Four British soldiers were killed there this summer, a toll the newspaper recalled with the blunt headline: "Four British soldiers die for the sake of 150 votes".
"But when you pop in there for three or four days, there's no doubt there's a toll it takes that you want to make sure you get over".
There is a toll of one dollar at the toll-gate, and is the only private motor toll road of any consequence.
I notice there's a toll booth: the walk further north along the Tees here on its eastern bank requires payment to access it, and many do.
Comparing the careers of her husband and Ive, she noted that "very few people ever get to do such things," but added, "I do think there's a toll".
" 'Do you have a garbage can in there?' " Paying a toll is one of those rare instances when you can look the tax man (or woman) in the eye and offer up a piece of your mind.
Then there's a toll clerk named Mahogany, who writes from her booth in Houston, commenting on the dresses and the hair, curious to know if Muffie Potter Aston is still married to that doctor.
Whether at a friend's home or in a shelter, there is a toll to the psyche, even if, as many pointed out, the stress is for good reason, to allow rescue workers and police investigators to do their jobs, as well as to ensure their own homes are safe.
