Commuting sucks.

[reveal]

In order to go 30 miles in 25 minutes you would have to average over 70 mph.

So, you LIE (about speeding)!



Unless...you have some sort of transporter technology you are keeping from us....

Actually, he only needs to go a little over 60mph on average. 60mph/2 = 30 miles travelled in 30 minutes.

 

[DaveMage]

70 MPH for 25 minutes equals 29.1 Miles. Now, my Crusie Control ain't the best so I could be going 72-73 MPH, but I DON'T speed (I know the cop I pass every morning on the way to work is parked SOMEWHERE along my commute route). He writes a lot of tickets, so it keeps me honest. Also the 30 miles is what the Department of Transportation CLAIMS is the distance. We can't trust the DoT to fill in a pot hole, let alone do basic math.

So I'll rephrase myself.

I drive what the DoT claims is 30 miles at what my cruise control claims is 70 MPH.

I mean it about the cop. I have yet to go to work without seeing him along the side of the road pointing his little radar gun at everyone who passes. Really annoying. (More so for those unaware of his presence so he can nail them going 80 to try to get to work on time).

*rechecks math*

*mumbles in frustration*

Ok, my math fu has failed for the day...

*sigh*

 

[WizarDru]

It's really bad.

Thirded. You have to remember, the East Coast (and the mid-Atlantic and New-England states in particular) are the most densely populated part of the country, with the exception of California.

Here's a quick comparison:

Missouri: 81.2 people per square mile
Pennsylvania: 284 people per square mile
Massachustes: 809 people per square mile
Washington, DC: 9316 people per square mile

Missouri: 5,704,804
Pennsylvania: 12,365.455
Massachustes: 6,433,422
Washington, DC: 563,000+

So consider, for a moment....Missouri is the largest of those states...but also the least populated per square mile. This doesn't even count the people who commute to these locations, like to D.C. and Boston, who's commuting nightmares are the stuff of legend.

 

[Vraille Darkfang]

Here's a quick comparison:

Missouri: 81.2 people per square mile
Pennsylvania: 284 people per square mile
Massachustes: 809 people per square mile
Washington, DC: 9316 people per square mile

And if you whack off the KC & St. Louis Metro Areas our population density really drops. Ya know for once I'm proud to live in Boonville, MO, population 8,000; county seat (largest city in the county actually).

While I'm enjoying watching the countryside fly by at 70 MPH, perhaps you'd like to know what we paid for our new house? Or what we pay in property taxes perhaps?

Yep, yep. Next time you are grumbling about going 2 mph on the interstate stuck in a mess of cars & fog; just think of me, driving along the highway, admiring all the trees & crops, windows rolled down to enjoy the fresh air, wondering what I'll fix for dinner as I'll be home by 4.

(Power Word: Kill still requires line of sight, Right?)

 

[kenobi65]

And if you whack off the KC & St. Louis Metro Areas

Hey, let's keep it grandma-friendly here.

While I'm enjoying watching the countryside fly by at 70 MPH, perhaps you'd like to know what we paid for our new house? Or what we pay in property taxes perhaps?

Yep, yep. Next time you are grumbling about going 2 mph on the interstate stuck in a mess of cars & fog; just think of me, driving along the highway, admiring all the trees & crops, windows rolled down to enjoy the fresh air, wondering what I'll fix for dinner as I'll be home by 4.

If I could practice my chosen profession and live in a small town, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, there's very little demand for advertising account planners outside of about the 20 biggest cities in the U.S., so I'm kind of stuck.

Ah, well, at least I like my job, and the pay's good.

 

[Voadam]

(Power Word: Kill still requires line of sight, Right?)

Nightmare does not.

And there are some neat no save gem spells from Complete Book of Eldritch Might that don't either.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Or, he may live in Montana or the Dakotas, where 75 mph is the daytime speed limit (IIRC).

Mmm! South Dakota - that's my home state! Wyoming also has a 75 mph speed limit.

 

[WizarDru]

While I'm enjoying watching the countryside fly by at 70 MPH, perhaps you'd like to know what we paid for our new house? Or what we pay in property taxes perhaps?

Nah, I know it's cheaper....heck, I live in the most expensive county in Pennsylvania, property-wise. That's just the sacrifice you make to live here; I could live further away or look for work in a much more rural area, but I really love my job, and I love this area. I have farms all around me, but I still have three Thai restaurants less than two miles from my door. I've got four game stores less than ten miles from my door. I'd like a shorter commute, but everything's a trade-off.

There's a lot to be said in living in either location, and I certainly envy you in some ways.

But really, I just hate commuting.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Here's another bad commuting story.

There was a nasty storm with 40-mph winds that knocked quite a few trees down in the NYC area - including one that fell directly on my train! And not only on my train, but it fell through the window of the locomotive.

Not quite the same, but similar, I was on the train commuting in to NYC when the train hit a COW. Not only did it hit a cow, but it kicked the cow up from underneith the locomotive onto the side of the first car, where I happened to be sitting in one of the front seats. It's a bit of a shock to hear a very loud "THUD" then 2 seconds later have something large hit the window and leave a very large splatter of blood on it. I'd say the train landed a critical hit on that poor cow. Scared the hell out of me too when it splatterer on the window.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Ya know for once I'm proud to live in Boonville, MO, population 8,000; county seat (largest city in the county actually).

Boonville, MO? I know someone who came from Booneville. I was in class with her at NYU for the summer in 97, and we remained friends afterwords as we both worked in publishing. Lost track of her after I left NYC though.