80 miles round trip meaning about 35-40 minutes each way. Almost exclusively Interstate except about 5 or 6 miles of the trip so that's good. I see there are many worse off than me in this thread. Frankly, I am tired of the distance but I do like the separation of my home from work. It's also prevented me from having to come in on a Saturday a few times because my boss realizes how far away I live so I only would have to if it was absolutely necessary.
It's usually AM radio. I catch the news and Glenn Beck in the morning. Then Rush and more news on the way home. Sometimes I'll see if there's anything good playing on the FM side.
I drive about 100 miles round-trip. But it is not unusual for me to have to drive over 400 miles in one day, having to run errands and such. Yes, that means about 8 hours behind the wheel in one day 
sucks bad, doesn't it. I used to do 160 per day. Did that for about 1.5 years, and couldn't take it any more.
Then got a job 9 blocks away
Then got a job 9 blocks away
i go about 35 miles each way to work takes about 30-60 mins depending on traffic and if the police are out
but im lookin to move closer to work
oh and 10-15 mins of that time is just trying to get on the turnpike!!
but im lookin to move closer to work
oh and 10-15 mins of that time is just trying to get on the turnpike!!
Same here. I don't mind the morning commute, thanks to Howard Stern, but the afternoon drive can get boring.
JulesMaximus
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12 miles one way for me. Takes me about 15-20 minutes with a couple mile stint on the freeway (there are routes I can take that avoid the freeway but those add 5-10 minutes to my commute).
I used to drive 70+ miles a day through very tough San Diego freeway traffic. On Fridays it would take me an hour and a half to drive 35 miles. It was so bad that I started taking the train from Oceanside (where I live) to Sorrento Valley and riding my bike the last 9 miles to work. It would take the the same amount of time to get home by bike/train as it would if I drove. That's just fvcked. It was amusing to look at the traffic on the 15 North as I rode my bike over Carol Canyon road and gazed down on 5 lanes of parked cars stretching for miles on the Northbound side.
I love my commute now.
I used to drive 70+ miles a day through very tough San Diego freeway traffic. On Fridays it would take me an hour and a half to drive 35 miles. It was so bad that I started taking the train from Oceanside (where I live) to Sorrento Valley and riding my bike the last 9 miles to work. It would take the the same amount of time to get home by bike/train as it would if I drove. That's just fvcked. It was amusing to look at the traffic on the 15 North as I rode my bike over Carol Canyon road and gazed down on 5 lanes of parked cars stretching for miles on the Northbound side.
I love my commute now.
Or how about:
Car Pool.
Having someone else in the car makes the commute much more enjoyable (and saves quite a bit in gas/milage on the car)
80 miles a day right now. Moving to a different job in two weeks where it will be 40 miles a day.
Used to live across the street from where I worked for a couple years. I feel like I am paying back for all those hours I didn't commute now...
Used to live across the street from where I worked for a couple years. I feel like I am paying back for all those hours I didn't commute now...
beatle
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Oh, I know! It varies wildly for me. I have a 2.5 mile commute each way, but it sometimes takes me 15-20 minutes if I have to sit through this light for 3-4 cycles.
I've seen mileage as low as 20 mpg for driving like that, but in the summer on the highway, I get 34-36, even with the AC on. In the winter I manage 30 on the highway. This is in a 92 Miata w/a 1.6l engine. The 1.8 liter of the 94+ gets less... maybe 3 mpg less overall?I take the Metra lines, which are luxury compared to the "L". You drink booze until 7:00 PM on the metra. Some of the trains actually sell food and drinks on them.
Originally posted by: rh71
You can't eat or drink on trains here... where are you ? Is that the "L" ?Originally posted by: cjchaps
Riding the train for 45 minutes isn't nearly as bad as driving for 45 minutes. You can basically relax and unwind on the train. You can:
Eat
Drink...
That's what I do on my commute
Is it warm? Motorcycle in good weather- cuts down a gas usage, and plus, you can roar through traffic inbetween lances when the police(wo)men aren't looking.
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