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Title: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: MandrewDavis on Wed, 26 October 2016, 18:35:25
GHers, what is your daily commute like? How long is it? Is it by foot, subway, bike, taxi, train, plane, or automobile? Traffic an issue? Kids to drop off? Carpool, anyone? Is there a regular at the coffee shop or an eccentric character you encounter along the way?

Maybe you work or go to school from home and don't have to leave the house on a regular basis. 

I am still living at home and its about a 45 minute drive to get to my classes. That is during times with little to no traffic. Fortunately my part-time job is only 5 minutes away.  There has got to be more to life than just wasting hours on end in gridlock.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: Spopepro on Wed, 26 October 2016, 18:53:12
I live 25mi away from my work and the trip is becoming one of the most congested corridors in Northern California. I only drive when I must. I have the option to take Bart, and then a shuttle and that works very well. But the best time is has when I take my bike:

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Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 26 October 2016, 19:10:12
Tp4 wakes up ... 5 feet to the puter'..  start the day..

Then.. go downstairs eat first ramen.. then back to the 'puter,  then second ramen, then 'puter, then third ramen, then 'puter..

Then go to bed.


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Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: fublamchu on Wed, 26 October 2016, 19:15:10
Tp4 wakes up ... 5 feet to the puter'..  start the day..

Then.. go downstairs eat first ramen.. then back to the 'puter,  then second ramen, then 'puter, then third ramen, then 'puter..

Then go to bed.


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Sounds like a pretty fulfilling life if you ask me  :D :D
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: kenmai9 on Wed, 26 October 2016, 19:18:40
35 miles, 45 to 80 minutes, depending on how many people decide to crash into each other and stare and crashed cars
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: nmur on Wed, 26 October 2016, 19:24:14
4km, takes me about 15mins in total to get from my apartment to my office via bus.

in the past i've had 2.5 hour commutes each way to uni so this was a welcome change
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: MandrewDavis on Wed, 26 October 2016, 19:24:37
I live 25mi away from my work and the trip is becoming one of the most congested corridors in Northern California. I only drive when I must. I have the option to take Bart, and then a shuttle and that works very well. But the best time is has when I take my bike:

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Great picture! I visited The Bay Area a few summers ago and really enjoyed it but I don't think I could live there year-round. Your legs must be strong AF with some of those hills.

I know lots of people hate it, but the ability to lanesplit in California sounds cool.

@Tp4 What about when you run out of ramen?
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Wed, 26 October 2016, 19:33:23
2.4 miles, 7 minute drive.  Not bad at alllllll.

The new job starting next week will be a bit more, 19.3 miles, 24 minutes. 
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: noobas4urus on Wed, 26 October 2016, 19:51:52
My current drive is 30 miles, about 45 minutes depending on the school bus and stop light situation.  I live in a rural area of Minnesota and a lot of the drive hilly with farm fields and lakes, pretty nice.  Then I hit suburban stoplight sprawl and it slows down.

Having had longer and shorter commutes, it's amazing when you shave 15 minutes or 30 minutes off your drive time one-way and you realize how much of your day you get back.  I wish I was in walking distance of my work.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: xondat on Wed, 26 October 2016, 19:57:08
Work at home for now but previously my commute to college would be a 20 minute walk, or to a job I used to have was 10 minute walk then 10 minutes on the bus.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: MandrewDavis on Wed, 26 October 2016, 20:15:43
I almost envy those with a decent bus situation. Over the summer, my car was getting new tires and ball joints so I had to take the bus to a night class. It took over two hours to go ~15miles including a 3 mile bike ride. On the way back I had to transfer buses and was stuck hiding behind a tree an extra 20 minutes in bad part of town where was a bunch of literal crack+methhead looking people yelling at each other under the only working streetlight.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 26 October 2016, 20:21:37
I almost envy those with a decent bus situation. Over the summer, my car was getting new tires and ball joints so I had to take the bus to a night class. It took over two hours to go ~15miles including a 3 mile bike ride. On the way back I had to transfer buses and was stuck hiding behind a tree an extra 20 minutes in bad part of town where was a bunch of literal crack+methhead looking people yelling at each other under the only working streetlight.

