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Where are the SR 71’s today?

They are all on display in America with one exception. #962 is at Duxford, Great Britain. this SR-71 was the one that was the most frequently stationed in Great Britain It’s a permanent loan from the United States to Great Britain with our thanks.

Arizona

#17951 flew on March 5, 1965, and served as a test bird throughout its career. It is currently displayed at the Pima Air Museum, Tucson, AZ.

California

California is home to more SR-71 aircraft than any other state. It houses six of them, listed below:

•SR-71A #17955 - AFFTC Museum, Edwards AFB, CA.

•SR-71A #17960 - Castle Air Museum near Atwater, CA.

•SR-71A #17963 - Beale AFB, CA.

•SR-71A #17973 - Blackbird Airpark, Palmdale, CA.

•SR-71A #17975 - March Field Museum, March AFB, CA.

•SR-71A #17980 - NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center as #844.

Florida

In Florida, specifically at the USAF Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, FL, the SR-71A #61-7959, also known as the "Big Tail," is on display. This nickname dates to 1975, when it was chosen as the platform for a new series of sensors placed in an extension towards the rear of the aircraft . The last flight of this aircraft took place on October 29, 1976

Georgia

At the Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, GA, the Blackbird SR-71A #17958 is on display. According to various records, on July 28, 1976, this example facilitated a human being (pilot captain Eldon W. Joersz and major RSO George T. Morgan Jr.) to reach the highest speed ever aboard an aircraft.

Kansas

SR-71A #17961 accumulated 1601 flight hours until February 2, 1977, the date of its last flight. It is currently on display between a Northrop T-38 Talon advanced trainer and a life-size replica of the Space Shuttle at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson, KS

Louisiana

At the 8th Air Force Museum, Barksdale AFB, LA, the SR-71A #17967 is on display, one of two examples reactivated in 1995 for USAF service before the program was canceled in 1998. Over the years, this aircraft accumulated more than 2700 flight hours.

Texas

At the USAF History and Traditions Museum, Lackland AFB, TX, is SR-71A #17979, which was used as a reconnaissance aircraft during Operation Giant Reach in the Egyptian-Israeli war.

Michigan

Two trainer variants were built, denoted SR-71Bs. One crashed on approach to Beale AFB on January 11, 1968, while the other, SR-71B #17956, is displayed at the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum in Kalamazoo, MI. This SR-71 has more flight hours than any other Blackbird, nearly 4000, and is believed to have been photographed more times than any other.

Nebraska

At the Strategic Air and Space Museum near Ashland, NE, SR-71A #17964 is on display. Its first flight took place in 1966, and the last in 1990, when it was delivered to Offutt AFB, NE, to be permanently exhibited

Ohio

The first operational ( Jerry O’Malley and Ed Payne) mission of an SR-71 was carried out by SR-71A #17976 before concluding its career with about 3000 flight hours. It is among the first SR-71s to be permanently exhibited and best preserved. It is displayed at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

Oregon

Below the right wing of Howard Hughes' H-4 Hercules at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, OR, is the most complete and accurate SR-71, SR-71A #17971, which has accumulated over 3500 flight hours.

Utah

As mentioned, after January 11, 1968, when half of the SR-71 trainer fleet was lost due to the crash of #17957, a replacement trainer was built, designated SR-71C #17981. This aircraft is currently on display at the Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill AFB, UT. Irregular maintenance procedures and aftermarket construction caused constant yaw of the aircraft; therefore, the SR-71C was used on a limited basis between 1969-1976.

Virginia

The state of Virginia hosts two SR-71s:

•SR-71A #17968 is displayed at the Science Museum in Richmond, VA. 2. The #972 at Udvar-Hazy

Chantilly,

Linda Sheffield

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That's a big choo choo! Union Pacific 4014, affectionately known as Big Boy after an unknown American Locomotive Company worker wrote the name on No. 4000's smokebox door in chalk, is one of only eight remaining 4-8-8-4 steam locomotives left of the 25 that were original produced in 1941 and 1944, and the only one of its kind still in operation today. Weighing in at 1.2 million pounds with a length of 132 feet, Big Boy is the largest steam engine ever built, designed to tackle steep rail lines that ordinarily needed more than one engine to climb. The frames of the locomotive were articulated, which allowed it to negotiate curves at speed, making it not just powerful, but sure-footed as well.

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Renovations with Joel Miller - 06

Chapter  06 - Waking up with Joel Miller

You wake up with Joel after spending a beautiful night together in a tent. 

There was gonna be more plot in this chapter but I got carried away and 4000 words later not much happened. So it’s mainly smut. I added some thoughts around this chapter at the very end. I don’t believe my writing is quite good enough without some context, but you can ignore if it’s too much or over explaining things. 

When I write this, I have the video game version of Joel in my mind, but can be changed to the HBO version if preferred. Taking place pre outbreak in Austin Texas.

Masterlist

Pairing: Joel Miller x afab reader

Warnings: This is my first published story, which in itself should be a warning / Reader is afab and has medium - long hair/ swearing / Smut! This is 18 + only

Warnings: This is 18+ content. Please do not interact with this content if you are under the age or do not generally like smutty content. Adult themes and language used below the cut.

You wake up in a haze, the tent slightly too warm for your liking. Naked and sweaty, and an arm draped over your waist. You shuffle slightly until you fully realize that Joel is lying behind you, his chest partially pressed into your back. The realization makes your heart flutter in an instance.

It wasn’t just a dream. You and Joel spent the night together and explored each other’s bodies and desires.

