Relocating from SD to OC

[jimmyle]

4) stay in SD and commute to OC for the time being (and if so, for how long?).

I think I am the most qualified to answer this question.

I am commuting from Carmel Valley (Carmel Vista Rd. and Carmel Center Dr.) to Orange County (Garden Grove)to work. The drive is 80 miles one way. Shorter if your husband works in South Orange County. My work schedule is 6:30AM to 3:30PM. I leave my apartment at 5:10AM and get home at 5-5:15PM. My boss allows me this special work schedule because they need me. I drive 3 days a week. Staying at my sister’s house in OC on Wednesday nights and work from home on Fridays.

If your husband has to drive 5 days a week, then I don’t recommend it. But if he can negotiate for one or two days telecommuting then it is worth it.

I don’t mind driving 3 days a week and working from home on Fridays. Actually I enjoy the drive after getting Prius (a must) and getting 55 MPG.

People don’t believe I get 55+ MPG (9 MPG better than EPA) but here is the proof:

http://priuschat.com/forums/fuel-economy/43476-over-60-mpg-san-diego-anaheim-back.html

[sd2oc]

jimmyle, hello fellow prius owner! how long have you been commuting? even with our prius, my husband finds driving back and forth from home to work pretty tiring, so he just drives to solana beach, takes the train to irvine, then drives a second car to his office. telecommuting on fridays is a possibility for the future, but not guaranteed. i asked my husband how long he thinks he could handle the commute and his reply was: definitely 1 year, most likely 2 years, probably 3 years, maybe 5 years, and ehhhhh 10 years. interestingly enough, my dad commuted from nj to ny (which also took about 2 hours each way via car, train, and subway) 5 days a week for 30 years before he retired, so i know it is possible, but obviously not ideal, especially now that my husband and i have a baby. i hope you don’t mind my asking, but do you have a family? also, do you anticipate commuting for the long haul?

[sd2oc]

jimmyle, hello fellow prius owner! how long have you been commuting? even with our prius, my husband finds driving back and forth from home to work pretty tiring, so he just drives to solana beach, takes the train to irvine, then drives a second car to his office. telecommuting on fridays is a possibility for the future, but not guaranteed. i asked my husband how long he thinks he could handle the commute and his reply was: definitely 1 year, most likely 2 years, probably 3 years, maybe 5 years, and ehhhhh 10 years. interestingly enough, my dad commuted from nj to ny (which also took about 2 hours each way via car, train, and subway) 5 days a week for 30 years before he retired, so i know it is possible, but obviously not ideal, especially now that my husband and i have a baby. i hope you don’t mind my asking, but do you have a family? also, do you anticipate commuting for the long haul?

[sd2oc]

jimmyle, hello fellow prius owner! how long have you been commuting? even with our prius, my husband finds driving back and forth from home to work pretty tiring, so he just drives to solana beach, takes the train to irvine, then drives a second car to his office. telecommuting on fridays is a possibility for the future, but not guaranteed. i asked my husband how long he thinks he could handle the commute and his reply was: definitely 1 year, most likely 2 years, probably 3 years, maybe 5 years, and ehhhhh 10 years. interestingly enough, my dad commuted from nj to ny (which also took about 2 hours each way via car, train, and subway) 5 days a week for 30 years before he retired, so i know it is possible, but obviously not ideal, especially now that my husband and i have a baby. i hope you don’t mind my asking, but do you have a family? also, do you anticipate commuting for the long haul?

[sd2oc]

jimmyle, hello fellow prius owner! how long have you been commuting? even with our prius, my husband finds driving back and forth from home to work pretty tiring, so he just drives to solana beach, takes the train to irvine, then drives a second car to his office. telecommuting on fridays is a possibility for the future, but not guaranteed. i asked my husband how long he thinks he could handle the commute and his reply was: definitely 1 year, most likely 2 years, probably 3 years, maybe 5 years, and ehhhhh 10 years. interestingly enough, my dad commuted from nj to ny (which also took about 2 hours each way via car, train, and subway) 5 days a week for 30 years before he retired, so i know it is possible, but obviously not ideal, especially now that my husband and i have a baby. i hope you don’t mind my asking, but do you have a family? also, do you anticipate commuting for the long haul?

