Traffic was close to zero here during covid lockdowns. It was bliss - it was quiet and serene like I’ve never experienced before.
Is it wrong to be wistful about the car-free depths of a pandemic?
Absolutely not, that shit was sick. What wasn’t sick is that I had to work through the pandemic. 😡
Tbh I’ve been glad that I had the privilege to get out of my flat for work because of the many stories I’ve been told about ppl almost going insane. Then again I could have organised more than one online-“LAN” party and just gamed the whole time with my friends. But I also like my workplace at the time as I’ve been actively researching in the virology field and every day turned out to be full of suprises regarding SARS-CoV-2.
I have a drawbridge on my way to work. A drawbridge! Barges come in under that bridge.
Different philosophy around here. No such thing as late really because a random one hour delay is just too much to solve by leaving early.
If you had a 1974 Dodge Monaco, preferably the police cruiser version, you could jump that drawbridge with no problem.
Boss: locks you in the building
Boss: you live here now. I expect 3x productivity for a $0.50 cent raise with a maximum daily rate of quiet mumbling. Problem solved!
How much is half a dollar cents in USD?
Uh, $0.50 or 50¢? Is this a trick question?
I think their point is that you would already read $0.50 as 50 cents, so adding the word cent to that makes it redundant.
Ah good call
Just one more lane, that’ll fix everything
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Make it a paid Express lane and you’ve got a deal!
Don’t forget to sell it to the Saudis.
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Stay sexy and don’t get gridlocked.
Traffic in my area when going to work is completely random; ranges from 45min to 65 minutes (going home is always hell, at least 70 minutes guaranteed)
That’s why I prefer buses. Even if it takes much longer to go to destination, I can always listen to podcasts or watch something on YouTube.
I was debating it, but it’s close to 2 hours with public transit, with no chances of it being faster.
I’d have to take one bus, one train, one subway, then another bus
I’ll bet there’s a pattern to it. If you found out which companies have hybrid office policies, and which days of the week they go in, I bet it would align nicely with the days that the traffic is worse.
As someone that lives in a small city where my morning commute is 15 minutes, and 20 on the way home, this is fucking insane to me. 70 minutes is 3/4 of the way to the next town at highway speeds.
Edit: To add to that, I work four 10s rather than five 8s a week. If I had to drive that long every day for work, I’d only have about an hour and a half - 2 hours to relax before it’s time for bed if I want 8 hours of sleep.
