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BarTopDancer · 11-01-2007, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

So I've made a seemingly minor shift in my daily schedule that results in major benefit. I am leaving home 40 minutes later. By doing so, I cut my commute in half, saving me 20+ minutes/day. That's nearly 2 hours/week of my life that I've regained. Sure I will be leaving work 20 minutes later to account for arriving 20 minutes later, but it will be well worth it to sleep that extra 40 minutes.

Sweet!

Aren't traffic patterns interesting?

If I leave my house at 7:30, I get to work at 8.
If I leave my house at 7:40, I get to work at 8.

Kevy Baby · 11-01-2007, 03:44 PM

I leave work at 5:00, it takes me 90 minutes to get home
I leave work at 7:00, it takes me 20 minutes to get home (and I am a lot less stressed)

Gemini Cricket · 11-01-2007, 03:47 PM

If I leave at 8:30am, I will get to work at 8:45am.
If I leave at 8:45am, I will get to work at 9:00pm.
No change for me. Although I take side streets all the way to work.

Capt Jack · 11-01-2007, 03:54 PM

I get to work before or right at 8, I get a parking spot.
I get there 8:05, chances are good Im going for a hike and parking a block away.

I hate that

Ghoulish Delight · 11-01-2007, 03:55 PM

It's no mystery for my commute. Since I refuse to set tire on the 55 (which would require going quite a bit out of my way as is, never mind the traffic), I take surface streets and I pass 5 schools (1 college, 2 jr. highs, some small academy high school, and an elementary school). Once the clock hits 8, it's smooth sailing.

BarTopDancer · 11-01-2007, 03:58 PM

I'm trying to do homework but people keep wanting me to work!

Brigitte · 11-01-2007, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

If I leave at 8:30am, I will get to work at 8:45am.
If I leave at 8:45am, I will get to work at 9:00pm.
No change for me. Although I take side streets all the way to work.

That's a heckuva commute

I leave my house at 7am and get to work at 7am.
I leave work at anywhere from 6pm to 9pm and get home at that same time.

Gotta love working from home

katiesue · 11-01-2007, 04:11 PM

I used to have the same issues as GD - Maddy's school started at 7:45. The high school I live by and have to go by (there is literally no way around it) starts at 7:30. So extra 15 or so mins to get through that mess. Maddy's drop off was also a mess. Then between there and my office I had to do by another elementry school that started at 8, a high school that started at 8:15 and yet another elementry school that started at 8:30. Took forever.

Luckily they opened up a new road so I can go a different way. Plus Maddy's school starts at 8:30 now and it's literally across the street so I don't have to deal with the drop off traffic. I sadly did this once. So bad. Let me see if I can describe the situation.

There is one entrance to the parking/drop off. This is shared with the high school next door. Upon entering the parking lot you make a left (across the traffic trying to get out) to drop at the middle school. Then circle around to be stuck in the line of cars trying to get past the people turning left into the parking lot at the start. The people making the left have no stop sign so you totally back up the people trying to get out. Add to that entering the parking lot you can make a right when the light is green for the people going out - and since you have no stop sign it blocks the outgoing lanes making it possible for 2-3 cars to get out of the lot per green light. It's a disaster.
The most annoying part is that there is a circular driveway between the high school and middle school. So you would basically go into the parking lot. Go straight to the circle, drop off, continue around and go back out the way you came in. But - no they want you to drop off in the other area where you have to make the left jacking up the whole process.

Gemini Cricket · 11-01-2007, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Brigitte

That's a heckuva commute

I leave my house at 7am and get to work at 7am.
I leave work at anywhere from 6pm to 9pm and get home at that same time.

Gotta love working from home

I know it. What possessed me to get a job in El Paso, TX when I live in Studio City, CA?

Kevy Baby · 11-01-2007, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Brigitte

That's a heckuva commute

I'm so glad that I am not the only smart aleck on this board

11-01-2007, 03:44 PM	#14502
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I leave work at 5:00, it takes me 90 minutes to get home I leave work at 7:00, it takes me 20 minutes to get home (and I am a lot less stressed) __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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11-01-2007, 03:47 PM	#14503
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	If I leave at 8:30am, I will get to work at 8:45am. If I leave at 8:45am, I will get to work at 9:00pm. No change for me. Although I take side streets all the way to work.
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11-01-2007, 03:54 PM	#14504
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	I get to work before or right at 8, I get a parking spot. I get there 8:05, chances are good Im going for a hike and parking a block away. I hate that __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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11-01-2007, 03:55 PM	#14505
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	It's no mystery for my commute. Since I refuse to set tire on the 55 (which would require going quite a bit out of my way as is, never mind the traffic), I take surface streets and I pass 5 schools (1 college, 2 jr. highs, some small academy high school, and an elementary school). Once the clock hits 8, it's smooth sailing. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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11-01-2007, 03:58 PM	#14506
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11-01-2007, 04:11 PM	#14508
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	I used to have the same issues as GD - Maddy's school started at 7:45. The high school I live by and have to go by (there is literally no way around it) starts at 7:30. So extra 15 or so mins to get through that mess. Maddy's drop off was also a mess. Then between there and my office I had to do by another elementry school that started at 8, a high school that started at 8:15 and yet another elementry school that started at 8:30. Took forever. Luckily they opened up a new road so I can go a different way. Plus Maddy's school starts at 8:30 now and it's literally across the street so I don't have to deal with the drop off traffic. I sadly did this once. So bad. Let me see if I can describe the situation. There is one entrance to the parking/drop off. This is shared with the high school next door. Upon entering the parking lot you make a left (across the traffic trying to get out) to drop at the middle school. Then circle around to be stuck in the line of cars trying to get past the people turning left into the parking lot at the start. The people making the left have no stop sign so you totally back up the people trying to get out. Add to that entering the parking lot you can make a right when the light is green for the people going out - and since you have no stop sign it blocks the outgoing lanes making it possible for 2-3 cars to get out of the lot per green light. It's a disaster. The most annoying part is that there is a circular driveway between the high school and middle school. So you would basically go into the parking lot. Go straight to the circle, drop off, continue around and go back out the way you came in. But - no they want you to drop off in the other area where you have to make the left jacking up the whole process. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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