#I hate the Highway 407

[thefemdomenchantress]

The Enchantress: Toll Paths

The hero has an expression of utter bemusement as he stares at the giant entry to the cave before him. Glowing, obviously enchanted signs cover the path pointing to the cave.

"Fun shortcut cave!"

"Fascinating! Beautiful! Romantic! Wonderful cave!"

"Easy to travel! No Dangers!"

"Come inside cave! Definitely NOT filled with cum devouring Living Fleshlight and Dildo Monsters! (Do not bring weapons)!"

"FIVE GOLD COIN ENTRY FEE"

Suddenly, the hero is grabbed by the arm by the enchantress, who cheerfully holds a coin pouch with ten gold coins.

Enchantress: Oh, how wonderful! Let's take this shortcut!

Hero: Wha- No no no no!!!

As he is dragged into the cave where this is no escape two local brutes watch, shaking their heads.

Brute: Damn lucky hero needs to get dragged into places we commoners could never afford to be in our wildest dreams.

[ratwars2023]

I want to know the drama. Do you hate that road so much it overrides your love for beautiful butterflies

Yes. Its a big ass highway that was built literally right alongside the existing biggest highway in canada but its a privately-owned for-profit toll route so rich people get to avoid the traffic on the main road. It was publicly built btw the government paid for it and then sold it to a private company. And now the current conservative government is planning to build ANOTHER highway along the same route to fix the traffic problems the 407 was supposed to fix before it got privatized. Its literally the “one more lane bro itll fix traffic” but with “just one more highway”

[askauradonprep]

About That Super Long Playlist

Long information post behind the cut! It’s pretty much the songs in the stages of the crew’s relationship.

First Round of Recruiting

1 What About Us 2 At the End of the Day 3 How Far I’ll Go 4 Brave 5 Anthem of a Runaway 6 Come Back (Ella Eyre) 7 She Got the Best of Me 8 Glad You Came 9 You Walked In 10 You’re Beautiful 11 You Don’t Know Me 12 Enchanted 13 Felt Good On My Lips 14 Girl Crush 15 Crashed 16 Do It For Her 17 Who Are You When I’m Not Looking 18 Wildest Dreams 19 Started With a Song

Rise to Power

20 You and Me 21 Bad Reputation 22 Playing With the Big Boys 23 I Bring the Darkness (End of Days) 24 Warrior 25 Let It Go

Descendants 2

26 What’s My Name 27 Here Comes the Thunder 28 One Way or Another 29 Greatest Show on Earth 30 The Edge of Glory 31 One Day More 32 Dyin’ Ain’t So Bad 33 You’re Going Down 34 Hit Me With Your Best Shot 35 Look Down 36 King of Anything 37 Rich 38 Fly 39 It’s Goin’ Down

Uma Leaving

40 Evermore 41 If Only 42 The Winner Takes It All 43 It’s Over Isn’t It

Rough Mental Health Period

44 Supergirl 45 Ring of Fire 46 Monster 47 Little Toy Guns 48 Mayday 49 Cry 50 Bad Day 51 Because of You 52 Burning House 53 Stilettos 54 Out of the Woods 55 Ask Me How I Know 56 Tomorrow 57 Landslide 58 Better Man 59 Done You Wrong 60 Stupid Boy 61 Chasing Pavements

Uma’s Return

62 Girl on Fire 63 Keep Holding On 64 Umbrella 65 Make You Feel My Love 66 If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows You’re There) 67 I’ll Stand By You 68 Safe & Sound 69 Dancing On My Own 70 Wanted 71 Innocent 72 Invisible 73 It’s Okay To Cry 74 Break On Me 75 Let It Out 76 Here Comes A Thought 77 She Will Be Loved 78 Everytime

Recovery

79 The Good Stuff 80 My Life Would Suck Without You 81 Just Give Me A Reason 82 For The Long Run 83 Shake It Out 84 I Ain’t Giving Up On You 85 True Colors 86 Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain) 87 Warrior 88 Here’s To Us 89 Little Girl 90 Mine 91 Fly 92 War Paint  93 I Won’t Let Go 94 Clean

Comeback

95 Royals 96 So What 97 Still Not Giving Up 98 Back in Black 99 Bad Blood 100 Angel With a Shotgun 101 Payback 102 Another One Bites the Dust