You remember watching the sunset with him through the open tent, talking about music until you gave in to your sleepy and exhausted state. Both of your naked bodies remained tangled and pressed together until you fell asleep. Soft kisses to your forehead were the last thing you remember. You had never experienced this side of Joel before, and you absolutely wanted more of it.

Lying still, with Joel close behind you, you want to savour every last drop of this moment.

Joel starts moving behind you, accompanied with a very low hmmmm. His grip on you tightens slightly and he pushes himself closer into you. His cock springing into action from the move, and his face hides in the nape of your neck. Not a word is spoken in the tent. Both of you enjoying the dazed state of waking up together.

You bring your hand on top of his arm he has slinged over you, and push your round ass back out, flush against him. Another growl comes from Joel, and you can feel his cock grinding slightly against your ass and upper thighs.

‘Morning.’ You say softly.

Another hmmmm from Joel. So deep and vibrating it makes your skin prickle and cunt throb.

He starts putting small tender kisses around your neck and upper back. His hand slowly finding one of your breasts and kneading it. First softly and then more rigorous as he continues.

‘Joel’ you pant. Your head slightly bending back, to allow him more access to your neck. You still hold on to his arm when he starts bringing it down between your closed thighs. He tugs his hand between your legs and starts sliding his fingers up and down your heat. Just the outside, but you start spreading your legs without thinking to offer him better access.

Another growl from behind you and Joel slowly starts parting your lips. He sinks one of his fingers into your wetness and you hear a breathed ‘fuck’.

The tent is filled with wet noises while Joel works you open further. The heat in the tent is becoming more apparent again and your skin is flushed.

He’s slowly slipping another finger inside you. You move your hips ever so slightly, fucking yourself onto his fingers and then moving back, pressing into his now hard cock.

You can’t think of a better way to wake up, than being adored and touched by this man. You close your eyes and smile to yourself in absolute pleasure. As you lean back, you can feel a grin on Joel’s face when he contemplates your reaction, while he keeps nudging and kissing your shoulders.

‘Fucking gorgeous babe’ Joel whispers into your ear, while slowly pumping his fingers in and out of you. Your legs are now spread open as far as you can comfortably maintain in this position. Joel is still lying behind you but keeps occupying most of your body. You love every second of this man taking over your space with his strong arms and working you open with his massive hands.

‘Can you come like this?’

The question brings you back to reality and you open your eyes. It takes you a second to catch on.

‘Let me go on top.’ You say while softly moving around to face him.

Joel keeps his fingers inside of you, but he stops from pushing in and out. You tangle out from underneath him, and he releases his hand from between your legs. Your cunt aches for him immediately.

Once you are facing him, you push him back down onto his back and start straddling him. Your body moving on its own, looking for that friction again.

‘Please.’ You say like you are asking for permission.

Joel nods at you with a soft smile. A silent agreement to be used by you, any way you need him.

You look down at his now fully erect cock and you can’t help yourself from touching it. Taking him in your hands and moving them up and down, while you are on top of him. Joel worked you up pretty well, and you can feel your wetness pooling out of your cunt and onto his abdomen. You can smell it too in the small tent.

Soft moans escape from Joels mouth, while you stroke him, but your eyes remain fixed on his cock and your sex. Slowly you raise your hips up a few inches, and the thought of this man inside you makes you squirm in anticipation.

You keep one hand tight around his cock and line it up with your warm and wet hole. Joel still lets you take complete ownership of the situation and softly traces your thighs with his hands.

While you slide down his cock, you are involuntarily forced to close your eyes and hold your breath. He slips in easily enough, but you need to take him inch by inch to accommodate. Your abs tense up slightly and you control your movement on him by flexing your lower back.

‘Fuck.. gnnnggg’ Your words come out muffled until he’s fully inside of you.

You finally allow yourself to relax around him and open your eyes back up. Joel is looking right at you, and you can’t help from blushing slightly. Somehow the morning after sex makes you feel a lot more exposed and shy around him. You fail to keep eye contact, while your walls are finally adjusting around him.

You look down, admiring his beautifully exposed chest while you start moving on top of him. Slowly grinding yourself up and down….ooohhh uuh

He’s stretching you open in the best way possible, just like you remember from last night. Every time you bring your body all the way down on him, you are allowing your core to fully open up. You are no longer clenching or flexing, but just taking him as deep inside of you as possible.

‘ahhha Joel.’

Your moans are filling the tent and you can feel your release bubbling inside of you. Your hands are both pushing into his chest for added leverage and to not collapse on top of him. Your clit is rubbing along his abdomen, while you ride him, but you need a little added friction and take your right hand to your bundle of nerves and start drawing small circles around it.

Joel is gripping your thighs harder now and whenever you look up, you can still see his gaze right on you.

‘Look at me darlin.’

You meet his eyes again, and you can see that he’s enjoying your sex drunk state, while you are chasing your release. But the next time you sit down on him again, and his cock is hitting deep inside of you, you are overcome with pleasure and close your eyes once again. arrghhhhh It’s impossible for you to maintain eye contact while fucking yourself on top of him.

‘Look at me!’ He says a bit more forceful this time.

You keep riding him in a slow methodical rhythm. Your gaze falling down to his chest.

‘Fuck I can’t Joel.’

With that, he lets go of your legs and takes both of your wrists into his hands. He spreads each of your arms into a slightly different direction, taking away your stability while you are still straddling him.

Overwhelmed by the shift in position and the lack of control you now find yourself in, you look back up at Joel, worried for a second that you did something wrong. You stop moving your hips, trying to read the situation.

