This is my daily rush hour commute AMA
Posted by SkyScreech@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 522 comments
Posted by SkyScreech@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 522 comments
Public_Proposal_3567@reddit
I’ve never been more frustrated while driving than being stuck on the DNT going south, from Plano to the 35 south at 6:30p.m.
BigManDon1@reddit
I’m doing Dallas to Fort Worth 6 days a week
PickyYeeter@reddit
I had a commute very similar to this one for years. I'm not exaggerating when I say that it had major negative consequences to my mental health.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
It’s a little more fun on a motorcycle. Much more dangerous but more fun
blackrockgreentree@reddit
Hell yes! Motorcycle makes the ride enjoyable! And affordable! Stay safe!
SliverMcSilverson@reddit
Wear your helmet bro, please. And your leathers, but more importantly your helmet 🙏
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Helmet gloves riding jeans and jacket every day The boots I need convincing tho 😭
ThePlumThief@reddit
All the convincing happens when your foot is on the left side of the highway
thevvitchofthewoods@reddit
I work at one of the level 1 trauma centers in Dallas and have seen what happens when no protective gear is worn. Some call motorcycles donor cycles. Wear your gear please
AYellowSnowball@reddit
Get you some Dainese torque 4 boots 😎
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I have the torque boots. The 3. I just don’t wear them because I’m lazy and also i don’t have anywhere to put them at work 🙃 but I should
Weaselthorpe_House@reddit
My ex-wife worked at Parkland. There are things I wish I did not know.
Wear the boots.
Dangerous_Wolf_8469@reddit
If you don't want the full boots get some riding shoes they are better than regular shoes. I got alpine stars smx6's I'll never go back to normal shoes
NightGod@reddit
IDK man, I think I would rather lose at least my off hand before a foot, wear the boots. Would suck to get into a smaller wreck and fuck your feet up while the rest of you is mostly fine, ya know?
o_g@reddit
Are you at least lane splitting? That would help quite a bit on commute time I think
FCDallasBurn@reddit
I used to make the same ride. Stay safe
Unable-Dependent-737@reddit
At least that means your commute is on the lesser side of the range shown since you can lane split and whatnot. As someone who’s only had a bike for years, it sucks in winter and summer though.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I don’t lane split. DNT is the tightest highway around here and everyone’s got big ass trucks and SUVs. Can’t be bothered to do it by the time I get to 35
Unable-Dependent-737@reddit
Ahh that sucks then. I live in Mesquite and don’t know DNT well. I’d be surprised if a toll rode is tighter than 635, which I do use, and I still split on there sometimes.
Huge_Jellyfish4684@reddit
i was gonna say, a motorcyle would be the only way to make this bearable everyday
HappyEquine84@reddit
Holy smokes be careful man
probablyuntrue@reddit
Comments made shortly before disaster struck
PM_ME_YER_MUDFLAPS@reddit
Livin’ on the edge
(To be thought of in Aerosmith accent)
jboy126126@reddit
You are just LOSING so much time, everyday.
immortalavatar12@reddit
I live north west of Denton and I drive 12 and a half hours each week😭
Csharp27@reddit
Hey a lot of people come to love their commutes as solo, mostly peaceful breaks where they can listen to podcasts or audiobooks and just be alone for a bit to recharge in between the chaos of everyday life. A bit harder driving through the clusterfuck of downtown highway exchanges every day but not too hard.
IFuckedADog@reddit
Yeah I go on autopilot and try not to get heated when other drivers act aggressively. Just chill out, get to sing to whatever song has been stuck in my head, and talk to myself. My commute varies between 35 min - 1 hour, but my longest was 1.5 hours, so I think my tolerance is sort of high.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I am aware
jboy126126@reddit
Im in the same boat right now with my commute. Combine that with 10-12 hours work days, it gets rough! Looking to change that soon
waffels@reddit
Same. Said fuck all that and got a work from home job. Was making $87k a year driving to Dallas every day in 2022. Now I'm making $152k a year working 100% from home. Best decision ever.
No_Refuse9952@reddit
Why was it negative?
waffels@reddit
Hmm spending 2+ hours in the car driving instead of doing anything productive. Are you trolling or are you just naturally this dense?
Sonic_Roach@reddit
This so much.
Used to have to drive from Balch springs to DFW airport every single day. Worst that I had to clock in on the dot. I would always have to leave my house at 5:45 am to make it to work 15 mins early at 7am, just in case there was severe traffic. After work it would a pain cause I would leave right as traffic begins at 3pm. Driving 635 on the way home was a death trap. Between road rage and falling asleep on the wheel. Once I quit my job for something closer. I felt a wave of relief. Like I had so much more time to myself. I started sleeping later because I didnt have to wake up so early. I began working out now that im not stuck in traffic for an 1:30. I will never go back
noodlesoblongata@reddit
It was my commute for about a year to a job I absolutely hated. I was so depressed. 😔
StankoMicin@reddit
This. I don't miss Dallas commutes at all
Starterlogg20@reddit
This is what my current job has done to me. Sadly, I’m severely depressed, and I don’t like my job enough to move closer.
platetone@reddit
commuting from Richardson to ut southwestern every day for a job did the same to me.
mllllllln@reddit
How much are you spending on tolls per month?
BobcatOk5865@reddit
I spent $280-$300 avg on tolls, commute 70 miles round trip 5 days a week 😭
Mindless_Rooster5225@reddit
300 a week?! JFC!
BobcatOk5865@reddit
Exactly what I saw when I look back at my monthly statements 😫🤣
theothercdf@reddit
No way you should pay that much. You need the tolltag pass!! $40/month
BobcatOk5865@reddit
Toll tag pass tho?!?
BobcatOk5865@reddit
That’s with a toll tag…. Drive from McKinney to Irving that’s why 🥲
rumplexx@reddit
lol, I just glanced at the map and didn't realise it was the dnt. thought it was 75 and thought "fuck no."
Gloomy-Context4807@reddit
from Oak Cliff to McKinney. I leave the house @6:50am and leave work @8:00pm. It’s the only way to drive through less congestion but still there always an accident or construction going on.
New_Fig_6815@reddit
I understand your pain. I drove Richardson to Cedar Hill for years. Good day = 45 min. Bad? No telling. 44 miles one way.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
44 miles? At that point its not just gas to consider. Its tires, brakes, consumables...wow
Sellhomesfast@reddit
Dude you’re just shy 10 miles of 44miles. You’re basically in the same boat
New_Fig_6815@reddit
Had a company truck. Gas/tires/ insurance / everything was paid for.
SupplyYourPips@reddit
Can you negotiate work hours? Come in earlier / leave earlier, if you can wfh be on for an additional 1-2 hours in the evening etc
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
My office just brought us in 5 days a week recently. I’m going to discuss with my higher ups. If I could even simply shift my schedule 2 hours earlier that would take a huge weight off my shoulders
theothercdf@reddit
Moved my 9-5 to 7-3 on your same commute but from uptown. Cut my travel time more than half!
VelociTopher@reddit
You at JPMC?
Alternative-Fudge487@reddit
Yea wondering if they could beg to go to Dallas office instead
_Aquilae@reddit
JPMC gang 🥀
mandafromtexas@reddit
that’s what I was about to ask too. sounds and looks like it… so brutal to have to do a drive like that daily now
USMCLee@reddit
Ask for 2. Even 1-1.5 will have a dramatic impact on your drive time.
