Traffic jam before Pat Quinn’s 88% Toll Tax hike.
So this afternoon I get an email from the Toll Tax people with the subject line
New Credit Card? Update Your I-PASS Account. Got it. Do it. Done.
I did get a new credit card recently with one of those little chips, so I figured maybe our account had run dry.
I called the Illinois Tollway Authority and was told by its friendly computer to have my account number ready.
While cycling through the nine options, I hurried out to the car and ripped off the I-Pass transponder.
When the phone was finally answered, I got a pleasant young man who asked for all sorts of identification.
When I gave him the last four digits of my credit card, he indicated there was no problem.
If there was no problem, I wondered, why bother to take up 10 minutes of my afternoon finding out.
I told him I thought it stupid to send the email.
He didn’t disagree.
I get at least six emails a week from them. I don’t think it costs them anything to harass us.
When is Rauner going to overhaul the whole rotten state system?
We need a whole new department to go through every single blessed existing state dept., agency, commission and entity to cut the excess, waste stupidity, etc., from the bloated gov’t!
Rauner is governor now so take it up with him.
Where can I pick up the card?
Jewel?
How much does it cost.
Thank you kindly.
One may obtain an I-Pass transponder at Jewel.