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  • R Ryan Binns

    Rage wrote:

    I would expect you to be a bit sweaty,

    Perhaps just a little bit :-O. I can run 10km in about 42min, so an hour really is a leisurely jog :)

    Ryan

    "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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    Rage
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    Ryan Binns wrote:

    can run 10km in about 42min

    :cool: Which makes me admire you. I only run when I am in danger :rolleyes:. ~RaGE();

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    • R Rage

      Hi, I've been offered a new job opportunity today, but it would make me drive at least 2 hours a day, since it is about 100 km far from where I live, and moving closer is not an option. The job is very tempting, but I am not sure about spending so much time in a car. I already drive about 1h30 a day, but 30 minutes more seem to me like ages. What would you guys do ? Do you think I will get used to it ? ~RaGE();

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      jhaga
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      Rage wrote:

      What would you guys do ? Do you think I will get used to it ?

      Yes. Do it if you don't like the work you have now! jhaga It would be glorious to see mankind at leisure for once. It is nothing but work, work, work. I cannot easily buy a blank-book to write thoughts in; they are commonly ruled for dollars and cents. A[man], seeing me making a minute in the fields, took it for granted that I was calculating my wages. — business! - I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself, than this incessant business. Henry David Thoreau

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      • R Rage

        Hi, I've been offered a new job opportunity today, but it would make me drive at least 2 hours a day, since it is about 100 km far from where I live, and moving closer is not an option. The job is very tempting, but I am not sure about spending so much time in a car. I already drive about 1h30 a day, but 30 minutes more seem to me like ages. What would you guys do ? Do you think I will get used to it ? ~RaGE();

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        Nemanja Trifunovic
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        Rage wrote:

        What would you guys do ? Do you think I will get used to it ?

        Don't know about you, but I left New York exactly because of crazy commuting times. It woulde take me almost 2 hours one way, and after a while it was no fun at all. Commuting is even worse than unpaid overtime IMHO X|


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        • R R Giskard Reventlov

          2 Hours??? Each way??? So, let's say you start work at 0900. You need to leave home by 0700 which means, to have time for a shower and a coffee, you need to be up by 0630. You have an 8 hour day plus an hour for lunch so you leave work at 1800. You don't get home until 2000 (on a good day). By the time you come in and open & deal with the post, your family, the dog and sort out the daily bits that need to be sorted out it's around 2045. Now you need to eat. You're done and washed up by 2130 even if you have someone to make it for you. You sit down and spend some more time with your family hoping that they remember who you are and noting that you only see your (young) children at the weekend: bit like being a part-time or absent parent. 2230: knackered so a final check of the email, kiss your loved ones goodnight and off to bed. Welcome to your world - the job takes around 13 hours out of your day. Say you sleep 8 hours that is 21 hours. That gives you 3 hours of life a day. No job is worth giving up your life for: remember work to live not live to work. home
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          Gary Wheeler
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          Yours is one of the rare posts where I wish I had multiple-personality syndrome, so that I could vote '5' multiple times :).


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          • R Ryan Binns

            Rage wrote:

            I would expect you to be a bit sweaty,

            Perhaps just a little bit :-O. I can run 10km in about 42min, so an hour really is a leisurely jog :)

            Ryan

            "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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            Gary Wheeler
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            Braggart :-D. My best 10K time is a tad over 56 minutes :sigh:.


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            • R Rage

              Ryan Binns wrote:

              Heck, I can leisurely jog 10km in less than an hour!

              :-D For sure. But you would not be able to work right away, I would expect you to be a bit sweaty, whereas riding a bike quietly does not bring you to sweat, usually. And jogging quietly is quite difficult. ~RaGE();

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              Gary Wheeler
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              Rage wrote:

              a bike quietly does not bring you to sweat

              I can't imagine riding and not sweating. I'm in good shape, but I sweat at the drop of a hat. Any hat. Hats in Cleveland.


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              • G Gary Wheeler

                Braggart :-D. My best 10K time is a tad over 56 minutes :sigh:.


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                Ryan Binns
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                Sorry :-O

                Ryan

                "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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                • R Rage

                  Hi, I've been offered a new job opportunity today, but it would make me drive at least 2 hours a day, since it is about 100 km far from where I live, and moving closer is not an option. The job is very tempting, but I am not sure about spending so much time in a car. I already drive about 1h30 a day, but 30 minutes more seem to me like ages. What would you guys do ? Do you think I will get used to it ? ~RaGE();

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                  Brigg Thorp
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                  My wife drives an hour each way (2 hours per day). She hates the commute, but LOVES her job. If the job is something you will really enjoy, a little bit of extra time on the road shouldn't matter. Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation

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                  • M Monty2

                    Rage wrote:

                    about 100 km far from where I live

                    100 km away and only 2 hours driving a day :wtf: There's no traffic or anything on the roads ?


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                    ThatsAlok
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                    Monty2 wrote:

                    100 km away and only 2 hours driving a day

                    try FaridaBad - agra Highway at Night!, my average speed on that road is 75km/h on maruti 800 std:)

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                    • T ThatsAlok

                      Monty2 wrote:

                      100 km away and only 2 hours driving a day

                      try FaridaBad - agra Highway at Night!, my average speed on that road is 75km/h on maruti 800 std:)

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                      Monty2
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                      ThatsAlok wrote:

                      try FaridaBad - agra Highway at Night!, my average speed on that road is 75km/h on maruti 800 std

                      i live in faridabad bro :-D why do you travel that route :)


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                      • M Monty2

                        ThatsAlok wrote:

                        try FaridaBad - agra Highway at Night!, my average speed on that road is 75km/h on maruti 800 std

                        i live in faridabad bro :-D why do you travel that route :)


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                        ThatsAlok
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                        Monty2 wrote:

                        i live in faridabad bro :-D

                        wow!i live in gurgaon...

