Register - Login
Views: 99788390
 Main - Memberlist - Active users - Calendar - Wiki - IRC Chat - Online users
Ranks - Rules/FAQ - Stats - Latest Posts - Color Chart - Smilies 		05-03-22 02:51:20 AM
Jul - General Chat - 1 The daily commute New poll - New thread - New reply
Pages: 1 2Next newer thread | Next older thread
Lyskar
12210
-The Chaos within trumps the Chaos without-
Level: 192


Posts: 10305/12211
EXP: 99319521
For next: 554050

Since: 07-03-07

From: 52-2-88-7

Since last post: 7.4 years
Last activity: 7.3 years
Posted on 10-05-11 12:05:54 AM Link | Quote
Stats
Time/Date
10-04-11 06:05:54 PM
Posts
10305
Days Here
1554
Level
149
Metal_Man88's Post
Originally posted by Keitaro
Originally posted by Xkeeper
There's nothing of real interest on the current route, other than the really ridiculous amount of stoplights. Green Valley Pkwy is so full of stoplights it's stupid. A strip mall exit has a fucking stoplight, for crying out loud. D:

you know nothing of stoplights until you have seen LA traffic. seriously. It's bad enough that there's so many, but it really doesn't help that the concept of green meaning MOVE is foreign to just about everyone here.


Oh my God. Yeah, I didn't even bother applying to UCLA--all I could think of is being run down by crazy LA traffic.

Those caterpillar busses too. They'll kill you and keep on going!

Traffic slowly surges and then dies down, over and over and over again. Trying to go a short distance by car can actually be slower than biking in LA. It's insane.

____________________
If you're afraid of success, success will be afraid of you, too.
Eisnaught - SSQ² - Mobius Roleplay - SSS
Keitaro

Fire Snake
LOVELY ARRANGEMENT. VOLCANO BAKEMEAT
Level: 70


Posts: 1019/1191
EXP: 2901477
For next: 114334

Since: 09-09-08

From: California

Since last post: 4.1 years
Last activity: 3.8 years
Posted on 10-05-11 12:09:00 AM Link | Quote
Yes! Just the other day I actually saw a biker going much faster than me, and I passed him 10 minutes later. Like...that just shouldn't happen. Totally agree about the bus thing, too. They seem to enjoy merging in to your lane when you are directly parallel to them, essentially forcing you out or getting run over
Delpolo
The local lurker.
Level: 58


Posts: 527/750
EXP: 1501808
For next: 75738

Since: 09-12-07

Pronouns: he/him/his

Since last post: 1.7 years
Last activity: 22 hours
Posted on 10-05-11 01:23:54 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by S.N.N.
I take the bus each day to the university cegep from my apartment home. It's about 75 minutes there and 90 minutes back (schedules change over the course of the day). Yes, I'm on a bus for almost three hours each day. Thankfully, it gives me tons of time to get my readings for my classes done so I'm pretty much always caught up. Too bad I have nothing to do on the bus.


I suppose it was nice to learn that a friend took exactly the same path as me, up to the bus stop between our homes, but otherwise it's the same, don't-recognise-anyone, always-be-bored ride every day.

Maybe it's payback for never leaving the house otherwise, thus piling all the travel time onto the school trek?

____________________
The best site hack timing ever. Still unnoticed, though. ...Visit?
Gabu

Star Mario
Placeholder Ikachan until :effort: is found
Level: 172


Posts: 6965/9981
EXP: 67988125
For next: 114109

Since: 08-10-09

Pronouns: they/them, she/her
From: Santa Cruisin' USA

Since last post: 56 days
Last activity: 4 days
Posted on 10-05-11 02:03:09 AM Link | Quote
Takes about 15 minutes to reach the bus stop, then about 30 to 40 minutes on the bus. With waiting time included, my trip is an hour to seventy minutes long. Only thing that's relatively interesting is that we pass the bus garage for the region.

