What's your commute
Started by clubdeac
Clinic is only 1.25 miles away.
It's a massive tax. My brother in law works for Kaiser in California. He takes a car to a train and then another car to get to work every f'ing day. I could never do it
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15 min 3x/week
40 min 2x/week
Perfect amount of time for 1.7x speed podcasts, audiobooks, decompress, etc. without too much of a drain on life.
40 min 2x/week
Perfect amount of time for 1.7x speed podcasts, audiobooks, decompress, etc. without too much of a drain on life.
Of course Bob outdoes me by 1/2 a mile.
I’ve been kicking around the idea of moving so I could have several acres, which would be possible with about a 20 minute commute.
I love not wasting much life in traffic.
45 min x2, 3d
30 min x2, 1d
Not uncommon to be 1h with bad traffic. Really don't mind it, it's nice alone time.
30 min x2, 1d
Not uncommon to be 1h with bad traffic. Really don't mind it, it's nice alone time.
30 minutes one way to hospital. 45 minutes one way to ASC.
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I live far. 2 hours one way. 118 miles
Which state?
I do similar 1 hour 40 each way: but probably not for long. Great for cme and catching up on phone calls though.
I'll be starting a job with 1.5 hour commute each way -- do either of y'all have Teslas and use FSD?
I don’t but if I stayed I would probably get one.
Wow
45-50 mins each way, only 4d/wk and drive is scenic so it's OK and good podcast time.
I could have a shorter commute but like a lot about my current setup.
I also like not living super close to where most of my patients live.
I could have a shorter commute but like a lot about my current setup.
I also like not living super close to where most of my patients live.
2 hours one way also
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I remember my first job in DC. When interviewing I groaned a bit over the commuting requirements. One site (4 days per week) was 30 min from where I figured I'd live (if you drive 90 mph down that route into Southern Maryland). The other was an hour away, but two hours to come home with beltway traffic. The owner would drive from site to site some days. "I LOVE driving" was his refrain. Maybe so, but that was insane. He was trying to build a little empire. I lasted a year there.
I used to commute almost an hour each way for 6 years. Opened my own 8 years ago and takes me 8 minutes now. Best. Move. Ever!
2x per week 3 min - sometimes bike or walk. I come home for lunch these days
2x per week 12 min
1x week 45 min
2x per week 12 min
1x week 45 min
OH
I only work 3 days a week which is why it works
Yessir. I’ve had a Tesla since 2017. Before they were everywhere. I’m so OG with it I’m grandfathered in for lifelong free supercharging
6 minutes, one stop sign
Get that.
I live in a medium metro and it is not uncommon to see patients.
The flip side is it does allow you to get involved in local communities.
45 minutes each way. 4 days a week, off Fridays.
40 min w/o traffic. 60min w traffic.
Also have a Tesla minus the FSD. Don't need it. Mostly highway driving and autopilot handles that nicely.
Not a fan of the distance but I like the job so I'm staying put unless something better comes along.
Also have a Tesla minus the FSD. Don't need it. Mostly highway driving and autopilot handles that nicely.
Not a fan of the distance but I like the job so I'm staying put unless something better comes along.
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Likewise. My clinic is currently ~2mi away.
Twice in my career, I’ve tried to convince myself that a 60 min commute would be ok - and both times I’ve been miserable. It’s almost shocking how much all that driving will drain your energy (not to mention all the time it wastes). Short commutes are where it’s at.
20 minutes each way. Small city so I live somewhat rural on 3.5 acres.
40-45 minutes away, 4x per week. Been doing it almost 3 years now, it’s just far enough away to be annoying but not far enough away that it’s not sustainable. I think anything around an hour would be very tough, or if the job itself wasn’t great then my commute would not be worth it either.
Probably getting a new vehicle soon. Making that drive without any driver assist, blind spot detectors, or any of the other new features in the last 10+ years makes it more of a chore than it would be in a newer vehicle.
Probably getting a new vehicle soon. Making that drive without any driver assist, blind spot detectors, or any of the other new features in the last 10+ years makes it more of a chore than it would be in a newer vehicle.
What podcasts are yall liking?
I mainly listen to sports podcasts
For those of you with FSD, what do you do in the car on your commutes?
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Prof G Markets- good blend of finance + entertainment
Bloomberg- can be boring but covers less topics less trod and sometimes really interesting
On the Market- hit or miss, but can be helpful to consider the economy at times from the RE POV
Anybody on the waitlist for the Scout?
Fair point, but I place a premium on having a touch of extra privacy / anonymity when I'm out and about with the kids etc.
That said, I do try to get involved in the local community as I'm able as I legitimately care about it.
Does the car freak at you much for that? I’m interested in FSD but a big part of the point of it would be for me to do some work while driving.
Sunglasses..
No issues with motion sickness? That's my main concern
It isn’t fsd but I have done super cruise and blue cruise and they both have trouble staying midlane on big sweeping highway curves at speed. It walks over to the outer edge of the lane and I have to take over.
In residency I rode pretty much every day even in the winter, here even though it is a short distance it is not great roads for riding/intersections
I did ride my mountain bike to work once and I spent the rest of the morning sweating so that was that 🙂
I have definitely contemplated an EV, it would actually make a lot of sense for my commute. Do they kick heat out immediately?
yeah my tesla heats up very quickly and I don't even have the updated heatpump in mine (2020 model 3 performance).
you can keep it inside a garage and turn the heat on from your phone. I can also heat the snow off the windows and roof if it's outside at work in a storm, just brush the lights and go.
awesome for short commutes.
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