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Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 26 October 2016, 20:22:38
I live 25mi away from my work and the trip is becoming one of the most congested corridors in Northern California. I only drive when I must. I have the option to take Bart, and then a shuttle and that works very well. But the best time is has when I take my bike:

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Great picture! I visited The Bay Area a few summers ago and really enjoyed it but I don't think I could live there year-round. Your legs must be strong AF with some of those hills.

I know lots of people hate it, but the ability to lanesplit in California sounds cool.

@Tp4 What about when you run out of ramen?

This only happened to the Younger-Tp, when he were Tp3..

Tp4 is much improved, and 6 month Ramen-Buffered to never run out..
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: Puddsy on Wed, 26 October 2016, 20:41:03
I wake up, I walk over to my computer desk.

I'm unemployed.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: Dominathan on Wed, 26 October 2016, 20:43:25
About 1km from work.  A 15 minute walk with my Beagle, since he has to sniff everything...
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: noisyturtle on Wed, 26 October 2016, 20:47:22
An hour and 20 minutes on the bus each way.

15 minutes in a car.

In an average year I spend 5.75 days straight standing at a bus stop waiting.

Hours and days of misery walking 100% uphill each way, most of the time in rain, standing waiting wet and filling with hatred. Every morning. Every evening.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: alienman82 on Wed, 26 October 2016, 21:07:07
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Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: nmur on Wed, 26 October 2016, 21:18:24
I live 25mi away from my work and the trip is becoming one of the most congested corridors in Northern California. I only drive when I must. I have the option to take Bart, and then a shuttle and that works very well. But the best time is has when I take my bike:

More
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Great picture! I visited The Bay Area a few summers ago and really enjoyed it but I don't think I could live there year-round. Your legs must be strong AF with some of those hills.

I know lots of people hate it, but the ability to lanesplit in California sounds cool.

@Tp4 What about when you run out of ramen?

This only happened to the Younger-Tp, when he were Tp3..

Tp4 is much improved, and 6 month Ramen-Buffered to never run out..

3 packets of ramen per day, for 6 months is approx 540 packets of ramen

that's quite a lot
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: alienman82 on Wed, 26 October 2016, 21:28:54
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Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: fanpeople on Wed, 26 October 2016, 21:31:58
I hate long daily travel time, when i was at school i had to travel 30 min on bus and then 20 on train. When waiting time was factored in about an hour and half. That was the worst ive had to do. Current situation 8 minute drive and i will not put myself in a situation that makes it longer. Too much life is wasted in daily travel and i dont want to put myself in that situation.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: nmur on Wed, 26 October 2016, 21:32:35
I live 25mi away from my work and the trip is becoming one of the most congested corridors in Northern California. I only drive when I must. I have the option to take Bart, and then a shuttle and that works very well. But the best time is has when I take my bike:

More
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Great picture! I visited The Bay Area a few summers ago and really enjoyed it but I don't think I could live there year-round. Your legs must be strong AF with some of those hills.

I know lots of people hate it, but the ability to lanesplit in California sounds cool.

@Tp4 What about when you run out of ramen?

This only happened to the Younger-Tp, when he were Tp3..

Tp4 is much improved, and 6 month Ramen-Buffered to never run out..

3 packets of ramen per day, for 6 months is approx 540 packets of ramen

that's quite a lot

but that is like $240 for food from Amazon's prices.  That is nothing.  Imagine the things he could buy

i was thinking more about the physical space that would take up

perhaps they are all under his bed
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: alienman82 on Wed, 26 October 2016, 21:59:40
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Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: noobas4urus on Wed, 26 October 2016, 22:31:34
I live 25mi away from my work and the trip is becoming one of the most congested corridors in Northern California. I only drive when I must. I have the option to take Bart, and then a shuttle and that works very well. But the best time is has when I take my bike:

More
Show Image
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/mtdhdz5ypyynr51/2016-10-10%2007.14.38.jpg?dl=0)

Great picture! I visited The Bay Area a few summers ago and really enjoyed it but I don't think I could live there year-round. Your legs must be strong AF with some of those hills.