Second Recruiting Period

103 We’re Going to Be Friends 104 Worth a Shot 105 Enchanted (Owl City)* 106 Break Up In The End 107 I Would’ve Loved You Anyway 108 Replace Your Heart* 109 Come Back Song 110 Let’s Be Us Again 111 All Together Now 112 Jessie’s Girl 113 I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You 114 Both Of You 115 Bury the Hatchet 116 Team 117 Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now 118 I Will Follow You Into the Dark 119 I've Got Your Back* 120 Ain’t No Stopping Us Now

Hooking Up

121 Play It Again 122 Love Will Do That 123 Ready to Run 124 I Don’t Dance 125 Hold My Beer 126 As She’s Walking Away 127 Make You Mine 128 See About A Girl 129 Merry Go ‘Round 130 Johnny & June 131 Somebody to Love 132 She Won’t Be Lonely Long 133 Friday Night

Getting Together Officially

134 History in the Making 135 How to Love 136 Complicated 137 Heart Attack 138 Give Your Heart a Break 139 Strong Enough 140 Good to You 141 What Ifs 142 Yours If You Want It 143 Waterloo 144 Bring It On 145 Best Shot 146 Begin Again

Early Relationship

147 Love Me Like You Mean It 148 Cool With That 149 Just a Kiss 150 (Kissed You) Good Night 151 Feels Like That 152 My Girl 153 You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away 154 Dress 155 We Danced 156 Secret Love Song 157 The Fighter 158 I Like The Sound of That

Getting in Trouble on the Isle

159 Super Villain 160 Good Girls Go Bad 161 Came Here to Forget 162 Home Alone Tonight 163 Good Together 164 I’ll Be The Singer, You Be The Song 165 Bounty 166 Run 167 Bad Boys 168 Bad Girls

Partying

169 Fix A Drink 170 We’re All Right 171 What Was I Thinkin’? 172 Bonnie and Clyde 173 She’s My Kind of Crazy 174 Toxic 175 It Ain’t My Fault 176 Wild Things 177 Downtown Kids 178 Let’s Get Rowdy 179 Fastest Girl in Town 180 Somethin’ Bad 181 Me Against the Music 182 Somethin’ We Shouldn’t Do 183 Exstacy 184 Criminal 185 Like You Do 186 We Are Young 187 Setting the World On Fire 188 Die Young 189 Anthem 190 Kiss Me Quiet 191 Up All Night 192 Hurricane 193 Perfect Storm

Getting Closer

194 Quiet 195 Easy Silence 196 Soak Up The Sun 197 I Like Me Better 198 I Won’t Say (I’m In Love) 199 If I Ain’t Got You 200 You Are In Love 201 Clarity 202 Count Me In 203 Good Time 204 Halo 205 Just The Way You Are 206 Ours

Descendants 3

207 Not Ready to Make Nice 208 My Lullaby 209 Stronger (Under the Sea)

Getting Invited to Auradon

210 Long Live 211 Hall Of Fame 212 Peter Pan 213 That’s When You Know It’s Over 214 Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) 215 Just Like You 216 Wasting All These Tears 217 Since U Been Gone 218 I Wonder 219 Praying 220 If I Die Young 221 A Little Bit Stronger 222 Survivor 223 Be Wherever You Are 224 Anywhere With You 225 We Are the Champions 226 Let It Go (Demi Lovato) 227 Fight Song 228 Eyes Open 229 Change

Dating In Auradon 

230 Kiss The Girl 231 Somewhere Only We Know 232 Always the Love Songs 233 They Don’t Know About Us 234 Blank Space 235 Womanizer

Going Public

236 She’s With Me 237 A Guy With A Girl 238 A Place In This World 239 Unforgettable 240 Fearless 241 Skydiving 242 Sparks Fly 243 Dirt Roads Scholar 244 Sunshine On the Line 245 Jumped Right In 246 This Is How We Roll 247 Cruise 248 Wastin’ Gas 249 Fast Cars and Freedom 250 Old Alabama 251 Shotgun Rider 252 400 Lux 253 Parking Lot Party 254 Beat Of the Music 255 L.A. Boyz

Auradon Partying

256 Here For The Party 257 Up All Night 258 Raise Your Glass 259 Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) 260 Middle of a Memory 261 Cop Car 262 Crash My Party

Getting to the First ‘I Love You’

263 I’m Only Me When I’m With You 264 Can’t Say No 265 I See The Light 266 I Think I Love You 267 The Only Exception 268 A Thousand Years 269 Criminal 270 You Love Who You Love 271 Girlfriend 272 Hooked 273 I Hope You’re the End of My Story

