Honestly, I need more transformers transforming in my life:
Like some of them do it now and again when they need their alt mode
But some of them do it obsessively, compulsively
Like mid-conversation with another mech they r just like “Ye I was talking to soandso chuchutsh[turns into a car like its the equivalent of leaning back in your chair] mech said it was suchandsuch.”
For others, its like a natural reaction like someone spooks them from behind and there like SHITFUCK turns into a boat.
And this can work both ways. During earlier missions, Prowl is ashamed to admit, the number of stakeouts and surveillance missions that went bust because a human sneezed next to a bot a scared them into root mode.
@ their therapist; I just SNEEZED and this motorbike just TURNED INTO A FREAKIN ROBOT!
Also in romantic situations just to bots chillin’ in a car park, not an inch apart bc they’re so gay.
And that’s how the Autobots found out about car insurance.
Don’t tell me the likes of both Sunstreaker and Starscream didn’t spend a week in their alt mode bc of a robot blemish on their faceplates.
If we’re talking G1 that Megatron didn’t put himself in a drawer to avoid his squabbling underlings.
Definitely a bots worst nightmare is coming during interfacing and transforming.
“Oh no in the face?” “In the face and then on the floor…” “Nooooooooo”
I bet that there were also mechs that, instead of having seizures or maybe as a form of tourettes, would change, or start changing without prompt.
Or mechs that either due to aging or injury take excruciatingly long times to transform.
Or in Blurrs case can transform very quickly but risk pulling something when they do.
If you’re in need of ‘faith in humanity: restored’ news, a duck suddenly appeared on a remote island in the Pacific and no one’s sure how he even made it (the closest landmass, New Zealand, is about 1700 miles away) but, like, the entire population is now devoted to the duck’s wellbeing and that’s the first duck they’ve ever seen so they named him and Googled what he eats (not bread!) and built him an artificial pond and now ‘there are concerns he might be lonely’, so there’s talk of importing other ducks to keep him company and yeah, the world is still batshit insane but isn’t this the sweetest thing?
A Message to my Followers who are going to be impacted by Hurricane Florence.
This hurricane is dangerous.
Please, take it seriously.
It is not just a thunderstorm.
Take it from someone who went through Katrina and saw the damage a hurricane can do when it sits and builds.
It changes entire landscapes.
It kills.
Get gas now. The gas stations will begin to either run out, or put a limit to how much gas you can get. Get it now while you can, because I remember distinctly the way the abandoned cars looked on the highway while we were evacuating.
Once that storm hits, the gas stations will shut down. There will be no gas for a week, at least.
You will be stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. Make sure your car is in good working order. The amount of cars left behind on the highway is astounding.
Bring your pets in case of flooding, don’t leave them behind or in a shelter.
Take a picture of every single thing in your house the way it is. Ever dresser. Everything. If it floods, this will help with the insurance.
Power will be out for a week, possibly more. Take anything that will spoil, eat it now/bring it with you/throw it out. You don’t want to come back to a house that is 80°+ inside with spoiled food. It smells disgusting. I know from first hand experience.
Pack as much clothes + whatever else you need as you can. You don’t know what you will be returning to, if anything at all. I hate to say it, but there were so many homes lost in Katrina in mg area to flooding & I didn’t even live in the Soup Bowl.
From what I’ve seen, the outer bands are strengthening. They’re red at this point. This hurricane is getting stronger, and it’s well built. There are no winds to tear it apart. It’s eye is holding together, and that’s terrifying. A well built storm like this one can ruin lives. It’s not a joke.
Please, please stay safe. Evacuate ASAP if you’re in the direct line.
Don’t wait until it is here. That is how you get killed. Do not evacuate in the middle of it. Don’t wait until last minute.
It is always better to be safe than sorry.
Please stay safe.
Listen to the news. Follow their advice.
Leave while you still can, before the highways get clogged up. Go as far in-land as you can. Leave the state entirely if you have to.
We did. And we still felt the effects of Katrina.
Please, stay safe.
So there’s a program on campus where students foster service dogs and teach them to do things like function and do their job in noisy places.
Today I watched a youngish back lab do a little bouncing motion at his trainer’s hand while they were walking, until she handed him the phone charger she’d been holding.
Uughghhh I rly am not a fan of the gold leaf food trend I see on YouTube.
Like yeah if it’s ~23-24carat gold leafs you can eat it without any worry. But there’s also bs like “edible silver leaf” which I rly don’t recommend eating because silver oxide inside your body. Afaik high carat gold is p much the only metal leaf that’s safe to eat in any quantity you can afford. But it really is a waste of gold in general – gold is mainly useful in electronic devices. And said metal might’ve been extracted from mines where workers are in a dangerous environment etc.
Not to mention the process of separating gold from other minerals includes several “baths” in toxic chemicals. How do we consumers know what they do with all that toxic waste afterwards? There’s actually “organic gold” where the cleaning process use less or other chemicals to be more safe for the environment.
Also, gold leafs are so thin that one single sheet is actually somewhere around ~5$ depending on the stock markets current state. So if a fancy dish that cost like 100$ only because there’s a sheet of gold leaf on it, then they’re just scamming you. There are edible ingredients like truffle that are worth more than a single sheet of gold leaf iirc.
