KRM They tell you that you have 7 days to pay on-line.
Suprised they don't send you a bill and then expect payment within a certain amount of time. There's a toll on Route 301 in Delaware, no toll booths but a "portal," for lack of a better term where you drive through at speed, your license plate is scanned and they get the pertanant info from that and send you the bill, that's assuming you don't have EZ-Pass.
But I guess every state has their own way of doing things.
Flintlock76 KRM They tell you that you have 7 days to pay on-line. Suprised they don't send you a bill and then expect payment within a certain amount of time. There's a toll on Route 301 in Delaware, no toll booths but a "portal," for lack of a better term where you drive through at speed, your license plate is scanned and they get the pertanant info from that and send you the bill, that's assuming you don't have EZ-Pass. But I guess every state has their own way of doing things.
Flintlock, I found out today that they will send you an invoice,,,with an invoice fee of now $3.00 that was $20.00 before the COVID thing when they had people in the booths. I have never got a what they call I-Pass because I only go through this one toll when I go up north, once or twice a year. Why let them hold $40.00 bucks on an I-Pass for two tolls a year? All this for a stupid toll of $1.90. Got to love Goverment.
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KRM All this for a stupid toll of $1.90. Got to love Goverment.
You said it! At least (for their sake) that Delaware toll was $5.00, or thereabouts. By their sake I mean they have a decent profit margin when you figure in postage and handling.
Anyway, we figured out a bypass around the thing so the next trip north we won't be bothered.
How dumb is a $1.90 toll? They just did the same thing on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. Why not just make it $2.00 and move the traffic quicker instead of stockpiling a ton of dimes for the people manning the toll booths to make change with? Got to love government alright, especially when they don't think!
Oh, and I never got an EZ-Pass either. Didn't see the need. Besides, maybe I'm saving a toll-takers job as well!
If I have to go North on the I-5 toward one of the coastal cities I'll take the 73 which is a toll road, full distance, peak hrs $8+ off peak/weekends $6+. I would still rather have to go on-line and pay the damn toll than deal with that very long parking lot known as I-5. I still have to deal with a small portion of the 5 from here to Mission Viejo where I pick up the toll road.
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I guess what I forgot to say is that $1.90 toll is for a small 16 mile streach through Rockford where I-39 and I-90 run on the same route. They know they will get everyone heading to Wi. from Chicago to western IL. on that chunck of road.
I also found a way around but it adds 30 min to the trip. I came home that way because it was raining and it was way less stress than dumb a$$ people trying to do 80+ in the rain on the expressway..
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Prayers please for the 22 month old son of a friend. He's in Children's Hospital ICU in Pittsburgh. Not sure of the details yet but he was found in a pond on their property. His uncle told me he was there only 5 minutes but he has little brain activity and needs lots of Prayers.
We had an uneventful return from the beach Saturday.
Went to the Hillclimb Sunday. A pretty good crowd that from the scoring tower appeared to be social distancing pretty well. While there something didn't look right inside the fender of the Tahoe. Closer inspection revealed the coolant overflow jug was overflowing a red creamy liquid. Found the radiator full of the same stuff. The transmission is about a quart low. Time for a new radiator and a good flush. I doubt if this will go anywhere with Ammco but I'm going to ask.
Best get to sleep Studying for tomorrow's stress test.
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Mornin' boys. Sunny & 70's along the Patterson Creek cut-off. I have a PT session in a little bit, then I'll head up to the mountain top to check on folks.
They fired up 1309 yesterday, in Ridgeley. I was in Morgantown tending to a family obligation. TRAINS was there with a video feed.
Banks - That is hard-to-hear news on the toddler. I went on too many of those calls over my career.
Sun and 90's all week. Granny Pat is doing well, one incision got infected but is healing now. I remember NJ turnpike when you drove so far then had to toss a quarter into a basket. Better not get on without quarters. To the car nuts out there. The Woodward Ave Dream Cruise has been canceled but people are going to cruise anyway as woodward is a state road. However local law enforcement will still be on hand.
S.J.
Bob K better stay alert as Da Chief falls asleep in his recliner.
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Morning. 85 and real humid. 40% chance of showers later this afternoon.
Got New Pot reminder in phone for 9 PM.
Have a good one.
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Same weather as SJ here. They took out almost all the rain for the next week. Just hot and dry!
Good news on Granny Pat!
Prayers for that little boy, so sad!
Not much else, only section left to mow is around the house. Maybe later?
Wow ! Only six months till New Years.
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