The Glade 4.0

I had to make 5 triple-lane changes in the span of a quarter mile in order to stay off the Turnpike.
I'M NOT PAYING YOU SH*T, *****!

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Wow. Rofl.

All roads lead to tollbooths?

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

SFW: Spoilered for largeness.

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This must be Thursday. I could never get the hang of Thursdays.

They sure try. On the other hand, maybe it's for your own good. Driving 1-9 was a bit scary. Although I did pass what I can only assume is a fine scarfing establishment by the name of "Good Eats".

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I love that map, Foamy.

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This cold and dark tormented hell
Is all I`ll ever know
So when you get to heaven
May the devil be the judge

NJ - the state you have to pay to leave.

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"...but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom." - De Tocqueville

There's one state that has a non-toll road highway crossing out of NJ, but I can't remember which. I do know that all my friends ***** about having to drive through Delaware because it costs something 30 bucks.

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Truth. I was at Fort Dix a couple years ago for training, and the last day there I was going to my mom's house in Delaware after we were dismissed to spend the evening with her before driving home the following day. I don't remember if it was 30 bucks, but the toll was horrendous and so was the traffic. I hate that **** state.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

LOL. Delaware has, I don't know, a couple of miles of I-95, and they are milking it for all it's worth.

I know ...

It's **** stupid. From the last time I drove through Delaware, I remember paying more in tolls on that 7 or 8 miles of I-95 than I did on the rest of the road combined.

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It cost me around 13 dollars to cross Delaware last time I drove from MD to NJ...

The Turnpike between Orlando and Miami constitutes more highway and will cost you ... $1.70 round trip.

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Yeah, I drove from Colorado to NJ and paid less than I do every time I have to cross DE (it's between both my and my wife's families).

The DE turnpike can be avoided by exiting on 1A I-95 West or 109A if on I-95 East and traversing from DE 279/2/4/Elkton Rd. to DE 896/4/Christiana Parkway to 896/S College Ave. The exits lie on opposite ends of this path and the exits straddle the toll plaza. You can see the route easily on Google maps for an easy visualization. The route is maybe 10 minutes out of the way and if traffic is backed up on the plaza, it can be the same or quicker.

I am approaching the four digit range in tolls saved by taking this route.

Who pays to drive on a freeway... Aren't they all free?

I mean, how do people commute around there?

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Holy shitsnacks!

EZ Pass

And racking up said 4 digit toll expenses.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

I-95 runs N/S, not E/W, administratively. Which way do you mean for which?

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Yes, though I think it's cheaper for commuters. Still - cost of doing business.

D'oh you're right. 109A is the Southern point for Northbound traffic and 1A/B is the Northern point for Southbound.

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"It's real, grew up in trife life, the times of white lines
The hype vice, murderous nighttimes and knife fights invite crimes" - Nasir Jones

Tell me that's at least yearly.

I couldn't imagine having to pay an extra thousand dollars just to get to work.

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Holy shitsnacks!

Gas, vehicle, wear and tear, vehicle maintenance, registration fees, emissions tests, car insurance, tolls.

Not all of that is just to get to work and back, but a lot of it is.

Throw in lunches, work clothes, and other such items, and it's very expensive to have a job.

It was ~$10 round trip to take the BART into San Francisco from the East Bay, or 5$ toll on the Bay Bridge and the cost of parking.

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko