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Yes. You read it right: the message on the taxi’s back window really reads, “Pay What You Want!”



Watch the news:http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/25640709/recession-ride.htm

"When Eric Hagen started Recession Ride Taxi in Essex, Vt., he took more questions than fares.

Everyone wanted to know if the sign reading "Pay What You Want!" on the back of his taxi was for real. It is, and Hagen says he hasn't been shortchanged yet.

He offers pay-what-you-can bottles of water, Gatorade and soda and a free ride after six paid fares. He tells the Burlington Free Press that business has been good.

Most of his transactions are in cash. But he's also gotten a CD from a musician and a $10 supermarket card.

Hagen has been offering his taxi service Thursday through Sunday nights since June. When he's not a taxi driver, the 46-year-old Hagen works full time for the American Red Cross."
From Burlington Free Press

If you happen to be in Essex don't forget to try it out. Enjoy the ride.

Grazyna Jensen
Pathways to Peace Community

I have to admit: I don't twitter. Maybe sometimes, I will...As this 104-years old Twitter user proves-it's never too late.

Ivy Bean is an avid Twitter user and possibly the oldest person on the social networking site.

"From the care home where she lives in the northern English city of Bradford, near Leeds, Bean updates her more than 27,000 Twitter followers about the ups and downs of her life -- from getting her hair done with her good friend Mabel, to eating fish and chips and watching her favorite game show, "Deal or No Deal," on TV.

Before getting onto Twitter, Bean was already active on Facebook, where she maxed out her 5,000-friend limit in no time.

Bean says she prefers Twitter because it's easier than Facebook -- it only requires updating. She has linked both accounts.

"Old" is not the first -- or second or even 10th -- word that comes to mind with Bean, an engaging, lively and friendly lady with a warm and infectious smile."

Read the full article here: CNN

What about you? Do you twiitter?
I am still thinking....

Grazyna Jensen
Pathways to Peace Community