You fucking village idiots need to get over the Delaware Tollbooth thingie

[LynneSin]

Seriously - you act like Delaware is the only state EVER to actually have a tollbooth and btw, if you talk to people from Delaware - we aren't stupid enough to drive thru them.

Why don't you STFU about it and come visit my state - I'll show you what a wonderful lil place we have here.

Honestly, does madinmaryland have a life or does he just sit around and obsess about tollbooths 24x7.

[LSK]

1. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x7385273

[LynneSin]

4. Well clearly it has been determined you are a tool

and your thread was hidden almost immediately. If I'm paying $800 in DE tollbooths I must be some sort of dumbass clusterfuck who doesn't have a clue where my head is from my ass.

[LSK]

10. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x7385375

[CreekDog]

15. I think it was a joke (and kind of funny)

How bout next time he chooses another state to make fun of for their tolls, like Massachusettes.

[LSK]

34. no other states have tollbooths

psst: this is a running lounge joke
;)

[CreekDog]

55. In CA we have toll plazas

[krispos42]

106. Ooooo.... plazas!

How fancy!

In Minnesota we have... no toll roads.

There's a toll HOV lane on I-394 in the Western Suburbs, but that's it, I believe.

Our potholes are plaza-sized, though...

[Joe Fields]

101. Jesus. Delaware CAN'T be big enough to have more than one, huh?

[EstimatedProphet]

2. I've been to Delaware

I left.

[LynneSin]

5. You didn't leave - we tossed you out

We have standards you know!

[CreekDog]

13. "as far as you could throw him"

i'm a troublemaker, i just am.:shrug:

[EstimatedProphet]

31. Yes, you do. I wasn't bad enough for them.

[CreekDog]

47. you didn't leave, you fell out

;)

[krispos42]

108. I like the sign they have there at the border...

"Welcome to/You are leaving DELAWARE"









On both sides of the sign, no less...

:rofl:

[CreekDog]

3. I've driven through Delaware, didn't take long to get through

...the tollbooth. ;)

[Deep13]

6. Ohio has a turnpike.

We never use it.

[LynneSin]

8. PA has one - fricking expensive as hell to drive it

When I lived in Doylestown I would take Rt 80 to criss-cross the state. It would add about an extra 30minutes on the trip but save about $45 roundtrip on tolls

[madinmaryland]

11. Connecticut used to have a turnpike.

Until a truck blew up at a toll-booth killing seven people.

[Alexander]

74. Wasn't that because the driver fell asleep at the wheel?

Yeah, toll booths suck. I'm glad I never had to deal with that in Connecticut.

[CTyankee]

94. CT had other tollbooth problems,not just that one.

That was right before CT got a state income tax, as I recall.

[madinmaryland]

114. The end of tolls in Connecticut...

THE END OF TOLLS: Another tragic 1983 accident led to an important decision regarding the future of the Connecticut Turnpike. In January of that year, a tractor-trailer collided with three cars at the Stratford toll plaza, taking the lives of seven people and injuring many more. The accident prompted state officials to consider removing the eight barrier toll plazas on the turnpike.

In wake of the Mianus River Bridge and Stratford toll plaza tragedies, Governor William O'Neill embarked on a 10-year, $6.56 billion program to reconstruct and rehabilitate Connecticut's roads and bridges. Under this program, which was to be financed by a hike in the state gasoline tax, barrier tolls were to be removed from the Connecticut Turnpike and from the state's bridges. The tolls were removed from the turnpike on October 9, 1985. Four years later, barrier tolls were abolished statewide.

In addition to being a safety hazard, the tolls on the Connecticut Turnpike were criticized for many years by New York officials for another reason. The tokens used by the automatic toll machines fit easily into the token machines used by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City. Residents of New York and Connecticut often purchased the Connecticut Turnpike tokens for one-fourth the cost of the MTA tokens, and used them in buses and subways.

http://www.nycroads.com/roads/ct-turnpike/

I had forgotten about the token issue!

