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mkarkos t1_j96tage wrote

Reply to comment by listen_youse in Young Professionals Moving to Providence by peonybutterfly

You are a true Rhode Islander. A 45 minute commute is nothing.

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QuinnHarbin t1_j97dpe3 wrote

It will be an hour, BTDT. Still doable to some, depending on frame of reference. In NYC, my commute was 1.5 hours each way and I thought nothing of it. I moved to Providence in 2002 and I was amused by headlines in the local paper lamenting the increase in commute time: 17 minutes. It was remarkable how quickly I adjusted to a short commute, though!

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LateToSapphos t1_j975099 wrote

As long as you pack a lunch or something

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mkarkos t1_j975n3g wrote

How about a change of clothes in case there's traffic?

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Ciabattabunns t1_j977azl wrote

Don’t forget ur portable generator jump start in case of an unplanned breakdown 😊

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RhinoMan2112 t1_j9cjkuo wrote

Lol, I always hear/see this when this sort of topic comes up but I feel like that's one of those things where maybe the Rhode Island mentality actually makes more sense. Spending an hour and a half sitting in a car every day should not be considered normal or okay.

That's almost 10% of your waking day, that's definitely not nothing.

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