A little game of hide and peek hmbt;)
copyright Susan Ogden
I have left the season of dreary behind as of 6:30am and have landed in sunny, but slightly coolish Florida. After retrieving one piece of luggage which they said they had no room for in the overhead (they lied), and picking up the rental car, i had a fight with the GPS, which insisted i needed to “take route 95 South toward Richmond” ... which would have been great if i was in Virginia! 3X, i had to reprogram it until it FINALLY realized i had put in Florida!
Then it proceeded to take me about 30 extra minutes to get to my folks house, because it told me to exit # 240 to Kissimmee Creek Road....which is 3 blocks from their house...however, as i exited onto the ramp there was a sign that the toll was electronic and only to be used with a “SUNPASS” unit...no cash was accepted and there was a $100.00 fine for stiffing them on the toll since they take a photo of your license plate. MAJOR frustration as i tried to think straight enough whether to back up on the ramp...and go 52 freaking miles to the next exit that took cash money...no lie.....52 MILES....or just say screw it and risk the $100.00 fine.
i ended up calling the police...who gave me the number for highway partrol...who gave me the number for the Sunpass Customer Service Department...who told me to just go thru the electronic toll....at which point i burst into tears! i told him i could not afford a $100.00 fine...i just wanted to pay the damn $1.28 for the toll without having to drive another 100 miles to get to my parents house!! He then told me that as long as i had a rental car, it SHOULD be equipped with Sunpass and the worst that would happen is that i would get a bill for $1.28 on my charge! When he finally convinced me i was not going to get in trouble and get fined, i made it to my parents house in less than 10 minutes! Florida exits are SO weird and i made sure i let him know that! Who in their right minds have exits 50+ miles apart that accept only Sunpass and no cash!!!?????
OK....rant over....ready to relax and have a quiet evening with my folks....who look great and seem to be doing well....please God do not let that last comment jinx anything!!!
Have a fantastic Friday! i will be here enjoying some warmish until the 23rd!
A little game of hide and peek hmbt;)
copyright Susan Ogden
I have left the season of dreary behind as of 6:30am and have landed in sunny, but slightly coolish Florida. After retrieving one piece of luggage which they said they had no room for in the overhead (they lied), and picking up the rental car, i had a fight with the GPS, which insisted i needed to “take route 95 South toward Richmond” ... which would have been great if i was in Virginia! 3X, i had to reprogram it until it FINALLY realized i had put in Florida!
Then it proceeded to take me about 30 extra minutes to get to my folks house, because it told me to exit # 240 to Kissimmee Creek Road....which is 3 blocks from their house...however, as i exited onto the ramp there was a sign that the toll was electronic and only to be used with a “SUNPASS” unit...no cash was accepted and there was a $100.00 fine for stiffing them on the toll since they take a photo of your license plate. MAJOR frustration as i tried to think straight enough whether to back up on the ramp...and go 52 freaking miles to the next exit that took cash money...no lie.....52 MILES....or just say screw it and risk the $100.00 fine.
i ended up calling the police...who gave me the number for highway partrol...who gave me the number for the Sunpass Customer Service Department...who told me to just go thru the electronic toll....at which point i burst into tears! i told him i could not afford a $100.00 fine...i just wanted to pay the damn $1.28 for the toll without having to drive another 100 miles to get to my parents house!! He then told me that as long as i had a rental car, it SHOULD be equipped with Sunpass and the worst that would happen is that i would get a bill for $1.28 on my charge! When he finally convinced me i was not going to get in trouble and get fined, i made it to my parents house in less than 10 minutes! Florida exits are SO weird and i made sure i let him know that! Who in their right minds have exits 50+ miles apart that accept only Sunpass and no cash!!!?????
OK....rant over....ready to relax and have a quiet evening with my folks....who look great and seem to be doing well....please God do not let that last comment jinx anything!!!
Have a fantastic Friday! i will be here enjoying some warmish until the 23rd!