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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 08:08 AM
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Poll question: Drivers: How often do you fill up your tank?
And if you commute to work, how many miles is it one way?
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 08:10 AM
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1. About twice a week....
Commuting 70 miles/day :(
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 09:04 AM
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9. Our commute is the same.
Do you live in the Styx and have to drive to a city? We live "beyond the Beltway" *gasp* and commute into D.C.
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 09:06 AM
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10. Not exactly...
I live in a small city (25k people) and commute to a relatively rural area... but it's CT, so it's weird like that. At least the traffic isn't bad on my commute. I'd rather drive longer than be stuck in stop-and-go stuff.
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 09:24 AM
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13. How long does your drive take? n/t
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 09:30 AM
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14. About 50 minutes
Each way, including the time to drop off and pick up my daughter. I'd much rather it were shorter, but a job is a job, for now...
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Misunderestimator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 08:10 AM
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2. Used to be twice a week. Since I've moved though...
I have only filled it once... and it's been over six weeks. I love telecommuting.
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wideopen Donating Member (563 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 08:14 AM
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3. Usually twice a week unless
Edited on Thu May-26-05 08:19 AM by wideopen
I'm pulling trailers, then three times. Right now thats $80-120 a week, isn't that sickening?

Forgot the second Q - office commute is 6 miles one way but visiting clients could be 100 miles a day.
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SCDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 08:14 AM
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4. Twice a week / 140 mile rt commute
Working on getting job closer to home but at least I got a Hybrid to help me in the mean time.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 08:19 AM
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5. probably once a week or so
roughly
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teach1st Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 08:20 AM
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6. I go six or seven weeks...
..in my xTerra. I just don't drive much.
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 08:57 AM
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7. Fill one car up about every 5 weeks and the other about every 8.
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 09:02 AM
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8. I'm trying to cut down to less than twice a month.
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 09:09 AM
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11. I only fill up once a week.
My commute to work is only 13 miles one-way.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 09:16 AM
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12. 2 to 3 times per week
I have a 45 mile commute to work.
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CornField Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 09:31 AM
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15. Every other week
I'm fortunate that I don't have to drive much.
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 09:34 AM
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16. I'm down to about once a month now
Warm weather helps. I can bike or walk a lot more now.
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MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 09:37 AM
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17. Twice a week.
It is 40 miles back and forth to the farm every day. I drive once a week to another town in the summer to play. That adds about 75 miles a week. During the winter it is a little less.

At $60-$70 a fill up it is getting very hard to not buy a used car for some of that.
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BroadwayBrat Donating Member (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 09:57 AM
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18. Well considering I only live a block away from my job....
I fill up very rarely!
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