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Extreme Commuting Part Deux
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostFor some people, being away from home/family is a last resort, they'd rather drive 3 hours to see their family for 1 hour a day.Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostYep; sounds to me llike an extreme stinge who's done all the calculations instead of thinking about what's actually better for him and the people around him. If the commute's more than 2 hours one way (and I include about 15 minutes break while driving) then I grab a hotel room, perhaps for a couple of nights a week. At the moment I'm staying away all week as it's a 2.5 hour drive to get home and it's winter. In summer I make that 2 nights. Sure, it costs a bit more than commuting but the costs are tax deductable and its better for my health to have a bit of free time and get a good night's sleep.
If he stayed in a hotel on outskirts, £60 a night possible. What he's doing expensive, flying would be cheaperComment
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Originally posted by ZARDOZ View PostWouldn't even want to do that once a week.
If he stayed in a hotel on outskirts, £60 a night possible. What he's doing expensive, flying would be cheaper
I'd still do the weekly commute rather than a daily one, regardless of the cost.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI hadn't really understood this 'pwned' expression until I read DirtyDog's post.Comment
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Originally posted by DirtyDog View PostFlying is going to be £600 a month plus airport parking plus mileage plus Heathrow Express.
I'd still do the weekly commute rather than a daily one, regardless of the cost.Comment
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Nightmare traffic
As I was leaving the office I closed the door behind me. In the brief moment I stepped onto the pavement I retracted as a bike went whizzing along. Where's the police when you need them? The bike passed and I crossed the road to my apartment.
Stayed tuned for more nightmare commuting horror stories including 'tonight it snowed' and 'it was dark out'."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostAs I was leaving the office I closed the door behind me. In the brief moment I stepped onto the pavement I retracted as a bike went whizzing along. Where's the police when you need them? The bike passed and I crossed the road to my apartment.
Stayed tuned for more nightmare commuting horror stories including 'tonight it snowed' and 'it was dark out'.
Dangers will be the children walking through the library to their bedrooms as I walk through the office which is on a different side of the library...merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostBBC News - Readers' tales of extreme commuting
I'm not sure how he came to that conclusion.
1) The season ticket alone is over £1200, it is easy to find reasonable digs for under that in London
2) even if it is EXACTLY the same not having to travel for 6 hours every day has got to be good for ones mental health
3) I hope to dear God that I never get project managed by this mentalist
What a tool.Comment
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I heard a tale once about someone who commuted to The City daily from Exeter. Apparently he wasn't the only one. Him and fellow commuters had a card school going on the train journey. Still crackers IMO.Comment
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Hasn't this type of thread been done to death yet?"You can't climb the ladder of success, with your hands in the pockets"
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