Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>One of my best friends lives in No CA, I am always suggesting they move down here so we can hang out at Disneyland more often but they claim So. CA has too much traffic and I totally disagree, but I cant convince them of that.<< You're right, Big Thunder. As a lifeling Bay Area resident, I think traffic in the Bay Area often rivals So. Cal traffic.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I've lived in both. The difference to me is, in Northern California you have 3 or 4 lanes jam packed. In Southern California, it's 6 lanes. Either way, it's stop and go. How far to work? I'm at work as soon as I step out of bed in the morning, lol!
Originally Posted By peeaanuut alot of LA's problem is the refusal by alot of people to use public or mass transportation. If there was a viable way for me to ride the bus to work I would. But their really isnt. Unless I want to take a 4 hour bus ride and go 30 miles out of my way. But if there were say a train or something along those routes I would take it. But in LA most people just dont want to even try.
Originally Posted By beamerdog I work in DH's office. Don't know the mileage but it takes 8 minutes. His last office was at least 30 min. away, so this is a vast improvement. It infuriates me that there is no viable public transportation in this town. I grew up outside of Philly and took public transportation (train, bus and subway) everywhere.
Originally Posted By DlandJB About 8-10 miles for me and depending on traffic and how well I get in synch with the light sequeces I can do it as quickly as 15 minutes or as long as 30. Usually it takes longer to get home!
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP hmmm... I substitute teach, so it really depends one which school I go too. First I spend aprox 20 min going the 11 miles down the mountain. Once in San Berna-ghetto it can be anywhere from another 30 seconds for a 1/2 mile to 25min for 7 miles to the other side of town.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 about 40 feet ! I work from home the last two years.............used to be 21 miles each way -- about 3 hours total round trip on average. Snow or rain a lot worse than that.......
Originally Posted By RidgebackLuver DH has traveled up to 120 miles each way. Luckily right now he's only 40 miles, and that's super close for us! Being an electrician he's all over the bay area.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I'm about 5 miles from where I work. If I take the streets it's about a 15 minute drive with traffic. If I take the expressway which is basically a trip over the Hoan Bridge, then it's about 5 to 8 minutes.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I travel the long way from my bedroom to my laptop in the living room each morning. ;-) If I had to commute in Seattle traffic everyday I would be miserable.
Originally Posted By MissCandice I live 2 miles from my work. It takes 15 minutes to get there in the day because it's on the only road that goes anywhere in my town (small town) so it's all clogged up. AT night it tales me 7 minutes to get home.
