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jrjo
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 Posted: 12/08/04 - 14:25 Post subject:
| elkid wrote: | I am. Partially because of the portability of the teaching profession.
Nice that you mock the profession, and me. True colors showing again. |
 ..you take yourself way too serious. No mocking of the profession, I'm married to a teacher. Just a little dig 'cuz you seem to enjoy good o' internet banter. You know we live on opposite ends of the spectrum of 99.9% of life's issues, so yes, if it's "true colors" you can count on me to offer up a 180-degree different view. 
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jrjo
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 14:27 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | | Hey, jrjo, since you don't know anything about it, don't assume you know better. Truly, you don't. |
Bikeracks! 3:00! And you better bring yer lawyer too!
Of course I don't... but the internet fun is you think I think I do. 
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RexRacer
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 14:54 Post subject:
I love taking the train. My commute is about 20-25 minutes. It's great. I have train buds I chat with, time to read the paper or a book or even (gasp) do some work.
When I was at Penn and Go was too we used to drive in together, and while I miss the shared non-kiddie time, it was always one gasket or another waiting to pop every freakin' day!!
And as for MoGo, It's not always just about the money, per se. She travelled far and wide for her field and then finally decided to settle down in a region of the country close to friends and family. Like, Phillycat, she couldn't afford a place in Manhattan, so she made the best choice for her at the time and, as Go said, doesn't complain about the commute. But she rarely complains about anything (even her son-in-law!!)
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jrjo
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 15:03 Post subject:
| RexRacer wrote: | | ...couldn't afford a place in Manhattan... |
The little surfing I've done on cost-of-living figures, Manhattan is THE most expensive place in the country. So really, it would be 'about the money' to live there 'cuz middle-class-livin' just couldn't happen there.
And btw Rex, thanks for adding some humor to the thread. 
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cherylpf
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 15:40 Post subject:
| bpdou wrote: | ok, as one who commutes 10 minutes each way, help me out here: WHY? I can't believe that there is a job that is worth three hours a day of your life, but I could be quite ignorant.
how come people chose to do this? |
I have a 2 mile commute. I love it.
When I lived with my family, i had ~32 mile commute. Most of it was on the bus, fortunately, but it still was 2 hours of commute per day. That is 10 hours a week. 40 hours a month. In a car only to get TO my job.
Here I believe people live forever away for several reasons: A#1 would be the appearance (I stress appearance) of affluence and safety of the 'burbs that are 30-something miles out, lack of zoning, expense of housing near downtown, distribution of major work areas (downtown isn't the only place here with aerospace, petrolium, HP, etc here in town in various locations)
To me, deciding to be in the car rather than with your family seems a little out of whack. But I don't know.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 15:43 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: | | 2 hours of commute per day. That is 10 hours a week. 40 hours a month. |
That's how much I commute (by bike). I never have to go for 'training rides' and I can still get in 150-160 MPW.
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cherylpf
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 15:49 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: |
That's how much I commute (by bike). I never have to go for 'training rides' and I can still get in 150-160 MPW. |
But that's different.
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elkid
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 15:56 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | So really, it would be 'about the money' to live there 'cuz middle-class-livin' just couldn't happen there. |
This clearly explains the large number of actors living in Manhattan yet currently working as waiters/waitresses phenomenon. Must be money, not the draw of specialized craft.
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DCRunningDiva
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 15:58 Post subject:
I have a 20 second commute to work...10 seconds if I run down the stairs to the office fast. (I work at home, obviously). But, I live next to Dulles, VA (re: the initial story) where AOL is...or should I say was...or should I say they dumped a bunch of people this week. 
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phillycat
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 16:01 Post subject:
In my last career, textile importing, I had two choices of where to work...NYC or LA. The jobs in this industry do not exist anywhere else in the US.
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elkid
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 16:02 Post subject:
| phillycat wrote: | | In my last career, textile importing, I had two choices of where to work...NYC or LA. The jobs in this industry do not exist anywhere else in the US. |
So you weren't an importer/exporter?
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elkid
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 16:03 Post subject:
I had to abandon my first career, buying, because there are only 2 markets: NYC and LA. Wasn't about to commute 2 hours each way into Manhattan from Philly regardless of the money (which, BTW, was very good). I instead started over.
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runaroundsue
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 16:27 Post subject:
| RexRacer wrote: | I love taking the train. My commute is about 20-25 minutes. It's great. I have train buds I chat with, time to read the paper or a book or even (gasp) do some work.
When I was at Penn and Go was too we used to drive in together, and while I miss the shared non-kiddie time, it was always one gasket or another waiting to pop every freakin' day!!
And as for MoGo, It's not always just about the money, per se. She travelled far and wide for her field and then finally decided to settle down in a region of the country close to friends and family. Like, Phillycat, she couldn't afford a place in Manhattan, so she made the best choice for her at the time and, as Go said, doesn't complain about the commute. But she rarely complains about anything (even her son-in-law!!) |
which brings an interesting aspect. Although I never rode public transportation to work, I would think that I would have almost enjoyed the time. My commutes were short. Physically, I would not have been able to go a long time with lots of traffic.....caused lots of problems with TMJ.
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jrjo
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 16:31 Post subject:
| runaroundsue wrote: | | Physically, I would not have been able to go a long time with lots of traffic.....caused lots of problems with TMJ. |
How many times I gotta tell you.. stop chewing on the steering wheel!
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Gogirlgo
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Posted: 12/08/04 - 16:33 Post subject:
Some ways, commuting is great. You can get a lot of reading done, and you can be pretty de-stressed by the time you get home. On the other hand, sometimes the transporters go on strike, sometimes the train is late, etc. When Rex and I both worked in the city and commuted, it was very uncomfortable for me to know that if our kids needed us, we had to rely on the train to get to them. Had I continued working downtown, I would have kept cabfare in my wallet for just such a situation.
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