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Old 05-01-2019, 05:50 PM
 
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Can anyone tell me generally any pros/cons of the commuting times from Wake Forest to Cary and Durham? These are 2 areas my wife and I would be working in and where our offices are located.

Thank you.

Bruno
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Old 05-01-2019, 06:00 PM
 
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It’s really far and unnecessary to have such a long commute.
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Old 05-01-2019, 06:19 PM
 
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It’s really far and unnecessary to have such a long commute.
Helpful. Maybe they want to live in Wake Forest?

The commute on 540 from Wake Forest can be rough during rush hour. I don't have personal experience, but others on here with more experience will comment I'm sure.
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Old 05-01-2019, 06:38 PM
 
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It’s really far and unnecessary to have such a long commute.
Yeah, it’s not like you can’t find the same sorts of neighborhoods all over the Triangle. Why spend hours extra each per week on those commutes?
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Old 05-01-2019, 06:47 PM
 
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"....pros/cons of the commuting times..."
PROS:
1. weekends are good.
2. if you are used to 1 hour commutes.
3. if you are used to more than 1 hour commutes.
CONS:
1. do not depend upon projected times apps.
2. essentially, do not depend upon apps at all.
3. time. it will take time to learn the efficient way.
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Old 05-01-2019, 06:47 PM
 
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Yeah, it’s not like you can’t find the same sorts of neighborhoods all over the Triangle. Why spend hours extra each per week on those commutes?
Maybe they have an elderly or sick relative in Wake Forest they want/need to be near? Who knows. I'm admittedly bad with assumptions, but you people are worse
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Old 05-01-2019, 06:56 PM
 
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Point of clarification....

I'm assuming that the jobs are in Cary and Durham and in theory your potential home would be in Wake Forest?


Only pro I can think of is that generally speaking Wake Forest has newer housing options for less money than the other two but damn that would be TWO miserable and unnecessary commutes.

Do you have some deep ties to Wake Forest?
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Old 05-01-2019, 06:59 PM
 
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Maybe they have an elderly or sick relative in Wake Forest they want/need to be near? Who knows. I'm admittedly bad with assumptions, but you people are worse
WTF are you going on about? They asked for pros and cons. There’s a big con that outweighs any pros (you can get the same pros elsewhere)
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Old 05-01-2019, 07:02 PM
 
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We don't officially live in wake forest but live extremely close to it. My wife works at a campus in RTP and it takes her about 60 mins to do it during rush hour. She only does this a few times a month at most as she works from home.
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Old 05-01-2019, 07:05 PM
 
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WTF are you going on about? They asked for pros and cons. There’s a big con that outweighs any pros (you can get the same pros elsewhere)
Right, they asked for pro's and con's - not where they should live.
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