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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 10:41 PM
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So today was my last day at my current shop and I moved my tool box and stuff down to the new shop.
whats your guys' drive to work like?
for the past like 6 years I havent had to go more then 5-8 miles to work (15 minutes even in bad traffic) but this new job is almost double that and on some of the worst traffic roads
I tested it the other day and it took me about 25 minutes to get to work. I think it'll be worth it though cause the pay is way better and its with a performance shop so I'll get to do some cool stuff

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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 10:50 PM
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1 hour and 40 minute plane ride to where I stay for 3 weeks at a time. Then from the base camp to my office is like this in the winter.
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 11:17 PM
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1 hour and 40 minute plane ride to where I stay for 3 weeks at a time. Then from the base camp to my office is like this in the winter.
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holy
welcome to the edge of the earth haha.
I guess at least you dont gotta do that daily!
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 11:22 PM
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I drive 45 minutes one way. So 90 min a day 5 times a week or about 420 miles a week lol. I get "lucky" because I drive against traffic. The other side has traffic backed up for miles on a daily basis and i always drive against the sun. Mornings going west and afternoons going east. Ill take my drive against yours any day ak2007r6 lol
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 11:30 PM
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10 minutes to the airport for me.
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 11:35 PM
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I'm 13.2 miles from work. Going there @ 5:20am no people are out. Going home is another story as everyone and their mother is out.
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 12:09 AM
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I think my daily commute to work is BARELY over 5 miles or so.
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by RS/SS 4.8
I drive 45 minutes one way. So 90 min a day 5 times a week or about 420 miles a week lol. I get "lucky" because I drive against traffic. The other side has traffic backed up for miles on a daily basis and i always drive against the sun. Mornings going west and afternoons going east. Ill take my drive against yours any day ak2007r6 lol
thats definitely not to bad, i've had that at a previous place a couple years ago, I was always laughing at everyone on the other side of the road barrier.....now I'll be in that group

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10 minutes to the airport for me.
ya I cant see your commute from your area being to bad at all! do you go out on the ring road just to cruise a bit and get it to temp? or just take country hills there?
once I'm all settled in at the new shop you gonna come down and do a few pulls on the mustang dyno to compare to toma's dyno? I'm gonna do a comparison for mine cause i'm curious, i'll do a 5th pull to compare to toma's then i'll do a 4th pull like everyone else on here


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I'm 13.2 miles from work. Going there @ 5:20am no people are out. Going home is another story as everyone and their mother is out.
I bet your return trip on a long weekend friday afternoon is awesome haha

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I think my daily commute to work is BARELY over 5 miles or so.
5 miles with stopping for coffee? haha.
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 12:42 AM
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holy
welcome to the edge of the earth haha.
I guess at least you dont gotta do that daily!
Yea I work in the middle of nowhere LOL. Summers are beautiful up here though. Plus I only work half the year technically so can't beat that
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ak2007r6
Yea I work in the middle of nowhere LOL. Summers are beautiful up here though. Plus I only work half the year technically so can't beat that
I've heard summers up there are great. I need to make a trip up sometime and check it out! Considering I'm only what...like 14 hours away?
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