I switch from 8-5 to 7-4 and it was amazing.
justonemom14@reddit
My husband has a commute about 3/4 as long as yours, and his job is right there in that same neighborhood. His office agreed for him to work 7:00 to 4:00 instead of 8:00 to 5:00. It's just impossible otherwise. He leaves the house around 5:40 am.
They absolutely refuse to allow remote work, even though it worked just fine for a year and a half during covid. With the cost of gas, tolls, car repairs, and work clothes, not to mention his time, he would gladly take a $2k pay cut (or more) to be able to work from home. But no.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Time matters to me more than money right now. I'd take a pay cut if it meant I could have another 10-15 hours of my week back
Stabmaster@reddit
Good luck !!
theothercdf@reddit
How strict are your hours? Commuted to same neighborhood from Uptown for years. Worked out a 7-3 schedule with my 9-5. Cut commuting time more than half. Highly recommend to anyone, especially using the DNT.
Negative-Leg-6779@reddit
Has anyone suggested the dart rail? Or is that not the most efficient?
Cyber_Turd@reddit
I’d rather walk
somethingxfancy@reddit
I’ve been commuting to Denton from the Richardson/Garland area for the past three years so I get it. It could be worse but I have chronic lower back pain that can make the weekly commitment dicey and vice-versa
Additional-Arm883@reddit
No thank you
smv18@reddit
rip
FuckJanice@reddit
Stuff You Should Know podcast, best for commutes
jarrellcperrin@reddit
You’re the one that deserves thoughts and prayers
ScroopyNoopers2@reddit
I feel you. I used to commute from Waxahachie to Carrollton everyday
immortalavatar12@reddit
Im north west of Denton. I wish I had that commute!
immortalavatar12@reddit
I calculated i drive about 12 and a half hours per week😭
fakenoodles@reddit
I have a very similar commute, $4.56 in tolls for the privilege of bumper to bumper each way
Annhl8rX@reddit
I drive 43 miles each way, and it’s almost all toll. It’s somewhere around $13 a day. I’m on the road early enough that mornings aren’t bad, but the drive home sucks every time.
hxcjuggernaut@reddit
Looks normal to me 😭
longhornrob@reddit
Look for another job closer to home.
sstole19@reddit
Bless your heart that's a trip
ChillBro___Baggins@reddit
I do Krum to McKinney every day. If 380 wasnt as backed up as a liver transplant list it would take me about 35 minutes to drive to work. Instead it takes around the metroplex, from 35 to SRT to 75. Its awful either way
Annhl8rX@reddit
That sounds horrible. My wife and I moved 10 years ago, and getting away from 380 was one of the biggest reasons. It’s gotten exponentially worse since then.
truth-4-sale@reddit
"The Horror, The Horror..."
tinytimmytunn@reddit
Bro, I really admire what you’re doing. I lost my parents before I was even 21, and if I could give up a few hours of my day just to still have them around, I wouldn’t think twice. The sacrifices you’re making now will mean everything later , you’re building memories and blessings that no job or convenience could ever replace. Stay blessed
Repulsive_Pin_6585@reddit
Why not move closer to work
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Parents needs me at home. Non financial reasons
Repulsive_Pin_6585@reddit
You are a saint for sacrificing the time and gas that commute requires for the good of your parents
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I’m not gonna open up to Reddit but it does hurt sometimes. I feel like I’m lagging behind in life in large part due to this But Im hopeful one day I can reflect and tell myself it was worth it
Other_Confidence_808@reddit
"I'm not gonna open up" proceeds to open up
Homey-Airport-Int@reddit
Good for you, buddy of mine went through similar, it's tough.
Bright side, you'll never regret helping out. Side bonus, hopefully saving some cash from no rent.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Yea my savings account is doing great. I do not look forward to paying rent again
PaperDelicious4677@reddit
TBH most in DFW have a commute around 45 min. Find time for yourself even if it’s just hitting the gym for 30 minutes to decompress. Hopefully everything looks up for you soon.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Its ok. I have numerous hobbies and hardly enough time for them, my mind is happily occupied most of the time when not at work or home
Deep_Mechanic_@reddit
If it makes you feel better I usually spend about 2.5 hours a day commuting. Sometimes more. So my 8 hours day is closer to 12 hours. I feel like this has become a very normal DFW lifestyle for most
Bordash@reddit
And incredibly unhealthy. Humans need time to socialize with other humans, live life, enjoy their hobbies. not be made to sit in cars so many hours.
KrustyKrebsCycle@reddit
I also for a few years had a 1.5 hour (off peak) one way commute so I was spending 3-4 hours driving. It’s not as bad as it sounds, it’s sort of meditative to drive and not think
Icuras1701@reddit
I hope I'm not on the road with you when you're "not thinking"
KrustyKrebsCycle@reddit
drive straight line, don’t hit things — driving highway isn’t complicated man
PanicNo4460@reddit
My daughter is at a charter school and I spend about an hour+ commuting to and from before I come home and get ready for work, which is another 30 mins there & about an hour home. On a long day I can be in the car upwards of 4 hours a day, I've just kinda gotten used to it.
nigelfinsta@reddit
Reading this has made me very sad
imperial_scum@reddit
Yuuuup. Lots of bedroom communities being built all the way over there compared to where jobs are.
BethanyHipsEnjoyer@reddit
If nobody has mentioned it, audiobooks, my friend. They are worth it.
When I had a bullshit commute I had to do every day, that got me through it. I listened to 30 books in a year and it enriched my life so much with what otherwise would have been wasted time.
LilDebSez@reddit
I was going to say the same thing. I look forward to my time in the car now. I have only 1 task- to drive. With the uninterrupted drive time, I can enjoy the audiobooks not thinking about all the things I should be doing. It really is so enriching.
MagicWishMonkey@reddit
Podcasts are also great, there are so many good ones out there.
Sometimes_Wright@reddit
as a SAHD a 45 minute commute sounds like it would be nice most days. Pre-covid an hour was normal. But nobody asking for something every 5 minutes. Whole grass is greener thing because I know I'd hate it after a week.
Shirkaday@reddit
Yeah man I am full remote but I actually loved the commute I had 5 years ago. Get a jalapeño cheese sausage and a Gatorade or something from QT and just chill on 635 for a half hour listening to music. I’ll get home when I get home. Was never in a hurry. I let most people in from the onramps and left like 4 car lengths in front of me. Didn’t have a kid at the time though so it didn’t matter as much.
Consistent_Edge_5654@reddit
What about a part time job? I wfh 2 days a week and go in 3, I look forward to some adult interaction and a chance to dress up and focus on work. My husband says the same about going into his office. With 5 kids at home, it can be a lot esp since we also have a toddler
thefinalgoat@reddit
There’s 45 min and then up to 2 hours.
PaperDelicious4677@reddit
OP said on avg it takes around 55 min barring any accident.
LegendJRG@reddit
Yea I mean especially anything within 635 even if you only live 20 mins away from your work easily double that no matter what most days. I’m shocked that commute OP posted only says an hour.
somerandomguy572@reddit
You’re very selfless man I commend that
ali0nated@reddit
There’s nothing wrong with living your own life, I hope you can find a helper for your parents.
bostonsre@reddit
Maybe get some audio books so you don't feel like the time is completely wasted or go to the gym or something like that near work so you can commute early or late and avoid peak rush hour?
