And it's not like they just stepped out of their booths to wave; there were people in the booths too! So who were these wacky wavers? I have some theories:
- One of the other toll plazas was closed for construction and the toll company needed something to do with these extra people for the day.
- The toll company heard that Wal-Mart had greeters and thought they should try it out too.
- They're Fear Factor contestants. I think I'd rather eat a bug.
- The toll company is laughing at us: "You pay us so much to drive on these roads we can hire people to just stand there and wave!"
- They're prisoners--the last one who doesn't get hit by the end of the day gets an extra 10 minutes of recreational time. And macaroni.
- They're toll booth workers in training and they're getting hazed.
- Beauty pageant contestants? Yikes. Have ya seen these wavers?
- Conversation at toll company management:
Toll Pres: We've been getting a lot of emails that our toll booth workers are just not friendly enough.
Toll Associate: We could send them all off to a customer-relations boot camp in Lake Tahoe. I think all associates should attend. It's for a week.
Toll Pres: Nah. Why don't we just issue a mandatory waving rule?
Toll Associate: They'll never do it. They're part of a non-waving union.
Toll Pres: Well then we'd better get some other people to do it for them.
Toll Associate: You mean like scabs?
Toll Pres: No, just some cheap labor in addition to our regular workers.
Toll Associate: Got it, chief. Ill call the homeless shelters and community colleges right away.
Yep, I'm pretty sure that's it. But I'm gonna stop waving back until I get some answers.
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