That’s when Joel starts moving his hips underneath you and pushes in and out of you. His pace is a lot faster than the one you were setting, and you clench around him, trying to steady yourself.

‘Joel’ you groan loudly this time.

You meet his eyes again, while you’re bobbing up and down on him with the insane rhythm he is setting.

‘Got your attention now.’ He smirks at you.

You are unable to respond with words; only hmmms and aagggghs are leaving your throat. He’s still fucking into you with a relentless pace. Your tits are shaking right in front of him, and you are fully aware that the dynamic has shifted in the tent. You may still be on top, but Joel has taken complete ownership.

He keeps slamming into you and your body keeps bouncing up and down onto his hard cock. He’s stretching you out beautifully and you enjoy being at his mercy.

Uuuuugghhh

‘Baby, come for me.’

You are chasing your release.

There is sweat all over your body, dripping down your forehead. And you can see Joel in a similar state. Exhaustion is slowly coming over you. Your legs tired from riding him earlier.

You love this, you really do. But…

It’s not bringing you over the edge.

‘Joel’.. You whisper. Still bouncing hard on his cock.

‘Joel!’ This time with more force, while you pull one of your arms from his hold. He stops immediately, and you worry you may have overreacted.

‘Please, I just..’ You close your eyes, trying to find the words.

You open your eyes and squeeze your cunt around him, missing the friction you enjoyed just a few seconds earlier. Both of you look at each other for a second, sweat dripping down from both of you. All you can think about is how gorgeous he looks, and how much you love being with him right here in this tent.

‘You want me to come, please let me do it.’ You look at him with big eyes, pleading with him to allow you to us him just like before, to get you off. ‘No pressure please.’

Joel lets go of your other wrist as well and rests his hands on your lower belly. Softly tracing your curves and looking you and up and down.

‘Anything you need darlin. Take it.’

You bring your hand back to your clit and start rubbing it softly, in tune with your body’s desires and needs. You start clenching around him and start rolling your hips up and down again to feel him inside you. Much slower than the pace he was setting. Pressure immediately starts bubbling in your core and you start opening up fully again for him.

Joels hands come to your breasts as he whispers sweet praises to you.

You keep playing with your clit and taking him deep inside with each move of your hip. Exhaustion is coming over you and you are hot and sweaty all over. But you are also burning on the inside, ready to explode any second. You keep grinding down and until the coil inside you is close to snapping.

‘Joel’ You plead. He responds with a soft moan of your name.

‘Joel, I’m…’

You lose track of everything around you for a second, until the feeling becomes nearly too much and then throws you over the edge.

Your hands dig into his chest, until you collapse on top of him. Your face buried in his neck; eyes closed with tears threatening to spill.

nnnghhh

Slowly, very slowly, your body is releasing the rest of the build up tension. Every ten seconds or so, you get a slight little shock to your still pulsating core and you jerk a little. Your aftershocks keeping you in a blissed-out state, unable to catch proper autonomy of your body, while Joel holds you close to him. His arms keeping you tight and supporting you through your post orgasm high.

When you come to it, you lift your face up, but unable to look at him. He immediately catches your face in his hands, forcing your gaze back up to him.

‘Hey.’ He whispers softly.

You can feel a single tear running down your face, but you are too tired to care.

He keeps one hand on your face and the other at the back of your head to push you back down onto him. Once you are flush chest to chest and with your face buried back in the crook of his neck, he wraps his arms around you and brushes one hand up and down your back.

‘You ok?’  Joel stays inside you, still hard. Your breathing finally slows down to a normal pace again.

‘Yeah… yeah I’m fine.’ You pause for a second and ravel in his post sex smell. ‘I’m sorry it was just a very intense… ‘

You lift yourself out of his arms and sit up again.

‘Yeah it was. God I swear I love feeling you around me like this.’ He finishes the sentence for you.

He takes a strand of your hair and starts playing with it, before moving his hand to wipe away the tear from your face with his thumb. Softly smiling at you and making you feel more content, just being in this moment with him. You trace the edge of his beard with your hand and then prop yourself up to release him from inside you and lift off of him.

‘Hey’. Before you get a chance, Joel grabs your thighs again and refuses to let you go. ‘You tell me what you need to get off. I can be a bit…’ He contemplates his next words. ‘…rough. I try not to be. Promise.’

‘I like rough.’

You can feel his grip on your legs tightening right away and see his pupils dilating slightly.

‘And yes, I will tell you what I need to get off. Just no pressure please.’

Joel nods in agreement and brings your face back down for a deep and long kiss. Your hot bodies tangle back together, and you can still feel him deep inside you.

‘Want to be rough before we have to get up and leave?’ You ask with a grin, barely breaking the kiss.

Joel doesn’t reply but starts moving the two of you over. He remains inside of you but flips you onto your back, with him on top now. His cock now fully erect inside of you again. You are still wet from your earlier release.

Before you can get comfortable in the new position, he starts thrusting into you. One arm bend next to your face and the other one holding onto your leg wrapped around him.

‘You should be careful saying these things darlin.’

Joel has you pinned fully underneath him and sets a powerful pace, fucking deep into you with each thrust. Ugh ugh ugh ugh is all you can respond, still trying to accommodate to the new position.

You have your legs wrapped fully around him, and there is little you can do but take what Joel is giving you. His cock is spearing you open, and you are unable to offer any resistance with his weight on top of you. You love it, but realise it takes a great deal of trust to be manhandled in a way that literally leaves no room for you to move. He has you fully caged in.

