I’m passionate about my hatred of traffic and anything traffic-related. This includes an annoyance for road construction, slow-moving farm equipment, and people who have no clue how to drive in snow (and consequently end up in ditches, thus producing “gawker slowdowns”).
My first remedy for this hatred was a move to rural northern MN, and then ultimately said goodbye to traffic altogether with an upgrade to the Anywhere lifestyle and running my own business from home.
Today I discuss my thankfulness for my current work situation, and I also talk about some of the added benefits of a movement towards teleworking.
Do you share my total disgust with a rush hour lifestyle? Any good road rage stories?
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Dave,
I've lived in almost every major metropolitan area- from N.Y. to L.A. I hate traffic and I am so thankful that I am able to work from home. It really is nice and I save so much money on gasoline and vehicle maintenance. I really do not miss the stress of fighting for a lane so I can exit or fighting to get into traffic as I merge onto the freeway to get to work. I've had enough of that mess and I will never return to that lifestyle. Working from home has made me a better person. I'm more productive, I can actually concentrate on what I am working on and best of all I get to see my kids off to school in the morning and I am at home waiting for them when they return daily. Just call me thankful Todd.
Hey Dave,
I certainly hate traffic – probably as much if not more than you do. Before going into business for myself I spent many years in Information Technology (IT) and having lived in New York, New Jersey, and Boston I suffered far too many hours stuck in traffic commuting. During my daily 2.5 hour commute I actually added up all the hours I wasted sitting in traffic and what I discovered shocked me: I was spending close to thirty 24-hour days a year sitting in traffic. I value life and my time way too much to consider wasting away a month of it every year in traffic.
So, like you, I ventured out on my own and now I'm living the good live in my Anywhere Office and working where and when I want. I do have one thing to thank for all those endless hours sitting in traffic however – I used the time to learn to play harmonica! I figured as long as I was there I should put the time to good use.
I'm grateful every day that I enjoy my short commute to my home office, the yard, or the local coffee shop!
Phil
2.5 hours – gross! I had the same reasoning when I was doing the commute: Think of all the days of my life I'm wasting. I usually tried to listen to books on tape and that sort of thing but sometimes it gets hard to focus when you're in stop and go traffic.
I would have loved to have seen you jamming on your harmonica in traffic, though!
Thanks for stopping by, Phil.
Thankful Todd, you can call me Thankful Dave too.
2.5 hours – gross! I had the same reasoning when I was doing the commute: Think of all the days of my life I'm wasting. I usually tried to listen to books on tape and that sort of thing but sometimes it gets hard to focus when you're in stop and go traffic.
I would have loved to have seen you jamming on your harmonica in traffic, though!
Thanks for stopping by, Phil.
Thankful Todd, you can call me Thankful Dave too.