a child? Hard to tell when she still towers over him. "The Great One's future spouse?"

"Yes, I heard King Frostbite, himself, tell the Head Butler"

"He's weak," another Yeti says with disapproval. He sounds male but young as well. Not even a teenager. "He does not even have a core."

"He is a human." A much older voice replies. She sounds like Tim's age based on vocal cords. "Humans are not meant to have cores. Despite this he is a formidable fighter. He has to be to have attracted the Great One's eye."

"Maybe not. I heard humans enjoy being cared for like children. They even call partners things like Mommy and Daddy."

"Why?" The boy Yeti sounds horrified.

"Apparently it's seen as attractive"

"That's disgusting."

Tim turns a corner cutting off the conversation as the Yetis snap to attention. They bow low at the waist as he walks by.

He nods at them, which seems to startle a lot of them. Not that he's surprised. The AL Ghuls likely treated them like decorations and never fully acknowledged them.

Tim barely hears the young boy gasp. "He's beautiful."

"That's likely why the Great One is so bestowed."

Tim sighs walking back to his room with a escape plan half formed.

Elsewhere, the rumor mill in the Ghost Zone is running over time as news of King Phantom's human husband-to-be is spread far and wide. Leaders of the Ghost Zone quickly prepare for a ball that will likely be called to celebrate the union.

They have gifts gathered, each wanting to gain favor with the King. The Far Frozen gets overwhelming requests to visit the future Consort, but seeing as King Phantom had to return to the human world, thus leaving his fiancé in their care, they reject all. They do not want the boy to be overwhelmed or caught unawares if he is not tried in any form of politics.

It would not allow him to become a threat to the King's authority's pawn.

This led to even more rumors starting.

By the time they reached John Constine- the only human who has any form of contact with the Realms- the word is that King Phantom's human was currently carrying their child, wanting to marry before the baby was born, and that he was running from a group of humans known as "The Bats."

He was as beautiful as the King Phantom was powerful- which meant he was utterly breathtaking for a human- and that King Phantom was currently in the human world hunting down those who threaten his family.

Across the dimension plane, Danny is blissfully unaware of the misunderstanding as he is busy filling out college scholarship applications. He has only one more year before he graduates, but he would like to go somewhere away from Amity Park.

The Wayne Scholarship is a long and lengthy process, but it will be worth it. A full ride with board and meals? Yes, the housing will be in Gotham but it's a small price to pay.

He wonders if his number one fan has awakened. Frostbite would have contacted him if his guest had escaped the coma.

Tim Drake had been asleep for nearly a week, only kept healthy due to Danny bathing him in his Protective Core ectoplasm and the Yeti's multi-species medical knowledge. As it were, Tim appeared to only be taking a small nap, none of the adverse effects of long slumber appearing on his thin body, but Danny was getting worried.

At this point, he didn't even care how Tim knew his secret. He just wanted him to be alright.

A flash of green light causes Danny to spring away from his laptop, body falling into a natural fighter's stance only to blink at the giant gift wrap present laying on his bed. Cautiously he inspects the gift finding it from Princess Dora.

"May your love lead the Realms into a wonderous future, and may your union bear many children." He reads the small note she had attracted to her gift "What children?"

Pulling open the gift, he stares at two sets of King robes decorated with rubies shaped into snowflakes. More miniature robes and a few booties surround the pair, obviously meant as a family gift.

Tuck to the side of the box is a long and deadly-looking sword. It's pitch black, with a scull as a handle. Dora had tired a scroll to its blade, where she had written My armies are ready to yield to you. You need only to swing this sword, and they shall come to your aid. The Bats will not harm your treasure.

What in the world?

#dcxdpdabbles #dc x dp crossover #Phantom's number 1 fan #Tim unleased a love story onto the beings of enterity #Danny is super confused #Somewhere John is freaking out about a possible war #Tim does not remember stopping at Danny's