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Third if you take a minute and think about how much time commuting takes from you, posters here being ok with an hour commute 1 way! Holy titty fucking christ! Thats around 10 hours a week spent driving. You’ll never get those back and they aren’t optional. Will the bigger space, for the few hours you get to enjoy it, be worth it?
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In a word, yes! I personally enjoy (a) automobiles, and (b) time to myself. I don’t have to be around someone every frickin’ minute (and worry about people who do).
I get much, much more stressed out if I don’t have personal space around my homestead. Shared walls (and the noise that comes with that), lack of parking, sirens, airplanes, questionable characters walking in front of my abode all raise my blood pressure to unacceptable levels. If that’s your cup of tea fine. But it will never be mine.
A little personal time in the cabin of my car is alright by me. Kind of like a zen space on wheels.
In my case, I think 30 min is optimal but I can tolerate up to an hour before I call uncle.
And even if you live in the city core, chances are your commute is at least 15 min and it’s probably longer. So what one really needs to evaluate is the delta – not the total trip – when choosing between locations.