____________________
Mike
I'M THE BADASS, THANKS!
-cpu

(The admins have spoken. It's time for you to go.)
Level: 25


Posts: 49/118
EXP: 82085
For next: 7535

Since: 02-09-11


Since last post: 10.2 years
Last activity: 9.8 years
Posted on 10-05-11 02:20:21 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Keitaro
I grew up in Marlborough and my family still lives there. We actually used to have a winter house in New Hampshire that various family members would use at different points. I don't recall ever going during the summer though... though I did go up to Maine often and that was quite nice



You know what I'll show you some pics I took of kenebunker new hampshire while traveling up to canada for the weekend there during the summer with my mother.

Check your inbox tomorrow morning and I'll host up some links for you.

____________________
Destkop screenshots are not signatures
— Colin —
Missing: One avatar. Will be restored at some point.

Post 8887/10052
Active 8.3 years ago
Posted on 10-05-11 04:11:21 AM Link | Quote
20.2 km drive to work which I don't take because I don't drive.

- Walk from my house to the bus stop. 1-2 minutes depending which bus I take.
- Bus to subway. Generally 10-12 minutes - I take different buses on different days because I leave earlier on Thursdays/Fridays.
- Subway takes around 7-10 minutes to get to a transfer station - I switch lines from there and then get to my final stop in around 22-24 minutes.
- 3-4 minute walk from subway to work.

I'd say, depending on how good the connections are... 50 minutes to an hour.

____________________
Xenesis

Roy Koopa
Actually a Doctor
Level: 101


Posts: 1315/2732
EXP: 10486493
For next: 231182

Since: 07-28-07

Pronouns: She/Her
From: Orange Star's Retirement Villa

Since last post: 9 days
Last activity: 16 hours
Posted on 10-05-11 05:12:05 AM Link | Quote
Every day is a 20 minute or a 1 hour commute.

20 minutes if the bus actually shows up and traffic is good.

1 hour if two buses in a row just don't show up and the traffic is horrible. I've had more of the latter in the past month.
Xkeeper

Level: 263


Posts: 19532/25353
EXP: 297136236
For next: 1824217

Since: 07-03-07

Pronouns: they/them/????????

Since last post: 2 days
Last activity: 18 hours
Posted on 10-05-11 08:17:39 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by paulguy
probably should take a route with fewer stops. You'll get better distance traveled per volume of fuel.


Yeah, I'm aware. I was more interested in choosing a route that was impossible to fuck up at first, to cut back on the possibility of being late to an interview or my work days.

The route I took basically worked like this:

1. Turn onto Major
2. Turn onto Van Wagnen
3. Turn onto Lake Mead Drive
4. Enter I-215 (west; LMD turns into it if you go straight)
5. Get off at Green Valley Parkway
6. Drive straight for about 15 stoplights until reaching work

The new route is a bit different. Steps 1 to 3 are the same, but...
4. Enter I-515 (north; going right at the split on LMD leads here)
5. Exit at Russel
6. Turn left onto Russel
7. Continue for a while, turn left on Mountain Vista
8. Continue for a while longer, turn right at Ramrod
9. Drive for a while until work

It's a bit more complex, so I wanted to wait until I had time to try the route... Which was good, since apparently I managed to get all of the turns except the last one completely wrong. Even with those errors I still made it to work on time, though.

____________________
You might think that this layout is specifically EarthBound themed, but it might just be a reference to one of my favorite games.
Zero One
5170
And as we fall the spirit carries on,
That a hero'll come and save us all,
As we call the ones we left below,
We all dream of the day we rise above
Level: 129


Posts: 3632/5173
EXP: 24571232
For next: 478422

Since: 05-24-10

From: Delta Quadrant

Since last post: 1.6 years
Last activity: 130 days
Posted on 10-05-11 11:33:36 AM Link | Quote
10 minute walk to college, 10 minute walk back That's pretty much it for me. Most of the places I go to are in walking distance.

____________________
Crossover - The Comic!
GO TO IT! whoo unbandwagon bandwagon
— Anya —

Trudging Scribe



Post 22635/23359
Posted on 10-05-11 02:31:17 PM Link | Quote
I really don't have that much in my way when I ride my bike to work. I have to deal with cars that do not know how to give bike riders the right of way and the massive amount of lizards that like to cross right in front of me.