Joel is grunting his way through most pushes inside of you. Sweat is dripping from his forehead onto your face and chest, and you love the taste of him.

Suddenly he stills for a second and lifts his upper body up. He remains inside of you but takes a second to wipe his forehead with his messy hair stuck to it. You enjoy the break he is offering you. Allowing you to catch your breath and collect your senses.

‘You like rough?’ He half asks, half states a fact.

You respond with a nod, not trusting yourself to form any words. Your eyes meet and you feel like you are looking at a different version of Joel. The softness in his look has disappeared; replaced by something more sinister and animalistic.

He grabs one of your legs and throws it over his shoulder. You follow the same path with the other leg out of reflex. His hips start moving again, but only slowly. Joel’s eyes now darting down your body to where the both of you are joined together. He’s holding both of your legs and moving them up even higher to fully enjoy the view.

You love being so exposed for him. Your body rocking in soft swings, accommodating his rhythm. Your cunt on display for him, with his cock inside of you. Wetness dripping down your legs, from having him inside of you for so long.

You close your eyes again, enjoying the soft and nearly shy thrusts in comparison to just a few minutes ago. ‘Joel’ you whisper softly and feel his arms around your thighs. That’s until Joel leans down again, your legs still locked over his shoulders. He removes one arm from your thigh and brings it back on the floor next to your head. Once he finds a stable position, you can feel him pushing hard inside of you again.

He pulls nearly all the way out, before pushing back inside with full force.

UUGGHHHH

You feel your whole body being pushed up, every time he thrusts inside of you. Your body is welcoming him, but only just about. No one has ever fucked you this deep and hard before, and you are sure there will be bruises all over you after having Joel inside you for most of the night and now also the morning.

His pace keeps getting quicker and Joel has to bring his other arm down as well to remain anchored on top of you. You are nearly split in half now, with your legs in between the both of you. You can feel them losing strength and a tingling sensation setting in.

Joel is fucking you hard and deep now, and it seems the whole tent is moving along with him.

nugh nugh nugh nugh

You are unable to form any real words and hold on to Joel for dear life. Possibly scratching him in the process. His hips are still meeting your ass with each single thrust, and you feel him all the way deep deep inside of you. Deeper than you thought was possible.

He grunts next to your face, with the occasional fuck thrown in.

Without any warning, Joel quickly lifts up and pulls out of you. His behaviour nearly scaring you, before you realise, he’s finishing on top of you. Pumping himself two more times, he shoots his cum over your belly and abused hole, before finally sitting back and dropping your legs back down.

It takes you a moment to enjoy the feeling of having circulation back in your legs but you are unable to find any strength left in your body. Joel must feel the same, because he still hasn’t moved from his spot in front of you.

You bring your hands to your face, covering and rubbing your eyes and you can hear Joel shifting around you.

‘Y/N.’

He softly removes one hand from your eyes and starts brushing your face. ‘Too much?’

You look up at him with your tired eyes and give him a hazy smile. One of your hands comes up to cup his face and you pull him down into a soft kiss.

‘Not too much no.’ You both linger close together. ‘But you may have to carry me back to the car.’

Joel smiles at you. You think to yourself that he’s looking relieved by our response. Was he really that worried? You realize there are two distinguished sides to this man. The protective and caring side and then the rough and forceful side, of which you are sure, you have only just scratched the surface.

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You packed up fairly quickly and hike the same route back that you came from yesterday. Part of you never wants this day to end with Joel, and another part is looking forward to getting home to take a shower and some more rest.

The trail is as beautiful as before, maybe even more enjoyable with the early hour sun and sepia tint. You take a lot of mental pictures, making sure to brand these two days deep into your memory. Joel looks like a golden god in a certain light. Part of you still could not believe that you are able to have him so close.

Back at the car park, you simply throw your bags onto the back seats and slump into Joel’s car. You are both exhausted; from the hike, the early hours and most of all from the sex you both enjoyed for hours.

You know you will be feeling him inside you for days to come. The thought makes you smirk while sitting in the car.

‘I’ll bring you back home or do you need to stop somewhere? Food or something?’

‘I’m fine. Home would be great.’

‘Home it is.’

The drive back to Lulling is quiet and relaxed, neither of you talking much. It doesn’t feel uncomfortable, quite the opposite, you are happy you both got to a point where you could just enjoy each other’s company without the need to fill it with conversation. Joel looks over at you ever so often and nudges your thigh with his hand when shifting gears.

When you arrive back at your place, he parks in the usual spot in your drive way.

‘Will you be around next week to work on the house?’

‘Yeah. Probably from Tuesday.’

‘I’m working in Austin on Tuesday, so I may not see you.’ You look at Joel with an over emphasized frown and add. ‘Maybe next weekend we can do something if you’re free?

‘Next weekend. Listen…’ Joel hesitates. ‘I really enjoyed this time with you, but my primary focus is Sarah you know.’

You freeze immediately. Of course, he should focus on Sarah first, it was never really your intention to come between them or burry into their busy schedule.

As if he could read your mind he continues. ‘Sorry, I don’t want this to come out the wrong way. But it’s just the reality of being a single parent. Plus, I’m taking on another job soon in Austin. Not as big as yours, but I’ll be working there few hours a week.’ Joels shifts in his seat and stares outside the front window.

‘I understand.’ You simply offer, and you mean it. ‘Look I’d love to see you again. I mean, besides you working on my house. But I don’t expect you to sacrifice your evenings or weekends with your daughter for me.’

You reach out to touch his arm slightly before you continue.

