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acceptable commute time?

Discussion in 'General' started by peakpowersports, Jul 19, 2018.

  1. Boman Forklift

    Boman Forklift Well-Known Member

    Dude, I remember us talking when you were moving out there, but I didn't know it was that long of a commute. If you need a small vacation out here, give me some advance notice and I will even get my Buell Ulysses running, for you to cruise around, plus we have a Prius with 153K miles and a new battery that gets driven every 2-3 weeks you could borrow.

    Still REALLY appreciate how you helped us when Tyler was hurt in that bad accident!!!!
     
  2. beac83

    beac83 "My safeword is bananna"

    Thanks for the offer! I usually try to get to somewhere warm in February, and I'll keep the offer in mind for next winter. maybe an extended weekend visit? I only get 15 days of PTO each year, and most of that is spent trying to keep my house in Chicago in one piece.

    Current plan is to retire in April 2020, about 20 months from now.
     
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  3. Boman Forklift

    Boman Forklift Well-Known Member

    Wow, with adding that much oil, I wouldn't have changed it every other week. I probably would have just thrown a filter at it every couple months.
     
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  4. Knolly

    Knolly Well-Known Member

    1 hour each way, I've done the 1.5 hour each way in the past but that was only do-able because it was on a train.

    In a weird way I like the commute. I listen to a ton of podcasts and audiobooks. It is tough on particularly long days that when I'm exhausted at the end of the work day I have that long drive ahead and only a few free hours before I have to get to sleep, but that isn't every day.

    Barring some major event, I will be at my current company for the rest of my days, so my wife and I agree we'll move closer in a few years, but in the meantime we love where we live and what it allowed us to do. It's all a trade off since we can't live in the environment we are in now closer to my job (live in a small downtown area, job is in a rural area).
     
  5. sharky nrk

    sharky nrk Rubber Side Up

    45 minutes each way to the office but my role as Regional Engineer requires around 40% travel but its all mostly local (within 200 miles).
     
  6. kenessex

    kenessex unregistered user

    I used to have a job that was 32 miles away and took me about 35 - 45 minutes. There were over 100 turns on county roads or smaller to get there, the coulee area of western WI. I had high expenses in brakes and tires. I couldn't keep brake rotors on the Explorer when I drove that. I got a POS Ford Escort, but hated the FWD and had to upgrade the tires. It was the most fun on the bike or the MG Midget. I didn't mind that commute at all.
     
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  7. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    I could possibly do that if single since very little is me operating a vehicle. I'd spend a shit ton on books though.
     
  8. skidooboy

    skidooboy supermotojunkie

    ask yourself, if you have the time to lose 3-4 hours of your time, PER DAY. money or not, the commute time will get old fast. executive position or not, money is not everything. if it is a good executive position, negotiate relocation and move closer. I commuted once, an hour each way, did it for a little over a year... NEVER AGAIN!!! you lose waaaay more than you gain. Ski
     
  9. peakpowersports

    peakpowersports Well-Known Member

    I guess long term I'm looking at this as more of a career step. Its hard to score an executive job, but once you've held the title it opens many more opportunities at that level. I have 2 little ones and another on the way. This could be a do it for a year or two and move closer, or perhaps do it for a year or two and upgrade depending on how lucrative it becomes.
     
  10. In Your Corner

    In Your Corner Dungeonesque Crab AI Version

    I can't do audible books while driving, or at all, really. I can't pay enough attention to enjoy the read.
    Plus I often go back and re-read sections and you can't do that with an audible book.
     
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  11. beac83

    beac83 "My safeword is bananna"

    And electric and cable will add another $~400/mo to that. So $5300/mo for a place to live - $1767/mo each.
    That's why I commute. My rent + utilities + commute expense is a couple hundred a month less than the per person rate, and I get to live alone, and have parking for the car and bike.

    The city is exciting when you are younger. At my age, its just a noisy, crowded, annoying place.
     
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  12. Boman Forklift

    Boman Forklift Well-Known Member

    I understand completely. He found furnished rooms he could have lived in that were a few subway stops away and would have cost him $1200-1300, on the upper east or west sides. He didn't do that because these first two years are going to be the meat grinder. He is expected to work 7 days a week with hopefully one weekend off per month. M-F 9am to as late as 2 am if they are crunching out a deal. Sat/Sun noon-6pm He didn't want to add in a long commute if he isn't getting a lot of sleep.

    Bottom line he will work his butt off for a few years, to hopefully position himself for a nice life with many rewards....I hope he makes it. I'm usually driving into work by 5:30 am and usually leave by 6:30 pm but sometimes not till after 9 pm or occasionally I sleep in the office. I've started calling or texting him occasionally, just so he realizes the old man still has to bust his butt owning his own business, so working hard for someone else for a few years to set yourself for a proper path in life is a really easy decision....IMO.
     
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  13. britx303

    britx303 Boomstick Butcher…..

    Its a gov't job that apparently is very hard to get fired from.These openings for my trade, very rarely pop up,and my old co-workers that work throughout the different gov't buildings have been keeping an eye on jobs openings for me for about 15 years now,and they are the ones vouching for me to get the position. I had a thread awhile back about toxic work environments.......and im still stuck in it,so even if my current company offered me double.....im more than ready to leave with all the crap thats been happening to me for several years now.Basically even if I get canned from the new place(if I get it) I wouldn't go back anyways.
     
  14. rafa

    rafa Well-Known Member

    3 kids? You probably want a long commute to have some time to yourself.
     
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  15. Mechdziner714

    Mechdziner714 More Gas Less Brakes

    When school is session 50-120 mins
    When school is not in session 25-45 mins
    Dont really understand why, but when school is in the interstate traffic is +200% in volume and stupidity
     
  16. Phl218

    Phl218 .

    with just 1 kid, after a hectic day, i sometimes stop at the gas station on the way, set it in park, turn down the radio and just chill for a few minutes.
     
  17. Phl218

    Phl218 .

    mothers
     
  18. Spooner

    Spooner Well-Known Member

    I'm a sales rep so I drive a million miles but I've actually come to enjoy it quite a bit. I listen to a ton of podcasts that always keep me entertained. I can't imagine driving 20 minutes to work anymore after 10 years of what I've been doing. More that I can't imagine sitting in an office for 8 hours a day unless I really loved it.
     
  19. No Brakes

    No Brakes Well-Known Member

    My commute is typically 80-100 mins each way depending on traffic and if school is in session. Helps to either come in earlier or leave work late to avoid traffic and shave off 15-20 mins. Been doing it for 12 years at current job.
     
  20. Spooner

    Spooner Well-Known Member

    I should note that with the zillions of miles I drive its mostly open interstate with little traffic. Over the years I have molded my schedule to be able to miss the majority of the gridlock. Plus Kansas City is really not terrible with traffic compared to many larger cities.
     

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