diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLAssetData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLAssetData.cs
index 259e186629..fc05d1d45d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLAssetData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLAssetData.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
         private MySQLManager _dbConnection;
-        private long TicksToEpoch;
 
         #region IPlugin Members
 
@@ -61,8 +60,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
         /// <param name="connect">connect string</param>
         override public void Initialise(string connect)
         {
-            TicksToEpoch = new DateTime(1970,1,1).Ticks;
-
             // TODO: This will let you pass in the connect string in
             // the config, though someone will need to write that.
             if (connect == String.Empty)
@@ -223,7 +220,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
                     using (cmd)
                     {
                         // create unix epoch time
-                        int now = (int)((DateTime.Now.Ticks - TicksToEpoch) / 10000000);
+                        int now = (int)Utils.DateTimeToUnixTime(DateTime.UtcNow);
                         cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?id", asset.ID);
                         cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?name", assetName);
                         cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?description", assetDescription);
@@ -248,6 +245,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
 
         private void UpdateAccessTime(AssetBase asset)
         {
+            // Writing to the database every time Get() is called on an asset is killing us. Seriously. -jph
+            return;
+
             lock (_dbConnection)
             {
                 _dbConnection.CheckConnection();
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
                     using (cmd)
                     {
                         // create unix epoch time
-                        int now = (int)((DateTime.Now.Ticks - TicksToEpoch) / 10000000);
+                        int now = (int)Utils.DateTimeToUnixTime(DateTime.UtcNow);
                         cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?id", asset.ID);
                         cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?access_time", now);
                         cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index 0cb56822ed..c44c4c7940 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -2402,11 +2402,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase(itemID, remoteClient.AgentId);
                 item = InventoryService.GetItem(item);
                 presence.Appearance.SetAttachment((int)AttachmentPt, itemID, item.AssetID /*att.UUID*/);
-                IAvatarFactory ava = RequestModuleInterface<IAvatarFactory>();
-                if (ava != null)
+                
+                if (m_AvatarFactory != null)
                 {
                     m_log.InfoFormat("[SCENE INVENTORY]: Saving avatar attachment. AgentID:{0} ItemID:{1} AttachmentPoint:{2}", remoteClient.AgentId, itemID, AttachmentPt);
-                    ava.UpdateDatabase(remoteClient.AgentId, presence.Appearance);
+                    m_AvatarFactory.UpdateDatabase(remoteClient.AgentId, presence.Appearance);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 14e4534d97..d3d397dde2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 if (aCircuit == null || aCircuit.child == false)
                 {
                     sp.IsChildAgent = false;
-                    sp.RezAttachments();
+                    Util.FireAndForget(delegate(object o) { sp.RezAttachments(); });
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 15fb11f19b..2a06f9eb9a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -3841,6 +3841,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             List<int> attPoints = m_appearance.GetAttachedPoints();
             foreach (int p in attPoints)
             {
+                if (m_isDeleted)
+                    return;
+
                 UUID itemID = m_appearance.GetAttachedItem(p);
                 UUID assetID = m_appearance.GetAttachedAsset(p);
 
@@ -3866,9 +3869,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 {
                     m_log.ErrorFormat("[ATTACHMENT]: Unable to rez attachment: {0}", e.ToString());
                 }
-
             }
-
         }
     }
 }