Being Split Up By Auradon Prep

274 Stay Beautiful 275 One Number Away 276 Thinking ‘Bout You 277 I Hope You Dance 278 Sleepin’ Around 279 Think of You 280 More Than A Memory 281 Picture 282 Hung Up 283 Need You Now 284 I’m Comin’ Over 285 Just To Get To You 286 Hell Bent For Buffalo 287 Warm Safe Place

Feeling Hopeless

288 Like A Cowboy 289 Remind Me 290 Long Live The Night 291 Don’t You Wanna Stay 292 Runnin’ Outta Moonlight 293 Secret Love 294 Carrying Your Love With Me 295 Wherever Love Goes 296 I Could Use A Love Song 297 Colder Weather 298 Red 299 True Love 300 Highway Don’t Care 301 Say You Do

Fixing Things and Reuniting

302 Man in the Mirror 303 Die of a Broken Heart 304 Let’s Not Let It 305 I Won’t Give Up 306 Hey There Delilah 307 Mamma Mia 308 Where We Left Off 309 Stuck Like Glue 310 Style

Post-Reunification Relationship At Auradon Prep

311 Young Forever 312 Somewhere On A Beach 313 Cheap Seats 314 Firecracker 315 Somethin’ Stupid 316 My Best Friend 317 Lucky 318 You Won’t Ever Be Lonely 319 Do It With You 320 I Wanna Dance With Somebody 321 Somebody Like You 322 My Baby Loves Me 323 The Way You Love Me 324 Love Me Like That 325 Love Like You 326 H.O.L.Y.

Post-Graduation Adult Relationship

327 Next Stop, Anywhere* 328 I Hate Love Songs 329 One In A Million 330 Now That I Found You 331 Because You Love Me 332 For You 333 Good Kinda Love 334 Loving You Easy 335 We Found Love 336 We Weren’t Crazy 337 Because You Loved Me 338 Mean To Me 339 The World 340 Alright 341 Doin’ What She Likes 342 Somebody Wrote Love 343 Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow 344 Yours 345 Hard To Love 346 That Kind of Beautiful 347 Jealous of the Sun 348 Never Comin’ Down 349 This Love 350 I Run To You 351 God Gave Me You 352 All About Her

Proposal and Engagement

353 That’s When You Know 354 Baby, I Love You 355 She’s In Love With the Boy 356 Amazed 357 The Rest of Our Lives 358 Lost In This Moment 359 It’s Your Love 360 Livin’ Our Love Song

Wedding and Honeymoon

361 For Just One Day Let’s Only Think About (Love) 362 Marry Me 363 Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not? 364 A Thousand Years Part 2 365 I Do 366 It’s A Beautiful Thing 367 I Got the Boy 368 Hold It Against Me 369 Black 370 I’ll Name The Dogs

Married, Childless Life

371 Your Man 372 No Such Thing As A Broken Heart 373 Come A Little Closer 374 Sky Stays This Blue 375 Dear Life

Kids Being Born

376 It Takes A Man 377 Life Changes 378 You’re Having My Baby 379 Isn’t She Lovely 380 You’re Gonna Be 381 Chasin’ Girls 382 Laughed Until We Cried 383 Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me 384 Hey Pretty Girl 385 Who Would You Be

Post-Kids Life

386 Superman 387 I’m Already There 388 Home 389 Woman, Amen 390 Good Morning Beautiful 391 A Woman Like You 392 All of Me 393 She’s Good For Me 394 Forever Love 395 I Walk The Line 396 Forever and Ever, Amen 397 You Make It Easy 398 My Wish 399 In Case You Didn’t Know 400 You’re Still The One 401 Just To See You Smile 402 I’ll Still Love You More 403 If You Ever Stop Loving Me 404 I’ll Always Love You 405 Die A Happy Man 406 Love Like Crazy 407 Remember When

Older Adults, Post Kids Growing Up

408 Moments 409 I Go Back 410 Then 411 I’d Love You All Over Again 412 Still Into You 413 In Color 414 Bless the Broken Road 415 Greatest Love Story

Legacy

416 For Good 417 I Was Here 418 Don’t Blink 419 Forever Rebels 420 Legends

* = Not on Spotify

[hey-spirited-away-blog1]

Teri Northcott - Owner of Resource Helicopters:

I own a helicopter company that primarily fights forest fires and my job is making sure that everybody is operating safely and that our customer's needs are being met and that everybody is operating within the regulations that they're supposed to be I don't really think there is such a thing as a "typical" day that's one of the things that's so interesting about this business, it's so fast-paced and changing all the time just by the very nature of how a helicopter itself operates; it doesn't operate within the confines of airports and runways, and those types of things I find that, overall, the business itself is very much like that. 