J_Dadvin@reddit
I mean youre working near legacy west, so thats at least a step in the right direction
UnionRags17@reddit
Try to utilize your time in the car, audiobooks or something to learn not just music. I used to have a 90 min commute one way for almost three years. I wasted a couple of years on music before getting audiobooks (albeit this was back when you'd have to buy them on CDs)
vodkapinatapod@reddit
I drove from Dallas (Lovers and Greenville) to Saginaw (Blue Mound Rd.) every workday for 6 years. It was a major burden and not worth it in the end. I hope the service to your family is genuinely redeeming, otherwise I recommend moving.
blacktoise@reddit
Are you harboring resentment?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I try so hard not to
lit776@reddit
I am currently doing something similar. Its very hard to watch people seemingly progress in life. I can’t guarantee you will think its worth it but I am hoping that for myself—and you too. And I think it will be worth it. Just because its not as common in the context we live in (this time in the US) doesn’t mean its not a common path. We aren’t lagging behind. We are choosing an alternative route. And I for one think you’re brave and loving for doing it. May you find long term meaning in your choice.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Thank you man. Wish you the same 🙏
Thunder21@reddit
I commuted from Forney to Plano for 5 years after my Mom passed away, until my Dad passed away.
Not a single commuted mile I regret.
Kuchufli@reddit
I used to have a 60 - 70 mile commute when I lived in Calif. $40 in tolls one way if I was running late. I would be at work at 4-5 am for a job that everyone else started at 7-8am. 1.5 to 2 hours in the morning and 2-3 in the afternoon. I feel you. Commuting that long drives people crazy. But I understand your reasons and they seem noble.
LetterheadVarious398@reddit
You must have really good parents. I'm jealous
DeathByGoldfish@reddit
I did Oak Cliff to Richardson for a decade. Thank god for hybrid WFH. I was in the car on average 2.5 hours a day. Bad days could be up to four.
5o7bot@reddit
Taking care of the people who made you is respectable. Not many left like you today.
Necrotics0up@reddit
Holy fuck dude. I feel your pain immensely. Dm me if you want to exchange stories.
rovert_xih@reddit
What if it's because OP removed his parents limbs and they rely on him to feed them and bathe them
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
What the fukc
AsleepChampionship83@reddit
That's not a no btw do you play rimworld
MagicWishMonkey@reddit
He removed the limbs because they wouldn't stop setting things on fire and smoking crack.
Big__If_True@reddit
Oak Cliff moment
Murky_Significance24@reddit
A1 for this reaction cause really what the fuck🤣
civil_beast@reddit
This one right here officer, ask him anything you want. I'll leave the door open for you, just close it when you've taken your perp
yato17z@reddit
Yeah honestly this is a good theory, we need an explanation NOW!
txsso@reddit
And tolls
obrecht72@reddit
Help them move?
Snobolski@reddit
OK so work closer to home.
Seriously - you're taking years off your life while giving up literal years of your life to commute.
eriwhi@reddit
Your parents might literally be my parents’ neighbors
CryptoM4dness@reddit
I feel you, my wife and I have turned down high paying jobs and opportunities to stay in Dallas to be around our moms who are both in their late 70s.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Godspeed man. I know it’s hard in the moment, but I’m sure in time we will hold our heads high without an ounce of regret. That’s what i fear more than anything, regret especially concerning family
DownwiththeACE@reddit
W
berryer@reddit
Honestly if you've got a decent relationship with your parents, that could let you shovel way more into retirement accounts & retire decades earlier. Could definitely be worth the commute.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Yeah my savings are much better than all my friends. But I pay elsewhere :)
MissMacInTX@reddit
Is it possible you come in later and leave later…like be at work at 9-10 am leave at 6-7pm? or be allowed to come in early/ leave early or use FMLA leave to have some days you leave before rush hour so you van be home before that kicks off?
mswaggg@reddit
One of my dad’s coworkers works in Richardson and lives in Oklahoma because he can’t afford to move to Texas. He has to drive like 2-3 hours to AND from work. It’s sadly become more common for everyone to not be able to afford to live where they work especially here in DFW. It if at all makes you feel better, I dropped out of college and working 2 jobs and I feel behind too but I know every situation is different and you just have to worry about you and not compare yourself to others. It can be hard but reminding yourself what is most important does help me when I’m feeling down about my position in life. Keep your head up because you are an angel for helping your parents!
finman28@reddit
Why not look for a job closer to home?
Chivalrous_Donut@reddit
Admirable. You'll be glad you made this decision one day. Hopefully that's apparent now, even if it's difficult
JustLookinJustLookin@reddit
Why not find a job closer to home?
Beautiful_Welcome_33@reddit
You're gonna make it out the hood though, bro
DobieLove2019@reddit
Time to buy a helicopter!
Incarnationzane@reddit
Why not everyone move closer to your job?
TheCrowing817@reddit
This is how it was for me leaving in West side Fort Worth and working in Irving. 45 minutes was making good time, but if I left 10-15 minutes later it was an hour and a half.
TeaKingMac@reddit
Why not work closer to home? You must be at Toyota or something to make it worth driving that far
Billionaires_R_Tasty@reddit
Good on you. That better be one hell of a job you love and can't replicate (although in this quiet recession of a job market, maybe stay put)
Billionaires_R_Tasty@reddit
Good on you. That better be one hell of a job you love and can't replicate (although in this quiet recession of a job market, maybe stay put)
Ferrari_McFly@reddit
W child tbh
Agitated_Mess3117@reddit
I worked with someone who would drive in daily from somewhere 1 hr south of Dallas to way up to the end of the rollaway. Every day. Took them 1.75 hrs to get to work most days.
greelraker@reddit
Because expensive. I bought a house because I was told my job would NEVER move (25-35 min commute). Well, they moved (65+min commute). Now I get asked why I don’t just buy closer to work? Well, my pre-2020 mortgage and 2.25% interest rate mean buying an equivalent house in the suburbs would cost me an extra $3500. When my boss asked me if I planned to move closer o said “I do! Just as soon as I get a $50k raise to cover the cost of mortgage and taxes. I don’t wanna be TOO greedy, since I’ll be saving some gas and wear and tear on the car.” He has stopped asking since I said that.
Level-Aside@reddit
Or a work closer to home.
ooglesnoopleboop@reddit
That'd make too much sense, come on now
Repulsive_Pin_6585@reddit
He said AMA so I decided to go for it
veRGe1421@reddit
What kind of music do you like?
Moviesman8@reddit
Did you see my apartment?
mass922@reddit
What's your favorite audiobook so far?
1hr commuter checking in too (east to west tho) Want to live by family/friends but do basically dream job
Cake and eating it
MrBaseball1994@reddit
Move to Hutchins or Duncanville for piece of mind
pohpsheriff@reddit
You go South in am and North in pm?
BoilzBlisterzBurnz@reddit
How much do you make?
Expensive_Rhubarb_87@reddit
Hah, that’s cute
Jim_Nasium3@reddit
What job is it? I’m assuming it’s Boeing or something on top of the retail stores? If it’s retail why no transfer closer?
DFWRailVideos@reddit
Would you take public transit if it was available?
chito330@reddit
I would have off-ed myself dealing with that every day . You are just built different 🤝
YOLOSELLHIGH@reddit
Just imagine if there was a method of travel without traffic
darkblueshapes@reddit
Is the job really that great and are you already looking for another job? Lots of companies downtown need butts in offices. That would shave off time if you can find the right role.
Realistic_Author_596@reddit
Could you just DART it?
Foxkit86@reddit
Hey cool, I'm just a bit East from you!
somerandomguy572@reddit
Get a faster car 🤣 since I moved here I see everyone speeding on the highway
capitalbk@reddit
Do you listen to any audiobooks?
MisterSumone@reddit
I wish mine was that short. Instead, I have 1:25 - 2:00. But that was the tradeoff of moving outside of the metro area.
