ROAD TRIP!
Posted by mapgirl under Automobiles, Convenience, Uncategorized
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I was invited to go to CT this weekend with a friend. I convinced him to drive there instead of fly. Thus saving myself a boatload of money. We’re leaving early from DC to skip NYC traffic over the GW.
But the really cool thing is that my VA SmartTag/EZ-PASS/SmartPass thingamajig for the tolls is no longer limited to one car assignment. I double checked the website this week and all we have to do is take it with us. No extra pass needed for my friend’s car. I can even pick up extra mounting strips from their office in Northern VA. (But I am too lazy to do so. I can hold the pass up while he drives.)
WOO HOO!
If you don’t have a smart tag, you might want to think about getting one. I had to get one because I work off the Dulles Toll Road and it makes my daily commute faster. However, when I was going to Philly every week last year, it made a huge difference on I-95, and in some places, there is a discounted toll for using electronic payment.
I used to be all paranoid about Big Brother and the government tracking my movement and figuring out that I was speeding on the highway, but for the 3 tolls I pay every day to go to work, it’s completely worth it. Plus my paranoid security friends tell me this is the least of my worries in terms of government surveillance.
So this is the last post of the week. Happy Friday!