I know lots of people hate it, but the ability to lanesplit in California sounds cool.

@Tp4 What about when you run out of ramen?

This only happened to the Younger-Tp, when he were Tp3..

Tp4 is much improved, and 6 month Ramen-Buffered to never run out..

3 packets of ramen per day, for 6 months is approx 540 packets of ramen

that's quite a lot

but that is like $240 for food from Amazon's prices.  That is nothing.  Imagine the things he could buy

i was thinking more about the physical space that would take up

perhaps they are all under his bed


Tp4 has a 1,000 sq. ft. ramen cellar.  Enough ramen for the apocalypse.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: chyros on Thu, 27 October 2016, 04:07:47
10 min cycle to the uni.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: joey on Thu, 27 October 2016, 04:20:24
20 minute cycle.

I hate and love it.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: chyros on Thu, 27 October 2016, 05:00:33
20 minute cycle.

I hate and love it.
Uphill then? :p
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: katushkin on Thu, 27 October 2016, 05:11:00
between 25-60 minutes depending on what shift I'm on. Working 12 hour shifts and living in the centre of a fairly big city with my work outside the city, my normal day shift means I miss most of the traffic. Working night shift means I go home in the morning when everyone else is going to work (in to the city centre) and go to work when everyone else is leaving (out of city centre).

An hour drive home after a 12 hour night shift sucks sometimes. I'm also slowly destroying the gearbox in my old car because it's all 30mph with lots of traffic lights so lots of gear changes...
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: Fictiouz on Thu, 27 October 2016, 05:18:06
30 minute drive out of the city in my car. Most relaxing thing ever. All the traffic is going into the city while I'm going out. Never one complaint about rush hour in the morning or evening :p
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: dgneo on Thu, 27 October 2016, 05:41:42
Going in to work, it's roughly a 15-25 minute drive, usually closer to 15.

Coming home from work, it's anywhere from 15 minutes (I think this only happened once) to an hour (usually closer to this).

I ****ing hate my commute.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 27 October 2016, 05:47:48
30 minute drive out of the city in my car. Most relaxing thing ever. All the traffic is going into the city while I'm going out. Never one complaint about rush hour in the morning or evening :p


Yea.. this is really ideal..

Offset your commute by one hour,  and you save an hour in the day minimum..
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: Slash Emperor on Thu, 27 October 2016, 07:38:46
30 minute drive out of the city in my car. Most relaxing thing ever. All the traffic is going into the city while I'm going out. Never one complaint about rush hour in the morning or evening :p

That's part of the reason why I want to live in the city for a while, especially since I work in the suburbs.

My work is two towns away, so it's just a quick hop on the highway, takes a little under 20 minutes to get there. On the way back, I just take the local route, which is half an hour and very scenic.

Going back from work in the summer is awful, though, since the highway and local road/route are the only 2 ways to get to the Cape, which everyone seems to want to get to. I swear Cape traffic starts on Wednesdays now.



Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: iri on Thu, 27 October 2016, 12:33:27
 My work desk is literally one step from my bed. I won this thread!
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 28 October 2016, 04:57:37
20 minute walk to the railway station.  30 minute train ride.  10 minute walk to the office.

Slightly longer to get home because the train goes through the MURL (Melbourne Underground Rail Loop, more commonly known as the City Loop these days) - adds 12 minutes to the homeward journey.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: joey on Fri, 28 October 2016, 04:58:40
20 minute cycle.

I hate and love it.
Uphill then? :p
I just hate waking up and having to cycle straight away!
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 28 October 2016, 06:16:14
Soon it will be dark coming to work and going back home.