Rutes@reddit
You should absolutely either change jobs or move. If you have to live with your parents, get them to move with you, assuming your job is worth it. If you have to live where you live, then definitely change jobs. I used to commute from Mesquite to Farmers Branch on a motorcycle - even with the HOV lane, it sucked. Best decision I ever made was moving. It was about 10 years ago, but I think the same would hold true now -- my life so quickly changed for the better. I moved to Richardson, so still had a short drive, but just a little bit closer helped a ton with my mental health and finances. A short time later I changed jobs to be closer to my new location and was able to start biking to work. When I changed jobs again and had to start to commuting to Plano, it was horrible. I quit that job after less than a year to start working from home. Lose the commute, ASAP.
Interesting_Ad9720@reddit
I feel your pain. I moved to the countryside in 2019 (23 years into my job on the south side of Houston). Now, my commute is 77 miles each way. I am fortunate that I can shift my hours, so I leave the house at 4:45 and get to work by 6:30am. I leave at 3 pm and am home by 5. It's a long ass day, but I'm able to avoid the majority of work traffic. Audio books are a godsend!
Peace1sFreeDom@reddit
Jeez. Getting out of Midlo sometimes sucks on its own. Especially if you live by heritage HS and have to wait at that red light.
Crow-24@reddit
Not worth it. That’s one of the reasons I left Dallas
MrBaDonkey@reddit
My only question is why? You're wasting so much of your life driving back and forth to work. That would drive me crazy
AccomplishedLove6169@reddit
You gotta be getting paid really well for this type of behavior lol
BlackWhiteCoke@reddit
That’s not great. For the past year I knew someone who had to drive back and forth from pilot point to cedar hill almost every day for a year
dom_numan@reddit
do you try to stay productive during the ride?
Remote_Display_4472@reddit
Have you thought about taking public transportation? Feel like dart train could be a good option
PassengerOk7529@reddit
What is your commute. Where to where what time of day?
Hot_Pie_832@reddit
What’s your plan for road ragers?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I’m on a motorcycle. We don’t win road rage. I let them go on ahead or if I need to, I disappear. I need to make it back home, every time.
Hot_Pie_832@reddit
Completely understood, and I think my question was worded a bit poorly. People probably think I’m talking about carrying a gun when really I am curious about your mentality/travel style used to avoid road rage. Tough route to do daily!
ImOldGregg_77@reddit
Good god that sucks. I think instead of prison, we should make our convicted fellons drive in rush hour traffic.
benbreve@reddit
5-10 hours a week for a commute. On average an entire work day just in a car. I did it for years in this godforsaken metro. Podcasts and audiobooks help!
Nexus6-1@reddit
Mine is about the same distance, but considerably less time because I purposely work from 4:30am to 1pm. Live In Dallas, but on Mesquite border and work in Coppell. 25 minutes to work and 35-40 home.
Leading-Sea-7841@reddit
I feel so seen
Low_Government2563@reddit
This is nothing. Try 380 from Greenville to Denton
elcontadordeplata@reddit
umm, we all drive long distances to get to yhe office, not sure what your point is here.
xohl@reddit
My commute takes the same amount of time but is only 13 miles lol
1ddqd@reddit
When I worked downtown, i would sometimes have to take my son to school first. His school is in prosper...
Big__If_True@reddit
I did Combine to the Medical District for a summer, that shit was rough but this thread is making that look like amateur hour haha
Oneballjoshua@reddit
Dville to Plano daily??? You crazy
jwptexas@reddit
I drive a couple hundred miles a day during the week, Lake Fork to Grand Prairie. Luckily, I get to choose multiple options 20/30/80/175 depending on traffic
Big__If_True@reddit
JFC
KalenTheGreat@reddit
I lived like right there over a decade ago. Is that weird, huge 2-story restaurant on the south-east side of the 121/DNT intersection still abandoned?
PM_ME_YUR_S3CRETS@reddit
I had/have one similar. Wild circumstances. Done it for years. Made me fall in love with audio books. Ive read/listened to hundreds and hundreds of books. Be careful.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I should try that. I’ve been stuck on the same book since 2016. Might be time to get back to it
ratbastard_us@reddit
You can borrow audio books for free on the Libby app. If your local library doesn't have much of an online section, you can also get Houston online digital card, free to anyone in TX. It helps.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I should try that. I’ve been stuck on the same book since 2016. Might be time to get back to it
PM_ME_YUR_S3CRETS@reddit
I recommend the Cradle series by Will Wight. Its so good. Book 1 is the worse but its still good. But its an amazing seriers.
dacraftjr@reddit
Damn. I used to live in Richardson and worked in Duncanville, I thought my commute was hell. Godspeed, OP.
dom_numan@reddit
Do you try to stay productive during the commute or just completely space out and listen to music?
mkunka@reddit
Besides Buc-ee’s where is a good bathroom?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Quiktrip a have never let me down
mkunka@reddit
I tend to agree. Just wanted to see if we were aligned as I make this trip often as well.
TOKERJOKERSWAY@reddit
Do you work at jpm? If so me too. Similar commute. Sure is doing a number on me
WallStreetOutkast@reddit
If money isn’t the issue, have you thought about changing employers? I know it’s easier said than done in this job market.
I Did Haslet to the Park Cities for about a year. Loved the job, but had to leave because the commute was hard on my wife with our 3 under 3 at home.
Emotional-Change-722@reddit
This commute is quite normal. I’m in Carrollton and work in downtown Dallas. 22 years….
doink992000@reddit
How do you manage to do it? I do it maybe a couple of times a week in what used to be off-peak hours (noon-early afternoon) and the traffic is already so bad.
Few-Emergency5971@reddit
I could not do that. Both living in Dallas, or sitting in traffic for that long.
Somethingood27@reddit
Degenerate Houstonian here.
I'm just gonna say it. Dallas traffic is just as bad as Houston's 🤐
Getoffurknees@reddit
U need to move lol
bigbot32@reddit
What time do you leave for work? How do you feel being stuck in traffic downtown if you are? Do other drivers at your time act civilized?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I leave about 8:15 AM. Traffic downtown is bad on I-35 only in the stretch between I-30 and getting onto the Tollway. If it looks bad enough I actually go inside downtown because it’s somehow faster than just waiting in line to get onto the onramp. Drivers act pretty civilized for the most part. But most of them on their phone
bigbot32@reddit
I don’t know how you do it my route is the same but going i45 to DNT all the way to Carrollton BUT I only do it once a month and after 9:30 AM but OMG coming back home I wanna shoot myself! I really detest people driving like animals. So what time do you return home? If I can I leave at 2:30 PM if not I stay till 7 pm. Any suggestions on faster routes you have taken? You mention downtown but I figure lights and stuff would make it slower.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Well I work a 9-5 so not many options for leaving at different times. The commute home is definitely worse than the way to work. Once things settle down at home, I am looking to build a weekly routine that keeps me entertained until at least 6:30 after work. A nearby park opens its soccer fields on Mondays, I get discounts at AMC on Tuesdays, gym on Wednesdays would be nice, I’m sure I can find something on Thursday and Friday
Honestly the best thing I did to speed up my commute was pay attention to which lanes slow down where. I pass hundreds of cars a day just knowing when to switch lanes ahead of time. The right most lanes move me faster about 30% of the route
When I’m coming down DNT in the afternoon, I don’t like waiting in that mile long line to get to 35. Too dangerous on a motorcycle. Instead I follow the left lanes into downtown via Harry Hines. I pass little Mexico, the Perot, the Hooters by House of Blues, under RL Thornton, past West End, over JFK’s killcam spot, and get on 35. I can use the I-35 express lanes because they spit me out on 67 just before I-20. I skip literally all traffic south on 35 thanks to the free express lanes
Major_Measurement_59@reddit
Random but I like how you respond to people. You seem like nice person who’s not too serious
issakittiecat@reddit
Welcome to Dallas. You knew here?
issakittiecat@reddit
Damnit. New.*
GmusicG@reddit
Ever get Hutchens BBQ in McKinney? Me and my boyfriend drive from Little Rock every few months to hop around Dallas and always get it. Everyone has there favorites. I listen to audiobooks on my hour long daily commute and I’ve flown through some great books. Best thing I’ve learned is to not give work a second thought after you walk out the door until you walk back in the next time. I’ve been much happier like that and I even like my job okay.
