How Far Did You Or Do You Drive For Work?

ClassicRockr

ClassicRockr

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The furthest for me was from our Parker, Colorado house we had, to a mile north of downtown Denver, Colorado It was 28 miles each way, and since I had to be at work at 7AM, I had to get up at 5:15AM Mon. thru Fri. to get their on time. I'd generally leave home at 6:15AM. Until part of the I-25 was widened, it could be pretty slow getting there, especially during the winter months. Once the widening was finished, it was a whole lot easier and faster. But, people don't drive at freeway speeds when in 4-wheel drive. There were times also that Parker got much more snow than Denver got and I couldn't make it in to work. Then, there were "Snow Days" for big snowstorms and blizzards, when most of Denver and area was shut-down and neither of us had to work...…..but, got paid for a Snow Day.

My wife has had it much better with travel distance than I have. Her job in Colorado was 15 minutes from our house and she never had to go on a freeway. The job she has now, and the previous one, were 7 miles from our apartment, but for the job she has now, she has to use the freeway for 5 miles. Gee, wonder how many folks would like to work that close to home? Her boss lives out by the International Airport and it can take her a little over an hour to get to work. Her co-workers live some miles away as well.

Heavy traffic and any age doesn't get along, but "older age" is definitely that way. Some folks actually have to quit their job, due to the distance/time to get their. When first starting the job, time/distance doesn't seem to bad, but after months of "stop and go", it definitely gets tiring.
 

Not that I miss it but before I retired in April 2015 I drove 50 miles round trip to work for 31 years.....interstate hwy. all the way and I left early enough to beat the rush hour traffic both going to work and coming home.

I really didn't mind the aprox. 1/2 hour daily commute each way.....it gave me time to mentally prepare for the day going in and the drive in the afternoon gave me time to unwind before getting home.
 
For 3 months I had to drive 4 hours to get to where crews were working. Then 4 hours back home. A few months of only an hour to get to work then back to another location that was only 2 & 1/2 hours one way.


While at that location I read a company posting for 1st. line supervisor. I got the bid, the company paid to move us. Within 5 years I rose in position to be assigned a company car all the while living 15 minutes from where my job was.


Patience pays off.
 

I was about 20 miles from the downtown/office area. However, I was usually roaming all over the city, and quite often taking calls to "assist" as far as 250 miles away. Needless to say, I usually had to buy a new vehicle every 3 or 4 years, but the company "mileage allowance" usually covered the bulk of the cost. I still like to drive, but I really don't miss all that daily traffic.
 
For 18 years,my husband and I both commuted 130 miles (one way) to work. 2 hours 45 minutes if you were able to go during non-commute hours and up to 5 hours if you got unlucky. By the way,we did not commute together as he worked 5 days and I only worked 3.We did keep an apartment about 5 minutes from our shop though,so didn`t have to do it every day. The only reason we did this was back in 1991 we made plans to leave the area and move here. My BIL was going to buy us out of our share of the business. After we sold our house,he changed his mind. So we were left with no choice. Would it surprise you to know that hubby and his brother no longer speak lol?
 
I worked from home, my territory was Miami to Savannah. I drove about 40,000 miles a year. Went through about 6 company cars a year.

Now I drive about 4,000 a year. Some days the car just sits there.
 
My worst was 89 miles round trip on country roads in upstate NY,much fun in the winter...
It was also in the 2007-2009 time frame when the gas prices took their first giant increase,I had a Pontiac Bonneville and it spiked to about 4.03 a gallon.
Out of desperation, I asked to work 2,16 hour shifts and 1 ,8 hour to get my 40 hours in,was a nursing home so that wasn't a problem but boy was I dragging after those back to back 16s...
Glad those days are behind me.
 
Well, when I worked in Denver, the 28 miles each way was worth it (I think) since the salary was the highest I’d ever got. But, after 4 1/2 years of driving that, I was glad when I was able to quit (we moved).
 
The last job before retirement, I drove 1-1/2 hours north to the airport then flew by turboprop 1-1/2 hours to camp. We worked 12 hour days for tw0 weeks then were out for two weeks. Not a job for everyone but it paid very well.
 
250 miles by plane , on monday, return home on thursday, Federal court on Friday, then i was off saturday and sunday
 

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