How far away do you live from work?

[rbrowning]

For the two years leading up to November it was 125 miles per day, before that it was 180. Now I call the unemployment office every two weeks and my car hasn't been started yet this week.

[5speed5]

Originally Posted by rbrowning

For the two years leading up to November it was 125 miles per day, before that it was 180. Now I call the unemployment office every two weeks and my car hasn't been started yet this week.

Holy moly! Sorry to hear that you're out of work, though.

[5speed5]

There is a new thread now. Please post in that one and vote in the poll.

[cfg83]

5speed5 -

Originally Posted by 5speed5

There is a new thread now. Please post in that one and vote in the poll.

I added the poll to this thread. I am going to delete the other thread.

CarloSW2

[jamesqf]

Work's about 30 feet. Now ask how far I live from skiing, hiking, etc, because that's what I do most of my driving for.

[5speed5]

Great! Now we need everyone to go back and vote in the poll.

[gone-ot]

voted!

[rbrowning]

Originally Posted by 5speed5

Holy moly! Sorry to hear that you're out of work, though.

Last summer the company asked for ideas on how we could improve our "carbon footprint". I suggested allowing us to use flex time to avoid commuting. I surveyed the department (Engineering) of 28 and the average was 64 miles per day with the highest at 144. I figured that if we could only get our work loads / schedules to work out to allow us to not commute 1 day every other week, our department would save 20 tons of CO2 per year. They bought us reusable coffee cups instead.

[gone-ot]

Originally Posted by rbrowning

They bought us reusable coffee cups instead.

...hell, even a styrofoam coffee cup is "reusable" if you don't mind the brown patina.

[Chalupa102]

I don't work but i commute back and forth to college everyday, except Mondays when i ride my bicycle. Depending which way i go it's between 21.6 and 23.4 miles driving, but it's only 19.1 miles on my bicycle because i take a different way.