[sd2oc]

jimmyle, hello fellow prius owner! how long have you been commuting? even with our prius, my husband finds driving back and forth from home to work pretty tiring, so he just drives to solana beach, takes the train to irvine, then drives a second car to his office. telecommuting on fridays is a possibility for the future, but not guaranteed. i asked my husband how long he thinks he could handle the commute and his reply was: definitely 1 year, most likely 2 years, probably 3 years, maybe 5 years, and ehhhhh 10 years. interestingly enough, my dad commuted from nj to ny (which also took about 2 hours each way via car, train, and subway) 5 days a week for 30 years before he retired, so i know it is possible, but obviously not ideal, especially now that my husband and i have a baby. i hope you don’t mind my asking, but do you have a family? also, do you anticipate commuting for the long haul?

[jimmyle]

sd2oc,

I have been commuting for 6 months. The Prius seats can be uncofortable so I use a car cush which makes it comfy. I enjoy listening to music, books on tape or just a quiet time driving. I just got married last year, no baby yet. Yeah, I am in for the long haul. Maybe 5 years. I love my company and my work so I probably will be there for a while. One of my coworker drives from Temecula to OC for the last 18 years. He finally got a new car last year after his old car passed the 400K mark.

When did you get your Prius? Do you have the carpool stickers? What are your husband work hours? I don’t really need the stickers because I go home early(except on Thursday when traffic is heavy I take the 73 toll road to save 25 minutes).

[jimmyle]

sd2oc,

I have been commuting for 6 months. The Prius seats can be uncofortable so I use a car cush which makes it comfy. I enjoy listening to music, books on tape or just a quiet time driving. I just got married last year, no baby yet. Yeah, I am in for the long haul. Maybe 5 years. I love my company and my work so I probably will be there for a while. One of my coworker drives from Temecula to OC for the last 18 years. He finally got a new car last year after his old car passed the 400K mark.

When did you get your Prius? Do you have the carpool stickers? What are your husband work hours? I don’t really need the stickers because I go home early(except on Thursday when traffic is heavy I take the 73 toll road to save 25 minutes).

[jimmyle]

sd2oc,

I have been commuting for 6 months. The Prius seats can be uncofortable so I use a car cush which makes it comfy. I enjoy listening to music, books on tape or just a quiet time driving. I just got married last year, no baby yet. Yeah, I am in for the long haul. Maybe 5 years. I love my company and my work so I probably will be there for a while. One of my coworker drives from Temecula to OC for the last 18 years. He finally got a new car last year after his old car passed the 400K mark.

When did you get your Prius? Do you have the carpool stickers? What are your husband work hours? I don’t really need the stickers because I go home early(except on Thursday when traffic is heavy I take the 73 toll road to save 25 minutes).

[jimmyle]

sd2oc,

I have been commuting for 6 months. The Prius seats can be uncofortable so I use a car cush which makes it comfy. I enjoy listening to music, books on tape or just a quiet time driving. I just got married last year, no baby yet. Yeah, I am in for the long haul. Maybe 5 years. I love my company and my work so I probably will be there for a while. One of my coworker drives from Temecula to OC for the last 18 years. He finally got a new car last year after his old car passed the 400K mark.

When did you get your Prius? Do you have the carpool stickers? What are your husband work hours? I don’t really need the stickers because I go home early(except on Thursday when traffic is heavy I take the 73 toll road to save 25 minutes).

[jimmyle]

sd2oc,

I have been commuting for 6 months. The Prius seats can be uncofortable so I use a car cush which makes it comfy. I enjoy listening to music, books on tape or just a quiet time driving. I just got married last year, no baby yet. Yeah, I am in for the long haul. Maybe 5 years. I love my company and my work so I probably will be there for a while. One of my coworker drives from Temecula to OC for the last 18 years. He finally got a new car last year after his old car passed the 400K mark.

When did you get your Prius? Do you have the carpool stickers? What are your husband work hours? I don’t really need the stickers because I go home early(except on Thursday when traffic is heavy I take the 73 toll road to save 25 minutes).

[Chris Scoreboard Johnston]

OC is much more expensive so keep that in mind. I lived there for 20 + yrs before moving down here and things were so cheap down here when I bought it shocked me. If you compare comparable products you are going to pay more up there even with the crash.

[Chris Scoreboard Johnston]

OC is much more expensive so keep that in mind. I lived there for 20 + yrs before moving down here and things were so cheap down here when I bought it shocked me. If you compare comparable products you are going to pay more up there even with the crash.

[Chris Scoreboard Johnston]

OC is much more expensive so keep that in mind. I lived there for 20 + yrs before moving down here and things were so cheap down here when I bought it shocked me. If you compare comparable products you are going to pay more up there even with the crash.

[Chris Scoreboard Johnston]

OC is much more expensive so keep that in mind. I lived there for 20 + yrs before moving down here and things were so cheap down here when I bought it shocked me. If you compare comparable products you are going to pay more up there even with the crash.

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