I am a big fan of road trips. Not much makes me happier than getting the dogs in the car and heading out on the open road. So I was very excited to head out on our vacation yesterday. After 5 and 1/2 hours of driving, we reached Pennsylvania, the state that thinks it's so awesome, they charge you $7 to enter.
As a mid-westerner, I'm not really used to paying tolls, especially as a Michigander. Other than the tolls we pay when traveling around Chicago and, of course, the the small price we pay to cross the Mackinac Bridge, we don't expect to pay to drive on our expressways. Imagine my shock when I realized that after driving a bit farther, I entered the Pennsylvania Turnpike and additional tolls. An additional $18.25 in tolls before reaching my destination for the night, to be exact. By the time I reached my final destination, I had paid a total of $38.75 in tolls-more than I had paid in gas money to drive from Lansing to Chambersburg. To add to this insult, the gas prices in Pennsylvania were 50 cents more per gallon than they had been in Ohio.
So my Michigan friends, next time you are driving down our bumpy, pot-hole filled roads, be thankful! I know I will be.
As a mid-westerner, I'm not really used to paying tolls, especially as a Michigander. Other than the tolls we pay when traveling around Chicago and, of course, the the small price we pay to cross the Mackinac Bridge, we don't expect to pay to drive on our expressways. Imagine my shock when I realized that after driving a bit farther, I entered the Pennsylvania Turnpike and additional tolls. An additional $18.25 in tolls before reaching my destination for the night, to be exact. By the time I reached my final destination, I had paid a total of $38.75 in tolls-more than I had paid in gas money to drive from Lansing to Chambersburg. To add to this insult, the gas prices in Pennsylvania were 50 cents more per gallon than they had been in Ohio.
So my Michigan friends, next time you are driving down our bumpy, pot-hole filled roads, be thankful! I know I will be.
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