Neal's Workshop

Per Reuters via Leo:

Dave Givens drives 370 miles to work and back every day and considers his seven-hour commute the best answer to balancing his work with his personal life.

Yeah. Three-hundred and seventy miles! Can you say, "Damn!"?

In Atlanta, my daily commute of twelve miles each way takes a mere 25 minutes per direction. This is a great commute. Keep in mind that I work with people who have 50 mile commutes each way.

A lot of people look at this sprawl and say, "It's ridiculous! We should have better mass transit!" or some other such solution. I say it's just fine. People put different values on their time, and for many, a long commute is worth the big yard and the good public schools. For me (for now), I like living in the city of Atlanta. It's where the action is and where the areas have character and history. But that's just me. Thankfully, we can all live where we want if we are willing to pay the price.