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In reply to the discussion: How do DUers travel to work? [View all]LWolf
(46,179 posts)A 10 yo Tacoma.
It's about 13 miles one way. Thirteen rural miles with no stoplights and 4 stop signs past hayfields, pastures, and public forests, over dirt, gravel, and paved roads and one bridge. Often in icy conditions.
I'd take public transportation if I lived in a bigger city with a good system. I'd carpool IF:
1. There were anyone else at work living anywhere near me, and
2. I worked a job with set starting and ending hours. While I have set starting and ending hours in my contract, that contract also requires that I fulfill many, many duties that don't fit within those hours. So I, and my colleagues, decide on a daily basis how much more time we'll spend at work, and how much work we'll take home. We don't arrive or leave at the same time.