____________________
Sukasa

Level: 123


Posts: 3397/4326
EXP: 20935368
For next: 295898

Since: 07-07-07


Since last post: 1.1 years
Last activity: 1.1 years
Posted on 10-06-11 02:02:20 AM Link | Quote

After moving, I walk to work in about half an hour. Nothing too interesting, but there's a nice view of the mountain from the 5-minute mark.

____________________
Insert witty text here
Taryn

Passed away.

Thanks for being a part of us, even if it wasn't always on the best of terms.

1987-2014


Level: 204


Posts: 14384/14742
EXP: 121743559
For next: 1606259

Since: 09-01-09

From: Seattle

Since last post: 10.1 years
Last activity: 9.8 years
Posted on 10-06-11 02:22:23 AM Link | Quote
My job is 1/4 mile from my apartment. Total commute: under 10 minutes, on foot :smugdra:

____________________
TKB Super Mario Bros. • TKB Super Mario Bros., Volume II
Stigandr
1440
Some say they're what landed at Roswell in 1947, and that their right eye sees infrared light. All we know is, they're called The Stigandr.
Level: 77


Posts: 875/1441
EXP: 4019490
For next: 171639

Since: 07-21-07


Since last post: 1.5 years
Last activity: 1.5 years
Posted on 10-06-11 05:36:57 AM Link | Quote
I walk to and from work, weather permitting*. Half an hour, 2.4 miles.

Good exercise, good way to wake up before my shift starts.

The exercise is good, since I frequently take a side trip to pick up lunch at Fast Food Alley on the way, adding about another mile and another half hour to total travel time (a fair portion of which is just from sitting to eat, of course).

That's the one thing I like about this town. I can walk everywhere.


* Temperatures below 70, rain lighter than a downpour. Snow permissible.

____________________
I swim through a sea of stars,
without looking back to shore.
Faster than light, bending time.

Forever
Wherever
dotUser
From the Grave
Level: 91


Posts: 938/2357
EXP: 7427456
For next: 41456

Since: 10-20-10

Pronouns: she/her
From: a particularly peculiar tiny store's back shelf

Since last post: 34 days
Last activity: 6 days
Posted on 10-07-11 12:45:11 AM Link | Quote
I usually walk to work and get a ride from it. The trip is rather boring, nothing interesting happens along the way. Usually there's no other people out either, but it is becoming very cold here anyway.

____________________
"Awesomeness is never pointless." - Sofi
NSNick
1890
Nihilist
Level: 86


Posts: 1753/1892
EXP: 6045819
For next: 96288

Since: 07-24-07

From: The North Side

Since last post: 2.6 years
Last activity: 2.6 years
Posted on 10-08-11 07:03:06 AM Link | Quote




Profile
PM
Rate
Posts
Threads
The drive to my two jobs are negligible, but come winter, it'll be a nice 20/45 minute hike to work. Ugh.

____________________
Exate

~
Level: 37


Posts: 273/278
EXP: 327788
For next: 10465

Since: 08-23-08

From: California

Since last post: 10.5 years
Last activity: 6.4 years
Posted on 10-08-11 12:45:04 PM Link | Quote
6~ minutes to work (four times a week), and 5~ minutes to school (twice a week) — via car.

I'm told that I'm going to end up having to bike to and fro if I don't manage to get a car of my own anytime soon.

____________________
Exate Land - ZC/ZZT works from years past.
Pages: 1 2Next newer thread | Next older thread
Jul - General Chat - 1 The daily commute New poll - New thread - New reply


Rusted Logic

Acmlmboard - commit 47be4dc [2021-08-23]
©2000-2022 Acmlm, Xkeeper, Kaito Sinclaire, et al.

32 database queries.
Query execution time: 0.098631 seconds
Script execution time: 0.034862 seconds
Total render time: 0.133493 seconds