Ask HN: What is your commute like? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What is your commute like?

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Post by Kratisto » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 6:22 PM UTC

jmknoll wrote: post #34

Kratisto wrote: post #15

Denver, CO - Office (Downtown by Coors Field) is 1.2 miles from my apartment. I either walk to work, or my girlfriend drops me off sometimes. Denver has a free metro bus that goes up and down 18th/19th street. If I'm lucky I can catch it at and cut 5-10 minutes off my walk. Sometimes there isn't one there, and I just walk the whole way. If I do that it takes 20-25 minutes, but is nice and easy.

Denver seemed like a pretty cool city, from all 2 days that I spent there 10 years ago. Pretty vibrant downtown for a city of its size, and presumably awesome skiing/hiking/anything outdoors right outside the city. Once you factor in salary and cost of living, how would you say Denver stacks up compared to NYC or SF?

I grew up in Pennsylvania, and Denver is my first place outside of there. Housing is expensive, but not near NYC/SF expensive. The tech scene is growing, but clearly isn't as big either. Overall, I really like Denver, and I'm happy with my choice. I wouldn't be opposed to trying a different city though, since I've only lived in two places.

Re: Ask HN: What is your commute like?

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Post by samcheng » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 6:23 PM UTC

I live in Palo Alto and commute to San Francisco three days a week. It's a little over an hour, biketrainbike, each way. It's actually quite pleasant; I tether the phone to the laptop. In extenuating circumstances, it's an hour-long drive through traffic. I HATE the drive.

Re: Ask HN: What is your commute like?

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Post by throwaway2016a » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 6:24 PM UTC

Right now I get in a car and drive about 3 miles. It takes 8 or so minutes. I would love to bike but there are some places between our office and my house that are not biker friendly.

Before that I telecommuted.

Before that I drove 5 miles but it was city driving (Waltham, MA just outside of Boston) so it took a half hour some days.

Before that I lived in Boston and commuted to Lexington, MA using public transportation and it was a half hour on the subway and a half hour on the bus each way.

Re: Ask HN: What is your commute like?

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Post by robinduckett » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 6:29 PM UTC

I'm a contractor, two days a week in my client's office, three days a week at home. 3 hour drive to work on a Monday morning, 3 hour drive home on a Tuesday evening. It's not ideal, but it's interesting work.

Re: Ask HN: What is your commute like?

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Post by iisbum » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 6:32 PM UTC

I freelance from Upstate NY, my office is in my Basement. My clients are mostly in NYC and SF.

My favorite commute was when I lived in SF and worked about a mile from the office. I used to ride my bike everyday, some how it felt like a downhill ride each way.

Was a great way to get ready for the work day in the morning, and clear my mind on the way home.

Re: Ask HN: What is your commute like?

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Post by raamdev » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 6:39 PM UTC

kevlar1818 wrote: post #49

raamdev wrote: post #46

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Re: Ask HN: What is your commute like?

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Post by shem73 » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 6:40 PM UTC

Tampere, Finland. 2.5km. 20-25min walk. A bit less on a bicycle.

Re: Ask HN: What is your commute like?

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Post by arielweisberg » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 6:44 PM UTC

My office is across the hall from my bedroom.

Re: Ask HN: What is your commute like?

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Post by madcaptenor » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 6:58 PM UTC

North suburbs of Atlanta, GA; 17 miles, about 40 minutes on average. It's probably shorter in the summer - Atlanta traffic is notoriously more clogged when kids are in school - but my department moved to our current location when the school year was starting so I haven't seen that summer difference yet.

I find this superior to my previous commute (which was similar time, shorter distance, bus-to-BART in San Francisco) but feel guilty about it. I like not being so reliant on a car but Atlanta doesn't exactly make that easy.

Re: Ask HN: What is your commute like?

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Post by lj3 » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 7:02 PM UTC

I live in Rural New York State and my commute is the 5 steps it takes to go from my bed to my desk. But, I've had a number of commuting situations over the years.

The worst commute I ever had was the 45 minute to 1 hour drive down 30 miles of two lane state road. Cars tend to clump, so unless you're lucky, you wind up behind 3-4 other cars. This makes passing a lesson in futility, not to mention dangerous.

The best commute I ever had was the 30 minute motorcycle ride from a house in the Presidio to an office in SoMa. The ride was always fun and short enough that I never got sick of it. It also provided a daily structure and a minimum level of socialization that I currently lack working from home.