Would you commute to work if it took an hour each way?

[spidey07]

heh, 40 miles is like what...25 minutes?

 

[Mo0o]

My uncles does that. From Danville CA to Stockton, everyday.

 

[Steve]

I did for a while. Glad my new job is only half that.

 

[apoppin]

i commute . . . . 1 hour is the 'upper limit' for me . . . . i used to commute 90 miles each way [1-1/2 hours - there was no traffic] but it was too tiring.

Just figure you are working a 10 hour day
(for 8 hours pay)

 

[gistech1978]

hour of open traffic free roads, sure.
hour of congestion and traffic jams, nope.

 

[olds]

I just transfered to a job that is 1 hour away.
Of course, by the end of the month we will move and it will only be 15 minutes away.

 

[wiredspider]

my ex-bf used to have a 1.5 hour each way commute...

 

[Keyvan]

i just took up a job at the airport, and it's 1+ hour commute each way, and it wouldn't be so bad if only my shifts weren't short 4 hour shifts (part time)..

..but I do it because the pay/benefits/work environment are unmatched compared to what I would get if I worked within the city.

 

[SVT Cobra]

yes

 

[HN]

a drive that should only take 20-25 minutes each way
takes me on average about 1 hr and 15 minutes each way everyday
so yeah
i would
(gotta pay for electronics somehow )

 

[sirspotti]

i'm about 1 hour 15 minutes each way. there's a guy in the cube next to me that lives two blocks from our office. I get up at 530 every day and he gets up around 8 to get there at the same time. planning around the train schedule sucks.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: notfred
If I liked the job that much, I'd think about moving closer.

Good point :thumbsup:

 

[NiKeFiDO]

my dad does it, has done it for his whole career (25 yrsISH)- its not pretty on your car, need a good lasting one like a Civic or something, cheap repairsish and good, long lasting. But its not too bad a drive, all highway

 

[Nebor]

I do.... you ass.

 

[guyver01]

i already drive 45 minutes... what's another 15?

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: radioouman
yes... I have either a 40+ minute drive or an hour and 10 minute drive every day. It sucks in the snow, but otherwise it isn't bad. I find driving to be relaxing when I'm not in a traffic jam.

Exactly. When the music's going in the morning, it really puts me in the right mood. I used to listen to sports talk shows when my dad took me to school but ever since I started driving myself and listening to music, it really puts me in a good mood for some reason.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Train/bus - maybe at least you can read, sleep or play games

driving - probably not

Yep.

same for me.

I used to have a 2 hour one-way commute (only 20 minutes on the way home since I was almost always able to get a ride). it wasn't too bad, though, since I could read or sleep on the train/boat.

 

[Aharami]

i do that right now

 

[CrazyDe1]

Yes...it's not that bad except for all the speeding tickets I got. I had 1 speeding ticket in 5 years of having a license and got 5 in an 8 month period...

Actually, I did it for 10 months. 3 months of it I was working for free and spending 12 bucks a day in gas alone...

It was all worth it though as the job was awesome and I'm getting way more than market value now. I also moved closer...within 20 minutes.

 

[dquan97]

Originally posted by: Aharami
i do that right now

me too, though it's on a train+walking

 

[MaxDSP]

I have a 1 hour commute, but it's 15-20 minutes of drive time in the burbs, and then 40-50 min train ride into the city.

 

[TheShiz]

i don't think i could handle it. i like my 10 min commute too much

 

[aphex]

i commute an hour each way to school everyday.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I have been commuting an hour to/from work since last October when I moved. I really don't like the commute, however, that's because of real estate prices closer to work.

I got a townhouse in a semi-decent area now.
Anywhere closer to work, and the same amount of money would have gotten me a condo with no good place for my grill, and the condo would be several hundred square feet smaller then the townhouse, as well as no laundry in the unit.

I don't recommend commuting an hour if you can avoid it, however, it's not the end of the world.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Train/bus - maybe at least you can read, sleep or play games

driving - probably not

Yep.

Aye.