It used to be 42+ miles one way to work through the hell that is DC Metro area traffic. I did this for about 10 years. I can say my health definitely took a toll from it due to all the stress. Now my set regular commute can be from about 40 feet to 0 feet as I have a job where I work from home. I do have to get out occasionally, to visit clients either locally or by train or plane. But what makes things a bit better is I can usually coordinate when I go to reduce the exposure to traffic. Also my employer pays for all the travel related expenses to include gas/mileage and parking. Too bad my Focus got totaled this year from a deer strike. I was making major money off of the reimbursement with that car.
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