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1-May-06 3:17

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Hometown?

Bob Stanneveld30-Apr-06 20:35

30-Apr-06 20:35

Hello,

I travel daily outside of my 'hometown' since the company where I work is located in another city. In this case I'm tied to my desk, but I have to travel outside my hometown. I can work from my home though, but I find working in the office rather satisfying.

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S Douglas30-Apr-06 22:09

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30-Apr-06 22:09

Bob Stanneveld wrote:
I travel daily outside of my 'hometown' since the company where I work is located in another city

I pondered the same question, is the intent "do you travel to work" or “jot over a few cities to get to work”?

Personally I live about 12 miles from work, it’s a quick trip but none the less still outside of the city where I reside.

Gary Wheeler1-May-06 3:16

1-May-06 3:16

I interpreted the question as "How much do you travel for work-related activities?"

In my case, I travel rarely. Like you, however, I work in a different town from the one I live in. It's about a 20-25 minute commute by car, or 50-60 minutes by bicycle Cool | :cool:

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Bob Stanneveld1-May-06 3:23

1-May-06 3:23

Gary Wheeler wrote:
It's about a 20-25 minute commute by car, or 50-60 minutes by bicycle

You can consider yourself lucky. I have to travel 2 hours by train in the morning and 2 hours back home. I spend less time in the office, since I can get some work done in the train too.

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Gary Wheeler1-May-06 3:40

1-May-06 3:40

Trust me, I do.

I used to work for a company who had a satellite office in Long Beach, CA. Most of the people there had 75-90 minute commutes in L.A. traffic. The best commute was just under an hour. Those folks spent over 12 hours a day earning a living; 2-3 hours commuting, 9 or more hours working, 1 hour for lunch Frown | :(

I may be a yokel living in the sticks (Dayton Ohio area), but at least I have a life.

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bwhittington3-May-06 10:19

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3-May-06 10:19

Gary Wheeler wrote:
I may be a yokel living in the sticks (Dayton Ohio area), but at least I have a life.

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Gary R. Wheeler1-May-06 16:01

Gary R. Wheeler

1-May-06 16:01

Oops, I didn't mean my response to sound insulting, Bob Blush | :O

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The point I was making was about my coworkers at the time. It sounds like you spend the same amount of time working that I do; it's just that you spend some of it in transit. The guys I worked with couldn't use the commute to get any work done, since they were behind the wheel at the time. The other part of their lifestyle I didn't care for was the fact that they spent 9 or 10 hours a day at work, once they got there. One guy even told me he never saw his kids awake except on the weekends OMG | :OMG:

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Now where's that :foot-in-mouth: icon...

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Bob Stanneveld1-May-06 21:25

1-May-06 21:25

Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
Oops, I didn't mean my response to sound insulting, Bob

Don't worry, it wasn't. Big Grin | :-D

Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
One guy even told me he never saw his kids awake except on the weekends

I feel sorry for his kids, since they need also need at least a part-time father.. OMG | :OMG:

When I have kids one day, I'll sure be with them 7 days a week reading a bed-time story until the reach a certain age.

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Gary R. Wheeler2-May-06 16:00

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2-May-06 16:00

Bob Stanneveld wrote:
When I have kids one day, I'll sure be with them 7 days a week reading a bed-time story until the reach a certain age

Good for you! Fatherhood has taken a beating in recent years, and it's always great to hear about someone motivated to do it right.

I'll give you a hint: the bedtime story, while it does fade, never quite goes away. My 14 year old daughter had been having a rough time of it one day a while back. That night, she asked me to read her a story when she went to bed.

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Bob Stanneveld3-May-06 2:51

3-May-06 2:51

Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
Fatherhood has taken a beating in recent years, and it's always great to hear about someone motivated to do it right.

Here in the Netherlands motherhood also takes a beating. The government wants the educated women to work at least parttime. Young children have to go to daycares and the like, which isn't good at all. I'm lucky that my girlfriend thinks the same like me. Big Grin | :-D

Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
I'll give you a hint: the bedtime story, while it does fade, never quite goes away. My 14 year old daughter had been having a rough time of it one day a while back. That night, she asked me to read her a story when she went to bed.

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind when my children reeds that age.

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Paul Brower1-May-06 9:16

Paul Brower

1-May-06 9:16

It scares me that you know how long it takes to get to work on a bike!

Gary Wheeler1-May-06 9:37

1-May-06 9:37

Actually, I like to commute on the bike occasionally. During the spring and summer I try to ride in 2-3 times a month. During the summer, when I don't have after-school stuff with my daughter to worry about, I'll ride more.

I've got three routes I can take, ranging from 11 to 13 miles one way. Route #1 has me on a bike path for all but 2 miles, and is basically flat. Route #2 is all country road, and is gently rolling. Route #3 is also back road terrain, but includes a couple of heart attack-inducing hills. I usually take route #2 or #3 in to work in the morning, and then route #1 home. Afternoon traffic isn't as well-behaved, so it's better to be on the bike path.

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