Traffic Is For Suckers
The one – and I do mean *one* – good thing about living where I do is that I’m close to my office. Like 5 minutes away ((Although sometimes it can take upwards of 20 minutes when there are idiot drivers in the way.)). And it’s awfully nice to finish work at 4 pm and be home at 4:10 pm ((It takes a few minutes to pack up and such.)). The only problem with my commute happens on days when I have meetings in Vancouver, because living in the ‘burbs means that if I have to get to Vancouver for 9 am, I’m going to be stuck with the eleventy billion suburbanites commuting into Vancouver. And I *hate* sitting in traffic, wasting gas as we inch across the Alex Fraser Bridge at a snail’s pace. So, when I do have meetings in the big city, as I do today ((And as I did last week)), I leave my house at 6 am to avoid the lion’s share of the traffic and then find myself a nice little coffee shop to sit in and do some work ((Or, in this case, write a blog posting!)) until meeting time. I mean, if I’m going to have to just be sitting there, I’d rather be sitting in a comfy chair in a coffee shop than sitting in my car getting stressed out. This does require me to get up extra early in the morning – not my favourite thing to do – but the trade off of not having to sit in traffic makes it totally worth it.
Image Credit: Posted by Mark Woodbury on Flickr.
I have the best commute ever. About 50-55 minutes of walking to and from work a day. Although, sometimes I want to punch the ‘commuters’ that get in my way when I’m walking through the mall on my way home.