The average commute for my zip code is 38 minutes +/- 10, which sounds about right - having this assignment so close to my house is an aberration.
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
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-t - Mar 25, 2013 5:39:31 am PDT #15913 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 25, 2013 5:43:23 am PDT #15914 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm about 7 miles from work, so a 15 minute commute most days. Definitely beats the 77 mile/90 minute commute I used to have.
tommyrot - Mar 25, 2013 5:46:40 am PDT #15915 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
16.5 miles by car. It takes 35-45 minutes to drive, about an hour by train (counting walking to and from the train stations) and about 90-110 minutes by bike.
This is the farthest commute I've had since a summer job I had in college. When work was in Evanston my commute was about 3.5 miles. 15 minutes by bike and about a 50 minute walk.
Theodosia - Mar 25, 2013 5:48:12 am PDT #15916 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
My last job was about 26 miles one way. I do not miss that part, no.
My last Good Job before that was less than 3 miles away as the bird flies, but took as much time as the 26 mile commute -- OTOH, it was walking and subway, which was healthier and more relaxing.
I so hope my next job is easily accessible by public transportation!
Tom Scola - Mar 25, 2013 5:50:23 am PDT #15917 of 30001
hwæt
My worst commute was when I lived in Wheaton, MD, and commuted, via the Beltway, to McLean, VA.
After that job, I decided that I never wanted to live anywhere that I needed to own a car.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 25, 2013 5:51:54 am PDT #15918 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
My boss commutes 60 miles, and it takes her the same amount of time driving as it does me with my 14 miles on the bus.
Jessica - Mar 25, 2013 5:52:17 am PDT #15919 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Wheaton, MD, and commuted, via the Beltway, to McLean, VA
Oh god that sounds horrible.
Average commute time for my zip code is 41 minutes (average commute times for almost everywhere in NYC is equal to the average time to get to midtown Manhattan on the subway). My commute is longer because my office is three long blocks from the closest station.
[eta: Neat, if you scroll up to Westchester County you can clearly see where the express stations are by the color-coding.]
Connie Neil - Mar 25, 2013 5:52:55 am PDT #15920 of 30001
brillig
I would happily take the bus for my commute, if the bus went anywhere near work, ran more than twice an hour if lucky, and didn't stop running at 7 PM. Busses are frowned upon around here. People are not afraid to say things like "I don't want to ride the bus, do you know what kind of people ride the bus?"
Lee - Mar 25, 2013 5:53:38 am PDT #15921 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I am just under 6 and a half miles away. Typical is half an hour or a little less, but it has been anywhere from 10 minutes (weekend morning) to 2 hours (fatal accident on the nearby freeway shut everything down)
-t - Mar 25, 2013 6:05:37 am PDT #15922 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think it would take longer for me to take the bus to work than to walk. There's a stop not far from my house, and one right by work, but they are on different lines and the transfer point is probably at least as far from each as they are from each other.
Eta: I do have two train tracks to cross on the most direct driving route, but there isn't usually a train to wait for at the time I'm going.