Massachusetts Turnpike Smokes Hog

I have a good story for y'all. I took my kids on a trip to a museum in Massachusetts this past weekend. Most of the eastern seaboard has this thing called EZ Pass where you pay tolls for the highway via a small transponder that is mounted on your windshield, well Ma. is no different, except they call it Fastpass. It works the same way. You have a choice of lanes to go to. You can go to an EZPass only lane, a full service lane or an exact change lane. New York is like that, New Jersey is like that. Ditto Delaware,Maryland,Virginia,West Virginia and any major airport in New York State. It is even like that in Ma; except for the line I got into on the way home after driving halfway through the state.

I'm in the left lane, it is raining heavily and I come to the toll barrier. Three lanes are open, far left, middle and right (but the light is out in the right hand one). So I elect to stay left and go to full service. As I roll through at under 5MPH the guy yells "Hey!" I stop. He tells me so nicely," This isn't a Fastpass lane!" I said,"Why not?" "Cause it's not!" "There are signs that say it can be used in any lane." "Not in Massachusetts!" "Yes, in Massachusetts." "$3.50." "You want me to give you $3.50." "Yes." "No, why should I give you $3.50." "You have to." "Why should I? Go press the button and I'll be on my way."" Well, go then, you'll just pay it later." "Maybe or maybe not jerk, now go back in your booth Willie."

My son says, "Dad, why is that guy yelling at you?" I said, "Because some people are just born jerks."

"That's it, I'm coming out of da booooothhhhhhha!"
-- Adam Sandler as "Tollbooth Willie."

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