I miss the option of paying tolls in real time.

[MossRoad]

,,,

It’s thinking foreign to me but maybe they have a point?

It just shows you value a buck that you earned. You do that all your life and it gets hard to justify not taking care of it.

I joke with my wife that we are at a point in our lives where we can afford the appetizer.

 

[DarkBlack]

Yeah, you can avoid the tolls from the Everett Tpk here by taking US 3, which parallels it.

3A is the road that directly parallels it.
Rt 3 is a mile east, and brings you through congested Hooksett, Pembrook, etc…

 

[DarkBlack]

In N.H. we have 2 toll roads...the Everett Turnpike which runs between Nashua & Concord, and the Spaulding Turnpike from Portsmouth to Dover. There are still a couple of cash lanes at the Hooksett tolls, though they're only open limited hours. Not sure on the Spaulding.

I miss the good ol’ coin baskets. You could toss change or tokens, that “saved” you a little bit. It was a good way to get rid of change. When I was going through daily, I got pretty good at getting the token toss to circle in the basket just right for the fastest acceptance, so I never had to come to a complete stop

 

[Torvy]

I discovered, quite by accident, on a trip north that our TX toll tags were valid on the KS turnpike. Saved some time and money with that.

 

[ultrarunner]

An hour and a half of my time is worth more than $7.60.

That’s the divide… stand on principal or be pragmatic?

I think there is a place for both both but, pragmatic seems to be winning…

 

[MossRoad]

Warning.... language....

https://www.reddit.com/r/ContagiousLaughter/comments/s2yqqs/grandpa_has_some_trouble_at_the_toll_booth

 

[Jstpssng]

That’s the divide… stand on principal or be pragmatic?

I think there is a place for both both but, pragmatic seems to be winning…

There is no "standing on principle." They have a system which wastes my time, but I still had to pay the toll.
The worst part is that it took so long to produce the invoice that I couldn't even pass the cost on to the client.

 

[ultrarunner]

On a $39 purchase without satisfaction I launched a Consumer Product Safety Commission Investigation which resulted in product redesign.

Bait and switch advertising is another thing I stand on principal.

I’ve filed court cases with goverment agencies which settled rather than going to court…

Police in hot foot pursuit destroyed a section and gate of a yard fence… police said immune and that is what insurance is for… with a thousand deductible at the time it was all out of my pocket.

Served the city and city Attorney reached out to settle… funny how that works that it took a suit to get someone’s attention.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

i avoid tolls if possible, refuse to get a box for my car. Around me they making more and more toll roads from roads that used to not be toll roads, all to grab money. With variable time of day tolls, sometimes can be over $100......

 

[not2old]

On a $39 purchase without satisfaction I launched a Consumer Product Safety Commission Investigation which resulted in product redesign.

Bait and switch advertising is another thing I stand on principal.

I’ve filed court cases with goverment agencies which settled rather than going to court…

Police in hot foot pursuit destroyed a section and gate of a yard fence… police said immune and that is what insurance is for… with a thousand deductible at the time it was all out of my pocket.

Served the city and city Attorney reached out to settle… funny how that works that it took a suit to get someone’s attention.

On two separate occasions, I've settled motor vehicle insurance claims with our government insurance, the day before going to court. Both times I was asked why I was bothering as it didn't seem to be worth the time for the money involved. Both times I told the adjuster it wasn't worth my time , it was the principal that mattered. Both times we then immediately settled for a reasonable amount.