Goodbye sun. ;(
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: eksuen on Fri, 28 October 2016, 11:42:20
~25 minute drive to work and ~35 going home, unless it's raining because nobody knows how to drive when it rains in California.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: Moistgun on Fri, 28 October 2016, 11:45:20
I drive about 15 minutes to the subway.
then I ride the subway for about an hour.
then I walk 15 from the subway to work.

I hate it.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: JaccoW on Fri, 28 October 2016, 15:15:11
A 10-15 min bike ride and 40mins by subway.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: chyros on Fri, 28 October 2016, 15:19:02
20 minute cycle.

I hate and love it.
Uphill then? :p
I just hate waking up and having to cycle straight away!
Me too, that's why I waste a bunch of time during breakfast before I go cycle xD .
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: widdlekitty on Fri, 28 October 2016, 15:25:40
10 mile drive. Generally 45min to 1 hour when commuting during rush hour. Heavy traffic to say the least. I can take light rail/subway/bus, but those usually end up taking a little longer and being a bit more uncomfortable. I rather enjoy drinking my coffee and listening to the radio in my little bubble in the morning.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: xtrafrood on Fri, 28 October 2016, 15:57:41
20 miles ~25min drive. I'll probably move closer to work but I'm just too damn lazy atm
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: vivalarevolución on Fri, 28 October 2016, 16:21:33
I ride my bike about 3 miles.  Sometimes I walk, sometimes I take the bus, sometimes I take electric car sharing service.  I don't own a car right now, which is proving to be at a challenge at times, and I might cave soon.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: sek1ne on Fri, 28 October 2016, 16:22:34
I have to bike about 7km to work. It's about to double though as I am moving soon.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: katushkin on Fri, 28 October 2016, 16:56:20
My work desk is literally one step from my bed. I won this thread!

The dream :( Although I think I would get too distracted if I worked at home.

Soon it will be dark coming to work and going back home.

Goodbye sun. ;(

I'm in the same boat dude... No sun ever when on days. Vitamin D supplements are in order I think.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: iri on Fri, 28 October 2016, 17:22:11
My work desk is literally one step from my bed. I won this thread!

The dream :( Although I think I would get too distracted if I worked at home.
I keep the woman in the kitchen :D
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: suicidal_orange on Fri, 28 October 2016, 17:25:25
I have a 13.5-15 minute walk to work depending if the traffic lights are against me or not, listening to good music to drown out the traffic.  I can think of few things worse than a commute of a length which varies greatly based on factors out of my control, or wasting more than 1/24th of my working week travelling even if it was smooth and consistent.  Guess that's why I'm still in a crappy job...
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 28 October 2016, 17:27:13



Soon it will be dark coming to work and going back home.

Goodbye sun. ;(

I'm in the same boat dude... No sun ever when on days. Vitamin D supplements are in order I think.

I take them.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: katushkin on Fri, 28 October 2016, 19:54:22
My work desk is literally one step from my bed. I won this thread!

The dream :( Although I think I would get too distracted if I worked at home.
I keep the woman in the kitchen :D

That was definitely not what I was talking about lmao  :))
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: abjr on Fri, 28 October 2016, 20:16:45
57 miles each way. 75-90 minute drive in the morning, 90-120 minute drive on the way home :(

Commuter options really suck here.

Friday's I work from home. 
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: katushkin on Fri, 28 October 2016, 20:59:30
57 miles each way. 75-90 minute drive in the morning, 90-120 minute drive on the way home :(

Commuter options really suck here.

Friday's I work from home.

Damn. Where abouts in CT do you live/work?
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: chyros on Fri, 28 October 2016, 21:06:24
57 miles each way. 75-90 minute drive in the morning, 90-120 minute drive on the way home :(

Commuter options really suck here.

