Many have fallen in the face of chaos, but not this one, not today

The relief of not needing to mask anymore hits hard

I love this song so much. It lives rent free in my head

I wanted to do a scared crow but just couldn’t land it. Well done!

Ooo a new Neal book, how was it?!

Here’s an online calculator

https://webfce.com/bri-calculator/

This is such a fun color scheme

Whoa that’s so cool! Well done!

This shows how much I was paying attention, it’s the same drawing reversed 🫣

Thanks! I tried to base it off some drawings I found of it. I wanted to study how they did the hatchwork since I’m really new to pens.

These were the ones I used

It really depends on the state. I think Delaware is all paid, but Pennsylvania is mostly volunteer with only a few cities having full time staff like Philly, Chester, Harrisburg, etc.

But like even west Philly in the Drexel Hill area there’s a big volunteer company. West Chester does have a fully staffed volunteer ambulance company called Good Fellowship.

You’d have to look into your local to see. Also lots of volunteer places will let you join even if you are far away as long as you get enough credits each year (say by coming and working from the station and going on calls during the day or going to weekly trainings).

If you read this and are like “why didn’t they X” or “I’d have done Y” you might consider joining your local volunteer fire company (if you have one). There’s actually a huge need in most of the US for volunteer emergency response. There’s generally no fitness requirements other than a doctor’s note saying you are fit for duty. I know some really out of shape firefighters who bring a lot of technical skill to the scene and pull more weight with their minds than with their bodies.

You’ll get tons of free training on all kinds of basic rescue. You’ll then be able to take training on things like the big hydraulic cutters and spreaders. There’s certs for high angle rope, vehicle, trench, confined space, wilderness, hazmat, and water. It’s like being in the scouts, but for adults.

I became a firefighter and am big into the rescue stuff. I can’t imagine being helpless just watching something like that happen. I’d want to grab a halligan and cut the power or at least try to break the door down.

If you are thinking about it and are on the fence or want someone to ask questions hit me up. I got into it later in life and don’t regret it a bit

Very cool little pirate cove!

I really like the way the grass/foliage is rendered, just enough to describe without going overboard

A STALKER IN THE ZONE

I don’t bedrot, I bedferment, bedpickle, and bedsteep.

I’m guessing it’s the lube slightly leaking out. I mean I wouldn’t eat it. It’s probably not going to short circuit anything and damage the board. It would be a foolish choice to fill keys with conductive lubricant.

Thanks! I’m getting more comfortable with pens for sure

Definitely inspired by it. The ship isn’t a drawing of the Endurance specifically, just a sailing ship.

Absolutely amazing painting.

I was super tripped up though thinking that the mizzenmast was rigged sideways until I realized it was two ships!