[CTyankee]

127. I didn't arrive in CT until April, 1985 but there were still tolls on I 95.

And I remember one crash that caused a fatality around that time.

It's interesting because I go to Boston all the time to see my grandkids and there is never a problem with the Mass Pike tolls. And I don't think EZ Pass has anything to do with it. Any idea why?

[madinmaryland]

128. My guess is that there is a lot more congestion on I-95 than the Mass Pike.

Also, on I-95 from NYC to at least New Haven, the tpke is almost an obstacle course with all of the curves and left hand exits.

[CTyankee]

132. I used to raise money at evening soirees in Greenwich and return home to New Haven

around midnight and I often took the Merritt because I couldn't stand the Walpurgisnacht of I 95, particularly the Bridgeport exits. The only problem with the Merritt is that it has long stretches where there is no lighting and that can be a little off putting when you are driving alone late at night...

[madinmaryland]

7. BTW, I will probably be in DE in early march.

and no, I won't be paying tolls.

But it is amusing how worked up you get about it!

[LynneSin]

9. It's amusing how obsessed you are about it

Shame you have nothing else going on in your life.

[madinmaryland]

17. ..

[LynneSin]

20. So what is the big strategy for Cowboys to win the Superbowl? Owens gonna cry again

:hide:

[madinmaryland]

24. Yep!

[CreekDog]

23. It's just neighborly rivalry

What else can he find in Delaware to pick on?

[madinmaryland]

27. You're right. There really isn't much else. Actually, for that matter,

there phyically is not much to Delaware!

[LynneSin]

29. Oh fuck off

:grr:

[madinmaryland]

36. ...

LynneSin stomps off to her corner of the room.

[LynneSin]

39. madinmaryland makes another obsessive comment about DE tollbooths

:eyes:

[madinmaryland]

43. Thanks!!

:rofl:

[TZ]

44. ...

Showing your winning personality again are we Jerry Jones?
See what you have done, now I am honor bound to defend Delaware....:P

[LynneSin]

48. I say you road trip up here and bring some MDers along

Wait til it gets a bit warmer out so I have my new grill setup in the backyard and we can grill some fresh tuna steaks from this killer fish market near my home. I'll have some Dogfish brews chilling and the music jamming. That night there are some lovely bars we can walk to from my house.

[madinmaryland]

50. I'll be up in March. Could stop for a couple of beers.

[LynneSin]

61. You know you keep bringing that up

And I'd be worried I'd have nothing else to say to you other than talking about tollbooths.

But you're welcome to come visit, have beers and I could even take you to the best cheap Italian food you'll find.

It's a lovely state - really it is

[madinmaryland]

64. That's a big concern of mine too.

It's a professional conference, and I'll definately need a beer or two afterwards. I'll skip the olive garden though!

:hi:

[LynneSin]

69. Trust me - when you see my neighborhood - they'll shoot people who talk Olive Garden

trust me on that one

[TZ]

57. I'd like that

However...I'd have to have LOTS of alcohol to take the edge off my temper if madinmaryland is included....
:P

[madinmaryland]

60. Pfftht!

:rofl:

[EstimatedProphet]

51. You mean other than the lack of scenery?

[CreekDog]

67. Delaware has its beauty, some nice beaches and nice countryside, trees, etc.

:hi:

[Chovexani]

78. Duh, he's in MD

:evilgrin:

(My sister's in Laurel, I can make fun of MD if I wanna! :P)

[Rosie1223]

12. I've never been to Delaware but we have tollbooths here in Illinois

Are your's worth the trip?

[LSK]

she seems to think so

:eyes:

[LynneSin]

37. Come visit and find out

:D

[LSK]

40. as soon as I get my $800

:D

[LynneSin]

16. Ironically you'd probably pay more in tolls in other states

Only way you'd pay in DE is if you decide to go visit New Jersey first. Now there is a state loaded with tollboothes!

