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Warpy

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114. Commuting is one of the first things I look at

Sat Sep 20, 2014, 04:00 PM

Sep 2014

I didn't mind commuting all over the city when I lived in Boston and worked agency jobs, but that's because I could read or knit on the subway.

Here in NM I live in a lousy area with a very short commute to my last job. My lousy area is convenient to everything and has bus service a block away for when I get too old to drive. Most things are within walking distance, anyway.

The last place I ever wanted to live is in a trophy house in a bedroom community, meaning the area is deserted during the day and at night people stuff dinner into their mouths, watch TV for an hour, and fall comatose into bed. When there is a little free time on the weekends between phone calls from work, people who live there are slaves to house and yard work. Phooey.

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Are these homes worth 65-mile commute? [View all] alp227 Sep 2014 OP

Um,...no. ..nt TeeYiYi Sep 2014 #1

For 350K in California? That is cheap yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #5

I wouldn't commute 130 miles... TeeYiYi Sep 2014 #8

You can egg a tax credit I think. Around 50 cents per mile. aikoaiko Sep 2014 #20

Commuting costs are not tax deductible unless Tansy_Gold Sep 2014 #93

very affordable for Ca Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #84

Health insurance case worker? Ick. IOW: her job is to deny people coverage. Coventina Sep 2014 #2

your remark had nothing to do with the thread. DesertFlower Sep 2014 #4

Sure it did, it referenced the final paragraph of the quoted article in the OP. Coventina Sep 2014 #6

just what she did for a living, but DesertFlower Sep 2014 #12

Case workers with high approval rates get fired. Coventina Sep 2014 #23

What do you do for a living? trumad Sep 2014 #48

I'm a college professor. Coventina Sep 2014 #61

That is correct * Case workers with high approval rates get fired. lunasun Sep 2014 #58

It is a question of whether or not a thing is covered by a policy treestar Sep 2014 #69

It may be that under the ACA things are improving. Coventina Sep 2014 #70

+1 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #10

What the hell is wrong with you? Oktober Sep 2014 #54

Someone who has had people in her life that were killed by insurance case workers. Coventina Sep 2014 #62

It probably wasn't that woman.. Oktober Sep 2014 #75

My position of contempt is not posturing. I think certain occupations are worthy of contempt. Coventina Sep 2014 #79

Or people with relatives Aerows Sep 2014 #134

Oh man, that would be unpleasant in the extreme. Coventina Sep 2014 #139

very nice, but a drive that long. DesertFlower Sep 2014 #3

Neither the house nor the drive Ron Green Sep 2014 #7

I don't get it... 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #9

2,000 square feet is a McMansion? michreject Sep 2014 #19

it's not a prison either....it's home. ileus Sep 2014 #21

Agree! In fact, 2,000 square feet is pretty modest today. CA is damn expensive, and it RKP5637 Sep 2014 #30

Because a similar house in San Diego is >$500k. (nt) jeff47 Sep 2014 #92

DU can be so judgey sometimes B2G Sep 2014 #95

Sometimes? This is what we do. An outrage! kwassa Sep 2014 #106

If they had a train or bus...maybe. But not to spend two hours in a car each day. MADem Sep 2014 #11

They get a one hour one way commute rarely rufus dog Sep 2014 #87

Too doggone far, IMO...! nt MADem Sep 2014 #122

Many use Vanpools itsrobert Sep 2014 #132

If you're driving in a comfortable vehicle one day out of five or so, it would not be as MADem Sep 2014 #135

I commute 60 miles each way itsrobert Sep 2014 #136

That's not so horrible--once a week, probably most people could handle. MADem Sep 2014 #137

if there isn't much traffic , maybe JI7 Sep 2014 #13

I did a similar commute for a year and... steve2470 Sep 2014 #14

What is a normal commute? Is it measured in distance, time, money? HereSince1628 Sep 2014 #18

normal commute for me is under one hour to work steve2470 Sep 2014 #77

I did it for 20 years michreject Sep 2014 #41

that's really amazing you could do it for so long steve2470 Sep 2014 #78

I couldn't lease that's for sure. michreject Sep 2014 #120

On I-287 nope JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #15

There are people who work in NYC who have longer commutes. baldguy Sep 2014 #16

Absolutely customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #47

On the other hand, no way would I give up city life to have a long commute to the country Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #65

Perhaps customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #123

I used to travel cross-county and often all I could sometimes get in clear was RKP5637 Sep 2014 #128

My commute to Manhattan, although on public transportation, phylny Sep 2014 #53

Sounds like they need high speed rail. B Calm Sep 2014 #17

They keep talking about an I-15 transit line, but for some reason never get it done. haele Sep 2014 #68

I used to be 8 miles from work, now I'm 24 miles...same drive time. ileus Sep 2014 #22

That is a long ass commute davidpdx Sep 2014 #24

That's a steal. geomon666 Sep 2014 #25

EXACTLY. For CA?! WinkyDink Sep 2014 #51

Used to work in Atlanta and live north of Gainesville NightWatcher Sep 2014 #26

Suburban sprawl is to blame for all of our ills as a society. alarimer Sep 2014 #27

Well you have some good points yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #32

You do know that to the residents of the next gated community up the road, *you* are "the riff raff" lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #35

The people in those communities should consider me yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #38

The "danger" of cities is highly exaggerated Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #67

