the scene: it's our last day in ireland and other claire and i are doing a good job using up all our euros, because when we drive into northern ireland and then fly from belfast back to london we will be using pounds. turns out we did an awesome job using up all our euros - we spent the last of our cash (down to only change left over) buying gas for our rental car in ireland a couple miles before crossing the border. yes! we are excellent planners!
approximately one exit down the road we see signs for a toll booth.
in ireland. where they use euros.
not northern ireland. (not that we have any pounds either.)
frantic search of the car for euros. we come up with 1.40 in euros. much of it is in pennies.
the toll is 1.80.
this would only happen to us.
our plans foiled, we are forced to take out the minimum withdrawal (20 euros) at an ATM at the exit before the toll booth.
it wasn't funny at the time.
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