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PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:02 pm 
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Just thought I'd ask how far every one has to drive each day, a friend just got back from the US and said everything is so big and far apart.

I drive from Normanhurst (Sydney) to Chatswood (Sydney) each day, it's about 24 kilometres each way. Not sure what that is in miles. That's it, I don't have to drive the KJ around for a job just to the job, same place every day.

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6 miles each way, in the city. Just bought a bike. only get 200 miles per tank (oh well :P )

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I drive about 1,300 miles each month going to-and-from work. I think that's 2092 km.

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i drive about 75miles per day :( and spend a couple hundred a month in gas

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I have a pretty long drive, I have to drive 3 blocks! Man, I almost fall asleep on the way there in the mornings :roll:

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You seriously drive 3 blocks? Just get some roller skates or something :lol:

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You seriously drive 3 blocks? Just get some roller skates or something :lol:


I do walk to work on better days, but sometimes I need to go check a job, met with contractors or go to meetings, so I take the Jeep then.

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25 miles each way...and then add in whatever errands I haveto do after work as well and it's a tank a week...

roughly $250 a month on gas....argh

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Not too far for me. About 2.5 miles but that will probably go way up when I move to Colorado in July.

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I walk about 23 steps from the bedroom to the garage. :twisted:

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Drive to work
5 years ago 98 miles one way :(
then moved 4 years ago so 49 miles one way :o
then moved again and it was 6 miles one way :lol:
NOW I walk from my bedroom down the hall way and into the office :wink: :P :P
And with the price of gas its great!

Now almost every weekend I go see my wife since she teaches in another town and thats 250 miles one way so I still get my drive time in!

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do at least 100+ a day

43 miles to work ( 83 round trip)

plus being on a firecompany downs help out either


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gas is going to kill me this summer :evil:

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Rock Lizard wrote:
I walk about 23 steps from the bedroom to the garage. :twisted:


haha sounds like you need roller skates too :lol:

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I walk about 23 steps from the bedroom to the garage. :twisted:


haha sounds like you need roller skates too :lol:


That would be fun, since 17 of those steps are down the stairs. :shock: I should do like the kids and ride down the stairs in a big laundry basket. :lol:


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Rock Lizard wrote:
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I walk about 23 steps from the bedroom to the garage. :twisted:


haha sounds like you need roller skates too :lol:


That would be fun, since 17 of those steps are down the stairs. :shock: I should do like the kids and ride down the stairs in a big laundry basket. :lol:


I did that once when I was about 6... went right through the glass patio door that was at the bottom of the stairs.... guess I didn't plan it so well :lol:

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durangotang wrote:
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I walk about 23 steps from the bedroom to the garage. :twisted:


haha sounds like you need roller skates too :lol:


if he got a hover round, then we wouldn't have to worry about him getting hurt and missing work...ok enough of the bad puns

a little less than 20 miles round trip each day...

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Well for he past year it's been 99.4 miles round trip daily. Since the move this month Im down to 11 miles round trip now. :D

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durangotang wrote:
You seriously drive 3 blocks? Just get some roller skates or something :lol:


3 blocks, that would be nice... no traffic.

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I walk about 23 steps from the bedroom to the garage.

That would be fun, since 17 of those steps are down the stairs. I should do like the kids and ride down the stairs in a big laundry basket.




RL, must be a real pain going home... up hill all the way :lol:


I spend about $60 a week in petrol, it was $50 about a year back but petrol just keeps on going up. Were up to $1.52 a litre now.


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 Post subject: Re: How far do you have to drive each day for work.
PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:29 am 
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Just thought I'd ask how far every one has to drive each day, a friend just got back from the US and said everything is so big and far apart.

I drive from Normanhurst (Sydney) to Chatswood (Sydney) each day, it's about 24 kilometres each way. Not sure what that is in miles. That's it, I don't have to drive the KJ around for a job just to the job, same place every day.


I think you just hit the nail on the head.


A while back the executives from Hyundai came to the US and rented a Motor home. The plan was to drive around the us for 2 weeks and get a better feel for the US car market while traveling from coast to coast visiting different destinations.

5 Weeks later they arrived back in california. When asked what they thought after the 5 week tour one of them replied "America very big." :shock:

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Just 3 miles there and 3 miles back.Take car because i go to work either very early or coming home very late,and got to take my kit with me and it would be awkward on my mountain bike.Plus with all the taxes we pay i use my wheels whenever i can otherwise i would have one very expensive ornament sat in the garage.

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