Saturday, March 15, 2008

Coins, coins, coins

We cleaned out the old Explorer this week. We reclaimed many treasures before the big trade-in.

An umbrella. A First Aid kit. Three paperback books. Two pair earrings. One pair of spare eyeglasses. Three atlases and 2 road maps. Garage door opener. Enough coins - entirely silver - to fill two large soup bowls.

The tolls in Chicagoland were $.40 each. That explains all the nickels, quarters, and dimes.

Then we got ourselves a transponder which allows us to fly through the toll plazas. Sure, we have to load our account with $ ahead of time but we save more than just time.

Toll stops now cost $.80 for cash but each one costs our I-pass account just $.40.

We save time and $. Now we need to figure out how to mount the old transponder in our new van. Transferring to a new vehicle was as easy as a phone call.

'til later

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