How do you get to work?

[margotb822]

I just joined the ranks of those that ride bikes to work. With gas the way it is, I just can't afford to waste it when I have two perfectly good legs (and a Schwinn). I think there has been a definite increase in the number of alternative commuters.

[elocs]

1. I don't know, I'm not working at the moment.

Probably car, sometimes by bike. I am not about to take a job that is far from where I live.

[liberal N proud]

2. No viable transit system in this area

The only city bus that runs through the area would require me to drive as far as I do going to work just to ride it.
If goes right past my office but it is the home end that causes the problem

[margotb822]

5. We have that problem here, too

I think that, in general, the US is lacking in decent mass transit. There's essentially nothing outside of the largest cities.

[RebelOne]

14. Yup, same here.

I live northwest of Atlanta and there is no public transportation in my town. The nearest bus depot is about 8 miles away in Kennesaw and I only work 13 miles from home, so it doesn't make sense to take a bus.

[mainegreen]

3. 42 peasants carry me to work as I ride in a leather lazy-boy recliner.

It provides jobs and saves a bundle on gas!

[wtmusic]

29. And you provide health benefits for all, right?

:P

[jtrockville]

4. Would be nice to see "telecommute" separated from "don't work"

[dysfunctional press]

35. why?

both are stay-at-home gigs, and the poll is about how people travel.

[jtrockville]

36. The poll is titled "how do you get to work".

In that context, "don't work" is quite different from "telecommute". It's hard to see how popular telecommuting is if it's lumped together with "don't work".

[MadinMo]

6. 7 mile commute in my car via back roads

dodging the occasional wild turkey, deer or armadillo. Or in the event of flooding (frequently this spring) I have to take a longer route through town. No mass transit here at all.

[DinahMoeHum]

7. Mixed - some days I take the train, some days I drive

n/t

[woodsprite]

8. Carpool n/t

[tabasco]

9. 22 miles one way to the nearest town.

I drive a Toyota Echo that gets 45 mpg. One gallon equals one day's travel to and from work.

[Saphire]

10. Hubby and I share a ride on the motorcycle.

[hobbit709]

11. Get up. go to kitchen, pour coffee

Go to garage to computer room.

[Squatch]

12. Motorcycle

A 2007 Suzuki V-Strom DL-1000 to be exact

[smoogatz]

13. I ride in a jaunty little carriage pulled by 237 ferrets.

The tricky part is getting them into their harnesses.

Oh, wait. I made that up. Actually my house is a five-minute walk from my office.

[guitar man]

15. motorcycle

1999 Harley Davidson XL883c Sportster. :bounce:

[Tesha]

16. I walk down the stairs. Mr. Tesha, on the other hand...

Mr. Tesha, on the other hand, carefully chose a job in
Boston so that he could use mass transit to get to work.
This worked for a while, but then:

1. The bus company dropped the route from our
home town to Boston. Another company finally
picked up the route with much-improved service,
but in the meantime...

2. His company moved him and several thousand
other employees from Boston out to the northern
'burbs where *NO ONE* could get to work except
by car. For their employees to the south and
west of Boston who were depending on "the T",
the company provided a shuttle bus for a couple
of years, but now, for financial reasons, they're
eliminating the shuttle, forcing the last few
people into cars.


Ah well, the best laid plans... Mr. Tesha's now looking
for a new job, preferably back in Boston near the new
bus route or (unlikely) very near our home.

Tesha

[Tesha]

37. Well, that was yesterday. Today, Mr. Tesha's services are "no longer required".

That Bush economy just keeps rolling on and on!

Anyone know of any good leads for a hard-core
embedded and realtime firmware (computing) guy,
preferably right down there near the hardware?
Or a Unix systems programming sort of guy?

Tesha

[LiberalEsto]

17. I get up and walk across the hallway

in my pajamas, and switch on the computer.

[tammywammy]

18. I drive 14 miles

[bicentennial_baby]

19. I take the subway, it's across the street from my apt.

:)

[MrCoffee]

20. Bus # 28

[TransitJohn]

21. Other

I fly across the globe on a month on, month off rotation. Currently I'm in Saudi Arabia.

[margotb822]

25. Haha

Yea, I guess airplane falls under "other." Sounds like interesting work though.

[TransitJohn]

27. I like it.

The work is interesting (I'm a geologist), and you can't beat making a whole year's salary for working 6 months. ;)

[taterguy]

22. You Krazy Californians and your bicycles

How disturbingly rational and sensible

:toast:

[tedoll78]

23. My threshold is $5 a gallon.

After that, I begin trekking to the bus stop to get to work.

Working only three days a week also helps.. much less mileage. I do my grocery shopping en route home, get home on Tuesday mornings, and usually don't leave until my work week begins again on Saturday nights.

[deaniac21]

24. In the imortal words of the great Arlo Guthrie.....

I don't want a pickle,
just wanna ride on my motorycle...

[ikojo]

26. I ride a Vespa GT 200L

A scooter, not a moped...not a motorcycle but a scooter.

My commute is 20 miles one way from the city to the western suburbs of St Louis.

I LOVE my scooter!!!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

28. I used to commute 70 miles a day. Now I'm gleefully retired.

Just filled my tank ($50) and it should last me most of a month.

[TahitiNut]

30. wORK???!

[TheCentepedeShoes]

31. Auto for me

5 mile round trip to/from work
Mr 'pede is retired and traded his car about 4 years ago for a E-Ton Beemer moped. Great for local trips to the grocery, etc. He can go downtown if needed but the brick streets do a number on his butt. Also goes on trips for DR appts at the VA, maybe a 12 mile round trip (???). As long as he doesn't need to haul alot of stuff or bulky items, it works fine.
We have a 3-speed Schwinn in the garage. It's 15 years old but barely used. I put it out for sale about 3 years ago but didn't find anyone interested. We live near a community college, I think we should try to sell it again.

[Initech]

32. I have my chauffeur take me in my Bentley Flying Spur to work.

And yes, I would like some Grey Poupon with that.

[Stinky The Clown]

33. I've been working from home since before it was cool .......

.... more than 15 years.

[kineneb]

34. walk across house to music studio

teach piano lessons