[Dr. Strange]

14. I think you've just come up with Delaware's new tourism jingle:

Delaware: Why don't you STFU about it and come visit my state - I'll show you what a wonderful lil place we have here.

[mainegreen]

33. !!!

rofl

[Dr. Strange]

62. ---->

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x7385552

[Capn Sunshine]

18. "Welcome to Delaware, please give me your money now"

Just doesn't strike me as the best tourism approach.

[LynneSin]

25. Give DE your money? Hell we're the home of TAX FREE shopping

The only item you can buy that has taxes are the typical 'sin taxes' (cigerettes and booze - some of the cheapest still in the area) and cars (2.25%). Everything EVERYTHING else - tax free. Hell my family comes down to DE to do their major shopping.

[Capn Sunshine]

54. That would save 8.25% !

But those damn toll booths would get it all back

[CreekDog]

68. I wouldn't brag...it costs $20+/day to park at the hotel across from Disneyland

that's even if you are a guest.

[redqueen]

19. I don't get why DE is singled out...

it's not like it's the only state with them, and they're a trend, if you don't have them in your state, you probably will soon.

[no name no slogan]

70. We finally got a toll road in the People's Republic of MN a couple years ago

Actaully, it's just an HOV lane that goes from downtown Minneapolis to the western suburbs. But it's still a toll road.

And seeing as our bridges have this wicked tendency to fall into the Mississippi River at rush hour (and nobody wants to raise taxes to fix them), I have a feeling we'll be seeing more of them in the North Star State.

[nadine_mn]

109. There you go propagating the left wing conspiracy about the bridge collapse

everyone knows it wasn't because Pawlenty wouldn't raise taxes - it was a terrorist attack designed to derail the Republican Convention


now where is my Kool-aid

[AngryAmish]

87. DE gets singled out because the toll is so high and the road is so short

DE uses it as a way to tax out of staters to pay for their own roads.

[LiberalEsto]

90. The tolls are awfully high for 23 miles

The only tolls in Maryland are for the tunnel in Baltimore and the Susqehanna River bridge, and Maryland's section of I-95 is a lot longer. Once you're south of Baltimore, I don't believe there are any tolls all the way to Florida. So why does Delaware need to rip people off to the tune of about $8 or more just to travel 23 miles?

The other thing is getting stuck in the huge traffic jams caused by the Delaware tolls. Sometimes we've come over the Delaware Memorial bridge on the way home from New Jersey, and been stuck in bumper to bumper all the way to Maryland. And then to pay through the nose for this "privilege"?

[TommyO]

21. I drove from Lawrenceville, NJ to D.C. last weekend

The Delaware tolls were only a small fraction of the total between the Delaware Memorial Bridge, the MD tolls, and the NJ tolls.

BTW, never make the mistake of stopping at the Chesapeake House in MD at 11:00pm and getting a hamburger at Roy Rogers - the only thing colder than the burger was the Diet Coke, at least it was supposed to be cold.

[CreekDog]

26. Actually, Delaware is only a fraction of that drive!

I like the view from that bridge though.

[LynneSin]

28. If you were in Lawrenceville why didn't you take the New Hope bridge

Or did they finally put tolls on that? It's pretty easy to cut through there and save a few bucks on tolls with all the bridges.

[TommyO]

53. I could have, but I wanted the fastest most direct route

and the NJ Turnpike to 95 offered that.

[madinmaryland]

30. You ate at a Roy Rogers in a rest area?

:puke:

[TommyO]

56. We were tired, hungry, and it was there

:puke: is right!

[TZ]

22. I view Delaware.....

the same way as the migratory birds I like to watch do...A nice place to visit, but to live there full time?:D

I kid..In all seriousness I like the South Delaware beaches (Rehobeth espec) much better than the Maryland beaches...

On edit: Christiana Mall rocks..

