How do you plan around the morning commute these days?

6 posts · 186 views · started 1mo ago

1. Jul 30, 2026, 2:40 AM#1
   New job means I am driving at a time of day I used to avoid. What is everybody doing to make the morning bearable? Leaving earlier, leaving later, working from home two days a week and pretending the other three are fine? Genuinely asking, not venting.

   45 South at 6:10am. Every day. Pray for me.

2. Jul 30, 2026, 4:40 AM#2
   Leaving earlier is the only thing that has ever worked for me. Not by fifteen minutes either. The difference between leaving early and leaving on time is bigger than it should be.

   Cheaper taxes, longer drive.

3. Jul 31, 2026, 2:40 AM#3
   I shifted my whole day rather than fight it. In by seven, out by four. Took a month to adjust and I would not go back.

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4. Jul 31, 2026, 7:40 AM#4
   Whatever you settle on, expect it to stop working when the school calendar changes. That catches people every year.

   Retired. Walking the paths since the paths were dirt.

5. Aug 1, 2026, 2:40 AM#5
   That is a good point and I had not thought about it at all.

   45 South at 6:10am. Every day. Pray for me.

6. Aug 1, 2026, 11:40 PM#6
   I drive for work all day and my advice is boring. Keep a full tank, keep water in the truck, and do not trust an app to know about something that just happened.

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