The Blonde Diaries

Grrr. I just got home from work and checked my mailbox. What do I find? A letter from the Harris County Toll Road Authority. Great, just great. You see last weekend when my mom came to visit she wanted to venture out to Richmond, TX (suburb of Houston) to see the house her friend is building. So not really knowing how to get there but slightly knowing we jumped on Beltway 8 in Houston and went south until we hit the Westpark Tollway. Following me. Both were toll roads. Now the entire time we were on both the Beltway and the Westpark Tollway we saw all of 1 yes 1 toll booth to pay. We both thought it was odd but figured there would just be booths every so often or when we got off like most toll roads do.

Well apparently there were 3 yes 3 booths that I did not see and passed thru without paying. I have no earthly idea how this happened or where they were. I found it odd at the time that I wasn’t having to pay but figured it was their problem not mine. Guess not. I now have a $35 bill to pay or I can never get on the toll roads again. $2 for the tolls and $33 for the “administrative fees”. Give me a break. I think they do this to charge the $33. So I will begrudgingly pay this bill but I will never get on Beltway 8 or the Westpark tollway again. After we were lost for 30 minutes we learned the non-toll way and we will take that from here on out.

So if you are in Houston, Texas anytime soon be warned of the tolls. They are not clearly labeled or easy to find. Don’t get surprised like I did!!

Tags: driving, Houston