[LynneSin]

32. Well there is great job opportunities up in Northern Delaware

with all the banks established in our state. Plus property taxes are pretty damn cheap compared to neighboring states

[TZ]

41. I know...

I actually have been recruited by companies from Northern Delaware..AND I used to work for a Maryland company that was tax-based in Delaware..Cheaper for the big Corps too....

[CreekDog]

65. Migratory birds view Delaware and say

"hey, where did it go? it was there just a minute ago!"



*just shoot me now, i deserve it*

[racaulk]

79. What do migratory coconuts say?

(hoping you get the joke)

[CreekDog]

83. i dunno, tell me

:shrug:

[racaulk]

93. It was a skit from the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

I guess you'd have to see it to understand. :(

[nadine_mn]

110. Wait...there is a South and North Delaware?

I thought that was called turning around

[lost-in-nj]

35. Soo did you hear Corzine wants to up our tolls??

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--tollroads0123jan23,0,1852509.story

TRENTON, N.J. - The Senate budget chairwoman said a Wednesday hearing on Gov. Jon S. Corzine's plans to significantly increase tolls on some of the nation's busiest highways to pay state debt tests Corzine's avowed willingness to compromise.

I heard its because people from other states sneak in and out of NJ...


:(



lost

paying more for Ezpass

[LynneSin]

42. Corzine also banned the death penalty and supports Gay Marriages

That gives Corzine :thumbsup: :thumbsup: from me.

Although in NJ it's pretty difficult to avoid some of those tolls :cry: I swear all the neighboring states pay for NJ folks to come and go from their own state since none of the bridges leading into NJ are NJ tolls

[CreekDog]

58. None of the bridges to NJ charge tolls

There's a joke in there somewhere. :yoiks:

[LynneSin]

66. they changed that to speed up traffic

About 10-15 years ago you paid each way; it was like $1 each way. Then they figured since most people going over are coming back that night why not just charge one-way into New Jersey. It really did help with traffic flow.

[CreekDog]

71. I thought it was because you were supposed to get what you pay for

Ohhh geographical humor spreading...

[IronLionZion]

38. The great state of Minnesota is proudly toll-free

there is one HOV lane on one highway where you can pay tolls if you want to.

But I'm Pennsylvanian. I feel the burn when I have use the PA turnpike.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

45. We have plenty of tolls in Maine.

They're just not as high as Delaware tolls are--aren't the DE tolls like 3 bucks a pop?? Crazy.

[LynneSin]

46. uh.....NO

we have one that has that cost. On the DE turnpike they're like 50cents. Actually I don't know what they are because I still take RT9 when I head down to the beach.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

59. That's good to hear.

See--you're educating the non-Delawareans every day.

:D

[madinmaryland]

49. Recommended and bookmarked!

This is a classic!

[underpants]

52. yeah! and don't let the screen door hit you on the way out!!!!

:P

[soleft]

63. Rehoboth!

:thumbsup:

[flvegan]

72. What kind of fantastic attractions would one find in DE?

I've seen the I95 part of it.

[Burma Jones]

73. EZ Pass is your friend, Rehoboth is one of the best beaches on the East Coast

The great David Bromberg lives in Wilmington, DE. My Uncle used to own race horses at Delaware Park. There are many Chickens. You are never far from somewhere else when you're in Delaware. They were first settled by Swedes, thus their women are comely and pale like alabaster. Did I mention the Chickens? Delawarians (sp?) actually sentenced a rich and powerful white man to death for murder. There are outlet malls. There are also Chickens.

[KamaAina]

75. Not a problem.

I don't drive. :evilgrin:

If and when I finally make to Delaware for some long-overdue debauchery tax-free shopping, it'll be on Amtrak, right to downtown Wilmington.

[racaulk]

76. I think somebody needs a hug.

:hug:

Honestly Lynne, the toll booth thing is just something to tease you and get under your skin a little bit. If it weren't the toll booths, we would find something else to tease you about.

Just like Midlo and her boxed wine...

...and her minivan...

...and her unwashed children...

