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Friday, August 2, 2013

Random List - Commutes

Vehicles and Routes I have used to commute to work

  1. Bicycle......A few miles from my family's house in Ohio to Pleasant Hill Lake......3-4 miles mostly downhill on the way there, which made for a long, difficult ride home.                                                 *****Moved*****                                                                                      
  2. Bicycle......BGSU dorm room to Aquatic Center......1/2 mile, flat roads and sidewalks.                                                 *****Moved*****                                                                       
  3. 1976 Impala......College-town apartment to local restaurant......short trip, big car.                                                 *****Moved*****                                                                               
  4. Seattle Metro Bus mostly/sometimes the Impala, my legs, and an antique elevator with multiple gates and a human attendant......Apartment on Alki to umpteenth floor of Smith Tower downtown......Long trip [I don't really remember, maybe 1-1/2 hrs port to port?].
  5. Seattle Metro Bus mostly/sometimes the Impala......Apartment on Alki to clothes retailer warehouse/sweatshop......8 miles, 20-30 minutes.                                                 *****Moved*****                                                                          
  6. Impala......Apartment in Renton to Redmond WA......About 20 miles, and LOTS of serious traffic.                                                                                        *****Moved*****           
  7. Impala/1983 Subaru Wagon......Apartment near Tukwila WA to downtown Seattle near Pike Place Market......About 15 miles and 30 minutes.                                                                     *****Moved and got married at this point, so different vehicles to play with*****          
  8. Subaru Wagon usually/Impala and 73 Ford F150 rarely/then Cutlass Cierra mainly......House in Des Moines, WA to downtown Seattle......about 20 miles and 40 minutes.
  9. Cutlass Cierra mainly/Subaru or Ford F250......Des Moines to just up the street......about 10 minutes, finally a short commute again!
  10. Cutlass Cierra or Subaru or Ford F250......Des Moines to Federal Way......about 12 miles and 20 minutes.
  11. Cutlass Cierra or Ford F250......Des Moines to just up the street......about 10 minutes
  12. Cutlass Cierra or Ford F250......Des Moines to Kent......8 miles and 12 minutes                                                                 *****Moved*****                         
  13. Ford Escort or Ford F250 or Corvair van......Home in Auburn WA to 10 miles away in Auburn......about 15 minutes.
  14. 2001 Honda Accord mainly/1987 Volvo Wagon or Ford  F250 sometimes......Auburn to Kent......10 miles and 20 minutes                                                                                                                                                      *****Moved*****                       
  15. Honda Accord mainly/Volvo Wagon or Ford F250 sometimes......Twp Rd 49 to Galion OH......6 miles and 12 minutes
  16. Honda Accord......Twp Rd 49 to Bucyrus......17 miles and 30 minutes
  17. Honda Accord or Pontiac Vibe......Twp Rd 49 to Ashland......25 miles and 40 minutes                                                                              *****Moved*****               
  18. Honda Accord or Pontiac Vibe/then Hyundai Elantra Wagon or 2006 GMC Envoy/1999 Saab occasionally/now 2005 Saab Convertible mainly......Pleasant Plain OH to Sharonville, 26 miles 45-70 min to my job of the last 4+ years.
Please tell me if this inspires you to make your own list!

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