I was driving a rental car from Pittsburgh, PA to Wellsburg, WV, when I came upon a toll plaza. Not having an EZPASS in the rental car, I went to the cash lane, only to find it unattended. I had already passed the sign that indicated the amount of the toll, so I didn't even know how much to pay, and I didn't have any change anyway. However, there was a bill slot that invited the motorist to insert a $1 or a $5. I didn't have a $1, but I did have the $5, so I fed it into the slot.
I think this toll used to be a slot machine in a former electronic life, because it reacted like I pulled 3 cherries. The toll (which was apparently 25 cents, was generating 19 quarters in change, which dropped into the little metal cup. Kerching!, Kerching!, Kerching!
Eventually the dinging stopped, and I tried to extract all 19 quarters from the cup. Of course half of them fell on the pavement, so I had to open my door hop out, and start to fish around on the curb, under the car, etc. By now a line of cars had formed behind me. Let me tell you - if midwestern politeness exists, it wasn't on that highway. People were beeping, flashing headlights. Finally I stood up and shouted, "HEY, BE HAPPY FOR ME. I JUST WON HERE!"
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