CompleteMeasurement3@reddit
You should consider Dart route 308. Park downtown and just hop on. I work in that same area, and $3 each way is soooo worth it.
Combonary@reddit
Something similar. Around 50+ miles.
1hr 30 or 1hr 50 minutes to get back home.
Only done it twice and it’s a wrap tbh. I can’t continue to be driving back home sleepy. Something tells me it’s only a matter of time before that turns into a very bad day so, like I said, a wrap 🙂↔️
Background-Fly7484@reddit
My commute is between 55 min and 1.5 hours.
I'm looking into Apartments closer to work.
Quiet_Detective2466@reddit
What does AMA mean?
pa584@reddit
Ask me anything
Quiet_Detective2466@reddit
Ok, what does AMA mean? 😅😅😅 jk Thank you for letting me know.
HJAC@reddit
1) How often do you take breaks halfway through commute? Variations on this technique include taking a nap in a parking lot halfway through, or planning to eat out somewhere halfway. These are what I did almost every time when I used to commute from White Settlement to Plano.
2) Ever try taking the Express Bus 308 to Northwest Plano? Or the Express Bus 378 from Redbird? For the time, distance, and cost (fuel+tolls) of your commute, it looks like you might as well park at Redbird Transit Center (for free), then ride the two express buses. Sure, it may technically be longer to catch two buses, but you can take naps on the express buses (which are comfier than regular) and is way cheaper (takes tollway without charging you toll). It might net save you time over driving because you won't need to take breaks from driving and not feel as exhausted afterward.
Thin-Constant-4018@reddit
Those buses (especially 308) are stupidly fast too. They're regularly overtaking and being faster than almost every other car on the highway. It's definitely a great option if you need a break from that drive!
Crunk_Kookaburra@reddit
DUNCANVILLE ON THA MAP SONNNN
CITY OF CHAMPIONS
ILikeToParty86@reddit
I wish you endless never ending podcasts!
Geloradanan@reddit
I did the podcasts and audiobooks on my commute.
Got quite an education during drive time.
Also, I became an amazing singer in my own mind.
MangorTX@reddit
AudioBooks!
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
You’re very kind 🙂↕️ I wish you a new favorite song every day 🙏
jennifaerie16@reddit
I did the same lengthy commute for two years that thankfully ended last year. On a good day, it took an hour, bad days, up to two hours. It was a huge waste of time I’ll never get back. Never again.
SteelerRep24@reddit
Is DART an option?
alittleslowerplease@reddit
Did you just doxx yourself?
badsird@reddit
Why not Just take the GBTW?
captain_trainwreck@reddit
My commute is very similar, not quite as long. Even though it's a longer distance, Legacy -> 121 -> 35 has gotten me to south of downtown faster than tollway every time.
AshKetchDeezHands@reddit
Would you quit your job for a million dollars?
D6Desperados@reddit
Do you wanna carpool?
MissMacInTX@reddit
That is 2 hours in rush hour.
EatASnckrs@reddit
I also work at Legacy West, commute from Mesquite. 45 minutes in the morning and about an hour on the way home. It’s rough, i’d love to move closer, but i’ve gotten used to it. The gas and toll bills suck though. Luckily my wife works 2 minutes from home
boldoldpilot@reddit
Crazy that my commute from a rural town all the way to dfw airport takes less time than your commute from one side of dallas to the other.
Positive_Guarantee58@reddit
Dam i thought my commute was pretty long but yours is about 4 miles longer than mine🤣
SaintedRomaine@reddit
Good way to catch up on reading.
IAmAnIdea@reddit
Everybody I know has a commute no less than 30 mins..
dothacker81@reddit
why are you looking at Tampico Motel?? hmm...
masterdesignstate@reddit
It's one of the only good hourly spots in that area
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Would you believe me if I said I forgot
NightGod@reddit
Maybe this thread triggered the curiosity?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/1ndfshs/can_someone_explain_the_tampico_motel/
KonasticN@reddit
Was it for Rubal's Plants or Mexico Lindo Restaurant ?
slowlude@reddit
I can’t believe that place is still there with the land value.
PoshNoshThenMosh@reddit
I thought the same thing. There was a poster asking about Tampico yesterday
2ManyCooksInTheKitch@reddit
That's a lie, I see no red.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Google maps issue
OiGuvnuh@reddit
Dude wth was up with google maps today? It wasn’t loading traffic or directions all afternoon.
octopusairplane@reddit
same shit was pissing me off
davwad2@reddit
What do you listen to each day?
CurrentCharacter9713@reddit
Podcats? Music? Calls?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Music. Sometimes chat with a friend. Hell sometimes even YouTuber movie reviews
MangorTX@reddit
I mentioned this in another comment, but definitely audiobooks. DM me if I can help with this.
Back_To_Pittsburgh@reddit
Are you a P1?
MangorTX@reddit
I think this is a radio station reference - 1310 The Ticket?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Say that again but like I’m stupid
Back_To_Pittsburgh@reddit
Do you like your job?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Better than any other job I could potentially get these days
Back_To_Pittsburgh@reddit
That wasn’t the question.
saltdealer@reddit
drone yourself to worl
ThePickleSoup@reddit
I go from McKinney to Arlington for school. Going into Dallas via 75 is terrible nowadays.
DeltaDP@reddit
My entire life I drive over an hour for work. Used to live in Mckinney and drove to Denison to teach. I still drive all over DFW to work
reconfit@reddit
I used to drive from Weatherford to Las Colinas for a shitty $13 hour office job during rush hour.
Your drive is nothing.
Hairy-Award-1702@reddit
Same
blucivic1@reddit
I used to drive the 60 miles from Kerrville to San Antonio for work and took less time.
LastTxPrez@reddit
Sucks to be you eh?
Prestigious_Ad_7222@reddit
What do you listen to during the commute?
DavidTheBlue@reddit
Found any interesting shortcuts for the commute?
DavidTheBlue@reddit
What is the average time?
DavidTheBlue@reddit
What do you do during your commute?
Dallas-Shooter@reddit
Someone needs to move !
Idealistt@reddit
I’d just park downtown and take the express busses to Plano at that point. Get you a nice 30-40 minute nap back
Best_Photograph9542@reddit
Duncanville to north west Plano is only 33 miles that’s crazy it takes soo long
NormStormo@reddit
Always felt bad for the people in the wall of headlights I passed making the opposite commute going to Red Bird in the 90s.
Hungry-Boysenberry39@reddit
Felt that, I drive from Richardson to Burleson and back every day
Individual-Issue8885@reddit
I commute from Denton to Irving so I can stay with my aging mom, so I feel your pain. Thank god I only have to go in 3 days a week right now.