‘How about you let me know when you’re free again. I’m happy to wait until things settle down. I’d even offer to meet you and Sarah for a hike or dinner or something, but I suspect it’s a bit early for that.’

‘Well, you’ve met her before. And she likes you. Thinks you are really pretty.’ You can’t deny that your heart flutters at his admission. ‘But yeah it’s a it early to play family.’

You give him a re-assuring look and begin to collect your things to exit the car. ‘You have my number, give me a call when the time is right Joel. I hope I will still see you around the house some days.’

‘Yeah you will for sure.’

You open the car door but turn around to him before you exit. He brings a hand back to your face to slightly caress it and you remember that these little actions are his way of showing affection.

You lean in slightly but wait for him to complete the last bit of distance for a goodbye kiss. It’s short and even though you are as close to each other as possible, you feel a shift in the way you say goodbye.

When you walk inside your house, you wonder if it’s just Joel being upfront and honest with you, or if he is taking two steps back from this fragile romance between you.

Previous Chapter // Masterlist

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Some personal thoughts around this chapter - feel free to skip:

I am very new to writing and especially writing smutty content. One thing I realize very often is the idea of women’s orgasms and how easily these can be achieved in a lot of stories I read. To be clear I ADORE nearly all content, for Joel specifically, but I had to write from a more personal experience, and how trying at times it can be to come from sex alone. I understand this is a different experience and personal journey, but this chapter is leaning into the fact that certain positions and factor can make a huge impact on female pleasure. In fact, I wanted to show the back and forth between two people it can take and how pressure to perform can be a burden.

Secondly, I was sure I wanted to write this story from the readers point of view. Often times I have to hold myself back, over explaining situations, because they are supposed to be unclear and tainted from the reader’s perspective ONLY from the readers perspective. There are still a lot of questions, especially around Joel and his hesitation to commitment. I’m thinking about possibly adding a chapter from his point of view.

Lastly, this is just fun for me and a completely new experience. Thanks if you are still reading :) 

And thank you to all the amazing writers and their fantastic stories. Some absolute superstars and gems out there.

[stawpny]

take a deep dive with me into my drafted ficccss!!!

1: NY/TX/CA

I was obsessed with this ship, and this fic is almost 4000 words long 😭

it was so much time wasted

it’s plot is weird, and it’s like my first official WTTT fic

I honestly kinda like it ngl

2: CA/NY

it’s a NE brothers and CA fic where they go shopping

it’s okay, but it’s unfinished and it just makes me feel… eugh

Y’know?

3: another CA/NY

honestly, it’s not bad, but I don’t really like writing in 1st person

but anyways, if I would finish any of these, it would be this one

it’s oblivious California this time‼️

4: York’s children thingy

it features some of his kids, but I stopped writing it because it had literally no plot 😭

no theme, nothing

it sucks, but I might rewrite it, idk tho

5: my version of NYC at the table

it’s something… uhm yeah

it’s okay, I just think I got uninterested in it and just gave up

6: CA/NY yet again

CA claims he never had hot chocolate, so York goes out with him for Hot chocolate

I have no clue why I stopped writing it, but whatever

it’s really fluffy, but it doesn’t make sense how Cal hasn’t had Hot chocolate, so if I was to rewrite, I would make it something different

7: TX/NY

they go out to Boston, Texas is cold, it is late autumn

it’s okay, but again, there’s NOTHING TO IT AHANSGSMMAMA

—

I am picky, but maybe that’s a good thing

they all are somewhat okay ideas, I just wrote it terribly

and that’s my bad

so.. if you would want me to rewrite any of these, which one would it be?

lemme know!!

and if u wanna rewrite it, have fun! (u don’t have to credit me, unless you want to)

ily guys <3

[agardenandlibrary]

Gosh I love secondhand online bookstores.

[A screenshot of a webpage, showing the cover for "Borders of Infinity" by Lois McMaster Bujold and an option to add the book to your cart. The book description says:

When Barbara Haber, curator of Radcliffe College's 4000-volume cookbook library, was asked by The Boston Globe to name her favorite book in that famous collection, she picked Cleora's Kitchens by Cleora Butler. Why? "Because, " Ms. Haber said, "It expresses, through food, joy.. you have the connection of food being celebratory in truly meaningful ways. Just wonderful stuff." <BR>Starting with a freedman's wagon ride out of Texas, Cleora Butler takes us from the beaten biscuits of her childhood, baked in a wood-burning stove, to fricasseed quail she later prepared as a caterer. Rich with stories and turn-of-the-century recipes impossible to find possum grape wine, mother's hickory nut cake, hot water cornbread, and burnt sugar ice cream -- Cleora's Kitchens also provides a glimpse of changing twentieth-century tastes. More than 400 recipes are arranged by the decades in which she first cooked and served them, from grandpa's sausage in the early days to the first avocado anyone in Oklahoma had ever seen, to duckling pati and pine nut pilaf. Through stories, menus, and recipes, Cleora recreates the flavor of her own remarkable history -- and ours.]

[atomivet]

California is the type of guy to save a bunch of calf from getting slaughtered impulsively, and Texas is the one who raises them all because of it. Me, my political enemy, and the 4000 baby calf we raised together.

[anchesetuttinoino]

Texas.

Spende 4000 dollari per una chitarra autografata da Taylor Swift e la distrugge.

Iscriviti al canale 👉 🌐  t.me/LineaKotica

Inviaci il tuo video: CLICCA QUI

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[cerastes]

Any recommendations for dealing with TLK's freeze effect? Can it be silenced at all? Or should I just take low ASPD operators?

