I got a new job for the summer in New Hampshire. Its an office position at a summer camp for girls. I was so excited to find out that I would be working there because I miss camping in the woods and I felt that I needed to get out of my parents house.
Driving up to New Hampshire is no problem for me. I would use my parents' old car and have it there with me for emergencies. Plus I've been craving a good road trip... Even if I'm by myself again.
So I'm already half way there. I'll be spending the night in upstate New York with family and then finishing the journey in the morning. The original route that I had planned was to go through Pennsylvania, visit a friend, and avoid the tolls. This morning, however, I woke up to a text telling me that my friend wouldn't be home when I got to their place so I, without thinking, plugged in my relatives' address in New York and found myself encountering one toll after another, after another! I have already spent at least $23.25 on tolls alone! And now I freak out if I see the purple Eazy-Pass sign (a electronic device that docks the amount from your credit card for the tolls). I do not have an Eazy-Pass because I don't travel toll roads often enough to need one. So now you know why I go crazy about it... And to top it all off... On a highway to Albany I saw a toll booth sign. Not wanting to pay a fine for missing a toll payment I drive to the booths. It was for trucks only. WHO'S HEARD OF TRUCKS ONLY TOLL BOOTHS? Apparently the girl who lives in a city and doesn't drive much.
Welcome to the open roads in America.
P.S. a sign on one of the highways politely reminded me that calling 911 is free. Finally something free!
