gaysupersoldiers:

caffeinewitchcraft:

thebibliosphere:

stimmymage:

pervocracy:

fandommember:

benaddictedcumberbabe:

cameronfryesgirlfriend:

cause of death: too shy to call ambulance

Didn’t want to inconvenience anyone

Someone else might have needed it more

This happens. 😦

Bear in mind that ambulance companies aren’t diverting EMTs away from a heart attack or traumatic amputation to answer your call.  They’re much more likely to be diverting EMTs from:

• Sitting in an ambulance station or a random parking lot playing Words With Friends and/or developing elaborate company-wide romantic intrigues
• Sitting in a hospital EMS room doing giant stacks of paperwork no one will ever read while trying to make dinner entirely out of saltines and condiments
• Routine transports of people who have to travel by stretcher, who maybe are not happy to be late, but are hardly going to die from it
• Transports which are technically emergencies, but are stuff like vomiting or a sprained ankle where the urgency factor is more like “yeah, you should get that seen” than like “STAT CODE RED CODE BLUE CODE POLKA DOT STAT STAT STAT.”

So if you think you might need an ambulance, call one.  You are not going to single-handedly take down the EMS system by daring to use it.

I’m reblogging it but I would be that person wondering “Do I need this enough” until I died.

I have legitimately done this. Please, take care of yourselves.

Furthermore, guys, we have dispatch. Dispatch makes sure that we’re all where we need to be, so you’re not taking an ambulance away from someone who “needs it more.” 

Let dispatch worry if an ambulance needs to be somewhere else. You just worry about taking care of yourself.

Most of them time we’re passing the time at the station by trying to find where the firefighters hid the remote /this time/ and listening to scary stories on YouTube. Your safety and health is not an inconvenience.

vaspider:

ryanlewisandclark:

theglowpt2:

something that’s annoying about the whole corporate pride merch discourse is how people respond like “oh so i can’t buy a rainbow shirt now??” etc. But, firstly, no one is saying that. If buying a pride shirt from somewhere like amazon or target is all you’re able to afford or that’s available in your area, then obviously feel free to do so and don’t worry about whether or not you’re “valid” (buying pride merch from big companies isn’t any worse than buying other stuff anyway)

but if you do have the means and access to do so, then a much better way to get cool pride stuff is to buy it directly from lgbt artists (either the tons that are on tumblr, or local artists who have booths to sell from at places like arts shows and pride fests) or buy merchandise from the online stores of reputable lgbt non profit charity and advocacy organizations. That way you can get your rainbow shirts, but at the same time you also get to actually contribute to supporting the community in some way rather than giving your money to corporate overlords who will just use it to exploit workers and the environment

here’s a list of 22 lgbt-owned stores that sell pride merch

here are some lgbt nonprofit and advocacy organizations that have merch for sale:

• Sylvia Rivera Law Project (provides legal aid to low-income trans and nonbinary individuals)
• Revel & Riot (nonprofit that makes tshirts and donates partial proceeds to lgbt orgs, often collabs with lgbt musicians)
• Equality Florida (lgbt advocacy organization that lobbies against discriminatory laws and promotes legal changes that will benefit lgbt people, also played a big role in helping after the pulse orlando shooting)
• OnePulse Foundation (nonprofit fund set up by the owner of the pulse nightclub to help rebuild, support victims, and build a memorial)
• Lambda Legal (nonprofit legal advocacy organization that does impact litigation for lgbt people and people with HIV)
• Pride at Work (represents lgbt workers and union members)
• National Center for Lesbian Rights (advocates for lgbt rights)

it’s also a good idea to look for lgbt orgs in your local area or state that likely sell their own pride merch like buttons and tshirts, since orgs at a local level are often the ones who need contributions the most and who will directly benefit your community the greatest

and if you are going to buy any corporate pride merch, still try to get it from companys that are donating 100% of the profits to lgbt orgs (some ones i know that do this are levi’s and converse) and make sure to check that the orgs they’re donating to are actually legit ones)

Additionally, if you’d like to support queer artists while purchasing your pride items, why not pop over to @vaspider ’s Etsy shop:

Nerdy Keppie

It’s got absolutely loads of wonderful creations available in a wide array of pride colors.

Also, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING YOU WANT AND IT’S NOT IN YOUR PREFERRED PRIDE COLORS, JUST POLITELY ASK AND SPIDER WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY MAKE IT FOR YOU!!!

You’re very subtle. 😉 

This is a great list! Including me. 😀

durbikins:

I don’t know what’s more wild, a website that is telling me how to make flour out of acorns or the fact they titled a step this: