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Date Posted: 22:08:25 01/17/06 Tue
Author: Jeannie
Subject: Working close to home
In reply to: Marg Blackburn 's message, "Commuting from Port Perry" on 19:30:19 01/11/06 Wed

Well - I thoroughly agree with you.

I currently drive to Oshawa and then have a 75 minute journey further to work (total journey 2hrs 10mins each way).

I would love to work closer to home but have been looking for 2 years for a shorter commute.

Know of anything closer to home for someone who has awesome computer technical support skills, is also a professional software trainer and a terrific administrator all rolled into one, let me know !!

Take care,
Jeannie

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[> [> [> the commute from port perry -- david, 11:45:11 07/30/06 Sun

I spent alomst five years commuting to the big smoke from port and back. although it was usually during off peek hours such as 7am -3pm work hours, i found that it onl took an hour to get in and a hour to get out, except of course firday afternoons. I almost never took the highways and ususally took the back roads, never the same way more than two day in a row. take reach road west or take myrtle road west or take #7 out of brooklin, whatever mix it up. the scenery is difinitely worth it. if you want to take the highway ad get there in an hour leave port at about 5am 5:10am no later or your are traffic parking.

have fun discovering the scenery


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[> [> [> [> Back roads -- Jeannie, 13:19:01 08/17/06 Thu

Actually, I now work in Markham, for which there are a miriad of routes to choose and use.

Love it!


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[> [> [> [> Leave Early -- Toby, 13:52:00 09/05/06 Tue

Yes, David is correct. You must leave early to get a good drive in. I leave, supposed to leave, a 5:45 am. I go Shirley Rd to Coates Rd to Lakeridge down to consesion #7,
Westney to Hywy #7 to 407. Clear sailing from there!!!

I know, I know....407 cost money.
But I can afford it, because I make more money working in Toronto than I ever could in Port Perry. Even with Gas etc. I figure that working outside the area is the only way a single woman can afford to live alone. I worked in Port for over 10 years, and the most I could get paid was $12.00 an hour.


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