Sounds a lot like when I worked Offshore overseas. 26-30 hours flying, a short night in a hotel, then a 4 hour plane ride, another wait, then a 60-90 minute helicopter ride.

Honestly the answer lies with you! I have driven up to 1.5hrs one way to a job I really enjoyed. I left really early to avoid the traffic jams and left late for same reason.....the boss let me work 4x 10hrs Days. I just listen to the radio, drank coffee and ate a kolache on the way to work and it was fine. Hell I looked at it as quiet time for me.

Whether I drove 25 min or 1.5 hrs it was all the same.

3 miles, 2 songs

kevmiller said:

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Time wise and milage?

Wife and I are looking at a move .. Little hesitant as it would put us farther away from work ...it's not terribly far but our whole adult life we have been 10-15 minutes out so it would be a change.
Would put her about 30 minutes out and me about 45.. Although I can get by working from home on some days.
Is a little longer drive to work something you get used to or is just a pain in the ass?

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I would kill for 30-45 minutes of a commute... Now in the morning I go in early to beat the traffic so 30 minutes going 80 mph. Evenings going home take an hour to an hour 15 minutes... Oh and just under 30 miles.

55 Miles

1 Hour AM
1.5 Hour PM

20-25 minutes for 6 miles staying off the highway. Probably less than half that if I didn't have to cross HWY 290

13 miles, 25 minutes add an extra 5-10 if the gate it backed up

25-40 minutes has been my average commute for most of adult life. Shortest commute was about 15 and I got to go home most days for lunch, would love to do that again. I am looking at apartments this weekend and hoping to keep it to 30 or less.

16 miles. Plano/Allen/Lucas borders to basically 635/75.

15-20 minutes in.
15-45 minutes home depending on traffic.

Accidents make everything longer

I drive from Kingwood to the Energy Corridor. It's about 43 miles each way and takes me about 45 minutes in the morning and from 1 hour to 1.25 hours in the afternoon depending on traffic. I also work 7-4 so I can get ahead of traffic, which I leave the house at 5:50am and leave work promptly at 4.

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12 miles. 45 minutes.

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very similar. It sucks.

7-4 shifts are baller.

Damn straight. Hopefully less people do it.

50 miles one way. Typically around 45 - 60 minutes in the mornings and up two 2 hours on the way home. Depending upon when I leave.

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Damn straight. Hopefully less people do it.

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in Houston everyone works until 4-4:30 to "beat traffic" really it is just an excuse to work fewer hours.

1 mile ~3minutes after dropping kids off at school on the way.

22 miles...45 minutes to 1.5 hours.

Celee04 said:

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Southwest Plano to downtown dallas: 18 miles

No traffic: 20 min
Typical rush hour to/from: 45 min
Any wrecks: 1-1.5 hrs

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Had the same commute for 6 years except it was southeast Plano, near Woodruff Park to Cityplace. Most of the time I rode the DART but at least one day a week I drove.

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aTm2004 said:

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Damn straight. Hopefully less people do it.

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in Houston everyone works until 4-4:30 to "beat traffic" really it is just an excuse to work fewer hours.

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Not if you're in the office at 7-7:30.

Most days... 30 second walk upstairs to my office
1-2 days per week (maybe)... 20 min, 22 mile drive. 90% highway with no traffic.
1-2 days every other month (maybe)... 45 min - 1.5 hr, 34 mile drive.

About 30ft... Takes me a solid 30 mins to drag my ass out of bed after I wake up though.

About 10 feet, although it takes me at least 1 hour - 1.5 hours to get there.

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About 30ft... Takes me a solid 30 mins to drag my ass out of bed after I wake up though.

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Amen

two blocks, 45 seconds

It is sweet!

ghollow said:

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two blocks, 45 seconds

It is sweet!

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What's it like being a nanny?

aTm2004 said:

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Ragoo said:

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aTm2004 said:

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Damn straight. Hopefully less people do it.

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in Houston everyone works until 4-4:30 to "beat traffic" really it is just an excuse to work fewer hours.

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Not if you're in the office at 7-7:30.

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in the office at "7" which is really 7:30, out the door at "4:40" which is really more like 4 plus an hour or so for lunch. See it often with the clock punchers.

Ragoo said:

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aTm2004 said:

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Ragoo said:

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aTm2004 said:

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Damn straight. Hopefully less people do it.

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in Houston everyone works until 4-4:30 to "beat traffic" really it is just an excuse to work fewer hours.

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Not if you're in the office at 7-7:30.

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in the office at "7" which is really 7:30, out the door at "4:40" which is really more like 4 plus an hour or so for lunch. See it often with the clock punchers.

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You need to manage your clock punchers better then.

8 miles / 15 minutes each way. I've done the 30-45 minute trips each way before, then I realized that suburbs suck.

Dr. Nefario said:

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Ragoo said:

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aTm2004 said:

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Ragoo said:

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aTm2004 said:

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Damn straight. Hopefully less people do it.

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in Houston everyone works until 4-4:30 to "beat traffic" really it is just an excuse to work fewer hours.

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Not if you're in the office at 7-7:30.

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in the office at "7" which is really 7:30, out the door at "4:40" which is really more like 4 plus an hour or so for lunch. See it often with the clock punchers.

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You need to manage your clock punchers better then.

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No ***** I don't punch a clock, but am a responsible adult who holds himself accountable. In at 7 is usually 6:45.

Dr. Nefario said:

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Ragoo said:

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aTm2004 said:

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Ragoo said:

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aTm2004 said:

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Damn straight. Hopefully less people do it.

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in Houston everyone works until 4-4:30 to "beat traffic" really it is just an excuse to work fewer hours.

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Not if you're in the office at 7-7:30.

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in the office at "7" which is really 7:30, out the door at "4:40" which is really more like 4 plus an hour or so for lunch. See it often with the clock punchers.

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You need to manage your clock punchers better then.

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not my employees, just a general observation

aTm2004 said:

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Dr. Nefario said:

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Ragoo said:

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aTm2004 said:

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Ragoo said:

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aTm2004 said:

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Damn straight. Hopefully less people do it.

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in Houston everyone works until 4-4:30 to "beat traffic" really it is just an excuse to work fewer hours.

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Not if you're in the office at 7-7:30.

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in the office at "7" which is really 7:30, out the door at "4:40" which is really more like 4 plus an hour or so for lunch. See it often with the clock punchers.

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You need to manage your clock punchers better then.

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No ***** I don't punch a clock, but am a responsible adult who holds himself accountable. In at 7 is usually 6:45.

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the "clock puncher" is a comment about attitude. just there to do enough to skirt by.

47 miles... Clear Lake to Kingwood.

Duration depends on the path... if I take the tollway in the morning, about an hour. In the evenings, tollway or freeway looking at 1:15-1:45 usually.

It sucks.

We used to live on a lake and that (highway) commute was 40 miles that took me 45 minutes. I didn't mind it at all. Currently 28 miles. Can often do it in 35 minutes in the morning. Usually closer to 45 minutes going home, though.

I'll say that I mind the 45 minutes going home now a lot more than I did when I was driving home to the lakehouse. First is just the fact of the traffic. Same amount of time, but trafficky sucks. Second reason is the destination. I like my home in the city, but I LOVED my home/yard on the lake. It was like my own private nature preserve/park. If you love where you move to, the commute is worth it. And highway miles beat clogged up city miles, even if there are fewer of the latter.

2.2 miles ~8 minutes.

I still manage to get angry at stupid drivers.

Where do you work in Kingwood?

40 days. 40 nights.