Some of us live in small towns. Others reside in big cities.
I live in Florida, where traffic seems to be getting worse by the day.
Last year, my wife and I bought our condo in an area known for being highly congested. We knew this ahead of time, but proceeded nonetheless because we got a great deal on the condo. Life is all about tradeoffs, right?
Thankfully, we catch a bit of a break when kids go on summer vacation. Over that two month span, the drive to and from work is roughly 35 minutes.
During the school year, though, I have a considerably longer commute: 45-60 minutes both ways, and that's assuming there are no accidents.
We've been living in the condo for over 6 months now, and already the commute is starting to wear on me.
It's gotten so bad that I decided to go to a Starbucks after work today (instead of driving straight home like I normally do) to wait out the traffic. I think I would rather have a shorter drive at the expense of getting home a bit later than vice-versa. We'll see how it goes.
I can take a 40-45 minute drive, but once we're talking 50 minutes to an hour, I become highly irritable. The worst part about it is that I live only 10 miles away from where I work -- that shows you just how congested my area gets. I'd be less peeved driving an hour to and from work if I knew I lived, say, 30 miles away.
What's the traffic situation in your town or city like? Is it due to overpopulation? Lousy infrastructure?
I live in Florida, where traffic seems to be getting worse by the day.
Last year, my wife and I bought our condo in an area known for being highly congested. We knew this ahead of time, but proceeded nonetheless because we got a great deal on the condo. Life is all about tradeoffs, right?
Thankfully, we catch a bit of a break when kids go on summer vacation. Over that two month span, the drive to and from work is roughly 35 minutes.
During the school year, though, I have a considerably longer commute: 45-60 minutes both ways, and that's assuming there are no accidents.
We've been living in the condo for over 6 months now, and already the commute is starting to wear on me.
It's gotten so bad that I decided to go to a Starbucks after work today (instead of driving straight home like I normally do) to wait out the traffic. I think I would rather have a shorter drive at the expense of getting home a bit later than vice-versa. We'll see how it goes.
I can take a 40-45 minute drive, but once we're talking 50 minutes to an hour, I become highly irritable. The worst part about it is that I live only 10 miles away from where I work -- that shows you just how congested my area gets. I'd be less peeved driving an hour to and from work if I knew I lived, say, 30 miles away.
What's the traffic situation in your town or city like? Is it due to overpopulation? Lousy infrastructure?
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