Last Knight is immune to Silence, but can be afflicted by every other Status Effect in the game. Stun, Float, Bind, you name it. Use control effects on him as much as you can.

Have a healthy mix of Area of Effect damage and high Single Target damage. The AoE will help with the trash mobs he brings, so the Single Target can more quickly refocus on him. Low ASPD Operators can work initially but his Freeze windows after he's below 50% HP is 4 seconds instead of 2, so worry less about getting Frozen and worry more about Big Single Hits, regardless of their speed. W is good, for example, because she does Physical damage, AoE, strong hits on her skills, and Stuns. Oh yeah, bring Physical Damage, he has 70 RES baseline, lol.

If you have her, Ch'ung the Hung is pretty much perfect for this since she's got Slow, Def Down, and massive hits AoE hits.

Mudrock can hold his pretty fine for a bit, though not for long. He hits VERY hard if the target is Frozen, and she will be Frozen.

Sources of True Damage work wonders. Nearl Radiant and Kal'tsit are very good. Amiya Caster S3 can help.

Texas Omertosa S3 is a good way to control him since the Sword Stuns go on even if Taxes is Frozen.

Try to spam Encounters on the way to the Knight to get the event in which you can get The Knight's Corpus. It reduces his Def by 80%, making him harder to escort but MUCH easier to kill. His Def goes from an absurd 4000 to a paltry 800 base.

I can't stress the importance of way to control him. When he dies for the first time, he will heal 25% of his HP over a period of time, mount Rocinante, and then become unblockable with a few seconds of invulnerability. Being able to slow him, bind him, etc makes your life MUCH easier on Phase 2.

[matttheallertor125]

Introducing this big foamer idk.

(Or maybe avgeek idk)

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HEY YOU! YES YOU!

You came to the right place buddy

Hey this is MattTheAllertor125 but i like to be called GFB12 so uh hello introducing me, what i basically do here is just take pictures but also draw!

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What im into: Trains, CD Sirens, Airplanes, Fighter airplanes, Helicopters, Anime, Omori, Pressure, Art, Film/Photography, Yapping, Memes, animations, Gaming, Basketball, Streamers, Music,

Fav choo choo trains idk: Ge dash8/9, Ge ac4400cw, Ge ac6000cw, Ge gevo, Emd sd40-2, Emd sd45, Emd sd60, Emd sd70, Emd sd90mac Ge genesis, Emd f40ph.

Fav Sirens: Aca Allertor 125, Cyclone, Banshee, Screamer, Penetrators, Aca Alertronic (4000, 8000, 6000R), Asc Tempest-128/135ac/dc, E-class. Federal signal Thunderbolt, 2t22, Eows series (612 and 1212 to be exact), Modulator/B, Sd-10.

Fav Airplanes: Airbus a330/a330neo, Airbus a340, Airbus a350, Airbus a380, Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Boeing 787 dreamliner, Airbus A320/A320neo family, Boeing 757.

Fav airlines: Delta, Us airways, Air France, Emirates, Japan airlines, Thomas Cook, Air Canada, Etihad, Singapore airlines, Lufthansa, Ita airways, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, United airlines, Air Transat, KLM, Garuda Indonesia.

Fav Omori character: Mari.

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Info about me!

The name is matt (im not showing my entire name just call me matt, thats all!)

Joined tumblr: 6/4/2024

B-day: 4/26

Age: 14

He/him

Based in Texas, Usa

Fav color: red

Disorders: Autism (yeah just autism, i dont have others such as adhd, bipolar or whatever else idk, so you might wanna be patient cuz i sometimes may not understand things!)

Sexuality: None.

Fav music genre: Rock/metal, rap.

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Rules!

Big yes to them!

Drawings

Pictures

Ships

Requests

Scars (including cuts, wounds, bleeding)

Edits!

Chubby/fat (Has to be appropriate)

Memes!

Cuddles

Oc

Aesthetics

Bonuses idk

Real people

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No bueno!

Nsfw

No promoting your stuff here! (Something thats explicit or erotic or 18+ related stuff or self-promoting)

Pro ships

Fetishes

Abuse (only if appropriate)

Toxicity

Gen alpha brainrot (for example: skibidi toilet)

Nudes (Would be censored if it used for artistic purposes, you know like those arts you see in museums)

Hate on Political related stuff

Spamming

Doxxing

Revealing your personal information like your address,Town/city,credit card info,and other ones.

Bad criticism

Mocking religion

Racism

Bad trolling

Loli (seriously that would get me in trouble but im also a minor so still :/ )

Lgbtphobic (Dont support lgbtq obviously but not gonna judge cuz thats obviously rude)

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Do not use my art or pics without permission or crediting me! If you dont ask or credit me, i will report you for using my art or pics without permission or crediting me.

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Violating the no bueno! Rules will result you to get a warning from me! If you violate it, youll be permanently blocked from me! You will never come back to my blog for the rest of your life cuz well.. that's your punishment.

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Materials i use!

Sketch book (sometimes or rare now use it)

Apple pen

Procreate (would them be ibis paint x sometime)

Ipad (the tablet where my drawing would now be made from)

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Favorite ships: SunBurn, HeroMari.

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These goats im a big fan of:

@ang3l-d1nn3r (my friend) @xxl1ghtxx @shrimperini @omocat @dreamybasil

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My life as a artist and inspiration for making fanart!

