In Washington DC.? I'm surprised they don't take them. Cleveland was
accepting Suzzie Bs long ago as tokens. They switched over to the Sacagewea
without a hitch. If they don't respond, find out who controls them and
complain. When did you write them?
NYC Transit accepts them in bus fareboxes, and also gives them in change when you buy a MetroCard at a machine. I had to rescue two people on the M1 (Fifth/Madison & Park Aves) on Thanksgiving. They had their fare, $3.00 (two people), but in $1 bills only. The farebox doesn't take paper. (Way too expensive to have $1 bill readers in 5000 fareboxes.) I gave them three $1 coins, they put them in the farebox, and everyone was happy.
Time to get rid of this anachronism, but Congress doesn't have the will (same wimpout factor as with metric, which is why the $1 coin is relevant to us).
Carleton