OGaesus_Christ@reddit
Ngl that's lite
Hair_This@reddit
I commiserate with you 🥲 I commute from 45 miles east to Dallas a few days a week and I want to give up on existence (I am a drama queen don’t take me seriously) DAILY.
louieAPL20@reddit
Move closer to work!
Red5Draws@reddit
As someone from San Antonio i thought my traffic was bad 😢
DifficultHat@reddit
If you left an hour earlier you’d probably get to work 2 hours earlier. Maybe just bring a book and kill time till work starts.
singleguy79@reddit
I had a commute like that once. I live in Garland, job was in Desoto. Never again.
Rock_Spyrax@reddit
That's exactly what I've been doing for seven years. I live very near the 30/635 construction shitshow. Not for much longer.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Imagine it nowadays with that 635 construction. I like to go to Garland Camera shop but dealing with rush hour 635 makes me question if ancient cavemen ever reached such stress levels
deadstar1998@reddit
My commute is 32 miles each way, I switched to 7am-4pm and it helped a bit. Morning it usually takes 45 mins and afternoon exactly an hour.
musingsofmuse@reddit
Ugh I commute from Frisco to Arlington but luckily it’s only twice a week
man0warr@reddit
I used to have a similar commute down to the Dallas VA. Thankfully there was a DART station ~10 min from my place with a parking lot so I could just buy a monthly DART pass and save several hundreds of dollars on gas and I got to read/work/sleep for an hour instead of sit in traffic.
Ok_Lavishness_870@reddit
I've never seen maps give a time window instead of exact
Emotional_Tomato_291@reddit
🥲
Aggravating-Ask-6521@reddit
JPMC? Feel your pain 😭
Lord-Cuervo@reddit
I would literally kms, work remote
seamus_mcfly86@reddit
I go from South Irving to North Frisco daily. I feel your pain.
DonkeeJote@reddit
LMAO this is ridiculous.
kevinhd95@reddit
Damn it’s almost the same as my commute 😭
Easytripsy@reddit
Oh my!
iwantahouse@reddit
I have a coworker with a very similar commute. She rarely comes into the office. I get it
GREGORIOtheLION@reddit
We moved from Dallas to DC. It takes that long to drive 7 miles during rush hour.
shiftyone1@reddit
How do you pass the time?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Riding a motorcycle. Too focused on not getting slammed into by a lifted pickup truck to think about anything else
shiftyone1@reddit
amen brother. hang in there
gdubhz@reddit
luckily i travel 44mi to legacy west for work from heath hahah. but i am fortunate to leave at 6am and come back at 3pm. took me 1hr 40min to get to work leaving at 6:50am
dumbblonde1009@reddit
I used to do McKinney to Oak Cliff. Swear to god it took years off my life
AdOnly6754@reddit
Nope, I'd be so miserable 😣
KingPabloo@reddit
Try Frisco to Waxahachie
CollectMan420@reddit
Try Celina/Frisco to Benbrook. That’s my Friday commute home
sinovesting@reddit
I do a similar commute sometimes and it's not that bad if you take the toll road. If you take 635/75 though.... yeah it's horrible.
KingPabloo@reddit
Sounds brutal and Fridays are the worst.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Brother you need a helicopter
KingPabloo@reddit
I’ve got two neighbors with them, but they won’t take me too work 😂
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I want to get a pilots license someday. Life dream. I’ll get back to you when I do 😂
sinovesting@reddit
I commute from Princeton to downtown Dallas. My commute is pretty similar in length to that. My condolences OP.
organictexas@reddit
That’s about the length of my commute.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
The gas money adds up
WatchLover26@reddit
Buy a Tesla before the tax credit goes away. My son just bought a nice used one for 21k.
sinovesting@reddit
Buying a $21k Tesla ain't gonna save you any money when you can buy a $5k used Honda or Toyota instead.
pobox01983@reddit
Why?
MadCritterYT@reddit
What music are ya rockin? I'd honestly be alright, that's like 2 albums a ride and if you got the right ones it'll go by in no time
BrokenButterflyy@reddit
I feel this in my soul. It takes me 1.5 hours to get from Rockwall to The Colony every morning..
Jay__IV@reddit
Oh bother…
NTXStarsFan@reddit
Used to go from Cedar Hill to 75 and Campbell every day. Sucked.
Spookynutzz@reddit
Gyattt
elliottbtx@reddit
Do you listen to audiobooks while commuting? If so, any favorites?
ItactiksI@reddit
Duncanville to white rock lake lol. Leave house at 6:30am get to work 7:20am
ObiWanUrHomie@reddit
Same lol. I bought a house in south east and it takes me 1000 years to get home 🥲
Cyber_Turd@reddit
Grew up in D/FW, commuted to north Dallas from west side of Fort Worth daily. What’s your most hated section of your commute? Mine was the stretch of 635 from 75 to 35, coming in the morning was nightmare especially around the NDT coming or going was always vehicular constipation.
briancmoses@reddit
Are you ok?
Purple-Rope4328@reddit
I knew a guy commute from Ennis Texas to Chase HQ Plano.
Purple-Rope4328@reddit
Desoto to Chase hq Plano ?
Iforgotmylines@reddit
I did Denton to Downtown for 3 years. Only time i was ever into podcasts
Captainpooppants1331@reddit
Yep, sounds about right. I do about the same commute daily. But it’s what has to be done at the moment. Everything is momentarily. Times will get better. Unless it’s traffic. Traffic will only continue to get worse.
Crease_Greaser@reddit
That’s a no from me dawg
LiamG2012@reddit
I drive from Forney to Carrollton. It’s a long commute but I won’t make the money at my job anywhere else. Been doing it for 10 years. I call it my quiet time.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
The thing is I dont mind the drive. I dont even mind the time. Its the traffic that gets me.
LiamG2012@reddit
Once you learn the lane flows it’s not bad
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Oh I know. I pass hundreds of cars a day just knowing which lanes move faster at which points
LiamG2012@reddit
From 35 to Forrest stay in far left hand lane it’s stop and go some of the way, that turns into the 2 left lane and from there with some patience it moves pretty good all the way to 30
Queensama@reddit
The way I know this...
NightGod@reddit
Yeah, I've had drives like that before, but most of it was rural interstate. Traffic about doubles the impression of how long it feels, in my experience. I moved to Plano and have a 20-30 min drive. The 20 min with no traffic feels like 20 mins, the 30 min with traffic feels like an hour. There's times I would get home after a pretty calm day at work and feel exhausted from the drive, hated that mess
Ryan_Wise@reddit
I know exactly what you mean. I used to drive all day every day at two previous jobs, and for the most part I enjoyed it. The only thing I didn't like was having to deal with traffic all the time, especially when I was at the second job. I've just recently started jamming out to music and having fun while stuck in traffic, and if I'm at a dead stop then sometimes you'll catch me dancing as well.
SuccotashOther277@reddit
At least they’re making good progress on expanding 80.
LiamG2012@reddit
Hopefully by 2030 it’ll be done. Lol
wuzup76020@reddit
Man.. used to ride my motorcycle from windhaven prky. to royal on the toll way on my bike for YEARS in about 18 minutes on my motorcycle. Then, the tollway only had weight sensors to set off the camera, so I'd ride the middle of the lanes and maybe only got changed $20 in 5 years. It was and still is one of the best roads within the city to ride on because it actually had some turns and elevations changes and didn't feel so boring. This was when they where all working 635 tollway about 10 years back. Good times
observantandcreative@reddit
My question: do you ever think about how you would spend that time if you didn’t have that commute?