...well, you get the idea. Don't take it personally. It's just harmless fun. :hi:

FWIW, there is one toll booth in the state of Georgia...and I have to drive through the fucker every single day on the way to work. I could navigate around it...if I want to add at least 15 minutes to my commute. :mad:

[LynneSin]

77. Just having a grumpy day

and if you pick on me that's one thing - but I can have control over things like the wine I drink the car I drive and the hygiene of my children. But I have no control over the tollbooths in my state.

[LostinVA]

89. You have children?!?!??!

Does Mom know?

[no name no slogan]

80. FYI, I am NOT a village idiot. My own idiocy knows no geographical bounds.

eom

[baldguy]

81. Hey! We've got tollbooths in NY too!

Except that they're more than 1/4 mile apart.

[hippywife]

82. We have toll roads here, too,

between Tulsa and OKC. And east of here a little ways. We don't use them at all, except if we're on a longer trip and it makes more sense. I can't see using them to get from one end of town to another. My taxes already pay for the roads. :eyes:

[huskerlaw]

84. I actually really like Delaware

My family went there on vacation in 1996 and we had a great time. I don't even remember any toll roads. Then again, I was a teenager and probably just wasn't paying attention.

I think it's just turned into one of those "Robb is a dingbat" kind of things, wherein everyone feels the need to give you a hard time about the toll roads. At least, that's why I bring it up...just to give you a good-natured hard time. I don't really give a rat's ass about them one way or the other. ;)

:hug:

[LostinVA]

85. My poor sissie has been listening to too much Radiohead

Come and let me hold you...

:pals:

[LynneSin]

88. Robert Plant??!!! Is that you!!!

:loveya:

[LostinVA]

95. It's me, you cheeky monkey -- give me a kiss

[Orangepeel]

86. I wonder if they've ever been to Florida

I've only been through Delaware on a train, but it can't have more tollbooths than the Central Florida area!

[S n o w b a l l]

91. Hey, I'll gladly trade toll booths for this....

Maybe these people couldn't afford to live here.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sUq2A2tOcgU

Nothing wrong with defending your state. Wish I could!

My ex went to U of Del and lived in Doylestown. He had no complaints.

[LynneSin]

96. If she lived in Doylestown she probably went to Delaware Valley College

that was located in Doylestown

Or she commuted 90minutes each way to classes (I use to live in Doylestown)

[S n o w b a l l]

97. No...

He grew up in Doylestown. Went to U of Del and had an apt there.

[NewJeffCT]

92. I always thought NJ was the tollbooth state, anyhow?

but, maybe I was wrong.

[ThomCat]

98. Everybody knows that New Jersy is the Toll Booth State.

x(

[krispos42]

107. Yes, but in Delaware they a higher density

The single tollbooth in Delaware is the density equivilent of 443,870 in New Jersey. And New Jersey only has about 278,000 tollbooths, most of them along the Garden State Parkway.



:rofl:

[lizerdbits]

99. My aunt used to live in Wilmington

And I can't remember how many we went through so that probably means it wasn't too many since it was only a year or so ago. However I was usually driving with my parents and they have the SmartTag thingy.

Probably not much more than going to Baltimore. We also drive up to mid-state NY and most of the roads in PA suck. Does that make you feel better?

[TZ]

100. Heh. I hope madinmaryland is keeping tabs...

That makes it 2-1 in Maryland residents in favor of thinking the Delaware tolls are not that bad...:rofl:

[madinmaryland]

103. Nice post, Snyder! TRAITOR!

:grr:

[madinmaryland]

104. BTW: Brian Billick is the new coach of the Skins!

[madinmaryland]

105. Mid-state NY? What the fuck is that?

The Bronx? Because Poughkeepsie is way up-state New York!

:hide:

[lizerdbits]

111. Caroga

It's about half way up the east part of the state, just inside the Adirondack Park.

