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Old 12-17-2008 | 08:47 AM
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Default How long was your commute on 12.16?

Took me an hour and 10 minutes to go 7 miles. Discuss.
Old 12-17-2008 | 09:06 AM
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I didn't get stuck in any of the traffic, but I guess it was about the same in Fort Wayne lastnight.
Old 12-17-2008 | 09:34 AM
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Mine was very UNEVENTFUL The weatherman was calling for 2-4 inches of snow and ice mix... woke up and there was nothing. The city sure had the salt on the roads though. I was kinda looking forward to some friends taking their 4x4s out and trashing them
Old 12-17-2008 | 09:43 AM
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took me 90 min last night to go 39 miles and then today it took me 45 min to do the same distance.
Old 12-17-2008 | 10:23 AM
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I was on my way down to RPM Trans when I ran into the storm. It usually takes me about 2 hours 45 minutes round trip...probably less. It took me around 3 and a half hours or so. It was a sketchy ride back though, driving a truck that I usually don't drive, with no weight in the back. Phew, I've never wanted my AWD and snow tires so badly!
Old 12-17-2008 | 10:37 AM
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Took me 1 hour to get the ~7-8 miles from my office to Azar's house. Took another hour to ge the 25-26 miles from there to my house (interstate).
Old 12-17-2008 | 12:06 PM
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I'm sure it will take me only the average time since I have my awd car. So around 8-10 minutes to work.
Old 12-17-2008 | 01:47 PM
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i was working in water tower place that day took me just over and hour to drop my brother off at his house go home to mine in des plaines.....not bad I90 was going about 30mph...but that was at 230.....my superintendent was in the south loop he left at 330 and didnt get home till 730 and he lives a couple miles from me haha
Old 12-17-2008 | 01:59 PM
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It took me 5mins instead of 3min to get back home from work. Damn 3 block trip!!

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Old 12-17-2008 | 02:18 PM
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My drive didn't take to much longer BUT there is a big hill on my drive to the highway and that got pretty squirrely! Haha I went down it sideways at about 40 haha it was sweet. I never had any problems with this hill before in a 77 3/4 ton long bed GMC. Now I have a 97 shortbed 1/2 dodge and it a totally different story...
Old 12-17-2008 | 02:57 PM
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Took me just over an hour to go 11 miles to work, and 8 or 9 miles of it is the interstate.
Not to mention some M-Fkr stole my brand new LED taillights off my truck ($300), So I had to travel in bumper to bumper traffic on the interstate for an hour and pray to god I didn't get slammed into or pulled over on my way to work to replace the taillight harnesses($150) they ripped out. I ended up having to put the old taillights BACK IN and replaced every fuse in the fuse box that had to do with taillights or turn signals or brake lights...

I hope my week gets better!

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PS Hope everyone was safe and had no accidents!
Old 12-17-2008 | 04:40 PM
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4 miles took me 2 hours. One of my coworkers lives 22 miles and it took 4 hours and 15 minutes and that was leaving at 3 pm.
Old 12-17-2008 | 05:28 PM
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I went in on Monday and took Tuesday off because of the snow. My commute is from I-294 (o'hare) all the way to I-55 & I-355. Takes me a hour normally.
Old 12-17-2008 | 05:29 PM
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Left at 2:30 didnt get home till 6:30, going from michigan ave & roosevelt rd to Arlington Heights. It BLOWED
Old 12-17-2008 | 05:31 PM
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took me 54 minutes to go 8 miles. F'in snow. I hate it! Cant wait till spring
Old 12-17-2008 | 06:20 PM
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was crusin @ less than 10 mph on mccormick
Old 12-17-2008 | 07:31 PM
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Streamwood to Schaumburg........3 miles......10 minutes. Some of the people I work with took 3-4 hours to get home.
Old 12-17-2008 | 08:32 PM
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28 seconds & about 52 steps.
From the bedroom/bathroom/kitchen to the office desk.
Old 12-17-2008 | 09:22 PM
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I didn't leave the house.
Old 12-18-2008 | 12:54 AM
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I was hearing that people couldn't see
1) because of the snow
2) Because their defrosters melted the snow, but the cold temps froze the water, and the ice accumulating on the wipers made them useless.
3) City Plows were Non-Existant

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