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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 01:44 PM
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6 miles , takes about 10 mins
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 01:49 PM
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50 miles, about 36 miles of that is M6, normally 1hr in the morning(leaving at 6:45), although the two days after boxing day it took me 40 minutes.
Has taken up to 3hrs when the M6 has been closed.
Nearly always 1:30hr going home, leaving at 5pm, although again it's taken me 3hrs on numerous occasions.
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 01:51 PM
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1 mile to work


takes 2 minutes,at school run time can take 10-15 minutes
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 02:07 PM
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20 miles, 15 of them motorway

takes 1/2 hour if I leave at 07:30

takes 1 whole hour if I leave at 08:00

did 20 minutes once very early sunday morning without really trying

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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 02:08 PM
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Carl

Yeap. I used to walk 5 mins to get into work but really needed to get out of BT so left and went to Cambridge.

So do I have the longest commute at 65 miles each way then?

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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 02:15 PM
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Equal I think, except mine's on the A120 so it takes longer

If I went your way (M11/A11/A14) it would be closer to 90 miles and takes the same 1.5 hours.
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 02:18 PM
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3 miles,
and walk it.

Hate people who drive a few miles to work when ther are appropriate busses and trains. simply Lazy. what are the stats in usa? something like 1 in 3 people are clinically obese, we aint far behind if we all keep driving to work.

And we wonder why heard diesis is the no 1 killer in uk.


Punish your body, ittle thank you for it.

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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 02:19 PM
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journey to work is about 10 miles, takes about 10 mins, depending on traffic. Is part residential, then some dual carridgeway, fast A road (A21) and then fast to medium b road, then slow country lane (v nasty!)

not a bad little journey, and tis close enough, and also far enough away when it needs to be, ie; snowed in mate, can't come to work (but can go have mass snowball fight with mates down the road! )
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 03:07 PM
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No buses or trains on my route to work and I'll be bu99ered if I'm walking alone in the dark so car it is

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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 03:54 PM
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Takes 3 miles for me to get to work, so I usually get a lift
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 04:22 PM
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I live round a corner (muppet hahahaha)

Seriously 3.2 miles, 4 minutes (sticking to the speed limits).

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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 04:25 PM
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Burnley'ish to Leeds - Motorway way (M62 ) = 66 miles so beat ya there Mark Champion

A/B road way = 33 miles strangely (exactly half if you're wondering why strange )

Both take 1 hour 15 mins

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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 05:04 PM
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16 miles.....takes about 20 mins.
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 05:14 PM
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30 feet. 10 seconds

Or 75 miles and 80 mins, depending on if I go into the office or not
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 10:40 PM
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17 miles in 22 mins and I probably only see 3 other cars
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 10:50 PM
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Almost 10 miles - usually takes about 30 - 35 mins in the rush hour, but I have done the trip in 10.5 mins at 02:30ish (in a Lancia Delta HF Martini when I was younger and a bit more reckless)
Sadly, there's now lots of speed cameras round the Nottingham ring road, so I won't be breaking any records in my Scooby - I want to keep it and keep driving it.
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 01:20 AM
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8miles - 10mins
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 11:24 AM
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2.5 Miles - 15 mins by car or bicycle at commuting hours.
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 11:27 PM
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3 miles..... 6 mins to 40 mins

Before catflap gets on my case I do walk it sometimes in the summer, but to get a bus would mean a 10 min walk then a (god knows how long!!) wait for the bus, then a 20 min+ bus ride (oh yes then a 5 min walk at the other end).......
I get to use a "private" car park, so I use the car......
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Old Feb 17, 2002 | 12:17 AM
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20.0 takes about 45 minutes at 7:15.
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Old Feb 17, 2002 | 12:08 PM
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3 miles each way:

walking: (normal form of transport)
40-50 mins (depends on timing traffic lights)

running:
20(ish) mins (only adopted if very late)

car:
15-20 mins (normal)
8 mins (best, every light was green, traffic very light)
120 mins (worst, other roads closed, so everyone else decided to clog up my journey)
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Old Feb 17, 2002 | 12:32 PM
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Just over 2 miles,and it takes me 4 mins at a easy pace!

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Old Feb 17, 2002 | 12:59 PM
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75 miles to southampton, get there in about an hour-hour and 15. (leave home at 6)

coming back anything between 2-3 hours
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Old Feb 17, 2002 | 01:13 PM
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depends which office...

100 miles, across dartmoor to the a38 then north on m5 to bristol. about 90-95 mins on average...leave 6:50 arrive 8:20ish. travel home can be worse depending on wot time i get away from the office.

or

25 miles........same but simply to exeter instead. about 25mins i guess....6:50 arrive 7:15. going home can take a good 40-50 mins if i catch the traffic wrongly.....ie if u leave between 4 and 6 !


looking for a house atm so hopefully will cut down on the above soon !


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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 10:27 AM
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.6 of a mile but I drive the long way around to a) warm the car up and b) cos Im too lazy to walk. So it takes me about 7 mins. It is great if ur a lazy c*nt like me as if u start work at 8 u can sleep in until 7.35

I work weird hours so traffic aint a problem either. Dont think I could ever go back to working Mon-Fri simply due to driving in traffic.
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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 11:17 AM
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45 miles each way.. M5-M42-M40 Worcester to Leomington..
Takes 35-40 mins in the morning (although I do leave extra early to miss the traffic) and an hour in the evening.. @ 5pm

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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 12:46 PM
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63 each way

Leave 08.00 & arrive London 09:15 - 09:30 depending on how many sets of roadworks there are currently on the M11. Takes 65-70 mins generally on the return (Leave 19:00)

I expect to knock 10 mins off when M11 resurfaced & J8 complete. Even better when A13 finished into & out L'house (2004 )

All can get bolloxed if someone has a shunt somewhere - worst return was 4 hours

Go in the TD Vectra, so as to keep mileage down on PTMW! Also cost (More than twice as much & that is just fuel!)

Have done sub-60 mins

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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 01:02 PM
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50ish miles - Oxford to Rugby.

M40 past Prodrive every day ( a little wave ) and then x - county
on some good b - roads, through Princethorpe etc.

Good fun if you can be bothered.

About 50min to 1 hour !
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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 01:31 PM
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21 miles = 35 minutes (20 minutes to Winchester) then 15 minutes to get into Winchester!

Some nice B roads though so I can't complain

Record was 20 minutes minimum and 2 1/4 hours max - 5 car pile up on black ice

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Old Feb 19, 2002 | 11:57 AM
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Currently 185miles and I do it weekly... takes between 2hours 20minutes to 3hours..

Have done 68miles daily by motorcycle which too just over an hour..

It helps living near to a motorway junction.

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