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This was well scripted! and it was a delight to read, too! sam
posted by
sam444
on March 6, 2010 at 12:14 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Actually, according to the Constitution
Well! I guess THAT settles it!
posted by
2902
on March 4, 2010 at 8:04 AM
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Re: Re: Actually, according to the Constitution
For the curious, in Article I:
Section 10 - Powers prohibited of States
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
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posted by
cpklapper
on March 4, 2010 at 4:40 AM
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Re: Toll, indeed.
But I guess the desperation isn't so quiet anymore. Maybe we should form a support group. How about a bumper sticker - "I survived the Garden State!"
posted by
2902
on March 3, 2010 at 6:13 PM
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Re: 2902 - a terrible event
I;ve never had experiences like these at toll booths, but if I did, I'd brood on them for a long time. Things like that get to me.
posted by
2902
on March 3, 2010 at 6:06 PM
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Re: Actually, according to the Constitution
Damn! I WONDERED why I was getting so much attitude!
posted by
2902
on March 3, 2010 at 5:59 PM
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Actually, according to the Constitution
State tolls should be paid in pre-1965 dimes, pre-1965 quarters or pre-1970 half dollars, or the even rarer gold coins.
posted by
cpklapper
on March 3, 2010 at 3:59 PM
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Re: Just pay the toll
...and run like hell!
posted by
2902
on March 3, 2010 at 7:09 AM
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Just pay the toll
posted by
StrickGold
on March 3, 2010 at 7:05 AM
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Toll, indeed.
Talk about your quiet desperation, the temptation to go screaming out into traffic.
posted by
Pat_B
on March 3, 2010 at 6:10 AM
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Re: toll booth people
Isn't it awful?! I knew there were "incidents". but the article still surprised me. As for Jersey itself, I've always seen driving there as a kind of big board game that I often lose by getting puzzled, lost, or irritated. It's probably me.
posted by
2902
on March 3, 2010 at 4:43 AM
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Re: toll booth people
posted by
2902
on March 3, 2010 at 4:31 AM
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Re: taking the train
I did, too, twice. The first time from Penn Station (not the Newark one) and the second through Secaucus Junction. I went back to the car. I also tried Bolt Bus - now that was not bad! I go to Philly from time to time to see me son and his family.
posted by
2902
on March 3, 2010 at 4:29 AM
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I took the train. BC–A, Bill’s RJLst
posted by
BC-A
on March 2, 2010 at 9:03 PM
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I think it very sad that the abuse is given to toll booth people --- I mean really that's just too wild - I guess mean people have to be mean to anyone ~ This is a great poem - Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on March 2, 2010 at 6:51 PM
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2902
A great poem about a terrible event really,
posted by
WileyJohn
on March 1, 2010 at 8:36 PM
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Re: the things that happen
Yeah, I'm really appalled - that article shocked me! I don't envy tolltakers their jobs under the best of conditions, but hey! get a grip!
posted by
2902
on March 1, 2010 at 7:32 PM
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LOL ..things that happen these days!!
posted by
shobana
on March 1, 2010 at 7:25 PM
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Re: Hit it on the head
Thank you for the affirmation! but I was surprised by the article - I've never had such problems in Jersey!
posted by
2902
on March 1, 2010 at 7:16 PM
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You hit it on the head :-) I am presently visiting in Englewood and I tell you I have also noticed the rudeness of not only the toll operators but also the police here in New Jersey... They are arrogant and rude... I thought it was just me missing the southern yawl but I guess it wasn't loll Good work! xoxoxo
posted by
Sinome
on March 1, 2010 at 6:45 PM
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