Commute Times
Nov 2nd 2017, 2:24 am
#16
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Re: Commute Times
Currently about 1¾hrs, on a good day, but can take 2hrs or more on a bad one. That includes dropping little Miss P off at school, but that doesn't make much difference, evidenced by the fact that it can take me as long to get straight from work back to home again.
There have been rare days when Mrs P has taken little Miss P to school, and it took me longer to get to work than if I had gone via little Miss P's school!
In London it was about an hour door-to-door, unless there was a problem with the trains, including weather, accidents, or security alerts. Going by tube added about half an hour, but was a good standby when the trains were messed up. Taking the bus about doubled the commute; I don't think I ever took the bus to work, but sometimes I would ride the bus home, top deck, front seat, on a Friday evening just for the hell of it.
There have been rare days when Mrs P has taken little Miss P to school, and it took me longer to get to work than if I had gone via little Miss P's school!
In London it was about an hour door-to-door, unless there was a problem with the trains, including weather, accidents, or security alerts. Going by tube added about half an hour, but was a good standby when the trains were messed up. Taking the bus about doubled the commute; I don't think I ever took the bus to work, but sometimes I would ride the bus home, top deck, front seat, on a Friday evening just for the hell of it.
Last edited by Pulaski; Nov 2nd 2017 at 2:39 am.
Nov 2nd 2017, 5:43 am
#17
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Re: Commute Times
England was 10 to 15 minutes in Milton Keynes, now its 15 to 20 minutes to school,drop the kid off, 2 to 3 minutes to cross the road to work.
Nov 3rd 2017, 5:53 pm
#18
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Re: Commute Times
Sorry! I always do that 
I didn't know you used to live around me.
It looks like you're the only one so far then, whose commute is worse in the US. I find this so funny, when we warn everyone about the traffic problems in the major cities.
Currently about 1¾hrs, on a good day, but can take 2hrs or more on a bad one. That includes dropping little Miss P off at school, but that doesn't make much difference, evidenced by the fact that it can take me as long to get straight from work back to home again.
There have been rare days when Mrs P has taken little Miss P to school, and it took me longer to get to work than if I had gone via little Miss P's school!
In London it was about an hour door-to-door, unless there was a problem with the trains, including weather, accidents, or security alerts. Going by tube added about half an hour, but was a good standby when the trains were messed up. Taking the bus about doubled the commute; I don't think I ever took the bus to work, but sometimes I would ride the bus home, top deck, front seat, on a Friday evening just for the hell of it.
There have been rare days when Mrs P has taken little Miss P to school, and it took me longer to get to work than if I had gone via little Miss P's school!
In London it was about an hour door-to-door, unless there was a problem with the trains, including weather, accidents, or security alerts. Going by tube added about half an hour, but was a good standby when the trains were messed up. Taking the bus about doubled the commute; I don't think I ever took the bus to work, but sometimes I would ride the bus home, top deck, front seat, on a Friday evening just for the hell of it.
Nov 3rd 2017, 5:54 pm
#19
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Nov 3rd 2017, 5:59 pm
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Nov 3rd 2017, 6:23 pm
#23
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Nov 3rd 2017, 6:36 pm
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Nov 6th 2017, 5:34 am
#26
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Re: Commute Times
House has just come up for sale. Do I trade my 15 minute commute, for a 1 hour 15 minute commute and 40 acres? I'm sort of inclined just to keep my 15 minute commute and staying close to home depot.
Nov 6th 2017, 6:45 am
#27
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Re: Commute Times
I would stick with the 15 min commute.
Nov 6th 2017, 2:19 pm
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Nov 6th 2017, 3:42 pm
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Re: Commute Times
1 hr 55 min commute into Boston, approx. 32 miles and use of commuter rail. Out of the city and the best thing I ever did. Commute into London was approx. 1 hr 35 min.