On my way home tonight via the Mass Pike, I got stuck behind a couple of cars at the toll. This usually never happens to me because of the Fastlane (or EZ Pass for you non-Massholes) pass that is attached to my windshield.
What I realized had happened here was that this lane was not just for Fastlane. It was for Fastlane & Cash. Ummmmm?
So here I am, a member of the Fastlane community (the community that let's me bypass the toll lines) and I'm waiting for people to count their exact change.
I realize this doesn't mean the world is about to end, but come on now! This is like having an express lane at a supermarket (i.e. 10 items or less) and then say but it's also for people with more than 10 items. Or it's like having a carpool lane, but you don't actually need 2+ people in the car.
The whole idea behind Fastlane is to let me get through the tolls faster and to reduce the amount of workers needed as toll collectors. And yet someone had the brilliant idea to do this? This is certainly not the way to get more drivers to sign up for Fastlane!
PS - The car at the toll was taking so long that I actually switched over (safelt) to a regular Fastlane toll and left the change counters in the dust.
