My Iowa Commute - Page 15

Clodfobble · 05-09-2008, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Public transportation is one of those things you have to plan around when you choose where to live. If you don't, it probably won't be convenient. When we bought our house, the first priority was that it be walking distance from a subway station.

Sometimes it would require choosing to live in a different city altogether though...

Shawnee123 · 05-09-2008, 03:18 PM

True. There is very little public transportation in towns like mine. Sometimes I think I wish there were busses, and subways...but growing up around here you get used to going where you want, when you want, on your own schedule. I imagine there are pros and cons, either way.

HungLikeJesus · 05-09-2008, 03:33 PM

For the last few years I've been working from home one or two days a week. In my next job I'll be only going to the office one or two days a week and otherwise working from home. The distance is twice as far, though, so weekly fuel consumption and commute time will be about the same.

kerosene · 05-09-2008, 05:33 PM

My husband is working something like this out with his employer, too. Right now, he has a hellish commute and the gas is going to kill us sooner than later. It appears employers are starting to warm up to more work from home time. I hope this trend continues.

HLJ, we considered the bus option, too, but it is similar to yours...2 hours on the bus and changing 3 times plus getting him to the bus stop. Lightrail should be here in a couple of years I think, but until then, the route is a little convoluted.

HungLikeJesus · 05-09-2008, 05:56 PM

Is there a "Working from Home" (or similar) thread? If not, maybe I'll start one. (Actually, I think a whole "Working from Home" forum could be useful, if there are many here that are telecommuting.)

kerosene · 05-09-2008, 06:58 PM

I haven't seen one. Go for it.

Sundae · 05-10-2008, 01:10 PM

My commute home.
Could have been better. Of course as soon as I pick up a camera the world and his wife appears. Also it was very bright, which affected the picture quality.

SteveDallas · 05-17-2008, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

My commute home.[/youtube]

Absolutely charming!

skysidhe · 05-17-2008, 07:57 PM

That was fun! Thanks Sundae girl for showing us around

lumberjim · 05-17-2008, 09:32 PM

I sometimes fantasize about living in a city. It would only work if I was single, though......so fuck that.

thanx for the walk, cherry, just the same. I likes it.

HungLikeJesus · 05-23-2008, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

I sometimes fantasize about living in a city. It would only work if I was single, though......so fuck that.

thanx for the walk, cherry, just the same. I likes it.

Married people don't live in cities?

glatt · 05-23-2008, 08:16 AM

Steve, there's a lot of lush green in your commute. This time of year, anyway.

SteveDallas · 05-22-2008, 11:45 PM

Here's my commute.

SteveDallas · 05-23-2008, 11:09 AM

I'll have to do it again in February.

Sundae · 08-04-2008, 07:13 AM

Okay, this isn't technically a commute, but it is the same trip I take every time I go to and from my parents' house.

Nothing particularly exiting happens, it's just a new perspective for you. Most of the Tube journeys I take are underground. It's only once you get out onto the further reaches of the map that you travel through houses and then countryside. It's certainly not the Tube that most tourists see. Reviewing it I see the sheer bounciness of the journey doesn't come across. Shame - it's a wonderful rackety ride at some points.

Two clips - one close to Amersham and quite green, the other cloer to London and more urban.

05-09-2008, 03:18 PM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	True. There is very little public transportation in towns like mine. Sometimes I think I wish there were busses, and subways...but growing up around here you get used to going where you want, when you want, on your own schedule. I imagine there are pros and cons, either way. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-09-2008, 03:33 PM	#3
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	For the last few years I've been working from home one or two days a week. In my next job I'll be only going to the office one or two days a week and otherwise working from home. The distance is twice as far, though, so weekly fuel consumption and commute time will be about the same. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-09-2008, 05:56 PM	#5
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Is there a "Working from Home" (or similar) thread? If not, maybe I'll start one. (Actually, I think a whole "Working from Home" forum could be useful, if there are many here that are telecommuting.) __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-10-2008, 01:10 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My commute home. Could have been better. Of course as soon as I pick up a camera the world and his wife appears. Also it was very bright, which affected the picture quality. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-17-2008, 09:32 PM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I sometimes fantasize about living in a city. It would only work if I was single, though......so fuck that. thanx for the walk, cherry, just the same. I likes it. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-09-2008, 05:33 PM	#4
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	My husband is working something like this out with his employer, too. Right now, he has a hellish commute and the gas is going to kill us sooner than later. It appears employers are starting to warm up to more work from home time. I hope this trend continues. HLJ, we considered the bus option, too, but it is similar to yours...2 hours on the bus and changing 3 times plus getting him to the bus stop. Lightrail should be here in a couple of years I think, but until then, the route is a little convoluted.

05-09-2008, 06:58 PM	#6
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I haven't seen one. Go for it.

05-17-2008, 07:57 PM	#9
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	That was fun! Thanks Sundae girl for showing us around

05-23-2008, 08:16 AM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Steve, there's a lot of lush green in your commute. This time of year, anyway.

05-22-2008, 11:45 PM	#13
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Here's my commute.

05-23-2008, 11:09 AM	#14
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I'll have to do it again in February.

08-04-2008, 07:13 AM	#15
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Okay, this isn't technically a commute, but it is the same trip I take every time I go to and from my parents' house. Nothing particularly exiting happens, it's just a new perspective for you. Most of the Tube journeys I take are underground. It's only once you get out onto the further reaches of the map that you travel through houses and then countryside. It's certainly not the Tube that most tourists see. Reviewing it I see the sheer bounciness of the journey doesn't come across. Shame - it's a wonderful rackety ride at some points. Two clips - one close to Amersham and quite green, the other cloer to London and more urban.

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