Your commute... How bad does it suck?

[stormie]

I've got about a 25-mile commute to work each day on northbound 101. If I left the house at about 5:30 am or earlier, I can drive to work in about 30 minutes--with fairly heavy, but swiftly moving traffic. However, this means that I would leave work at about 3 or 3:30 pm, and southbound 101 at that time is not good, as it would take at least an hour (probably 1 & 1/2). This is not good at all, since my sanity would be severely affected. So, I take the train to and from work. I leave the house at about 5:45 am, and arrive at work at about 6:35. Then, I leave work in the afternoon at about 3:20, and get home at about 4:15. No, not much difference in time spent traveling, but my sanity is definitely still there, which really does make all the difference. Not to mention the savings on gas, the environment, and wear and tear on the vehicle.  

[JediMAC]

Yeah, the Bay Area's not much better than L.A. Bob.  I've considered taking a shuttle bus that goes from my city, right to the front door of my office.  The bus can actually use the usually empty carpool lane, so it only takes about 35 minutes.  The only two problems are that it arrives here at 9:15, which is 15 minutes too late for my boss, and it also costs about $200 a month, which I'm not too excited about tacking onto my monthly budget...  

[DSJ™]

Your lucky my program is acting up, thats as far as I could get!  

[JediMAC]

Your lucky my program is acting up, thats as far as I could get!  

Just lose the glasses and tie, and get my sweater the right damned color you doof!  

[DSJ™]

Arrg! Me photo program just crashed!     Damm bootleg!  

[jjks]

you think you got it bad Matt? I've been working in northern Indiana the past few weeks (and will be for the next couple of months. Seven hour commute, twice a week. At least there's some nice ponds to see on I69 between Indy and Ft. Wayne!

[jokabofe]

Seven hour commute, twice a week.

damn!

i guess i'm lucky, as i only work 10 blocks from my house  

[Deanpaul]

A: Not at all/A TON!!!

I work two flights of stairs above my bedroom. It's in the remodeled attic, and I really love the sweet set up I have there.

Good news = the office isn't far.
Bad news = the office isn't far.

I'm planning on joining a firm as a partner next quarter, and it will be about 35 to 45 minutes each way. I'm looking forward to the decompression/transition time, and in a sick way sad about the loss of billable time. I'm a sicko!

[Morgbug]

Well today it downright sucks

An hour and a half to work in blowing snow.  Expecting 4 inches and winds are from 30-40 mph  Some of the local highways are already closed, so I may be stuck here.  Grrrrrr.  

Seriously, a job for $10 K less a year in the city and I'm taking it.

[stormie]

Yeah, Matt, the cost of public transportation is the biggest downside. I'm pretty lucky in that my company actually subsidizes the full cost of my monthly train ticket (up to $100), AND the train stops are close to both my home and my work. I still wish I could work from home, though, because some of these train patrons obviously come from homes without running water (why else would they smell like that?)  

[SPIDERLEGS]

About 12 feet from my bed. I work out of my home. I still have to take my kid to school, though. Since he goes to a private school, it's not in the neighborhood, so I spend 30 minutes in the car round trip but it's all against the traffic, so no traffic jams.

[Darth Kenobi]

With my new job my commute is about 1 hour (50 mins on the Metrolink about 10 on the bus) each way.  Since I take the train I'm not stressed out worrying about drivers and traffic at least.  The only problems that I have had with it are suicide and some rail work which have caused some delays.

[Deanna Rash]

  I'm very Thankful in that dept! 3 1/2 miles to work.

[Rob]

I'm about 5 or 6 minutes away - on foot!

I can't fathom commuting a long distance to work.  Maybe if I live somewhere with a subway or something that I could ride so I could at least read a book and not get stuck in traffic while I travel.

There's very few things I hate more than sitting in slow traffic... burning gas and going no where.   

[Matt_Fury]

My commute is kind of long, but it's not too bad.  I live in Ft Collins, Colorado but the base to where I'm assigned is up in Cheyenne, Wyoming.  It takes me about 45 minutes to get to work in the morning, but I kind of like the time because it allows me to prepare myself for whatever I have to that day.  It's also nice going in home because I get all the cussing and screaming from my frustrating assignment out of my system before I get home.