                        Monty2 wrote:

                        why do you travel that route :)

                        actaully, i am going for my relative marrige in mathura:)

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                        • T ThatsAlok

                          Monty2 wrote:

                          i live in faridabad bro :-D

                          wow!i live in gurgaon...

                          Monty2 wrote:

                          why do you travel that route :)

                          actaully, i am going for my relative marrige in mathura:)

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                          cheers, Alok Gupta VC Forum Q&A :- I/ IV

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                          Monty2
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                          ThatsAlok wrote:

                          wow!i live in gurgaon

                          Hey thats close, i go to gurgaon often :-D where do you work in gurgaon?


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                          • P ppatel567

                            see you can make money on the street , you would be spending 4 hours on the road. you can carry passengers and make money also you can chit chat with them. 100 km in 2 hours.. ferrari guys .. are you listening?? hidden talent is here ;) wierd.. 4 hours daily ppatel

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                            ThatsAlok
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                            ppatel567 wrote:

                            wierd.. 4 hours daily

                            in my training days i used to travel 5-6 hr daily from my home to office!

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                            • R R Giskard Reventlov

                              2 Hours??? Each way??? So, let's say you start work at 0900. You need to leave home by 0700 which means, to have time for a shower and a coffee, you need to be up by 0630. You have an 8 hour day plus an hour for lunch so you leave work at 1800. You don't get home until 2000 (on a good day). By the time you come in and open & deal with the post, your family, the dog and sort out the daily bits that need to be sorted out it's around 2045. Now you need to eat. You're done and washed up by 2130 even if you have someone to make it for you. You sit down and spend some more time with your family hoping that they remember who you are and noting that you only see your (young) children at the weekend: bit like being a part-time or absent parent. 2230: knackered so a final check of the email, kiss your loved ones goodnight and off to bed. Welcome to your world - the job takes around 13 hours out of your day. Say you sleep 8 hours that is 21 hours. That gives you 3 hours of life a day. No job is worth giving up your life for: remember work to live not live to work. home
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                              David Wulff
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                              Sounds like my day, only I get up at 6. :~


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                              • R Rage

                                Ray Kinsella wrote:

                                Well I spent an hour and fifteen minuts driving less than 10km this morning

                                :wtf: This is insane, I would not have such patience. Nothing against driving far, but waiting in the car... Why don't you ride your bicycle ? 10 km is not that much, could be achieved in less than an hour. ~RaGE();

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                                David Wulff
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                                You've not experienced the weather in Ireland, have you? :rolleyes:


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                                • D David Wulff

                                  You've not experienced the weather in Ireland, have you? :rolleyes:


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                                  Paddy Boyd
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                                  Ah now, it's not the weather in Ireland that causes cycling problems, more all you fellas in the cars...

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                                  • R Rage

                                    Hi, I've been offered a new job opportunity today, but it would make me drive at least 2 hours a day, since it is about 100 km far from where I live, and moving closer is not an option. The job is very tempting, but I am not sure about spending so much time in a car. I already drive about 1h30 a day, but 30 minutes more seem to me like ages. What would you guys do ? Do you think I will get used to it ? ~RaGE();

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                                    Alvaro Mendez
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                                    After spending almost 2 years commuting 1.5 hours a day (more or less) I landed a job that's 15 minutes away from home (with no traffic jams), and I couldn't be happier! Unless there are no jobs nearby, or someone pays me an obscene amount of money, I'll never go back to wasting my life, my sanity, my gas money, and my car on long commutes again. But that's just me. Regards, Alvaro


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                                    • N Nic Rowan

                                      Oh... 1 hour each way. That's not so bad. I used to sit in traffic for one and a half to two hour each way. That was to a job only 40kms away. Since then I got a new job that's 70kms away but I work better hours so I miss the traffic. It only takes me about 45 minutes each way now. You can get use to one hour each way. Is the pay more and the work better?


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                                      MtnBiknGuy
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                                      My job is about 3000km away, but my commute takes me about one minute. I just wake up and walk from my bedroom to my home office and connect to the internet. Why aren't you guys telecommuting? Driving hours a day is crazy for someone who is a developer. We just need internet, IM and skype.

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                                      • R Rage

                                        Hi, I've been offered a new job opportunity today, but it would make me drive at least 2 hours a day, since it is about 100 km far from where I live, and moving closer is not an option. The job is very tempting, but I am not sure about spending so much time in a car. I already drive about 1h30 a day, but 30 minutes more seem to me like ages. What would you guys do ? Do you think I will get used to it ? ~RaGE();

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                                        Steve Mayfield
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                                        we just interviewed someone who's main reason for looking for another job was the long commute to his current job (which looked like a very nice one) Steve

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                                        • R Rage

                                          Nic Rowan wrote:

                                          Is the pay more and the work better?

                                          Yes, otherwise I would not even have considered changing. ~RaGE();

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                                          GieseG
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                                          What do you want out of life? Can the extra money minus the extra time purchase you what you want out of life? If the money purchases what makes you happy, will you have the time to spend enjoying what you purchased? Will the job fulfill you and make your life worth living to you? Or would you be happier to spend the time with friends and family and/or hobby? Most of us find out that when we get something we really think will make us happy, that we are happy only for a short time. Then we think something else will make us happy and go for that. In the end, when the options are short, we find that we really didn't get anywhere toward our happiness with all our purchases and worries about purchasing and protecting what we purchased. Weigh the value of your decisions towards its contribution to your lasting happiness. PS. I've commuted for between 1 and 3 hours for most of my career. It wasn't worth it. I'm no further ahead than I was 2 decades ago. I'd have been better off living in a trailer in the country, and living a less expensive life-style.

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