[struggle4progress]

102. I have to admit that I am not now and never have been .. um .. y'know .. any village idiots. So the

clever allusion to the Delaware Tollbooth thingie just went completely over my head :shrug:

[LynneSin]

116. :D

[struggle4progress]

134. T'be honest, I herd ain't nobody kin git scrod in Delaware. I knows I kin git scrod in Massachusetts

so guess where I is goin

http://static.howstuffworks.com.nyud.net:8090/gif/recipes/1156001105_oven-roasted-boston-scrod-recipe.jpg

[Taverner]

112. Delaware has Dogfish Head Brewery!

[LynneSin]

115. I told whoisalhedges that if 20 people show up to my DU party

I'd server that for the beer

[Taverner]

117. India Brown Ale

YUM, that stuff is good!

[LynneSin]

118. He commented on a keg of the stuff but I don't think they make half kegs of 90min

I'd rather get a half keg of the 60IPA for general purpose and then grab a couple of tackle boxes of Dogfish (Dogfish makes what they call is a 'Tackle Box' which includes 4 six packs - each of a different flavor)

[Blue_Tires]

113. i suggest you take a nicer tone to the people bankrolling your entire state!

:silly:

Death to the I-95 cashgrab scam!:nuke: :hide: :bounce: :spank:

[LynneSin]

119. Not only bank-rolling my state but my job

Yes I work for the #1 industry in DE

[Bake]

120. Oooh, a bit testy today, huh!

It's the Lounge. LTFU ("lighten ...").

:hi:

Bake

[LynneSin]

124. Sweetie - this was YESTERDAYS thread

:D

[Bake]

130. Oh! is THIS the one you apologized for?

I'm always late getting to the party, dammit!

Bake

[LanternWaste]

121. Troll booths?

I didn't know Delaware had trolls, let alone booths to house them in. I'm sure DE is a fine state, but as long as trolls roam the streets, I think I'd better not visit. It's not that I'm anti-troll or anything, but I hear they have nasty dispositions after a few beers.

Huh? What's that? Tolls? Not trolls? Never mind...

[kwassa]

122. The problem with the Deleware tolls is THE BACKUP

The Maryland tolls a few miles south are a buck more expensive but fast.

Deleware is undermanned, for whatever reason. It is the wait, more than the money.

Also, where southbound I-95 merges back together with 495 and 295 south of Wilmington is the permanent backup and gridlock.

[LynneSin]

123. Well there's an easy solution to that

TAKE THE BACK ROADS.

95 is a death trap.

Did you know that Joe Biden's wife was just in an accident involving a tractor trailer - and I know where that accident happened - it's not a nice place to drive.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

125. You are SO HOT when you're angry...

Rightous Indignation is, like, such a turn-on!

:rofl:

[Ellen Forradalom]

126. It's just fun to say

Delaware Tollbooth.
Delaware Tollbooth.
Delaware Tollbooth.
Delaware Tollbooth.
Delaware Tollbooth.
Delaware Tollbooth.

I'm sure Delaware is lovely, except for the giant mutant flying cockroaches my friends from Virginia told me about :scared:

[JVS]

129. This thread is the second thing to come up on google when you type in

delaware tollbooth

[LynneSin]

131. Damnit, LSK wins again

:grr:

[kwassa]

133. I like the Delaware beaches!!!!! and no tollboths in Delaware eastern shore.

Of course, we have to cross the Bay Bridge!

[Bucky]

135. Is this the new kudzu?

Kudzu is going places, but no one goes further in a Delaware toll booth!

[Fire Walk With Me]

136. The thread that wouldn't die!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052646/

[JVS]

137. CABLE NEWS, REPORT THIS!

[madinmaryland]

138. CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN! RIGHT FUCKING NOW!

[JVS]

139. AND YOUR FUCKING VILLAGE IDIOT

[Dr. Strange]

140. I believe madinmaryland just said that.

to-may-to, to-mah-to

[LynneSin]

142. MadinMaryland uses MP3 tools playing fake animal sounds to hunt & kill animals

http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0022124226711a.shtml

He also has a husband

[trof]

141. The new kudzu