So my days are not typical, one after the other they can start very early in the morning and go until very late in the evening depending on what time zones my crews are working in then in the interim you do all of your normal day-to-day stuff like banking and things like that, which you do throughout a normal work day So, the days can be very long and very full but that's part of the appeal I'm Stacy Gandy, I'm an aviation maintenance technican for Air Methods out of Denver, Colorado. 

I hold an airframe and powerplant license and I'm also an air worthiness inspector for the FAA Basically, I'm called an on sight mechanic, I'm here for this helicopter only; 24 hours, 7 days a week I generally work here about 5 hours a day doing inspections and any maintenance I need to do. After that I'm on call for the rest of the day The helicopter doesn't always break here. It might be in a field, or someplace they have a hard time giving you directions to find It's kind of interesting because it's not standard and you have to be very flexible My name is Heather Collins and my title is Registered Nurse/Flight Nurse at AeroMed; 

I work for Tampa General Hospital I have worked for Tampa General since 1975 and with this flight program since 1989 The duties here emcompass nursing care of the patient as well as the aviation aspect of flight nursing A typical call will either be a "scene call" or an "interfacility". A scene call is when we go to the site of an accident and pick up the patients They will land us in a field or whatever is close by to the accident We'll recieve the patient from the paramedics who have cared for the patient on scene, get report, do any interventions that might be necessary to stabilize the patient load them on our aircraft and take them to the nearest trauma center, or stroke center or whatever the most appropirate place is for the patient My name is Caroline Caine, I'm a captain with Bristow Helicopters in Alaska. 

I fly a Bell Helicopter 407, in a remote location on the north slope of the Brook's Range I fly to pump station number 4 and it's located along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Working in a remote location, we only have about 40-45 people on site at pump 4 Being in such a remote location, you really need to get along with the folks there, otherwise it doesn't create a very fun work environment We're on a 2 week on, 2 week off work rotation. You can drive to pump 4 on the Dalton Highway or the "Haul Road" as it's called But that can take about 8 hours, so it wouldn't be a very good commute. 

So Alyeska actually charters an airline, and we fly in every other Thursday Current pilot duties and responsibilities include: oil spill response, weekly pipeline survelliance We do medevacs and external load operations and also air support for the communication repeater sites Pump station 4 covers 208 miles of the pipeline and we cover from pump station number 1 to mile post 208 So that's all in mile post miles, or pipeline miles The weekly survelliance that we do, we actually have a securtiy observer with us, we'll fly about 300 feet off the ground at about 100 knots It's a lot a fun flying low like that. The observer will then look out the window, check the integrity of the pipe and make sure there haven't been any changes My name is Sjaan Schoepf, I'm a seasonal contract pilot for Bristow Alaska I have been up here two previous seasons and I have also worked tours and I've done a little EMS but I think my passion is mostly in utility and especially in precision long line work As a long line pilot you have what they call an external load, so if you've ever seen a firefighting helicopter where there's a line that comes down below in firefighting you have a water bucket. 

You can use that same technique, but instead of fighting fires with water, you can set air conditioning units on top of a roof Or you can do all sorts of different things. In my case, mostly I've moved drills for an exploration that's looking for coal and I move these drills that have different pieces and sections which need to be stacked, and obviously they are too heavy for a person or two people to lift and they are in the remote locations of Alaska, so you can't haul in heavy equipment and tear up the tundra, so we do it all by helicopter.

 My name is Amy Sargent, I'm with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control, I'm the chief pilot and we spray for mosquitos We both larvicide and adulticide, which means that we are killing both mosquito larvae and adult mosquitos using helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.

 When we larvacide we have a spray system that puts out a granular pellet, which is actually ground up corn cob with a bacteria on it The mosquito larvae will eat the bacteria that comes off the ground up corn cob and it causes their stomach lining to rupture, killing the mosquito larvae To adulticide we use a liquid product that we spray out of the helicopter We have 11 pilots here at Mosquito Control, 7 of them are fixed-wing and just part-time pilots, and 4 of us are helicopter pilots.

 Our spray season normally runs from May to October, that's our busy season. During the off season we do a lot of training Everything we do is low level, right over the tree tops, over wires, around towers. I hate to use the term "type A" personality, but you do need to be a perfectionist I think most pilots are, it's required. I shouldn't say it's required, it's a skill that will help save your life, because you can't be wrong.

 When you start making mistakes, that chain of events is going to lead to an accident. So you need to be a perfectionist and that's what we train for.