I originally posted this elsewhere but as a similar discussion is happening here I have copied it over. Hope this is ok....
If the powers that be decree that I am to have a different toll because I am old, historic, worthy, interesting, original enough etc etc then you would be setting me up as a different user group. Once I become a different user I could be subjected to different rules and regulations. So, NO THANK YOU! I want to pay the same toll as the rest of you and have not only equal rights to navigate the waters I subscribe to but to navigate those waters without someone having the opportunity to say I don't contribute as much and therefore shouldn't be taking up moorings I dont pay for!
And, just like the gin palaces, the cost of the toll compared to the costs of restoration and upkeep are somewhat insignificant.
You want to do something to help us old woodies then start a campaign to stop the oak furniture epidemic and then. maybe, the costs of new chines would not exceed the cost of a new car...
Janet Anne (One of Herby Woods finest )