Re: [Chrysler300] Travel to Maine

[paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

 Jim I feel your pain.  I recall that once the present I-Pass contract expires you too will be paying the higher fees.

There is a way to get thru the toll road problems if travelling thru northern Ill to get to Wisc and beyond when travelling thru Indiana to get there.  Onlt the One Toll at Rockford. We Discovered it 2 years ago, we only travel that route now when heading north.  The 20 miles or so extra traveled are more then off set by the saveings in tolls, and the frayed nerves we used to experience on I90/I94 thru Chi Town. 


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Paul Holmgren
2 57 300-C's in Indy
Hoosier Corps #L6
CPUs run on smoke. I know this
because when the smoke comes out,
it stops working. 
  -------------- Original message from "Jim Pristelski" <ajp002@xxxxxxxxx>: --------------


> Dave,
> 
> I live here in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.  I have I-Pass, so each
> toll plaza costs me .40 (those without I-Pass pay double = .80).  However,
> if I am pulling my dual axle, 7000 pound, 18 foot trailer, the toll with
> I-Pass is not .80 for 4 axles, it is $2.85.  Without I-Pass, it is double
> that amount, $5.70!  If you are passing from Indiana to Wisconsin, there are
> about 7 toll plazas on the Illinois tollway.  Those without I-Pass get
> ripped off.  To the extent possible, I also try to find ways to avoid the
> tollways when I am pulling a trailer.
> 
> The politicians assume that those persons with a trailer are not numerous
> enough to vote them out of office.  Just like the cigarette taxes, etc.
> City of Chicago imposes a $5.00 tax on each pack of cigarettes which, with
> the other state/federal taxes, raises the price of a pack to over $7.   I am
> not a smoker, but the trend to heavily tax the voting minorities does not
> sit well with me.
> 
> Best regards,  Jim
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 7:00 AM, Dave Schwandt wrote:
> 
> >   First (and ONLY time I will EVER) run the new stretch of I-355 from US
> > 20
> > down to I-80 it cost me $.52/mile with the truck, 5 axles, and I was empty!
> >
> > Add the fuel cost per mile and it comes close to $1.27/mile. Real savings
> > there!!!
> >
> > Dave Schwandt
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: >
> > To: 
>; <
> > chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 6:14 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Travel to Maine
> >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 8/4/2008 11:17:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
 writes:
> > >
> > > There is a faint recollection that the last time we ventured that-a-way,
> > > we plotted a course that avoided some of the contributing to the state
> > > coffers via the various dunning huts that crossed the highways,
> > > otherwise known as Toll Roads.
> > > Since we planed on making the long drive in 2 days rather then busting
> > > our buns in one super long haul, we had time to skirt some of the
> > > highway robbers.
> > >
> > > Today, with gas at $4.00 a gallon, its probably cheaper to pay the toll
> > > than
> > > to drive 10 miles to avoid it.
> > >
> > > Pete Fitch
> > >
> > >
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