Dammit.

[cyrano]

I keep meaning to ask:
Now that I'm on the new schedule, I'm looking for people who have experience driving 101N in the morning rush and 101S in the evening rush.
I'm trying to figure out, if it takes me an hour to get to work at five o'clock, how long it's likely to take me at seven. And what's the margin of error--I only get five tardies, and if I use them all in the first month because it took me two hours instead of an hour and a half, then I'm phuX0red.

Comments

[ambar.livejournal.com]

If you're aiming to get to the airport by ~0645, that's probably early enough that you only need to add on 20 minutes or so. I would start by adding a half hour, then adjust appropriately. 0700 is a magic number, though, and a lot more cars get on the road right about then.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

My new hours are 8-4:30, starting Friday, so I'm in the middle of the thickness on both sides.

[ambar.livejournal.com]

Oh, ugh. If I had those hours, I'd take the train.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Strongly considering it.

[tersa.livejournal.com]

I *really* think you need to take the train. I would, too.

(Depending on the pass situation, you may also save some time so that instead of taking Light Rail, you go to either the Sunnyvale or Mt. View CalTrain station and park. I think it's only $1.50 for the day at Mt. View...20 days, would it cost less than a LightRail pass, etc.)

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I'm going to contact VTA and ask them if I get free light rail with a monthly train pass.

[aberdeen.livejournal.com]

You also save headache and aggravation, and can use the time to read. You can always drive on any particular day you have a need for your car. But, I'd make use of the public transportation that doesn't suck to avoid the driving that does.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Other option: Sleep.

[miss-friday.livejournal.com]

Listen to what your friends are saying. You need to take the train!

My father, working normal business hours, commuted to downtown SF for 35 years, and has repeatedly told me that if he hadn't ridden the train, he'd have gone insane long ago. And this is someone who does not have a driving phobia.

Granted I don't know how bad 101 is up there, the rule down here (in the Land of the Perpetually Crappy Freeway) to calculate travel during the commute is take your normal travel time and double it. Then add at least 15 minutes to park and get into the building.

Two hour commute. You might as well move down here, eh? Wait a moment! Didn't someone mention something about taking the train?

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm kinda thinking of taking the train instead.