Commute

[Titan]

Or get a very fuel efficient car.

[Living-In-Clip]

Before I moved it was around 20 miles and I hated it. I can\'t imagine 75 miles , I would go fuckin crazy.

my car is brand new and get\'s 38mpg, so fuel isn\'t a huge deal, but still a concern.  Also, the 75 miles takes me around an hour, give or take so it\'s not bumoer to bumper traffic.  I\'m still considering it, and am debating on taking it for the moment being, and wait until I can get something closer and change.

My old commute was about 70 miles each way.  It sucked hardcore.  I put up with it for about a year, then bought a house in the same town as my job.  Now my commute is about 3 miles

[videoholic]

Well then take what you make and factor it into a 10 hour day rather than an 8 hour day.  See if you still like the hourly rate.

Then add a little bit for mileage on your car to boot;.

You will be giving away over 500 hours of your life a year to your commute.  Bad deal.

That 500 hours figures into 21 full days or 62.5 eight-hour working days in a single year.  That\'s like working 15 months a year (at an average of 20 working days per month) instead of 12 and believe me, your commute does not earn you paid vacation time.

[Titan]

Make sure you pack your mp3 player with music or your car full of CDs.

The last two jobs i had prior to the stroke, were 79 miles each way. Good and bad factors the bad,
First the bad. this is going to drain your wallet big time.
Also the winter comute can suck big time, not sure where you live. But here in the north east, we can get some horrendous snow storms. There were some times it took me 2-3 hours to get home. If you do decide to take this job and you do have the potential for snow or other cruddy weather, consider having a small emergency stash in your wallet, learned this from my dad. Had a $100.00 dollar bill tucked in my wallet if i needed to get a room for the night i was covered. You dont want to sleep in your car in the middle of a storm. No matter what people say backseat or front is not that comfortable, i prefer a nice cozy bed.

On the other hand, i enjoyed the drive cause it allowed me time to cool down, and decommpress. I did not want to bring my work troubles home with me.

Also is your wage going to be worth it, for that i hope it is really good.

Highway our back roads.

If it is highway, then figure out the route to and fro,
backroads wise its good to know the route both ways

If there is a accident you want to be able to bail off the nearest, highway exit.I did those two jobs for a combined 14 years.

Now my comute is say 50 ft tops.

Weigh out your options the pro\'s and cons befoire jumping on this new job.

Only you can decide if this is right for you.

Who knows if i was not disabled i would probably still be doing it.

[Paul2]

what a fascinating story fre4d4, somehow i keep mispronoucing it as fred...

so, how did you ended up with the foot or knee injury?  Was it work related?

[Living-In-Clip]

Also take in account wear and tear you are putting on your car JUST to go to work.

[CHIZZY]

under 2 miles.

[Titan]

50n geet for me

[Viper_Fujax]

put your computer somewhere you wont remember when you\'re drunk

what a fascinating story fre4d4, somehow i keep mispronoucing it as fred...

so, how did you ended up with the foot or knee injury?  Was it work related?

Paul, you do have it right, my name is fred. When i first joined the forum i was not paying real close attention, to my user name should say fred 44.

And it was the knee, i started out being a delivery driver for a welding supply company. Machines, compressed gas. Any way, late dec 99 we were going through a heat wave. Temps in the high 90\'s daily, till jan 4 right back down to 25 degree\'s blinding snow. Ihad to go over to a paper mill in turners falls mass, to pick up cylinders from a contractor who had just completed a job. Up and down im going on the lift gate. Lowered the gate to the ground for the last cylinder, a big liquid nitrogen tank. When i stepped off the gate i slid on the edge of it left foot first into the snow. Bent my left knee all the way backwards and tore the miniscus,, which is under the kneecap and serves as cushion between the upper and lower leg. Took forever to get surgery, fighting with workmans comp from the time i hurt myself till surgery was jan 4th - june 30th. I was out of work for 8 weeks following the surgery. Then when i got back to work i was told i was no longer needed at that store, and found myself transferred to the west springfield store which is only 8 miles from the house.