Friday's I work from home.
Can't you move closer to your work? That sort of commuting sounds like a total nightmare Oo .
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: jal on Fri, 28 October 2016, 21:32:02
I love my 'commute' now - 10 minute walk. 15 if I stop for coffee & a bread product at one of the six or so coffee shops on the way to work. I noticed a while back that I go entire weeks not going further than about a mile from home, which is kinda great and kinda pathetic at the same time.

Previously, I spent 1.5 hours each way on a train and then a shuttle. Hated that. The only advantage of that was that I got a lot more reading done on the train than I do anywhere now. On the other hand, it is now possible to do things other than read with my nonwork-weekday time.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: user 18 on Fri, 28 October 2016, 21:34:31
To school (or more accurately, right to my classroom), it's a 5 minute bike ride or a 10 minute walk.

I don't have a commute to work.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 30 October 2016, 05:16:10
I used to live much closer to the city.  Commute was a 2 minute walk around the corner and a 5 minute tram ride in.

I walked home - took about 15 minutes.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: Badwrench on Sun, 30 October 2016, 10:45:52
35 miles, 45 to 80 minutes, depending on how many people decide to crash into each other and stare and crashed cars
Almost identical for me.  The only difference for me is the Friday afternoon commute which can bump that 80 min to 120 plus. 

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Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: decker on Sun, 30 October 2016, 11:18:24
I have a 13.5-15 minute walk to work depending if the traffic lights are against me or not, listening to good music to drown out the traffic.  I can think of few things worse than a commute of a length which varies greatly based on factors out of my control, or wasting more than 1/24th of my working week travelling even if it was smooth and consistent.  Guess that's why I'm still in a crappy job...

Same here, about 15-20 minutes walk with a few streets with traffic to cross, along a tram line that is 2 times faster but usually crowded.
I spent a year linsening to Escape Pod (sci-fi short stories), but stoped after a year...

Before I walked 45 minutes but was too much, and before that drove 40 minutes and walked 15 minutes.
I agree that moving closer to your job is nice when its possible.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sun, 30 October 2016, 14:06:33
all these people "Aww boo hoo, I get to sit in a dry private car away from diseased strangers, farting old ladies, and screaming children. Boo ****in goddamn hoo."

If you drive your own car to your place of work you don't need to be complaining in this thread.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: Moufinure on Sun, 30 October 2016, 16:06:07
... farting old ladies, ....

 :eek:

Besides, I have a 20 miles ride during approx. 25 mins at ~ 70 mph. (Private car of course!)
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: Dominathan on Sun, 30 October 2016, 16:57:35
all these people "Aww boo hoo, I get to sit in a dry private car away from diseased strangers, farting old ladies, and screaming children. Boo ****in goddamn hoo."

If you drive your own car to your place of work you don't need to be complaining in this thread.

You've never experienced LA or Bay Area like traffic before, have you?  It's basically stop and go with 6 lanes of traffic, never going the speed limit.  There is always an accident, and people don't understand faster traffic to the left.  When I had a commute, I willing chose the diseased strangers for an hour + 30 minute bike ride over traffic.  LA's option is much much worse.

Edit: I didn't understand it either coming from the Midwest, until I lived in it. 
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sun, 30 October 2016, 17:58:54
... farting old ladies, ....

 :eek:

Besides, I have a 20 miles ride during approx. 25 mins at ~ 70 mph. (Private car of course!)


This happened to me just last Monday. I was on a near empty bus, tons of available seats. This old lady gets on and scans the bus like a buzzard scanning the desert for desiccated corpses. She starts shuffling down the aisle and instead of choosing pretty much any other seat on the bus she shoves my bag over and pins me against the window. It was around the time the bus started driving again that she just started farting furiously. At first I wasn't sure if it was the rumble of the near-nonexistent shocks on the spine destroying bacteria tube, but I quickly came to realize it was the old bag letting loose full winds. Then the smell hit me. Like stale sourdough bread and canned dog food, I nearly gagged, there was no where to go no escape. She just bared down focusing on her darning needles as she declared biological warfare on my senses.

