We recently took a short jaunt to Barangaroo. We caught the ferry as I wanted to see the fancy new buildings on the waterfront. I was reminded that some years ago I rented a flat overlooking this area that is now so extensively built.
The reason I rented the flat was because I was living in the mountains and the daily commute to the city got me down so I rented for a few months to catch my breath. As a result I fully understand the preference people have for Working from Home and how hard they are resisting returning to the office.
At the time I was commuting 5+ hours each day. What is the longest daily commute you have had to endure?
The time that I commuted from the central coast to the CBD for 2 weeks (about 4 hours a day) That really did me in, especially when delays pushed the commute to 6 hours a day. Luckily it's never been a long term arrangement.
ReplyDeleteLong commutes are horrible. The maximum I could ever manage was 12 months then I started looking for alternatives.
DeleteThe longest commute I had was about 40 minutes to and from so compaired to other cities it was not too bad. After 10 years of driving to and from work I did get tired of the commute and during that time the commnute got to almost 60 minutes each way, then I decided it was time to retire!
ReplyDeleteAs you say, 40 minutes is not bad. For one job I drove 100kms each way to work and spent that long on the last 15 kms, in bumper to bumper traffic. Fortunately I enjoyed the job.
DeleteFor a short time, after I moved to the Blue Mountains, I commuted from my home in Winmalee to my office in the Sydney CBD at Wynyard which was about a total of 3 hours daily. I was glad to retire after three months.
ReplyDeleteRetirement is the answer to commuting problems. Isn't it wonderful. For the last 5 years or so of my employment I did manage to mostly WFH which was great. And it was pre-Zoom so I didn't even have to dress up for meetings.
DeleteForty minute walks these days for me.
ReplyDeleteOh that is interesting William and incredibly healthy.
DeleteThankfully, I have never had to travel far to work. I feel for the daily commuters on our clogged freeways.
ReplyDeleteBarangaroo - something new learnt this morning.
I feel for the commuters too. Driving is the worst because you can't even relax, read or work on the way.
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