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John:

Exactly. I do not own an EZPass and I do not intend to purchase one. These guys are making it up as they go along and no one seems to be acknowledging that.

In order to maximize compliance, I propose that the DOT does the following:

1) Put up toll baskets

2) Decorate each basket as a big clown's head with the basket in the center of the clown's mouth

3) Whenever a driver throws a dime shoots down the clown's gullet, his eyes and nose should light up and his bow tie should spin like a propeller

If they put up a toll collection system like that, I'd be happy to comply and throw in my dime.

See? We taxpayers can also make it up as we go along. My plan is just as good as the DOT's, but they might not like mine, because the image of the blinking-eyed clown gulping tolls might hit a little too close to home...

From: Tolls to start Aug. 19; collection issues remain

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