It all started when i was 3, i remember ive been drawing a lot of stickmans cuz they just were very easy to draw and it was like some kind of "stickman stories or fantasy idk?" And i seen to end up enjoying it but not only that, i would later draw sirens and other stuff i was fascinated to, and i kept drawing stickmans until later on i then would finally get my braincells to regenerate and make myself more mature, i stopped drawing stickmans all the time, i started to get into oc! And other kinds of art style and i would as of today draw whatever i had a idea on my head for the near future and many more years to come!

Inspiration

I saw a fanmade animation of where a video is called aging which was a edit from a youtuber named whoamiedits

This is what it looks like:

I saw that video but i didnt clicked on it cuz idk whats about to happen there, i was just more into anime and i didnt know what that video was, it was like somekind of randon animation, that was my first thing i saw something related to omori before joining the fandom and i saw it to this day and i was like "wait that video looks familiar to me" it was back in 2021 when i saw it and omori was like 1 years old, but then after joining the fandom after watching a mclovin video but omori version and i seen to enjoy the fandon, i was a big kny fan by the time, and theres was very popular stuff going on in the fandom, but when did i got into omori fanart? It all started with the first ever one i posted, i originally used it for my art class i then i did not recognize.... I actually made a actual omori fanart and that surprised me! So then i decided to make more! And it made me happy and even thanks to art class, it also helped me more! And it was a great piece of thing I will ever do I will still make art to this day and thats where are are today!

Alright enough yapping me :/

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So thats all theres more art im gonna make and other stuff so, you reached the end! Thanks for reading and enjoy! :)

Credit: BunnYui, Source: Amino apps

2024 GevoFanBoy12 (MTA125)

ButterMachineGaming Never broke while flying through the skies.

It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skills.

- wilbur wright of the wright brothers.

[stele3]

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/more-than-4000-likely-impacted-by-papua-new-guinea-landslide-aid-group-says-2024-05-26/

[tiktaalic]

Do u go to /went to smith? Bc I saw ur smith college problem post and it is SO ACCURATE but if you don’t go here I’m gonna have a crisis about how the fuck you know the discourse so well

i went to texas tech in lubbock texas baby. level 4000 discourse is just a parody of itself

[kkv-main]

news - 2023.08.30

オースティンのレジェンド Tim Kerr（BIG BOYSなど）と、Jerry HaginsのアコースティックユニットUｐ Around the Sunの来日ツアーが9月15日からスタート。２日目に周防大島でのライブ敢行！

2023年9月16日（土）　開場：18:00　開演：19:00 出演：Up Around the Sun（from Austin, Texas） メンバー：Tim Kerr (Acoustic Guitar), Jerry Hagins (Banjo) Vanishing Men (from Osaka / Yokosuka) 酒井大明 （Ohayo Mountain Road / ex-BREAKfAST, EXCLAIMなど）with 中村明珍 Live printing：ガッツムネマソ（from Matsuyama, Ehime） Food : Zama Tastuya (from Hikari, Yamaguchi) 前売：3500円　当日：4000円 高校生：前売 500円 / 当日 1000円 会場：和佐旧公民館　山口県周防大島和佐（番地なし）駐車場あり 予約方法 webで前売　寄り道バザールのホームページより

実店舗で前売　 COFFEE コナ （周防大島町小松）※金土日のみ営業 AKEMI-Ya Umi （光市室積） 周防大島公演主催 ： 寄り道バザール　 問合せ yorimichibazar＠outlook.com

BIG BOYSやPOISON13をはじめ数々のバンドのギタリスト、プロデューサーとして音楽に携わりながらビジュアルアーティスト、スケーターとして世界中に愛されるティム・カー。

現在、周防大島で活動する農家兼僧侶の中村明珍（ex銀杏BOYZなど チン中村）の著書「ダンス・イン・ザ・ファーム」（ミシマ社）の表紙画を担当した縁で、ツアー2日目に周防大島に登場。

共演するのは、ツアーに同行する2人組ユニット、Vanishing Men。そしてex OAC、BREAKfAST、EXCLAIM、THE BITEなどで活躍してきた酒井大明が宮﨑より来島、アコースティックセットで中村明珍とのDuoで参加。 唯一無二のシルクスクリーン“Live Print”をひっさげて松山より来島のBONKURA FEVERS・ガッツムネマソ。 本州・光市から、シェフとして多くの人に慕われる座間達也が、この日のためのバーガーを提供。 ジャパンツアー各所で、また周防大島での旧芝居小屋のライブにて。彼らの息づかいに出会いにきてください。 東京ではツアーに合わせてTim Kerrの絵画展（9/26～29 下記参照）が開催されるのであわせてぜひ！

[manifestmerlin]

... Ending 2 for IS3 feels... so bad gameplay wise compared to IS2... I haven't beaten it but I have gotten EXTREMELY CLOSE, but on the one hand, you can't afford to not take the -80% defense relic, because without it you have no way of dealing damage. Already bad when Big Sad Lock could be done realistically without the suicide note which was harder to get. ON THE OTHER HAND THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RELIC THAT REMOVES THE FUCKING COLD EFFECT FROM HITTING THE BOSS. I do not know how you even remotely deal with this stage without obscene luck and also Texas Alter. The kill lane at the end is vulnerable without a Medic Defender or the ranged on ground tile shoes so you need one of those for all the high damage ranged enemies there, there are strong elite enemies when the stage starts that you neeeed to deal with, and again, the boss, has 100k hp, 4000 Def or you can reduce it to 'just' 800, and 70 RES. And again the cold fucks up your ability to deal damage, because you will wind up frozen for 4 seconds very frequently so high power skills like Mlynar or bagpipe s3 will only let you get like 4 hits off in their duration without e2 lumen. So you also need him??? Like this stage is soooo restrictive on what you need it's actually worse than BSL

