How long is your commute?

[pixiewings71]

Good lord, where did you live that gas was $4 a gallon? A friend just posted on FB that gas prices in Hawaii hit $3.95 a gallon yesterday, a record high.

I considered taking a job that involved a 90 minute drive each way.....I figured I'd wear out a car every 3 or 4 years, and probably me, so didn't take the job.

My current commute is the longest I've ever had, 13 miles, 15 minutes. Takes me 10 minutes to drive the first 5 miles to get to the freeway, and about 5 minutes to drive the rest at 70 mph on the freeway....no traffic at 2:45 am when I go to work.

Nice!! I would love a commute like yours. Well if I ever find a new job that is! lol I laugh but I'm really serious. And don't you remember, a couple years ago gas was over $4 a gallon here. When it was over $4 DBF took the Amtrak to work, it was actually cheaper for him to take the train then to drive, now (even with wear and tear on the car and the lame $5 tolls) it's cheaper for him to drive. If gas prices keep going up tho it's back to the train for him! Which he actually doesn't mind, he rides his bike to and from the train stations between home and work and he has his iTouch for the train ride itself.

I believe it is chosen much more than people might like to admit. Living in closer proximity to the job may not always be the best option, but it is an option.

Sure it's an option, if we want the kids to be around gangs and major drug issues.....sorry but that's NOT an option if you're being realistic. DBF works in a place that has very few job choices for me, very bad schools and high crime. We live in a place that offers better job choices for me (when they are available, right now they aren't, too many people around here out of work), very good schools and very low crime. We would both rather he commute daily then subject the kids to a poorer way of life.

 

[snarlingcoyote]

I've done it. It's not fun, but it's not bad either. Use your library card to rent audiobooks and invest in sat. radio - those things help. Look for altenate routes and try them out - if one road is blocked, you'll immediately know how to go around, and it will give you options to avoid boredom.

 

[tvguy]

Nice!! I would love a commute like yours. Well if I ever find a new job that is! lol I laugh but I'm really serious. And don't you remember, a couple years ago gas was over $4 a gallon here. When it was over $4 DBF took the Amtrak to work, it was actually cheaper for him to take the train then to drive, now (even with wear and tear on the car and the lame $5 tolls) it's cheaper for him to drive. If gas prices keep going up tho it's back to the train for him! Which he actually doesn't mind, he rides his bike to and from the train stations between home and work and he has his iTouch for the train ride itself.
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I know in SF gas prices can be nuts, so nuts I wonder if anyone actually buys gas there!
I actually drove out of my way going to the Walt Disney Family museum at the Presidio to avoid tolls, and that nightmare bottleneck on I-80 in Berkeley.
Took 80 to 37 to 101 and that dropped us right into the Presidio. Avoided the Bay Bridge and Carquinez Bridge tolls, just had to pay to cross the Golden Gate.

 

[Disney Doll]

10 minutes...7 if I hit all green lights.

 

[PrincessBelle09]

I drive 30 minutes each way to school, assuming there's little traffic. It's an hour or more during rush hour.

 

[pixiewings71]

I know in SF gas prices can be nuts, so nuts I wonder if anyone actually buys gas there!
I actually drove out of my way going to the Walt Disney Family museum at the Presidio to avoid tolls, and that nightmare bottleneck on I-80 in Berkeley.
Took 80 to 37 to 101 and that dropped us right into the Presidio. Avoided the Bay Bridge and Carquinez Bridge tolls, just had to pay to cross the Golden Gate.

nice!! DBF works in Berkeley, we are quite familiar with that drive. lol Gas prices were nuts here too, we were over $4 a gallon for a few months, it was insane. 80-37-101, I'll remember that route! LOL