Day #33: Give a Toll to The Guy Behind You

This morning we left Tomball, TX for Louisiana. We made it to Lafyette earlier this evening.

On our way to I-10 from Tomball, we took a toll highway. The sign read, "$1.50 minimum." As we pulled our rig up to the toll booth, I clarified with the lady, "It's $1.50?" "Oh, no," she said. "You are considered a 'class 4' vehicle. It's a $4.50 charge!"

The thought crossed my mind to tell her how ridiculous the special toll was, but instead I handed her $4.50 and then said, "we would also like to pay for the vehicle behind us." "Oh, he is only $1.50," the woman said smiling.

We paid and then pulled away. The guy in the white car behind us gave a friendly wave as he passed.

Have you ever payed a toll for someone else? I know some of you mentioned this in other posts.

4 comments on “Day #33: Give a Toll to The Guy Behind You”

Jenn says:

March 10, 2011 at 5:50 am

Enjoy Louisiana! You're certainly visiting at the right time of year :) I lived in Lafayette a long time ago... I think I was 9 years old :) it's a beautiful state. And yes, I have paid toll for the people behind me before - it's such a nice surprise for them!
Lisa says:

March 10, 2011 at 7:07 am

Its the little things like this that can just make someone's day and brighten it up. We have fastlane, so we can't really pay for the person behind us, but I am going to buy the person behind me a coffee the next time I go through the drivethru!
Rena says:

March 12, 2011 at 1:31 pm

I've never paid for anyone behind me for anything, but when you did this for the coffee shop guy, I thought I'd try it soon. Still haven't yet, but I plan to. Thanks for the idea.
Ashley says:

March 29, 2011 at 5:37 am

Thank you for this idea. My family is taking a vacation at the beach this week and we had a toll road on our way. We paid for the person behind us on our way through and it was so much fun!

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