Commuting to work

I used to travel from Bampton (devon) to taunton (somerset) which is about 60 mile round trip. wasn't easy and costs a lot but needs must. I now live in Taunton but my lads mum is in Bampton still so I still do the 60 mile round trip 4 times to pick him up etc
you kind of get used to the travelling.  I travel 60 mile round trip to play football for my saturday league team! this Saturday we are away and it'll be a 100 Mile round trip for me!  -_-

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Does anyone do a commute to Hull on here? Specifically more eastern Hull. Just wondering what that's like on a daily basis as I'm not getting any bites in Grimsby/Immingham on my job search so looking to widen the area a bit.

I do the other way every day... West Hull to Grimsby, actually used to take me longer to get to work from within the Grimsby area than it does now from Hull and its a much nicer place to live (even if the locals are wrong'uns).

I go from my bedroom to the kitchen,

Then I have to travel to the other rooms to clean ect,

Sometimes on a good day I venture as far as the garden.

Sounds hectic Pete.

I travelled daily from York to London, by train, for 6 months.  About 420 miles a day, used 6 trains/buses. Very long days. Many London commuters have longer journeys by time.  

It was much easier on a train as you can switch off.  You can sleep, read a paper, do work stuff or talk to a fellow passenger.  When I got home I felt less-tired than my wife did.

The same main points arise as long car commutes.  You get use to it and usually have no choice if you want to keep your job, or get more pay for commuting.  Any transport delays are very frustrating as they have a proportionally greater impact on your daily life.

Going to the doctors, dentists or bank etc are more difficult to arrange.  You cannot just take an hour off from work. Mon - Fri's offer virtually no time for social or football activities.

It is great when you stop commuting.  You feel a great weight has been removed.    

I have a pretty short commute into York from where I live (4miles from Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire). Its about 20 miles from my house to my workplace carpark. I drive around the York area quite a bit on a regualr basis, so am probably driving about 300 miles a week, for work purposes. I claim mileage at 45p p/m.  Unfortunately, some of the roads are plagued with tractors or slow drivers, and can be tricky in harsh winters, so a short commute can often take much longer than it should. My wife works in Leeds, and drives the greater distance, but can often get in to work more quickly than I can. Traffic in the York area can sometimes mean that a 20 mile drive can take more than an hour, especially if there's an accident/roadworks etc.

I think, on balance, that this is ok. Driving time is thinking/planning time and I can hardly claim that it's gruelling compared to what some people have to do.
I couldn't use public transport to do my job and get where I need to be, so driving is an absolutely necessity if I want to live where I do - rural village in North Yorkshire, giving easy access to work and beautifual countryside.