Time for some real research on my trade. The Google keywords: EXTREME COMMUTING. Click Search.
The US Census Bureau, via it’s reputable publishing source Wikipedia, defines extreme commuting as a “a daily journey to work that takes more than 90 minutes each way.” BusinessWeek.com, USAToday.com, and Investopedia.com weigh out the cost-benefit analysis of the extreme commute. Energy conservationists and psychologists join in their consensus. Survey says: it sucks. Pardon the expression but no sh*t, Sherlock.
According to the other guys, the primary motive for extreme commuting is the paradox of better-paying jobs in urban centers, and better (and less expensive) living conditions and amenities/services in the suburbs .
Let me provide you with the real motives for extreme commuting:
1. A strong desire to break the world record for holding coffee pee;
2. A fear of missing the test results of the morning radio show’s Paternity Test Tuesday;
3. An affinity for the reheated leftovers from the rest of the family’s meal;
4. An appreciation for the camaraderie formed with fellow commuters stuck in a 20 mile backup; and finally…
5. The joy of spending 3 – 4 hours a day testing patience, refining cynicism, and observing others at their best (I’m talking to you, Nose Picker in the Subaru and you, Head Banger in the Jeep).
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