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ophelia Sep 16, 2003

It's funny you post this thread. I was once told that, if you were to run a tole booth, w/out paying, that whole thing about getting a fine is a myth or something. A couple months back I somehow ma...

fivezero Sep 16, 2003

y'know? i used to work for an inventory company and we'd roll to different places to audit every single day. my co-workers and i became ONE with the parkway. now i'm not a tough guy or anything, ...

skaorsk8 Sep 17, 2003

ok. here's the difference. THEY ONLY FINE PEOPLE IN THE EZ-PASS BOOTHS. I have blown through "exact change" booths (not that i am proud of this) and never gotten a ticket. On another note...I w...

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

i blew EZ-PASS, once, when it was fairly new, by accident. didn't get a ticket. but since--i've never accidentally gone thru it. i imagine they're much more rigid now. now, throwing change at the person in the CASH/RECIEPT lane is a very funny idea. i bet it'd totally catch them off gaurd. my friend jamie, always says crap to those poor people. stuff like "theres plenty more where that came from!" and "call me?" as he's pulling away. OR he puts on some silly 80's amber-vision shades and gives them a slack-jawed look. my favorite is pulling up to them with an eyepatch on. fun stuff.

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002

i miss throwing the quarter out the passenger window, up and over the car.

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

you're so old you remember when the GSP was .25?? crazy.

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002

awww c'mon, dude! it's not like i remember having to get out to turn my own pike or something. (jeopardy answer: why is it called a turnpike?)

ophelia opheliaOG 2003

now, the pike was that windy lever thing that they turned keep the engine going right?

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002

no. it was a spiked pike (any SNL fans?) that blocked the road. the toll taker would have to lift and turn the pike (aka 'turnstile') so your car could go through. lemme see if i can find a pic.

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