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		mensetmanusman on Dec 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using t... This reminds me of the Charlie card for using the subway in Boston: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kacASNARakQ It has fun history, apparently they were going to introduce a nickel tax to get off the subway, so the legend is that Charlie never got off, because he didn’t have a nickel.

ArteEtMarte on Dec 14, 2021 [–]

Nearly happened to me on the Tokyo subway. Train from Narita to Tokyo, couldn't find a way to get out of the system in Shibuya.

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