Hi, Ed, to the cranky person who’s complaining about expanding the turnpike: I’m sorry, but which was there first, the turnpike or the houses? If the turnpike was there first, well, duh! That’s why you don’t buy property next to an airport, highway or hospital. Sooner or later they have to expand to meet the public need, and if the house is in the way, too bad.

On the Road

Maybe the taxes were lower on next-to-the-turnpike lots.—Ed. Note