You’re still giving it too much value. You can buy Edible Gold Leaf on amazon, thirty 1.2-inch by 1.2-inch squares for like, $8
You can cover the top surface of a 36×36 inch sheet cake with pure 24 karat gold for 8$ That’s a sheet cake that’s 3 feet long by 3 feet wide. A sheet cake that’s barely smaller than 1 meter by 1 meter. Cover the whole fucking top with pure gold for $8.
Likewise, edible pearl dust and edible glitter runs about $12 for a bottle that can coat several cakes – just shimmer the FUCK outta it.
Anyway, stop paying $50 for a cupcake that cost them $3 to make. Make it your damn self.
If you need to evacuate hurricane Florence or you are staying put
Pick a town now and let hotels know you are evacuating from Florence. This works for every problematic hurricane. It usually doesn’t matter how many indoor pets you have, it just depends on the hotel. Most hotel brands will accept more than 2 dogs and cats for hurricane evacuees.
If you have horses and cows and you are on the outskirts, remember the last cat 3 that hit florida to the carolinas? A mass death of farm animals died from flooding and wind. Help them get to higher ground and better land by asking farms in out of evacuation zones to let you use their land to keep your animals.
Hurricane Florence is a CAT 4 by the time it reaches not land, but the warm waters off our coast. It will only gain more energy the longer it stays on the water. There is always a possibility for a CAT 4 to experience CAT 5 symptoms like wind, rain, and surging without becoming a CAT 5. If you are staying put, stay put in your house where the walls are strongest. Make sure you are near the safest bathroom in case of inner storm tornado activity or structure failure. Keep all leashes on you and pets near you. If you have pets that will hide, block off their access to their hiding places. Keep their stuff just as accessible as you will your stuff.
BUY WATER NOW. BUY HURRICANE FOOD NOW. BUY BATTERIES. GET A FLASHLIGHT. DO ALL OF THIS NOW. If you are in a possible flood zone and have a small enough raft that will fit out windows, KEEP IT ON THE HIGHEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOUSE. If you are in an apartment complex in a flood zone, you need to leave. No acceptions.
Park your cars somewhere with cameras like a bank parking lot. They’ll be safer if you have trees near your home. If you have a boat in your driveway, MOVE IT AWAY.
If you have the ability, slice trees near your place that have you worried.
KEEP ALL DOORS SHUT TO BEDROOMS. If a window breaks, the pressure won’t change the rest of the house this way.
Take your pets outside on a leash when you feel it is safe enough for all of you. The eye of the storm is good for this but that can be a days worth of rain and wind. The wind isn’t always constant. Keep an eye on it and get them down there on leashes as soon as you hear it stop. You will hear the wind coming back before you see it or feel it. Be close to a door when you do this.
If you have access to a radio, use it. Put it on a station for weather. It’ll warn you of possible tornadoes in the area. A safe key though is anyone in yellow-red-purple on the radar, is in tornado alley. Keep a close eye on the sky. Don’t go to sleep.
I’m serious about shopping now. The stores will run out of food today or yesterday. Get enough water for everyone. Get bandaids too.
Get a full tank of gas too. It will run out quickly and take the gas stations days to come back. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to get an extra gallon of gas if you are leaving the area as you will find this on your way out too.
Good luck and stay away from the sea and the miles of where storm surge could occur. If you are on the coast but inland on a marsh, the surge and flooding will affect you. And they will affect you even more during high tide. The marsh can absorb a ton, but it can’t absorb this much.
Fill your bathtubs for extra water and to flush toilets. Freeze water to keep food cool. Document EVERYTHING IN YOUR HOUSE to claim for insurance if necessary. Take all important documents and keep them with you in water proof bags.
If you trust your dishwasher, put items you love in it. It’s not fully waterproof as plumbing, once backed up, will enter through the hose at the back. But if you don’t mind that and would rather be able to keep things you love with you, store them in there. You can even do jewelry in jars with lids without them floating away if you are worried about that. If you have a safe, USE IT AND ABUSE IT.
Remember, hurricanes also mean people will come in and loot! So while you are gearing up to leave, keep this in mind for objects you are leaving behind.
Alright alright alright back at it again with Hurricane info since Florence is gonna be bearing down on the Carolinas in a few days
Know your local shelters, just in case! IF YOU HAVE PETS BE AWARE OF THE ONES THAT ACCEPT PETS! Unfortunately not all of them do
Beware of price gouging! Especially on gas!
BE PREPARED FOR GAS STATIONS TO RUN OUT OF GAS!
SOMETHING TO ADD:
DO NOT ASSUME YOU’LL BE ABLE TO GET THINGS VIA PRIME RIGHT BEFORE THE STORM
I could not stress this more. It was a HUGE issue last year! Amazon can and WILL run out of things in their warehouses- INCLUDING FANS, BATTERIES, AND PORTABLE CHARGERS. And shipping will be delayed due to the storm! If there’s anything AT ALL you need from amazon via Prime order it ASAP. 3rd party sellers were gouging the shit out of stuff like fans just before Irma last year on amazon so if you want stuff and don’t want to pay and arm and a leg for it, GET IT NOW
Don’t bother with buying things like flour and eggs and milk! Don’t buy perishables! If you lose power they will do nothing for you!
Fill gallon freezer bags with water, seal them tightly with duct tape, and freeze them before the storm! If you lose power you’ll be able to toss them in your fridge to keep it cooler longer! You’ll also have extra emergency water if you need it
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