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Your Commute Is Killing You (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=260040)

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Originally Posted by Detoxing (Post 8650166)

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

The thing to remember, though, is that the West Coast sucks at mass transit. You go back east, it is much nicer (and safer). Every West Coast city that I've been in seems to be a big game of "you can't get there from here".

15 minutes of no traffic driving. I enjoy it. Time to drink coffee, listed to morning radio.

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Originally Posted by Detoxing (Post 8650157)

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.

This crap happens, certainly, especially in bad areas. But not so much during rush hour. Sure, you get stuck sitting next to the occasional garlic reeking foreigner, but normally it's just a regular person on their way home same as you.

I lived in Chicago for nearly 10 years, sometimes in some pretty ****ed up neighborhoods, and I never had a problem on the L. And taking the Metra (suburban commuter train) is much better than Chicago public transportation.

Didn't realize San Diego was so ghetto. :D

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Originally Posted by frazod (Post 8650345)

Didn't realize San Diego was so ghetto. :D

haha, the route i had to take to get back and forth from work ran through:

Poor Mexican community-----> Poor black Community -------> White trash and the elderly community

I just took a job that's 63 miles away. Takes about 70 minutes. Before this, I drove about 26 miles/35-40 minutes for 15 years.

I'm screwed.

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Originally Posted by Pittsie (Post 8649430)

But it's totally worth it to get a bigger house in the suburbs/exurbs, guys!!

If you have a family yes. I drive 70 miles a day round trip, but I'd rather do than live in the city so that so my kids can live in a nice neighborhood with nice schools.

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Originally Posted by mr. tegu (Post 8649909)

In really big cities yeah, but a city like KC it is not bad. On either side of the city, whether Kansas or Missouri you just drive about 10 minutes to be in the suburbs and another 10-15 to be in the newer ones.

Yea, KC even in rush hour traffic isn't really that bad compared to a lot of cities.

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Originally Posted by rad (Post 8650807)

I just took a job that's 63 miles away. Takes about 70 minutes. Before this, I drove about 26 miles/35-40 minutes for 15 years.

I'm screwed.

Find a way to car pool.

For the last decade I averaged a bit over an hour each way. Just moved to 15 minutes each way plus 2 telework days. The amount of free time is amazing. I keep thinking "OK, now what?"

It takes me 12 minutes to get to work. If I am in the car then it is nice quiet time to focus on what I have to get done that day. If I'm on the bike it becomes more about the exhilaration of the ride and I'm pumped when I get to work. This is the one thing I really like about this shitty town.

People who live in gulags have no commute and live forever

So how far is your commute Direckshun?

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Originally Posted by Satanic Goat (Post 8649390)

Walking to work FTW

I walk fairly often, or ride my bicycle when I know I am not going to have to leave the office on business that day. The 7/10 mile distance is a real killer. :D

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 8650108)

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.

My neighbor lady, commuted to downtown Chicago on the train, like Frazod, for over 35 years.

It was about an hour each way, every day, and it was almost a little community/routine on the train.

It became a very important part of her life, and she really missed it when she retired.

I had tried to hire her about ten years ago, and she would have no part of it, that commute was important.