How long is your commute to work?

[NAD]

I'm looking at houses about an hour away from my work. I'm not the commuter type (I currently live just over a mile from work with no freeways to battle), but the compromise is to have a house in the mountains which would rule heavily.

Looking for opinions/suggestions/warnings/etc. from other commuters.

 

[lizard]

I live about a mile and a half from work. I would die of boredom with two hours of commuting every day, but I know that's not harsh for socal commuting.

 

[Tranquillian]

Bike->Train->Bus. Takes me about 1h 50 minutes one way and costs about $450 a month. I can't wait to get a better job in my own town.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

I travel an hour or so to school. It's boring but at least I get some good music listening in then.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Bike->Train->Bus. Takes me about 1h 50 minutes one way and costs about $450 a month. I can't wait to get a better job in my own town.

 

[Demilich]

For school, 20 minute walk + 40 minute bus ride.

For work, 5 minute drive or 25 minute walk.

It's all good music listening time, so I don't mind that much.
And the nature on the walks is fun, even though it's contained inside a city.

 

[matt99_crew]

I drive 30 minutes one way. Could be worse. I live outside of Louisville, so on my way to town there are some big horse farms and stuff. Easy drive.

 

[MFJ]

7 minute drive to school. intense.

 

[J.]

About an hour both ways. It's not too bad.

 

[NAD]

I would die of boredom with two hours of commuting every day, but I know that's not harsh for socal commuting.

The only reason I'm considering this is because it's not typical SoCal commuting. Typical SoCal commuting involves an hour of bumper to bumper traffic and another hour of heavy traffic, each way. This drive would involve mostly mountain driving and open highway, only about 5 miles would involve a lot of traffic.

 

[General Zod]

I have about a 30 minute ride, half of which is through back roads.

I'd say if you're making a long commute, make sure you have the right vechicle. Either a car that's good on gas, if it's a long highway drive, or a good 4x4 if you're going to be traversing long, winding, snow covered (during winter) mountanous roads.

The long commute also comes down to what type of person you are, and whether the commute is long because of distance, or long because of traffic.

Zod

 

[Krilons Resa]

it was about 10 minutes, now it is approx. 35-40 minutes. I'm pissed.

 

[JayKeeley]

These days...

Monday: Taxi/Train -> Airport -> Flight to Chicago....return Thursday night

When not on client site....

Get out of bed -> walk downstairs -> turn computer on (in fine binary seduction manner)

 

[NAD]

I'd say if you're making a long commute, make sure you have the right vechicle. Either a car that's good on gas, if it's a long highway drive, or a good 4x4 if you're going to be traversing long, winding, snow covered (during winter) mountanous roads.

Car is AWD and I'm planning on getting a 4WD beater truck this winter, regardless of mountain move. I've only owned one 2WD vehicle before and I hated it (that aspect), but living in the mountains it's not even an option. Oh yeah and I have a company gas card so mileage isn't an issue.

and whether the commute is long because of distance, or long because of traffic.

Yep. I can't do traffic. Distance isn't a big deal though.

@JayK: I hatenvy you, the walking downstairs part anyhow.

 

[Hell Mike]

8km to bus stop, 60km to uni

 

[mousewings]

around 1/2 hour by car either way in good weather.

 

[NAD]

I'm starting to fantasize how cool it would be to live in the mountains. I could walk around all day saying "I live in the mountains, BITCH!"

Man that would be sweet...

 

[JayKeeley]

"I live in the mountains, BITCH........

........but I stay indoors all day at my computer, just look at these hunched shoulders!".

 

[NAD]

hahaha I'm going to start keeping a log of how many days and nights a week I spend outdoors, biatch.

"Hey there new neighbor!"
"I live in the mountains, BITCH!"
"...well so do I, BITCH!"

If she was hot, that'd be my wife.

 

[NAD]

Just call a call from my realtor to start the process on a loan. He's also my guitarist, and a new member of the forum.