Volney3@reddit
Flower Mound to Hutchins for 13 years... It's DFW and sometimes the drive is worth it.
NorthMathematician32@reddit
The IRS says it costs 67¢/mile to operate a vehicle now, so what is your commute costing you?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I have no idea in cents per mile
NorthMathematician32@reddit
How many miles are you commuting round trip? Multiply that by 0.67
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I’m on a bike. Surely it’s different
982infinity@reddit
I have a similar stretch parallel to your’s where I go from Bottom of the 360 at 287 all the way to the top at 121.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Somehow that sounds worse
982infinity@reddit
Don’t get me started on it man. I know why you did this AMA, because there’s only so much you can share to your co-worker or friends before they get annoyed with your traffic issues.
pyr0maniac@reddit
I know someone who lives in McKinney and commutes everyday to South fort Worth. Just thinking of that commute gives me nightmares.
Texippi@reddit
THE HUMANITY!!!
KoalaAggravating1892@reddit
Is this a reverse commute?
You go from south to north?
Leosporin@reddit
What’s a reverse commute?
NightGod@reddit
It is, but only for about half of the route each direction, the northern half, specifically
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
What? Yes I live off I-20 and work off 121 and the tollway
KoalaAggravating1892@reddit
Got it. Ok so you’re commuting away from downtown/the city in the morning and towards the city/downtown in the afternoon.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Yes. Makes a difference I think
NefariousnessNo5819@reddit
Pure brutality
Starterlogg20@reddit
Do you happen to work at JPMC? That’s exactly my daily commute to work
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
:)
Starterlogg20@reddit
It’s more like :’(
Sniqq@reddit
Take the train dude
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Is there a train route I don’t know about that dumps me at legacy west?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Is there a train route I don’t know about that dumps me at legacy west?
oldbutkicking@reddit
Too damn far but you do what you have to do. Is that the tollway?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
The one and only. Actually that’s not true. It feels like the northern suburbs are connected through tolls only
NightGod@reddit
Yeah, if it's not east plano, you're paying to go anywhere up this way, they know we'd rather spend the cash than spend time on the side streets, too =x
Jake_weight0311@reddit
You should go to a gym near your work till after rush hour is over
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I do. Some days
JorgAncrath2020@reddit
Have you listened to Dungeon Crawler Carl on audiobook yet?
dallastxus@reddit
Boeing? SAP? Toyota?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Cocaine boat
aWayfaringMan@reddit
Damn near the same route for me. Also coming from i-20 in the same area and commuting all the way to McKinney. Easily 50 min - 1 hr everyday….with tolls.
Texippi@reddit
I’m shocked it doesn’t take you a lot longer. I mean let’s face it… it’s always rush hour in Dallas.
Latchkey_kidd@reddit
Bro do u work at my job ? Starts with J
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Shhh Dimon is listening to
Significant-Quiet100@reddit
My commute the same however I work part time which helps. If I had to drive like that everyday I think I would have to quit
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I used to have 2 days a week remote. Not anymore
Yeah I looked up Tampico hotel but forgot why
Significant-Quiet100@reddit
I also commute because I own a home out here. Maybe they can do 4 10s for you ? To make a little bit better and maybe start looking for a job closer to home?
fvalt05@reddit
Almost like mine except I start at where 35/67 split off
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Oak Cliff baybee
fvalt05@reddit
You know it
ImpossibleCreme2207@reddit
I’ve done this before and it was not fun lol
Launchpad903@reddit
Have you tried different routes?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Minor adjustments yes but not like taking 35 or 75. I know DFW well enough to know those won’t make things any better
No_Society_2601@reddit
Do you work in an industry that has a similar job but closer to home?
brielkate@reddit
I love Legacy West, but I’d hate to have to commute there every day from your location (or from where I live in Fort Worth).
The only times I go to LW are to have fun and (mainly) shop at the Aritzia they have there, but even then, my preferred Aritzia location is NorthPark.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I don’t work at Legacy West itself but I agree it’s a nice establishment. I wish they build more places like it especially closer to central Dallas
Gallosong@reddit
I feel you. Home to work for me is 39 miles each way. 45 mins in the morning. And 1 hr - 1 hr mins when I leave. From Red Oak to Garland. 635 is the devil.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
635 east of 75 haunts me
pcamera1@reddit
Bush league im an 1:45 on a good day
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Always a bigger fish haha
emihic@reddit
🤮
kaizenkaos@reddit
That's awful. I'm sorry.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Could be worse
g0mmmme@reddit
What’s wrong with you
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I’m waiting on my doctor to call back
AsleepChampionship83@reddit
I got a few spare rooms if you need a night away from home
Texippi@reddit
I feel awful for you. Do you ever ride the train? Not sure if the red line goes all the way to legacy or not. I don’t live in Texas anymore but I thought my commute from Bishop Arts to the north side of DFW was bad. 1.5 hours each way during peak of rush hour. I worked downtown for 11 years and rode the train from Oak Cliff and I loved it. 20 minute commute.
Few-Dance-855@reddit
what’s your fave thing to do while you sit in traffic? Talk on the phone? Podcast ? Music? Dread life? Road rage?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I’m a music guy, never really clicked with podcasts. Sometimes YouTube audio. No video!
Shortsocks53@reddit
Thats a bit longer than mine, but pretty much the same commute. But Ive prob been stuck on the Tollroad next to you before. Im the guy that will Let you in ALWAYS if you use your turn signal. :)
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Another cooperative driver! I finally got a wave back today after letting someone in near Belt Line. It’s funny how working together gets everyone moving faster than fighting over positions in a race with no prize :)
Shortsocks53@reddit
100%
I once read in some random thread, that you're NOT stuck in traffic...YOU ARE TRAFFIC.
Ever since then. I went full ZEN with the signals. lol
outright_overthought@reddit
I used to live in Legacy West
zombiequeen66@reddit
I feel you. I live by Oak Cliff too, and have to go to Plano for work everyday. It’s a lot. I have night shifts so it’s not that much traffic during that time, but does kinda suck still.
Rock_Samaritan@reddit
how much less money would you take if they let you work from home?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
They took away our work from home. I’d be willing to take a pay cut if it meant I didn’t have to do this daily
CheetahFirm5774@reddit
Ever been to Jimmy's Italian Store?
MagmaElixir@reddit
What do you listen to? I would read/listen to an insane amount of books if I had that commute
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Generally music. Sometimes I listen to movie reviewers as I’ve been diving more into film and cinema
LeRoyRouge@reddit
Are you okay?
rachelblairy@reddit
that was gonna be my question 😭
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
The weather’s been nicer lately so yea we out here
ABunchAboutNothing@reddit
Please avoid 635 (the alternate route). I use it exclusively on my way to Fort Worth each morning. 55 minutes plus or minus 10.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
635 is a lawless wasteland
elfalkoro@reddit
Oh dear. I used to drive almost the same route, just with a start/stop in Addison. My cortisol levels dropped so much once I didn’t have to do that every day
curiosity_2020@reddit
For years I was able to work 7 to 3 and it made a big difference. Didn't take lunch but usually had a snack at my desk.
Particular-Loan5123@reddit
Get any remote days?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Not anymore. Company says 5 days a week is better! Who would’ve thought? Not fuckin me!
FormerlyUserLFC@reddit
Are the free express lanes helpful south of downtown?
