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How far do you live from work?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by coma, Aug 5, 2005.

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How far away from work do you live?

  1. Less than 5 miles / 10 minutes

    36 vote(s)
    28.6%

  2. Less than 10 miles / 15 minutes

    23 vote(s)
    18.3%

  3. Less than 20 miles / 30 minutes

    21 vote(s)
    16.7%

  4. More than 20 miles / 30 minutes

    46 vote(s)
    36.5%
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  1. coma

    coma Member

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    I'm changing residence, and my time/distance from/to work will be 30 min/20 miles.

    Currently, it's 5 min/3 miles.
     
    #1 coma, Aug 5, 2005
  2. droxford

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    I work downtown and live inner-loop. It takes me about 20 minutes to get to work in traffic. My record is 8 minutes, but I was driving like a maniac, and I got lucky with green traffic lights. Google has it at 7.8 miles.
     
    #2 droxford, Aug 5, 2005
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  3. codell

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    starting Monday, 50 miles ...about an hour drive
     
    #3 codell, Aug 5, 2005
  4. oomp

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    25 blocks, takes less than 5 min for me.
     
    #4 oomp, Aug 5, 2005
  5. MadMax

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    about 6 blocks. 5 minutes, if you count my drive through the parking garage.
     
    #5 MadMax, Aug 5, 2005
  6. Harrisment

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    After years of driving over an hour each way, it feels good to be able to choose option #1. It takes me about 8-10 minutes to go from my driveway to the parking lot at my office.
     
    #6 Harrisment, Aug 5, 2005
  7. MR. MEOWGI

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    that's me.
     
    #7 MR. MEOWGI, Aug 5, 2005
  8. mc mark

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    5 miles = 30 minute subway ride!

    :D
     
    #8 mc mark, Aug 5, 2005
  9. ricky-retardo

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    I am in the 10-15 min area depending on traffic. We should be moving our office closer to my house, so I will be in the 5 min zone.
     
    #9 ricky-retardo, Aug 5, 2005
  10. Hammer755

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    Live in the 'burbs, work in the Galleria - 45 min commute on a good day.
     
    #10 Hammer755, Aug 5, 2005
  11. RocketMan Tex

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    6.63 miles, 11 minutes....according to Mapquest
     
    #11 RocketMan Tex, Aug 5, 2005
  12. GRENDEL

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    Wow, I've had long communtes before and I never wanna have them again, option 1 for me.
     
    #12 GRENDEL, Aug 5, 2005
  13. Dr of Dunk

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    ~ 22 miles and about 45 mins - 1 hr
     
    #13 Dr of Dunk, Aug 5, 2005
  14. ima_drummer2k

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    Live near Oak Forest, work near Greenspoint.

    20 minutes, one way. The good thing is that I go opposite traffic to and from work. Plus I get off at 4:15 so I can beat a lot of the go home traffic.
     
    #14 ima_drummer2k, Aug 5, 2005
  15. rubytuesday

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    ~14 miles-driveway to parking garage
    20-25 minutesm, mostly depending on if the lights in downtown are timed right
     
    #15 rubytuesday, Aug 5, 2005
  16. mateo

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    Ditto
     
    #16 mateo, Aug 5, 2005
  17. the futants

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    1.43 miles
    3 minutes
    (also according to mapquest)
     
    #17 the futants, Aug 5, 2005
  18. TRIQSTER

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    I live in northwest houston and work in Pasadena, traffic on 290 in the morning is a biatch
     
    #18 TRIQSTER, Aug 5, 2005
  19. white lightning

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    It takes me up to 3 seconds to walk from my kitchen to my office. If the kid traffic is really bad, it might take me 8 seconds.
     
    #19 white lightning, Aug 5, 2005
  20. Isabel

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    Just 5 minutes of driving for me, though I have to remember to add in 3 more minutes for gathering my stuff and hauling it upstairs to my office. One advantage of living in a small town. :)

    MadMax - no offense, but seems like you might as well walk the 6 blocks... then you wouldn't have to hunt for spaces in the parking garage... but I don't know your situation.
     
    #20 Isabel, Aug 5, 2005
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