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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:25 AM
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How Long Does It Take You To Get To Work?
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Rambis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:27 AM
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1. 20 minutes
Is this heaven, no this is Iowa.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:27 AM
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2. As long as it takes to tumble out of bed
and walk downstairs. ;)

No, no. Really. I'm a stay-home mom. I don't go to work.

I go everywhere ELSE on the planet, though.

And I do my "work" from my home office: writing crap that I hope to peddle to publishers of one sort or another; also, studying for my Idaho disability insurance license.
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:27 AM
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3. 15 minutes
For the first time in a long time. Of course, the pay isn't that great, I work for repukes, and the morals of the place I work for are seriously questionable. I'd rather drive an hour to a better place.
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nolabels Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:28 AM
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4. 20 to 45 minutes
Depending on traffic
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:29 AM
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5. 13 minutes.
My old commute was 35-40. I like this one better.
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:29 AM
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6. Usually Around 50 Minutes
Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 10:30 AM by CO Liberal
I live 45 miles from my office, and most of it is I-25. But accidents, traffic jams, or lousy weather can make the trip longer.

I remember one day in 1998 when a blizzard hit around 10:00 am, and they let us leave around 1:00. It took me four hours to get home, with the first five miles alone taking two hours.

Once it starts to snow, a lot of people in Colorado Springs forget how to drive....
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SCDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:35 AM
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13. Sounds like the drivers in SC
I used to live 5 minutes from work.... one day it started snowing and they let us out at 3pm and I did not get home till 8pm. People were just locking up there cars leaving them in the middle of the highway because of so much traffic and walking home which made the problem even worse.
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:45 AM
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21. I Can Understand Driving Difficulties In a Place Like SC...
...where snowstorms are relatively rare. But not in Colorado when we can (and do) get snow from October through May.
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:30 AM
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7. It takes me a little over an hour using public transportation.
The subway, specifically, from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to Jackson Heights, Queens, then a bus, or a 20 minute walk.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:30 AM
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40 minutes via the CTA Red Line.
Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 10:30 AM by terrya
Relatively fast.
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bantha Donating Member (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:30 AM
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8. 17 minutes
My commute is all highway! :)
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:30 AM
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9. About 55 minutes with my new job
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:31 AM
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10. A couple of seconds to walk downstairs to my office. When I am on
the road, it depends. I do appraisals in three counties. I'll drive as far as 60 miles away, but I like to keep it close to home.
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SCDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:32 AM
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11. 60 minutes
and I hate every minute of it!
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Crowdance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:34 AM
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12. Two hours
Long Island/Manhattan commuter. It's a nightmare.
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shesemsmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:36 AM
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14. 5 minutes
but during a ice storm last February it took 45 minutes
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:36 AM
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15. It's a three stage process.
5 minutes to drive to the train station.
37 minutes on the train to the Loop.
12 minutes to walk from the terminal to work.

Sometimes I take a cab during the last stage which cuts it down to about 2 minutes.

So either 56 minutes or 46 minutes.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:37 AM
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16. about 20 minutes, used to be 10 until all these damn people
starting moving here.
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RawMaterials Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:37 AM
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17. 10-15 minutes depending on lights
uptown to downtown thats it.
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teach1st Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:38 AM
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18. One to two minutes...
...depending on the one traffic light I encounter.
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MsFlorida Donating Member (370 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:39 AM
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19. depends on how long it takes to tear myself away from the ocean
I only work 7 miles or so, but it can take up to 20 min to drive. Living beside the ocean, I find it very difficult to leave. It is just so peaceful. Reality eventually sets in and I realize someone has to pay the bills, so off to the office I go!
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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:42 AM
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20. 8 min walk to station, 30 min ride to work on train
Good conversation or reading time. I don't love working in the city (wage tax, feel like rat in hole in the station) but reading for 30 minutes beats cursing at other drivers for 30 minutes.
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ZenLefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:45 AM
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22. Twelve seconds.
It's a long walk from the bedroom to the study. Sometimes the traffic's bad, like when there are cats underfoot, and it takes sixteen seconds.
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:45 AM
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23. Depends - it should take about 15 minutes
However, it can take up to an hour, because I commute across Lake Washington. I've altered my hours and that has helped somewhat.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:49 AM
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24. 15-20 Minutes
Depending on how "Steve McQueen" I am that morning.
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cabbage08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:54 AM
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25. 50 to 60 minutes depending on the weather/traffic
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:55 AM
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26. 20 minute walk.
Yes, I am lucky.
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Joe_VB Donating Member (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 11:10 AM
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27. All depends....Crappy Weather- 10 minutes by car......
Good weather- 35 minutes by bike.
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ellie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 11:33 AM
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28. Half a minute
I work from home.
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