IF you commute what's your commute like?

Bird · Apr 23, 2012

I used to know several people who commuted 80 miles a day, one way, into Dallas. Fortunately, I never had to do that. The last 11 years before I retired, it was about 16 miles one way and the 5 years before that was 20 miles one way.

grnspot110 · Apr 23, 2012

About 3 miles to the local lawn mower shop/loafing spot, on the days I go in (to loaf).

30 miles if I go to the farm.

Sure is good to be retired!!!

~~ grnspot

newbury · Apr 23, 2012

Toddao said:
12 miles each way, some mornings I see some others cars on the road. Usually more on the way home thought, still it is not really what I would call traffic . Jeffersonville to Jericho Rt15

Yeah, I used to drive from about Bakersfield to Essex Jct for a few weeks during the summer. Nice commute. I grew up in Underhill and Essex Center so I'm familiar with what the traffic was like 30 years ago. Sometimes I'd get behind 3 or 4 cars and consider it a traffic jam. I've 73 acres bordering the west side of Rt 108 and the south Bakersfield line.

dusty3030 · Apr 23, 2012

Mines not bad, 41 miles round trip and over 30 of it is interstate. The first 20 I have one stop sign, the last 1/2 mile there are 4 red lights. Not bad at all.

YesDeere · Apr 23, 2012

Mine was 100 miles round trip on the dc beltway and then 270. Wow it sucked. Could take 2 hours one way sometimes. After working 10-12 hours it was rough. Moved 8 years ago and now it's 15 miles and a straight highway shot. My life improved drastically. I actually have time to do
Fun things now

BigBoyinMS · Apr 23, 2012

2.8 miles, 11 redlights or stop signs and an average of 12-15 minutes. Sometime this year I hope to move to some rural property 12.5 miles from work but I think the commute time will stay about the same with only 3 redlights to contend with.

Depmandog · Apr 23, 2012

I was commuting two hours per day - average, plus what driving I did during the day. For the last year - the commute to work is about 12 seconds....down the stairs to my office!! I did almost wreck last month - slipped on a dog toy on the stairs. Was able to power slide into the landing and regained control! Almost had to give myself a ticket for careless driving

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rsewill · Apr 23, 2012

Until I retired I drove 55 miles one way, then I would get in a truck and drive 714 miles from Minneapolis to Wyoming, unload, then 714 miles back empty (custom semi-trailer, no back haul), lastly 55 miles home. 24 hours to make the entire turn and I would sometimes do it three times a week and even work Saturdays when asked.

Redneck in training · Apr 23, 2012

My wife drives almost daily about 100 miles round trip to the gym (what a life style). I commute 12000 miles one way about every six weeks. While on site I drive 50 km (30 miles) round trip in bumper to bumper traffic every day except Sunday.