Ahhh. It’s good to get what you want. Tonight I wanted Roy Rogers. I wanted Roy Rogers a few nights ago, but apparently that location was closed. Or whatever. That was an interesting, pointless drive.
So now Roy Rogers might be almost exclusively on the turnpike where I’m at. That means money. I’m paying money to go to a place that will feed me fast food at an amazingly high price (over ten bucks), then pay to return. That’s a good business practice. Why aren’t there more obsessive junk food lovers like me out there? I guess they’re either broke or dead.
But returning to turnpikes, tonight was different. I got on the highway and wondered "where’s my ticket?" Where I’m at has a ticket-in, pay-to-leave system. Well, I haven’t been here a while, so maybe they converted it to a pay -as-you-go system. That would suck. So I drive about 10 miles and pass an exit. No toll booth. Oh hey, there’s Roy’s… on the other side of the road. Ok, I might have a rest area on my side coming up. … No, another exit. Next exit, I’m turning around. The next exit says "Toll Road". Great. Now, I have to pay to get off, then pay to turn around. But how do they know where I got on at? I take the exit – no toll booth. That was a free trip. I turn around and head back. That’s going to be free too!
So I got to drive 40 miles on toll roads for free tonight. And although I did spend over ten dollars for fast food – which could of been a better experience (I didn’t go on an empty stomach, so I had to force some of it) – I think the night turned out pretty well. So I wonder who’s paying for these roads…
I’ve got one more food place to hit while I’m here. I hope it’s good too.
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