Parking and commutes

wolf · 09-16-2007, 09:18 PM

My current commute is about 15-20 minutes, depending on route, traffic, and stops at the WaWa.

When I move my commute will be 7 minutes, including a stop at the WaWa.

At home I currently have to park between 40-50 yards away from my door. I don't have much control over this, as the building layout is such that I have a minumum of 30 yards of sidewalk to the door.

At work my arrival time is such that I get to use a visitor parking space most of the time, so I'm right across from the door. A full parking lot with no handicapped spaces open means that I have to park around the side of the building, which is not a problem in the daytime, but too dark and isolated for nighttime use. People do fairly regularly threaten to kill me, after all.

As far as the handicapped spaces thing goes, as I know there is a potential for outcry ... my office has five, and I won't park in one unless there are at least two remaining open when I pull in, three if the handicapped nurse is working and her car isn't already parked. We have HR's permission to do this because of the scary side parking lot effect. The handicapped spaces don't get a lot of use. My other option is to park in one of the Ambulance spaces. I've done that too. The car gets moved as soon as a regular space opens up.

Hoof Hearted · 09-16-2007, 10:00 PM

My car is parked in the garage and hubby's car gets parked in the driveway, about 25' from Jeep door opening to house door.
I don't work so my commute is nil.
Hubby's commute is all of a mile, maybe a little bit more, but certainly under 1.5 miles. Two country roads, one stop sign.

His previous commute when we lived in WA state was 55mi one way along the Columbia Gorge. Nice to view the first few times, same-ol-same-ol every trip afterwards. The ice storms were the worst...icicles up to 16" long SIDEWAYS off the phone poles and fence posts. Nearest gas station was 40mi from his work. Only two roads to drive there, Columbia Gorge or the Bickelton Hwy. Whole lotta nuthin'.
When we moved across the country, he said NO MORE COMMUTE. And that is how we house shopped; "What's in THIS specific area?"

dar512 · 09-17-2007, 02:23 PM

No parking for me. The walk to the commuter train is about 8 minutes. The train ride is about 20 minutes. The walk from Union station to Sears tower is about 3 minutes.

HungLikeJesus · 09-17-2007, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

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A full parking lot with no handicapped spaces open means that I have to park around the side of the building, which is not a problem in the daytime, but too dark and isolated for nighttime use. People do fairly regularly threaten to kill me, after all...

Yeah, but that's just the Cellar being the Cellar.

09-16-2007, 09:18 PM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	My current commute is about 15-20 minutes, depending on route, traffic, and stops at the WaWa. When I move my commute will be 7 minutes, including a stop at the WaWa. At home I currently have to park between 40-50 yards away from my door. I don't have much control over this, as the building layout is such that I have a minumum of 30 yards of sidewalk to the door. At work my arrival time is such that I get to use a visitor parking space most of the time, so I'm right across from the door. A full parking lot with no handicapped spaces open means that I have to park around the side of the building, which is not a problem in the daytime, but too dark and isolated for nighttime use. People do fairly regularly threaten to kill me, after all. As far as the handicapped spaces thing goes, as I know there is a potential for outcry ... my office has five, and I won't park in one unless there are at least two remaining open when I pull in, three if the handicapped nurse is working and her car isn't already parked. We have HR's permission to do this because of the scary side parking lot effect. The handicapped spaces don't get a lot of use. My other option is to park in one of the Ambulance spaces. I've done that too. The car gets moved as soon as a regular space opens up. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-16-2007, 10:00 PM	#2
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	My car is parked in the garage and hubby's car gets parked in the driveway, about 25' from Jeep door opening to house door. I don't work so my commute is nil. Hubby's commute is all of a mile, maybe a little bit more, but certainly under 1.5 miles. Two country roads, one stop sign. His previous commute when we lived in WA state was 55mi one way along the Columbia Gorge. Nice to view the first few times, same-ol-same-ol every trip afterwards. The ice storms were the worst...icicles up to 16" long SIDEWAYS off the phone poles and fence posts. Nearest gas station was 40mi from his work. Only two roads to drive there, Columbia Gorge or the Bickelton Hwy. Whole lotta nuthin'. When we moved across the country, he said NO MORE COMMUTE. And that is how we house shopped; "What's in THIS specific area?" __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

09-17-2007, 02:23 PM	#3
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	No parking for me. The walk to the commuter train is about 8 minutes. The train ride is about 20 minutes. The walk from Union station to Sears tower is about 3 minutes. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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