I crossed the Dumbarton Bridge for free two days in a row.

I forgot to go to the ATM before crossing yesterday. The toll booth worker stepped out to get my license plate number from the back of my car, and came right back around. She said the guy behind me said he'd pay for my toll. So I waved a thanks back at him and drove off.

Then it was a little bit awkward on the bridge. I felt better after he drove his red BMW right past me.

Someone must've helped him out in a similar way in the past. There must be some hidden code of whatever that says if someone behind you paid for your toll, you should pass the favor on to someone in front of you who doesn't have the toll. Or why else would he have helped me out? It wouldn't have taken a minute for the tollbooth worker to process my ticket.

I recognized today's tollbooth worker as that guy. Darn. I'd managed to avoid him for two months. When I gave him a 20, he handed it back to me and smiled. "No charge." I said a quick thanks, grabbed my 20, and sped off before he changed his mind or tried to get something in return for the favor.

Can't he get in trouble for letting me pass through for free? Don't they have cameras? Don't they have devices to count how many cars pass through a day? Won't they find the till short and know it's his fault? If he let every Asian female between 25-30 through without paying at least once, wouldn't there be a significant deficit?

Well whatever. Four dollars buys me a good fast food meal tonight.