Two Point Five!

I've been at my new job for nearly two months, now.

One of my big concerns going into this new gig was that my commute was going to increase from seven to about 45 miles, each way.

Like water running over a rock the commute has been polished.

Initially, the google map had me taking a very annoying route that ran through endless small towns with their traffic lights, strip malls, school buses and the like.

During my first interview, the plant manager suggested an alternate route that took me down a long two-lane country road. Yeah, baby! This made for thirty miles of two-line, 55-mph cruising with only one stop sign in sight. This cut the commute down to 43.5 miles and made for a much mellower driving experience.

This week I figured out a way to lop a further 2.5 miles off the drive.

Yeah, baby! We're talking about a forty-one mile commute, now.

That's five fewer miles a day.

Twenty-five fewer miles a week.

Twelve hundred and fifty fewer miles a year!

And with gasoline prices going the way they have been, well, do the math.

Ah, one of life's little satisfactions...