#safety first

[chronivore]

[drama-glob]

As someone who had to weld in high school, I can attest to the importance of safety goggles. ;) Poor Egg Boi. >_< It's still funny though. ;) XD

*Also, aww to Sir Pentious sticking his tongue out as he works! It's just like Fizz when he's happy or in the zone when performing. ^_^<3<3<3<3

[one-time-i-dreamt]

My polycule found out I had a heart condition and collectively blackballed me from sex until I provided a doctor’s note saying it was safe. They took this very seriously.

[the-black-manor]

REMEMBER: If you bite your partner and it breaks the skin, you need to clean it and bandage it properly as soon as possible. Human bites get infected VERY EASILY.

[superiorsturgeon]

Yet Another Possible Way for Jaune to Unlock His Semblance:

Jaune: *squirming* Pyrrha! That tickles!

Pyrrha: *straight vibing as she lathers her mostly-naked crush in olive oil* Just a little more! I promise it’s good for training! 😇

Jaune: Pyr, am I crazy, or do you have some ulterior motive for rubbing oil all over me? 🤨

Pyrrha: 😣

Pyrrha: …IthinkIlikeyou…

Jaune: …wait, WHAT?! B-but you’re Pyrrha Nikos and I’m just…well…me! There’s no way-

Pyrrha: Jaune, I’m serious. Do you think we could ever be…well…”together-together…?”

Jaune: Pyr, I’ve never been so close to anyone before I met you…so I guess what I’m trying to say is…yes…?

Pyrrha: Oh Jaune…! 😭 *stands up and squeezes Jaune in a tight hug*

Jaune: *squirts out of Pyrrha’s grip like a wet bar of soap*

Jaune: *sails off the edge of the Arkos training roof*

Pyrrha: 😱

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Jaune: …and that’s how my semblance unlocked itself in a desperate attempt to survive a four-story fall from the Beacon rooftop!

Jaune: *wraps arm around Pyrrha’s shoulder* …AND how I got a hot warrior woman girlfriend! I think it’s the universe’s way of apologizing for my near-death! 😁

Pyrrha: We decided to find a training place with guard rails, just to be safe.

Yang: Or maybe you could just skip covering your boyfriend in olive oil before wrestling on the roof?

Pyrrha: Silence your face hole, Xiao-Long! 😡

[thatsbelievable]

[etakeh]

[heretherebedork]

I love these parents so much.

[bestiasbellas]

Vista por ahí.

[moodysnowflake]

Do you know why Vash is best boy?

It's not because he's an awesome gunslinger...

And a formidable fighter...

It's not because he's a gentle and kind soul...

And a derpy goofball...

It's not because, despite everything, he keeps going, soldiers through the loneliness, the pain, and the dark...

(Well, it might be also because all of this.)

But, the main reason he's best boy...

IS BECAUSE HE FASTENS HIS FREAKING SEAT BELT

[70sscifiart]

I love the alien seatbelt in this Philippe Caza piece

[rebeccathenaturalist]

The above link includes articles on lost mushroom hunters in the Pacific Northwest over the past ten years. Many of these people were found deceased, and others were very lucky to have been found alive.

One of the things I really emphasize with foraging is safety, and not just the danger of picking something poisonous. While some people come into this practice with a realistic idea of the risks involved, others have....well, let's just call it a romanticized idea of foraging. They're not wrong in that it can be a fun, fulfilling activity that gets you all kinds of tasty things. But you have to be able to also navigate what can go wrong.

This is especially true for foragers who decide to go off-trail. I see this especially with people looking for mushrooms, because the lure of potential huge flushes of chanterelles, morels, and the like frequently leads people to head out onto public land in areas without marked trails. Sure, these locations are less heavily traveled and so it's more likely you'll stumble across a patch that no one else has gotten to yet. But--you're also more likely to get lost.

I personally tend to not go off-trail because I know for a fact that my sense of direction is abysmal (I've managed to convince myself I was lost on an out-and-back trail more than once.) But if I did, here's what I would do to mitigate the chances of getting lost:

--Take a GPS unit. These make finding your way back a lot easier, especially if you're able to drop pins as you go along or even digitally mark your trail.

--Take a map and compass and know how to use them: GPS isn't perfect, especially if signal is sketchy, and if your battery dies, well, there you go. So a topographic map and a compass make a good backup--if you know how to use them. Many urban areas in the U.S. have orienteering clubs, and failing that there's always YouTube.

--Take biodegradable flagging tape and tie bits of it to branches along the way. Then follow that path back when you're done, taking the tape with you as you go. If you miss one or two, they'll break down pretty quickly. DON'T leave the tape up on purpose to keep the trail to your patch of mushrooms or berries, though; not only are you adding plastic to the local environment, but you're leaving a trail for anyone who finds it.

--Take a friend! If something happens to one of you, the other can go for help. Or, if you're like me, only go off-trail with someone who's much better at orienteering than you are.

[countingstars-17]

he's afraid someone will steal his watch again 😭💀

[paintfroge]

fizzling noises

[fuzzyghost]

[simplecountryboy]