30 Something Baby Doc

My parents let me borrow their EZ Pass for when I travel back home to the East Coast (because I usually take the PA turnpike) . The EZ Pass indicator attaches to the front inside windshield of my car with 2 long velcro strips and allows me to wiz thru the toll with out stopping to pay:-) I hated the ugly velcro strips, so I removed them. Therefore as I go thru the toll, I need to manually hold the EZ Pass indicator up to the windshield.

Unfortunately the last time I went home on vacation, I must have been holding it incorrectly and the indicator did not register as I was leaving the toll. As I was pulling away from the toll, I looked in my rear view mirror and saw this bright light shining at me. I didn't think much of it at the time until I got a 40 dollar bill in the mail yesterday along with a beautiful picture of my plates (they charged me the entire length of the turnpike along with processing fees) , normally I would only be charged $3.90 if I paid in cash at the toll.

Moral : Vanity will always cost you in the end