Chronicles of Commuters

Last week I shared the changes in my life since moving. One major point I've bemoaned is the commute in post-Katrina Baton Rouge traffic. I feel that 38 minutes is too long.

Northern Neighbor weighed in on the issue regarding my commute:

Sorry to hear that your commute has tripled in length. And indeed, left-lane bandits are annoying. But in reality you still have a very short commute.

Those of us who work in large cities often face considerably longer commutes. A cousin in Annapolis spends 90+ minutes travelling around D.C. via the Beltway, one-way. Most of my colleagues here in Toronto spend 1 hour plus, each way.

How Do You Do It?
So you tell me: what's a normal commute? I can't imagine anything over 30 minutes, but people do it everyday. How?

Lagniappe
+ Check out the fluid dynamics of traffic and become an amateur traffic dynamicist.

+ This month Newsweek reported that over 3.4 million Americans commute more than 90 minutes one way each day. Can you imagine?

+ I have to ask: are gas prices not going up where you live?