Low-Option-477@reddit
If you're commuting to JCPenney headquarters, my recommendation is to start looking for another job, my friend. That place is a sinking ship.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I’m across the street :V
mavsman86@reddit
Right there with you. Aubrey to Downtown Dallas. I drive to the Carrollton train station and it’s done wonders for my wallet and stress.
jabroniconi@reddit
Lol did you just post where you live and work for everyone to see?
AnastasiaNo70@reddit
For the last six years, I had a daily commute of an hour each way. I gotdamned hated it so much.
Then I retired. Yay!
I hope this challenging time goes by quickly for you. May your podcasts all be interesting!
photog_prince@reddit
You need to get your life
vid19@reddit
How does it feel to pay to be in traffic?
Sweet-Character-8854@reddit
why not rent the house out and have them move to a two bedroom apartment near work? there are a lot of nice apartments coming up around Dallas, many even with elevators and some , a walking distance to parks
Complex-Web9670@reddit
Can you suggest some audiobooks or podcasts that you use during the commute?
YoloKushSwag42069@reddit
Cooked
rculleton@reddit
..?
LTOTR@reddit
Different routes but me too brother and it’s PAINFUL. Solidarity ☠️
Careless-Resource-72@reddit
My sympathies to you. I commuted 45 miles for 12 years in Nor Cal and got no sympathy from what were called “Supercommuters” from Sac to SF every day. My brother worked with people who commuted daily from Palmdale in the high desert to West LA which was 2 hours on a Sunday morning. A 45 minute commute was considered “easy”.
Confident_Monk3595@reddit
Get an ADA accommodation to wfh- anxiety, depression etc.
Solomon-Drowne@reddit
Duncanville! That's my hood!
Huge-Dinglebery@reddit
DFW traffic is wild. My commute is 48 miles. Takes me 45 minutes to get to work in the early AM and about 90 minutes to get home.
Enough_Equivalent379@reddit
Interesting. I commuted 33 miles each way from Richardson to Denton and back for almost 12 years!
Typically 45 minutes each way. Sometimes much longer with accidents on 35E before or after the Lewisville Lake Bridge. No easy way around that! But I don't regret it.
Playful-Business7457@reddit
My commute is 20 miles and 55 minutes.
rwdfan@reddit
Dude I bet you get brakes really often. Maybe tires, too
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Its the tires that hurt
rwdfan@reddit
I feel you on that. Used to drive a lot for work and they always got low on tread. I use a great tire shop but it’s a little out of your path.
BeRealzzz@reddit
Soul crushing. You need a therapist.
mweyenberg89@reddit
That's why they're here.
Typical_Emphasis_404@reddit
Fux
high_everyone@reddit
This is why I only work from home now. I may have a disability on my side now legally but I refused to drive more than 30 minutes one way. It’s just too much for me. I did it once for work where I was driving from 20 minutes east of Van Alstyne to the 183/35 join at Mockingbird.
That was only for two months but that sucked.
UI_Daemonium@reddit
Did you just dox yourself?
Financial-Scallion79@reddit
I thought my commute from rockwall to McKinney was ass but I work nights so traffic isnt bad since I mainly take George bush (fuck tolls) but I75 is absolutely trash and every damn night they are doing construction
justagrl1@reddit
I would rather die
Document-Numerous@reddit
You’re wasting hours of your life every day. There has to be another way!
FunnBuddy@reddit
My old commute when I lived in LA was 2 hours one way. So 4 hours total
civil_beast@reddit
**Contestant buzzer rings in**
Alex: "Civil Beast, your answer?"
Civil Beast: "I'll take what is leaving at 615 am each morning."
Neat_Instruction3333@reddit
Good lord. The only way it could get worse is going up 75 to 635 then back to the toll road.
MR_EKON@reddit
I Mine is similar except I can sleep on the train
marieand@reddit
What podcasts do you listen to?
I used to drive 57 miles, each direction, half on back country roads and half on 75, listened to a loooot of podcasts.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I like that Y2K white girl club music. Cheers me up
Tohac42@reddit
How? Follow up, why?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Grit.
Follow up, I wouldnt if I didn't need to.
superfantasticblue@reddit
Shiiii. Same same. Lancaster to McKinney
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Holy
mondo_d00k@reddit
No.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
k lol
Luka_Dunks_on_Bums@reddit
R.I.P to your gas mileage
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Motorcycle. Almost 100 mpg
vadedeyes@reddit
Nope
Blackchaos93@reddit
Oof, 2/3rds of that is actively under construction for DNT phase 4 the rest of the fall.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I thought most of the work takes place at night?
rest_days@reddit
Similar to mine. You get used to it. Been about 6 years now.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Man
CornyNIGHTMARE@reddit
Toll way all the way.
samwise20@reddit
Laughs in Royse City to Irving… but for real it sucks I feel your pain
GameMisconduckt@reddit
Damn and I thought that my commute from Oak Lawn to Lake Dallas was long…
sonofscario@reddit
How much does it cost in tolls?
redheadsnowman@reddit
I make the drive but I work 6-230. 121>35>12>408 drops off in duncanville in like 45 min. From 5th floor to Duncanville. Cut across duncanville 20 and you only spend like $2 in tolls
Flydingo@reddit
This is where I wish I had a giant slingshot and wingsuit
No_Pie4638@reddit
Sorry
Shoddy-Cherry1458@reddit
The toll expense must killing you , I am driving same route to work : I drive down Preston , turn right at 635 , take I35 south to I 20
Equivalent-Teaching3@reddit
Blame the out of town folks from california, seattle, etc. Its only going to get worse😁
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I can name a nice man from Plano that isn’t helping
dpenton@reddit
Who?
Equivalent-Teaching3@reddit
Well that 1 hr 40 min drive is going to turn into 2hr 40 min drive by next year. Everyones welcome in texas🤠
Hot_Pie_832@reddit
Also the other Deep South states like Louisiana, Alabama, etc. They move here too.
-KevinFinnerty-@reddit
Yeah blame the people. Don’t worry about the government that is supposed to handle this with the money they take from us at every possible turn
Agile_Definition_415@reddit
I blame shitty politicians and corporate interests that deny us good, safe and affordable public transportation.
LvnLifeBadAss@reddit
I’m stick of people moving here!
deliberatewellbeing@reddit
you need to move… or find a new job
ExcellentSet4912@reddit
Damn 😬😬😬
DookieMcDookface@reddit
I got anxiety just looking at this pic
Own_yourmind@reddit
Daily commuter in DFW problems
wmueller89@reddit
You poor soul
Domthefounder@reddit
Get a Tesla, nap in the car while it drives, pray it doesn’t explode or crash
PaperDelicious4677@reddit
How much time does it take?
VoldemortsHorcrux@reddit
50m to 1h 40m
jabdtx@reddit
I AM ALMIGHTY GOOGLE.
BEHOLD MY MARGINALLY HELPFUL TIME ESTIMATE.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I’d say average is right at about 55 minutes bar an actual collision took place somewhere on the route
10Core56@reddit
Why does the algorithm shows you the tampico motel? I only get fast food suggestions...
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
I looked it up recently. Forgot why
10Core56@reddit
Whaaaa....
Pikachu open wide mouth face...
syntax_lev@reddit
JPM 5 days RTO?
organictexas@reddit
True. Luckily I only commute M-F from Denton County to Downtown Dallas and looking forward to retirement in a little over a year!
botcheyfiber46@reddit
No lie currently working at legacy. Did that same commute but from scurry. My back still remembers those days.
xxxams@reddit
Why?
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Answered above
bmahbub@reddit
That’s not even the further commute on my team.
SkyScreech@reddit (OP)
Nice
Adventurous-Gur7524@reddit
Yeah no thanks