That was just one day. An occurrence of approximate unpleasant magnitude happens at least once a week. More if the public transit gods are angry. I once saw a lady allow her daughter to take a big hot **** on the seat like it was something that she has had to do before. Just pulled down her daughter's pants and pointed at the seat. The world is a ****ed up place, and public transit is but a microcosm.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: iri on Sun, 30 October 2016, 18:11:28
I feel for you, Americans.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: chyros on Sun, 30 October 2016, 18:57:31
Cycling is the best.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: Hue on Sun, 30 October 2016, 19:02:09
Bus to school: 1 hour
Bus back home: 1 hour

Sometimes my friends are kind enough to give me a lift : 15 minutes
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: xtrafrood on Sun, 30 October 2016, 19:24:38
Bus to school: 1 hour
Bus back home: 1 hour

Sometimes my friends are kind enough to give me a lift : 15 minutes

School bus? I rode one to school way back when. About two hours per day as well. I must have listened to Bad Religion's Gray Race a million times over.

If you meant city bus there was one route that took damn near 1.5hrs. I had to ride two buses and the distance was less than 10 miles :confused:

1.5hrs or 15-20 minutes. Buses suck
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: Hue on Sun, 30 October 2016, 21:09:53
Making the switch from 2 buses :cry: ... public transport is a pain yet a blessing at some times...
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: fanpeople on Mon, 31 October 2016, 04:14:02
... farting old ladies, ....

 :eek:

Besides, I have a 20 miles ride during approx. 25 mins at ~ 70 mph. (Private car of course!)


This happened to me just last Monday. I was on a near empty bus, tons of available seats. This old lady gets on and scans the bus like a buzzard scanning the desert for desiccated corpses. She starts shuffling down the aisle and instead of choosing pretty much any other seat on the bus she shoves my bag over and pins me against the window. It was around the time the bus started driving again that she just started farting furiously. At first I wasn't sure if it was the rumble of the near-nonexistent shocks on the spine destroying bacteria tube, but I quickly came to realize it was the old bag letting loose full winds. Then the smell hit me. Like stale sourdough bread and canned dog food, I nearly gagged, there was no where to go no escape. She just bared down focusing on her darning needles as she declared biological warfare on my senses.

That was just one day. An occurrence of approximate unpleasant magnitude happens at least once a week. More if the public transit gods are angry. I once saw a lady allow her daughter to take a big hot **** on the seat like it was something that she has had to do before. Just pulled down her daughter's pants and pointed at the seat. The world is a ****ed up place, and public transit is but a microcosm.

Hhahahahahahahahahaha thabks **** i dont take the peseant chariot to work.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: chyros on Mon, 31 October 2016, 04:24:52
And buses are the worst. Seriously, THE WORST. Whenever I go to my parents' I walk home from the station, baggage and all, which takes about an hour rather than take the damn bus.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 31 October 2016, 05:20:58
And buses are the worst. Seriously, THE WORST. Whenever I go to my parents' I walk home from the station, baggage and all, which takes about an hour rather than take the damn bus.

what ? why ?
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: chyros on Mon, 31 October 2016, 07:34:32
And buses are the worst. Seriously, THE WORST. Whenever I go to my parents' I walk home from the station, baggage and all, which takes about an hour rather than take the damn bus.

what ? why ?
Buses are the antichrist. Much worse even than trains.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: iri on Mon, 31 October 2016, 07:50:28
And buses are the worst. Seriously, THE WORST. Whenever I go to my parents' I walk home from the station, baggage and all, which takes about an hour rather than take the damn bus.
That's in what country?
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: chyros on Mon, 31 October 2016, 08:24:17
And buses are the worst. Seriously, THE WORST. Whenever I go to my parents' I walk home from the station, baggage and all, which takes about an hour rather than take the damn bus.
That's in what country?
The Netherlands.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: xondat on Mon, 31 October 2016, 08:32:10
And buses are the worst. Seriously, THE WORST. Whenever I go to my parents' I walk home from the station, baggage and all, which takes about an hour rather than take the damn bus.
That's in what country?
The Netherlands.
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wat
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: oTurtlez on Mon, 31 October 2016, 09:09:16
I've got anywhere from 1.5 - 1.8 miles depending on what lot I park in that day for school. Usually takes about 5 to 10 minutes depending on traffic and if I can find a parking spot or not. I also work on campus so the drive is the same. If it's >45F outside and sunny, I'll usually ride either of my motorcycles but otherwise I just drive.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: iri on Mon, 31 October 2016, 09:27:25
And buses are the worst. Seriously, THE WORST. Whenever I go to my parents' I walk home from the station, baggage and all, which takes about an hour rather than take the damn bus.
That's in what country?
The Netherlands.
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wat
Also it could be Australia.

