#this was me being concise tbh I could have gone on twice as long

[notwhelmedyet]

Home Heating Oil Spills 101

Before there’s a spill, please consider the following steps to make an eventual spill suck less / less likely to cause an environmental mess

Know where the shut-off valve is on your tank

Keep oil absorbents (most professional: pads/booms, most available: non-clumping kitty litter), a bucket & a shovel close by

If you live somewhere that could flood, make sure your tank is securely anchored to a solid base. If it floats and the pipes rupture everything is so awful please trust me on this

Consider preventative spill containment. This could be a oil catchment pan, a berm around your tank, a solid impermeable surface under it, sealing all basement floor cracks nearby etc.

Please check if your homeowner’s insurance covers oil tank leaks. Most do not! You do not want to learn this after the fact.

Check for water in the tank routinely and keep an eye out for rust!

Prevent oil from flowing over a large area. That is your #1 goal. If you can keep the release contained you can keep the clean-up cheap. (if you cannot do this skip to step 2 and call emergency services)

If the leak is coming from piping or a boiler, use your shut-off valve If you can see a drip or leak put a container under it

If oil is flowing over land, grab a shovel. Your grass is already a lost cause (rip) so use your shovel to make a berm to contain the flow

If the spill is in a basement: cover all drains. Turn off your sump pump if it’s nearby.

Use your oil absorbent (kitty litter or otherwise) on the spilled oil. After it absorbs you’ll need to shovel it up, bag it and have it disposed of according to local regs.

If the leak is coming from your tank call your heating oil supplier to have the tank emptied. The tank can’t leak once it’s empty.

There’s somebody nearby that you’re going to need to notify of this release.

If the oil is impacting other properties or there’s enough oil spilled that there’s dangerous fumes or a fire hazard in your house call emergency services.

Call your state or local environmental agency to report the release. This is likely required in your area. Ask them about local rules for disposing of used absorbents, what kind of clean-up is required etc.

If applicable: call your landlord, roommate, your mom, the neighbor in the duplex before they smell oil and call 911 etc.

If you haven’t already, call your heating oil supplier to have the tank emptied

Your homeowner’s insurance (at least in the US) probably doesn’t cover heating oil releases. Call them anyway and report the incident

Regretfully, even if you were quick and resourceful this is still going to be an epic pain in the ass.

If the oil has impacted groundwater, surface water, storm drains or more soil than you can personally shovel: google for local environmental cleanup contractors. Call several to get quotes on cleaning up the release

If your tank was underground that’s going to cost a lot of money bc it’ll involve excavating the tank and surrounding soil – check if there are any local/state grant programs that can help you out.

If a leak got under your foundation, they may need to break up part of your basement floor or jack up the foundation and excavate underneath. This also sucks.

If groundwater could be impacted, have your well water tested before drinking it. Notify any neighbors on wells. Don’t fuck around with contaminated groundwater. This is going to be expensive, I’m so sorry.

Your state likely requires soil (+ water, as applicable) sampling after the release. Even if it isn’t required, it’s a good idea. Ask when you call them!

Do not believe anyone who claims they have magic chemicals that can turn the spilled oil into water. (don’t ask)

Your tank may need to be replaced/closed. Consider at this time whether you’d rather have a form of heating that doesn’t have potential five-figure cleanup costs.

P.S. I’m not a lawyer, this guide is not comprehensive & sections may not be applicable in your state/township/country/planet. I’m willing to answer asks on this topic but my expertise is limited.

[babyybitchhh]

So I know you like Hisoka. What about Illumi, Chrollo, Feitan or Kite? Palm?

Illumi is ... okay. I like him just fine as a character but sexually I’m as dry as a desert. I know he’s very popular in the self insert portion of the fandom and I definitely understand WHY, but he honestly doesn’t do anything for me. Kind of boring/not all that interesting if I’m being frank but that’s, like, a personal opinion my man. Also I thought he looked ten times more attractive with short hair. 🤷🏻‍♀️

It’s really hard for me to take Chrollo seriously. Like, he’s a good looking dude. He’s got the personality that, in theory, should make my pussy do a handstand and that voice? Ugh. Ngl that shit really almost won me over. But when I look at him all I see is a Personal Jesus, Loaded God Complex emo reject and I just can’t do it. I can’t. He’s the type of dude who’d take you to a Victorian era cemetery for a picnic on the first date like this some Jack and Sally shit, smh. Mad respect if that’s your thing but I am physically incapable of hopping aboard the melodrama express.

Feitan is just Hiei 2.0 but somehow twice as edgy and I for one support Togashi’s decision to recycle this character design because (if we ever get to the point where we learn more about Feitan) I’m sure we’d see what Hiei would’ve been like as a straight antagonist. As his own individual personality, I like Feitan quite a bit and I’ve read at least one fic that really made me feel some type of way (if you guys haven’t read agentcupcakes HxH stuff, check her out. 10/10 work tbh) but I dunno ... honestly I think I’m just SO preoccupied with Hisoka that I only have room left in my heart for bad dad Ging can’t really vibe with anyone else. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Kite was a cool dude and I liked him quite a bit. Again, I’m not personally interested in him but I don’t fault anyone who is. I’d like to see what else Togashi might have planned for him but we’re never gonna get off this got damn boat. 😭 Actually though the fans of Berserk (the other big hiatus shonen, for any of the uninitiated out there) were stuck saying the exact same thing for a few years I do believe and low and behold, they finally got off the boat earlier this year, if memory serves. So, I mean, I might be biased because Togashi has always kept me well fed but I have no doubt we’ll get a HxH update in 2020. But yeah. Rip to twink Kite, loli Kite is different.

Palm is one of my very few hard no’s. There just wasn’t anything I liked about her tbh and I was high key disappointed that she didn’t bite the bullet. Not even because of anything she did or whatever (I know certain parts of the fandom want to crucify her for going on a date with Gon but 1: she didn’t DO anything to him. The only people making it weird and sexual are the ones labeling her a pedophile while completely ignoring the fact she also got all blushy over Knov too. The bitch is lonely and insecure, she’ll fall in love with anyone who shows her kindness regardless of circumstance and 2: Gon was not only all for it and comfortable with the suggestion ((Killua had the real problem lmao)) but he’s also gone on dates with older women before and we don’t know what any of THOSE cougars taught him. All I’m saying is that no harm no foul is a universal code of conduct for good reason and people need to let it go where Palm is concerned because there are other facets of her personality that are extremely unappealing not to mention ... you know. Actually canon.) but everything about her narrative was building up towards her getting killed one way or another and while I usually appreciate Togashi’s trope subversion I just think she threw TOO MANY death flags when all was said and done. So her walking away from that arc with a power up just feels empty and hollow to me. It’s as if ... the only reason she DID survive was just so Togashi could flip the script on the weird, antisocial, depressed/anxiety riddled archetype that so often sacrifices themselves for the greater good in anime and I think Palm’s storyline is one of my ONLY complaints about HxH. Really left me unimpressed and disappointed tbh. 😷

Sorry for the essay, I’m a long winded slut and I can’t help it no matter how much I try to keep stuff like this short and concise. It’s in my blood. Give me other characters to talk about, let’s see who I can ramble about for the longest. ���