Woman receives toll road bill for more than $11,500  |
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 People used to ask why I didn't vote for those stinking toll roads around town - well, the title says it all!
I won't drive on them, I voted against them, I've no doubt that they are trying to pay for the stinking things by charging those outrageous "administrative" costs because NOBODY is driving on them.
The "other" roomie works for them and she's losing her job, because they are talking out the human toll takers, because they aren't making as much $$ as they thought they would.
well, we could've told them that when you build something that's been voted down, you aren't going to get the traffic you expect.
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=233249
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1.  snowqueen2008 (4426) | 10 months ago |  Hi ElicBxn! Oh my, that is simply terrible! I'm with you I will not vote for toll roads either. I don't think we have any toll roads where I live, but give it time I sure some one will get the ideal.
Snowqueen
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| ElicBxn (15350) | 10 months ago | for a long time we didnt' have any in Texas, and while I'll drive on the Beltway in Houston, this is over priced and doesn't go anywhere I'm going! | |
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| snowqueen2008 (4426) | 10 months ago | ElicBxn, I enjoyed joining in on the discussion with you and our myLot friends, and it was very kind of you that you responded back to me. Happy myLotting
Snowqueen | |
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| 2. raydene (5312) | 10 months ago |  Hi Sweet
We don't have toll roads here..We used to have a toll
bridge but it has been maintained by both NY and Vt
Gosh a toll road is awful Hon
How do you manage it?
xooxxoxoxo
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| ElicBxn (15350) | 10 months ago | Honestly, they don't go any place I am going, so I don't have any reason to get on it, and if I am going where they go, I can pretty much go around them. | |
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| 3. tamarafireheart (12555) | 10 months ago |  Hi Elic,
We dont have toll road here only at the boader of Wales and England on the Seven bridge but there are some roads in London the the truck drivers has to pay but not normal cars.
Tamara
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| ElicBxn (15350) | 10 months ago | but the city voted against the darn things, why did we still get them? | |
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 Maggiepie (1564) | 10 months ago |  Now, now, you know it's because Nanny Government knows what's best for you.
Now be a good little girl & eat your candied liver.
Maggiepie
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| 4. Maggiepie (1564) | 10 months ago | Good grief--are they nuts?! Who could pay so much money just to use the road? I thought you payed at the booth, & that was it! But what do I know; I'm not a driver.
Shoot. I knew there was a good reason I voted against this crap.
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| ElicBxn (15350) | 10 months ago | the kicker is that she had a TX Tag - what was this all about? | |
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| Maggiepie (1564) | 10 months ago | Oh, it's just the usual crud that bureaucracy causes. Recall, won't you, that time I got 60 individual bills (60 envelopes!) in one day from Blue Cross Blue Shield telling me I owed them (when the bills were all added together) something like $60,000 bucks, back due, because Medicare had neglected to inform me that I was on Medicare, & thus should have had them billed first?
Yeah. And people wonder why I don't want government bureaucracy in total charge of the doctors!!!
No doubt they'll fix this stupid problem. They'd better if they want to keep anyone traveling on their [CENSORED] road!
Maggiepie | |
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5.  uath13 (3822) | 10 months ago |  Heck my cars aren't even worth that much...
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| ElicBxn (15350) | 10 months ago | ain't that the truth! | |
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| 6. winterose (17686) | 10 months ago |  that certainly sucks that is for sure
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| ElicBxn (15350) | 10 months ago | and now they are trying to shove light rail down our throats - and we voted against that one too! | |
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| Maggiepie (1564) | 10 months ago | I know Houston, which one is that? | |
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| jillmalitz (3934) | 10 months ago |  I-10, Katy Freeway. Since Katy has mushroomed in size the freeway had to be widened to take the load off.
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| ElicBxn (15350) | 10 months ago | I didn't think it was that wide - are you talking the access roads too? Of course, I'm only counting the 4-6 on a side that comes up to 8 or 12. | |
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| jillmalitz (3934) | 10 months ago | I think it does include those. | |
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| 8. slickcut (6007) | 10 months ago | I do NOT like toll roads either.The toll is supposs to pay for the thing being built but i think those toll roads have already been paid for & like you i refuse to pay toll..I had rather go out of my way a little than to get on one of them..They are a rip off... | |
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| ElicBxn (15350) | 10 months ago | well, I have to say that these are brand new toll roads, they've only been built for about 2-3 years, so they are no where near paid off and since not enough people are driving on them, they aren't making the money they expected. | |
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| ElicBxn (15350) | 10 months ago | the state was talking about trying to toll the interstates and the feds came back and said - no can do, paid for with federal money - its not yours to toll | |
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| 10. writersedge (4418) | 10 months ago |  That's crazy, years ago I went on toll road, throw a $1.00 in quarters and the lane gate came up to let your through. That seemed somewhat reasonable. I liked it better when there were people the years before. What if you don't have four quarters?
We had a Governor who built something before we voted on it. He thought we would vote for it. So the money didn't pass and he owed on it, so they robbed a different part of the budget to pay for it. So much for voting on stuff when they do what they want anyway, jerks. Where's my tea and my boat? Time to have another Boston Tea Party.
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| ElicBxn (15350) | 10 months ago | Ain't that the truth!
but then again, NY and NJ are famous for their toll roads | |
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