Extreme LI commutes

[Port North]

I used to work with a guy who commuted from Saddlebrook, NJ to Garden City, had to take the Cross Bronx everyday!

One of our top executives lives in Pearl River (Rockland County) and commutes to Garden City.

My boss commutes from South Salem (Westchester) to Garden City.

There are a lot of hypercommuters in our company.

My wife used to commute from Port Washington to Bay Ridge by train/subway, she had to give it up when we had kids, it was too much.

[loveithateit]

Originally Posted by sirtiger

bayside lirr will shave at least 30 min off the commute & be far more civil

at the time, cost of a metrocard along with a lirr pass would've bumped my commuting budget too high. Also, we considered people who take the LIRR to be rich snobs.

[sirtiger]

Originally Posted by loveithateit

at the time, cost of a metrocard along with a lirr pass would've bumped my commuting budget too high. Also, we considered people who take the LIRR to be rich snobs.

there is a drawback for either method of commuting

Basically, times is money.

30-45 min x round trip x 5 days a week=5-7.5 hrs a week....plus the aggravation of the Q12/13...and the 7 train which can be horrid at times. There is real wear & tear in a tough commute over long period of time. To some of my friends who lives in Bayside, it makes & break them to be home at 7pm verses 8pm to see their children....to each their own

[AKA Bubbleup]

I did the Huntington to White Plains commute for a number of years. 50 miles each way so 50 minutes in the summer, 70- 90 minutes for the rest of the year, and 200 plus minutes when it rains enough to flood the Bronx River Pkwy.

[loveithateit]

Originally Posted by sirtiger

there is a drawback for either method of commuting

Basically, times is money.

30-45 min x round trip x 5 days a week=5-7.5 hrs a week....plus the aggravation of the Q12/13...and the 7 train which can be horrid at times. There is real wear & tear in a tough commute over long period of time. To some of my friends who lives in Bayside, it makes & break them to be home at 7pm verses 8pm to see their children....to each their own

I do agree. If today, I would definitely take the LIRR if I was still living in Bayside. I would take the LIRR if I was living on Main Street Flushing. The aggravation of the 7 isn't worth it anymore. I took it from High School, into my late thirties.

That's probably why I enjoy the Port Jefferson line nowadays, even if its still 1.5 hours. It's not the 7 train.