I've never thought something could be wrong with Dutch buses.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: chyros on Mon, 31 October 2016, 10:57:55
And buses are the worst. Seriously, THE WORST. Whenever I go to my parents' I walk home from the station, baggage and all, which takes about an hour rather than take the damn bus.
That's in what country?
The Netherlands.
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wat
Dutch expat living in the UK. I know Brits aren't very fond right now of foreigners right now, but they do exist :p .

And buses are the worst. Seriously, THE WORST. Whenever I go to my parents' I walk home from the station, baggage and all, which takes about an hour rather than take the damn bus.
That's in what country?
The Netherlands.
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wat

Also it could be Australia.

I've never thought something could be wrong with Dutch buses.
I really like the Aussie mentality, and I could probably happily live there, but I don't take hot weather very well and hate spiders and other creepy crawlies xD .

There's nothing wrong with Dutch buses in particular, I hate buses everywhere. All buses are maximally awful :p .
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: xtrafrood on Mon, 31 October 2016, 11:05:02
And buses are the worst. Seriously, THE WORST. Whenever I go to my parents' I walk home from the station, baggage and all, which takes about an hour rather than take the damn bus.
That's in what country?
The Netherlands.
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(http://i.imgur.com/FcrI8gu.png)


wat
Dutch expat living in the UK. I know Brits aren't very fond right now of foreigners right now, but they do exist :p .

And buses are the worst. Seriously, THE WORST. Whenever I go to my parents' I walk home from the station, baggage and all, which takes about an hour rather than take the damn bus.
That's in what country?
The Netherlands.
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/FcrI8gu.png)


wat

Also it could be Australia.

I've never thought something could be wrong with Dutch buses.
I really like the Aussie mentality, and I could probably happily live there, but I don't take hot weather very well and hate spiders and other creepy crawlies xD .

There's nothing wrong with Dutch buses in particular, I hate buses everywhere. All buses are maximally awful :p .

I'm partial to Canadian buses but I have to agree with you. Jogging or riding a bike usually takes less time than waiting for, and riding a bus. Gods forbid it's late and you miss the next bus because of it. 
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: iri on Mon, 31 October 2016, 15:35:26
There's a bus stop near my house and right near the office. I could take it if I worked in the office, the only downside is that it's ****ing expensive (1.70 for a single ticket).
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 31 October 2016, 15:36:18
During Rush Hour, the Bus is slower than walking.. (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/hehe-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862507)

Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: alienman82 on Mon, 31 October 2016, 15:52:57
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Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 31 October 2016, 15:54:22
During Rush Hour, the Bus is slower than walking..
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yeah when it snows it is too, but no one wants to walk in the snow ;w;

I remember I had these snowpants/overalls as a kid..  worked great.. and was waterproof
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: alienman82 on Mon, 31 October 2016, 15:55:14
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Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 01 November 2016, 04:44:22
A bus driver got set on fire (and died) in QLD recently.

I mean, buses are a bit rough to ride in, but nowhere near that bad!
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: abjr on Tue, 01 November 2016, 10:01:29
57 miles each way. 75-90 minute drive in the morning, 90-120 minute drive on the way home :(

Commuter options really suck here.

Friday's I work from home.

