Don't Be Fooled Judgment Is Coming (5 of 6)
Series: Jude
Robert Dawson
Jude 14-16
Kevin Miller, who is with Christianity Today, tells the story of a trip he took to Fort Wayne, Indiana, in April of 08 for work. He rented a car from Enterprise to rent a car and they gave him a big, brand-new, comfy Chrysler 300 to drive-and He said, ''I loved it! In fact, I enjoyed feeling large and in charge so much that I blew right past the first tollbooth. You see, I'm not used to stopping for tollbooths, because I have an I-PASS in my own car-a little device that signals I've already prepaid my tolls.''
After passing the first tollbooth, I thought about it: Oh! This car doesn't have an I-PASS! But just as I started to worry about it, I thought, ''This car belongs to the rental-car company-not me. So, they're probably responsible for any tolls. That must be what your rental money goes toward covering.''
When I got on 294, I drove past another toll, thinking, this is great and even if I am responsible there's only a few tolls between here and Indiana-maybe $4 round trip. I'm sure there's some threshold where they don't even bother sending you a bill for the tolls. I mean, it wouldn't be worth their time to send me a bill for only $4. Nothing's going to happen!
For a few months after I returned home from my business trip that's exactly what happened, nothing. I was convinced nothing ever would but then, in October, I received a piece of mail that read: ''Notice of Toll Violation.'' As I looked at that notice it confirmed one of my previous convictions, the Tollway Authority didn't bother sending me a bill for my measly $3.90 in tolls. They sent me a bill for $103.90. There was a $20 fine for every tollbooth I drove past.
I about had a heart attack. They had me dead to rights. They had a photo of my rental-car's license plate. They even knew the exact lane number I was in. It was date and time stamped. The fact that months had gone by and nothing happened didn' ...
Series: Jude
Robert Dawson
Jude 14-16
Kevin Miller, who is with Christianity Today, tells the story of a trip he took to Fort Wayne, Indiana, in April of 08 for work. He rented a car from Enterprise to rent a car and they gave him a big, brand-new, comfy Chrysler 300 to drive-and He said, ''I loved it! In fact, I enjoyed feeling large and in charge so much that I blew right past the first tollbooth. You see, I'm not used to stopping for tollbooths, because I have an I-PASS in my own car-a little device that signals I've already prepaid my tolls.''
After passing the first tollbooth, I thought about it: Oh! This car doesn't have an I-PASS! But just as I started to worry about it, I thought, ''This car belongs to the rental-car company-not me. So, they're probably responsible for any tolls. That must be what your rental money goes toward covering.''
When I got on 294, I drove past another toll, thinking, this is great and even if I am responsible there's only a few tolls between here and Indiana-maybe $4 round trip. I'm sure there's some threshold where they don't even bother sending you a bill for the tolls. I mean, it wouldn't be worth their time to send me a bill for only $4. Nothing's going to happen!
For a few months after I returned home from my business trip that's exactly what happened, nothing. I was convinced nothing ever would but then, in October, I received a piece of mail that read: ''Notice of Toll Violation.'' As I looked at that notice it confirmed one of my previous convictions, the Tollway Authority didn't bother sending me a bill for my measly $3.90 in tolls. They sent me a bill for $103.90. There was a $20 fine for every tollbooth I drove past.
I about had a heart attack. They had me dead to rights. They had a photo of my rental-car's license plate. They even knew the exact lane number I was in. It was date and time stamped. The fact that months had gone by and nothing happened didn' ...
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