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  1. Jan 12th, 2001, 08:33 AM #1
    JPRoy392
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    I'm considering taking a programing position that is 37 miles from my house (one direction). Does that seem too far? (Approx 74 miles per day). It seems like a good place and I drive the ever-fuel-efficient Honda Civic. It's just that traffic in Northern NJ sucks. I can be looking at a morning commute of 1 1/2 hours. How far do you people commute? (if you do)
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  2. Jan 12th, 2001, 08:35 AM #2
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    About 3 miles ;-)

    You could get yourself a bike, then commuthing becomes a pleasure.


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  3. Jan 12th, 2001, 08:35 AM #3
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    I work 5 minutes from my appartment... could walk if I wanted to!
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  4. Jan 12th, 2001, 09:04 AM #4
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    You guys are lucky. I wish that I had that commute. I would be dead if I biked it. It's all highways (4 lanes).
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  6. Jan 12th, 2001, 09:08 AM #5
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    you could drive a tank and you still wouldn't be safe commuting in Northern NJ.

    My commute, approx. 30ft from bed to office
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  7. Jan 12th, 2001, 09:21 AM #6
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    10 min walk, 20 min by taxi. I live in a swamp
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  8. Jan 12th, 2001, 09:30 AM #7
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    Wink Fold the map to cut out towns.

    Previously I worked 6 miles from my house and it'd about 25mins to drive, so I biked (a safe route) of 7 miles and it took 30mins. But the job stank. So I now travel 40 or so miles and it normally takes about 50mins (that figures.... the last 34 miles must be very short), but when it's light I can do jungle light speed and it takes around 42 mins.

    I reckon by folding the map I can get different roads to join up, thus cutting the distance down from 40miles
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  9. Jan 12th, 2001, 09:32 AM #8
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    Now: 2 min walk, 25 min train, 7 min walk

    1 year ago: 74 mile each way from London to Oxford - I had seriously had enough after a year of that...

    37 miles could be bearable but 1.5 hours each way will become a real grind after a while. I DO NOT recommend it long term.

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  11. Jan 12th, 2001, 09:42 AM #9
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    from monday, at least 2 hours each way on the the train. At the moment 300 miles to get here, stay in a b&b, then 300 miles to come back home. before that driving 140 miles every day.

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  12. Jan 12th, 2001, 09:55 AM #10
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    Depends on who drops my son off at daycare. If my fiance drops him off, I have a 15 minute drive (10 miles). If I drop him off, it takes about 35 minutes (16 miles). My son's daycare provider is my sister, so she has to talk for about 10 minutes every morning.
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  13. Jan 12th, 2001, 02:44 PM #11
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    5mins walk, 15mins train, 15mins walk.

    Unless the train's late, which they invariably are. (DAMN CENTRAL TRAINS! )
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  14. Jan 14th, 2001, 09:34 PM #12
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    its 35 miles for me at 12mpg :-(
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