Damn. Where abouts in CT do you live/work?

I live in Central CT and work in Stamford. So I have to drive through Bridgeport and Fairfield. First 40 miles takes about 40 minutes. The last 17/18 can take up to an hour.

Can't you move closer to your work? That sort of commuting sounds like a total nightmare Oo .

It's an option, but the closer to work I get the higher the housing costs. Also making my commute better would make the wife's worse. Son's doing well at this school, daughter has a great nanny. No sense in upsetting the apple cart. Plus with my luck I'd sell my house (which I don't really want to do anyway), buy a new one closer to work, and then immediately get laid off :)


At least I don't have to deal with what noisyturtle goes through. Any farts are my own.
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: dgneo on Tue, 01 November 2016, 10:05:36
57 miles each way. 75-90 minute drive in the morning, 90-120 minute drive on the way home :(

Commuter options really suck here.

Friday's I work from home.

Damn. Where abouts in CT do you live/work?

I live in Central CT and work in Stamford. So I have to drive through Bridgeport and Fairfield. First 40 miles takes about 40 minutes. The last 17/18 can take up to an hour.

Can't you move closer to your work? That sort of commuting sounds like a total nightmare Oo .

It's an option, but the closer to work I get the higher the housing costs. Also making my commute better would make the wife's worse. Son's doing well at this school, daughter has a great nanny. No sense in upsetting the apple cart. Plus with my luck I'd sell my house (which I don't really want to do anyway), buy a new one closer to work, and then immediately get laid off :)


At least I don't have to deal with what noisyturtle goes through. Any farts are my own.


Isn't Connecticut grand?

**** I-91
Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 01 November 2016, 10:33:39
57 miles each way. 75-90 minute drive in the morning, 90-120 minute drive on the way home :(

Commuter options really suck here.

Friday's I work from home.

Damn. Where abouts in CT do you live/work?

I live in Central CT and work in Stamford. So I have to drive through Bridgeport and Fairfield. First 40 miles takes about 40 minutes. The last 17/18 can take up to an hour.

Can't you move closer to your work? That sort of commuting sounds like a total nightmare Oo .

It's an option, but the closer to work I get the higher the housing costs. Also making my commute better would make the wife's worse. Son's doing well at this school, daughter has a great nanny. No sense in upsetting the apple cart. Plus with my luck I'd sell my house (which I don't really want to do anyway), buy a new one closer to work, and then immediately get laid off :)


At least I don't have to deal with what noisyturtle goes through. Any farts are my own.




Hrrrrrmm... 4 hours commute..


Let's assume abjr makes $100,000 right now.. $75,000 after tax


Quits now, and finds a closer to home replacement job @ a paycut, $85,000,  $63,750 after tax


Assuming abjr were going to tough out the long commute for 8 more years till the offsprings reach college..

That is only a $90,000 difference


But for it, lets say we go from 4 hours to 1 hour..  250 work days * 3 hours * 8 years,  6000 hours of one's life..


Assuming one makes NO PROGRESS on increasing the salary in 8 years, (unlikely),  that would only be $90,000  for 6000 Waking HOURS of one's life..

(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/stress-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862521)


If --abjr-- is the industrious type and does not squander those hours.. with 6000 waking hours,  he can master any upper level human skill..   want to be an engineer?,  boom, engineer, chemist?, boom chemist,  Master-pimp?, boom Master-pimp



Title: Re: What is your daily commute like?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 01 November 2016, 10:41:26
Let's look at GASOLINE..

116 miles total..

if ur car gets 25 miles/gallon,  that is 4.64 gallons,   @ $2.327 connecticut average, is $10.797

For 8 years 250 workdays per year.. is   $21594.56


If you go from 4 hours to 1 hour commute, ~25% of the gas,  that is $16195.92 in fuel savings..


Now,  from that $90,000 subtract another $16195.92..   



Focusing on getting a new job should would greatly benefit --abjr--   Even @ a 15% cut.  (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/work-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862526)