The "danger" of the projects that I grew up in were not exaggerated. Glassunion Sep 2014 #80

Cities are not made up entirely of "projects" Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #82

Well good for you. Glassunion Sep 2014 #125

Urban sprawl was the spawn of the oil companies in order to sell more gas. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #97

I am sure you are right. NOT! yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #99

Why would that be unbelievable? LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #100

At the beginning it was to have a small piece of land with a house on it yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #102

I beg to differ. Oil companies and mall estates for big bucks. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #103

Hey you are allowed to believe anything you want yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #105

Yes, I think (most) oil companies Are horrible and only think of profits. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #108

So we should all live in cities? Glassunion Sep 2014 #76

I would hate to live in the city Travis_0004 Sep 2014 #86

Suburbia is unsustainable. RedCappedBandit Sep 2014 #129

Perhaps. ohnoyoudidnt Sep 2014 #28

When I lived in DC teenagebambam Sep 2014 #29

If there were rail, could be well worth it. n/t Orsino Sep 2014 #31

Yep. But without rail, nope. Not worth it - even with a Prius. eom BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #44

When my wife and I met we were Los Angeles commuters. hunter Sep 2014 #33

Work from home. kentauros Sep 2014 #34

My sister is employed by an insurance company and she works from home. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #109

That's great! kentauros Sep 2014 #111

What do you care if she is willing to make the drive? California is very unaffordable, maybe your Pisces Sep 2014 #36

Look at the price PasadenaTrudy Sep 2014 #37

Apparently they are...someone just posted the top 10 Real Estate markets in the U.S. and.... Tikki Sep 2014 #39

I've had hour-long commutes. It works for some people, not others. Brickbat Sep 2014 #40

good lord! "Bargain" homes for $350,000? librechik Sep 2014 #42

Location, location, etc. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #52

Cheap for SoCal PasadenaTrudy Sep 2014 #81

True. Much of San Diego County is... YvonneCa Sep 2014 #116

that is a bargain in southern California Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #88

In California an hour drive is nothing. treestar Sep 2014 #43

Personally, I have never been willing to commute SheilaT Sep 2014 #45

The young couple shown can afford the home mortgage...and if no money difficulty... Tikki Sep 2014 #46

When I lived there, no. SheilaT Sep 2014 #121

Commuting is one of the first things I look at Warpy Sep 2014 #114

110 mile daily "commute" combined with gas guzzling SUV's. Dawson Leery Sep 2014 #49

There's no way that kitchen is in a 2000 sq. ft. house. I have a larger house and smaller kitchen. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #50

Not sure if this is their plan, but here is a Murietta plan in the same price range/sqft Tikki Sep 2014 #55

The OP says "four bedrooms"... TeeYiYi Sep 2014 #74

Here's a photo of Murietta area, looks OK by me, but I prefer to live close to the Pacific Ocean.. Tikki Sep 2014 #83

it is oddly large for 2000k, Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #90

They probably don't have separate dining room gollygee Sep 2014 #98

2 hrs/day = 10 hrs/week = 40 hrs/month = 1 week/extra 'work' per month = grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #56

You can't buy a nice condo in Escondido or Temecula for that money? indie9197 Sep 2014 #57

Temecula is in Riverside County.. YvonneCa Sep 2014 #117

I can walk to work Generic Brad Sep 2014 #59

A 65 mile commute is not unusual in Southern California Cleita Sep 2014 #60

No, one thing I learned living in Japan is that your happiness Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #63

depends on personal priorities. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #64

Not unless there's a commuter train and/or I can e-commute most days. PDJane Sep 2014 #66

already what we do. drray23 Sep 2014 #71

sounds lovely Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #91

I currently commute an hour each way. Glassunion Sep 2014 #72

I grew up with a father who commuted that far. Here in Houston, most people live at LEAST ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #73

And, Houston has multiple "downtowns." kentauros Sep 2014 #112

it's not the distance, it's the drive time. I drivevan hour to work -15 miles Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #85

This. nt B2G Sep 2014 #96

FWIW, the drive time is an hour when there is... YvonneCa Sep 2014 #118

For 6 + years, I commuted about 65 miles. It was miserable, especially in the winter in the dark. Shrike47 Sep 2014 #89

Sure why not. It is fine for some people. MadrasT Sep 2014 #94

Before I retired, I had a 30 mile commute tularetom Sep 2014 #101

Hour long commutes are certainly not out of the norm in Chicagoland. tritsofme Sep 2014 #104

A lot of places you can't afford to live where you work. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #107

My commute is about an hour each way gwheezie Sep 2014 #110

once a week, not bad Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #131

If you like spending your life in a car. roody Sep 2014 #113

I know some who comute more than that, from the central valley to the Bay Area. No big deal here demosincebirth Sep 2014 #115

BTW, a frame of reference for 65 miles: AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #119

"...and the average car getting about 23 miles per gallon..." Silent3 Sep 2014 #124

I'd want to blow my brains out if I had to drive that far. RedCappedBandit Sep 2014 #126

I guess you could enjoy it on the weekends liberal N proud Sep 2014 #127

Southern California needs a reliable commuter train system. eom MohRokTah Sep 2014 #130

America in general needs a new transportation and urban development policy mb999 Sep 2014 #138

If you new job is 65 miles away you commute 65 miles dembotoz Sep 2014 #133