[zponds]

Some time ago, I made a post talking about expanding my roster of OCs from five other American railroads; Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio, Milwaukee Road, Burlington Route, and Chicago & Northwestern. Now this post will go over and jot down the OCs from the…

Now these engines are within BNSF’s Burlington Route heritage fleet…

and they can only be found in railroad territories that were once owned by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, or more commonly known as the Burlington Route. And these engines are…

Aeolus, the streamlined 4-6-4 class S4 #4000

Aeolus II, the streamlined 4-6-4 class S4 #4001

Jimmy Guord, the first Twin Cities Zephyr engine (#9904)

Jerry Guord, the second Twin Cities Zephyr engine (#9905)

Bullseye, the Texas Zephyr engine

Silver, the Pioneer Zephyr engine

Alan, the Mark Twain Zephyr engine

Ian, the Denver Zephyr engine

Nick, the EMD F7 #167

Danny, the EMD F7 #136

Melmon, the EMD F7 #169

Charlie, the 4-6-4 default class S4a #3001

Donna, the 4-8-2 class B-1a #7020

Norma, the 4-8-2 class B-1a #7018

Archie, the 4-8-4 class O-5a #5629

Dreelen, the 2-10-4 class M-4a #6313

Blanshard, the 2-10-4 class M-4a #6315

Eema, the EMD E7 #9917

Zuba, the EMD E7 #9918

Jonathan, the EMD E7 #9932

O’Connel, the EMD E7 #9929

Sir Birch, the EMD E7 #9933

Paxton, the EMD F7 #165

Han, the EMD GP20 #876

Benson, the EMD GP20 #922

Nigel, the EMD GP20 #935

Harold, EMD GP20 #928

[usafphantom2]

Where are the SR 71’s today?

Source, simplified flying

Arizona

The oldest surviving SR-71 is in Arizona, with only one example produced before, the 17950, which was lost due to a fire on the runway. SR-71A #17951 flew on March 5, 1965, and served as a test bird throughout its career. It is currently displayed at the Pima Air Museum, Tucson, AZ.

California

California is home to more SR-71 aircraft than any other state. It houses six of them, listed below:•SR-71A #17955 - AFFTC Museum, Edwards AFB, CA.

•SR-71A #17960 - Castle Air Museum near Atwater, CA.

•SR-71A #17963 - Beale AFB, CA.

•SR-71A #17973 - Blackbird Airpark, Palmdale, CA.

•SR-71A #17975 - March Field Museum, March AFB, CA.

•SR-71A #17980 - NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center as #844.

Florida

In Florida, specifically at the USAF Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, FL, the SR-71A #61-7959, also known as the "Big Tail," is on display. This nickname dates to 1975, when it was chosen as the platform for a new series of sensors placed in an extension towards the rear of the aircraft. However, this program was interrupted because it was not very advantageous, and the last flight of this aircraft took place on October 29, 1976

Georgia

At the Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, GA, the Blackbird SR-71A #17958 is on display. According to various records, on July 28, 1976, this example facilitated a human being (pilot captain Eldon W. Joersz and major RSO George T. Morgan Jr.) to reach the highest speed ever aboard an aircraft.

Kansas

SR-71A #17961 accumulated 1601 flight hours until February 2, 1977, the date of its last flight. It is currently on display between a Northrop T-38 Talon advanced trainer and a life-size replica of the Space Shuttle at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson, KS

Louisiana

At the 8th Air Force Museum, Barksdale AFB, LA, the SR-71A #17967 is on display, one of two examples reactivated in 1995 for USAF service before the program was canceled in 1998. Over the years, this aircraft accumulated more than 2700 flight hours.

Texas

At the USAF History and Traditions Museum, Lackland AFB, TX, is SR-71A #17979, which was used as a reconnaissance aircraft during Operation Giant Reach in the Egyptian-Israeli war.

Michigan

Two trainer variants were built, denoted SR-71Bs. One crashed on approach to Beale AFB on January 11, 1968, while the other, SR-71B #17956, is displayed at the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum in Kalamazoo, MI. This SR-71 has more flight hours than any other Blackbird, nearly 4000, and is believed to have been photographed more times than any other.

Nebraska

At the Strategic Air and Space Museum near Ashland, NE, SR-71A #17964 is on display. Its first flight took place in 1966, and the last in 1990, when it was delivered to Offutt AFB, NE, to be permanently exhibited

Ohio

The first operational mission of an SR-71 was carried out by SR-71A #17976 before concluding its career with about 3000 flight hours. It is among the first SR-71s to be permanently exhibited and best preserved. It is displayed at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

Oregon

Below the right wing of Howard Hughes' H-4 Hercules at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, OR, is the most complete and accurate SR-71, SR-71A #17971, which has accumulated over 3500 flight hours.

Utah

As mentioned, after January 11, 1968, when half of the SR-71 trainer fleet was lost due to the crash of #17957, a replacement trainer was built, designated SR-71C #17981. This aircraft is currently on display at the Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill AFB, UT. Irregular maintenance procedures and aftermarket construction caused constant yaw of the aircraft; therefore, the SR-71C was used on a limited basis between 1969-1976.

Virginia

The state of Virginia hosts two SR-71s:

•SR-71A #17968 is displayed at the Science Museum in Richmond, VA. 2. The #972 at Udvar-Hazy

Chantilly, Virginia

@Habubrats71 via X