I moved into my new house last week, and in order to provide myself with a "commute" (I work from home), I've gotten myself a post office box for my business mail. The P.O. is only 2.5 miles away, a pleasant if very short bike ride. I can easily extend that ride to 15 miles on country roads. I'm really looking forward to my minimum 5 mile round trip "commute" every day (hey, that's over 1000 miles a year!)
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09-01-2008, 04:37 PM #1
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09-01-2008, 04:42 PM #2
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Woo hoo! I like that you have to go to the P.O. every day to get your mail. Very smart! I hope you enjoy your mail commute each and every day.
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09-01-2008, 05:51 PM #3
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When I have to go to the little local post office I intend to ride my bike. Won't be often seeing as we are close to two years in the house and I have been there two times.
Your daily commute sounds great, you should meet some neighbors that way.Amanda
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09-12-2008, 05:16 AM #4
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After much delay (procrastination), I did my new commute today. It was great. It took 15 minutes each way with a couple of traffic lights that I got red, so I got 30 minutes of cycling in this morning. Not nearly the 1 hour + each way when I lived and worked up in DC, but better than nothing.
I do have to pass the county dump on the way. It's kinda stinky on a bike; I never noticed it in the car. And there are big garbage trucks going by me. But I've got all my hi-viz gear on, and they saw me.
No mail at the P.O., but it was still a good little ride.
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09-13-2008, 01:41 PM #5
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Good for you, Tulip! Any way around the stinky dump? I'd never thought of having to ride by one, but I'm sure it's quite scent-a-rific.
The water treatment plant on one of my rides is another nice nasal awakening. I try not to think of what's being treated as I ride by- knowing I'll be drinking it soon. 
Oh wait, we don't drink treated sewage water. Whew... the drinking water treatment plant doesn't smell nearly as bad, thank goodness.
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09-14-2008, 09:18 AM #6
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There may be another way. I also need to consider the time of day because the one alternate route that I know of is on a heavily traveled road with lots of rush-hour traffic. There are also the school busses to avoid. Get behind one of those, and my little commute will take an hour!
The stink isn't that bad. I was surprised to learn that it is a dump. There are no seagulls at all. I'm more worried about all those big garbage trucks passing me.
Luckily, I can go to the PO any time during the day. Early in the morning is preferable for my schedule, though.
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