Kind of makes you wonder what is the point of living in those types of areas. Yeah you aren't really in the city but you spend a lot more time there between driving and working than you do at home. Also I know I am not the only one that holds my #2's until I get home so I can use my home bathroom. 80 miles is a long ways to hold that! :eek:

30 mins and three stoplights. Not too bad.

Today was horrid. I live on the edge of a suburb next to the metropolis. It took me 15 minutes to get to the metropolis when I could literally walk there in less time. I had to turn around because of construction, then ran into 5 more construction zones on the main route which just had a major project which took two years to complete. Was even late for work because of the extra time to get through construction.

I just accepted a job that will make my commute from 30 min on a good day and 40 on a bad one to about 5 min.

This thread has inspired me to continue work on my teleportation device :D

I recently doubled my commute (from 15/30 to 30/45), and have felt the effects of everything listed. I used to cook my own dinner pretty much every night, now its so tempting to pick something up. I also don’t workout as much, but I thought that was just because the added drive gave me more time to think of everything else I could do with that 45 minutes I would normally be at the gym.

Now, I have about ten minutes each way, but I had a 90-minute-each-way commute for about five years there. It was not fun.

Why the hell do you drive to work?

I'd bike or walk if I had the option to.

It'd be interesting to know how the issues impact people like me who are mentally engaged while commuting. It's odd, but I almost miss my daily reading time on the bus when I work from home.

I assure you, if you lived/worked in the city you would NOT want to take public transportation.

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When I lived in Chicago, I took the L. It sucked, but not as much as driving.

I feel sorry for the people who have to drive to work every day, especially when I look outside and there's a foot of snow on the ground. Well, maybe not sad but more, "Nanananabooboo! Suckers!"

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that would be news to everyone living in cities and taking mass transit...

To each their own i guess. I'd MUCH rather drive then deal with stinky, uncomfortable public vehicles that are often tagged on. Late/early Bus drivers, broken down buses, waiting the extra 5 minutes so the old dude in the wheelchair can board and get strapped in, then another 5 minutes for him to get off, which then causes you to miss your next bus/trolley

Or the downed power lines that kill the Trolleys. Or when a freaking tree falls over during a storm, blocks the tracks and delays your commute for 2+ hours (been there, done that)

And the people?!?! OH EM GEE

How about the smelly alcoholics? ****ed up drug abusers, annoying loud mouth teens, stank ass homeless people trying to bum change off ya? Even the gang activity. I once had a group of black people try to jack me as i was getting off the trolley. Some bitch reached into my pockets as i was walking down the isle, i told the bitch, "WTF, you doing??" Next thing you know ima bout to get jumped.

I had a friend get robbed for his shoes on the trolley.

Yeah.....

**** public transportation.

I'd much rather drive in my car than to deal with all that shit again.

I have SOOO many stories about public transportation....NO THANK YOU