It took me 3 hours today to travel a total of 50 miles. I almost fell out of my car to kiss the ground when I finally pulled up in front of my house. I hate getting stuck in traffic - who doesn't, right? - it is such a waste of time and I always imagine all the things I could get done if I weren't crawling along the beltway.
Nope, we cannot say that traffic is one of the benefits of living in the Greater Washington DC area. (As a side note, it's also not good for one's blood pressure.) I typically and very skillfully try to avoid the worst by traveling on the back roads and/or by setting appointments at such times that they do not coincide with rush hour traffic. The optimist that I am, of course I always hope that it wont be so bad if I happen to have no other choice.
Well, today I had no other choice and, yes, it was that bad!
You know the sign If you lived here, you'd be home now? It just kept flashing in my head and I so wished I lived on the next street over .. or the next .. or at least off the next exit. Just anywhere NEXT!
I have plans to move closer to my office in 20905 Silver Spring - having an extremely short commute and more time for the things that really matter, is priceless to me.
The best advice I can give anyone relocating to the Maryland Suburbs of Washington DC: think really hard about your future commute.
What is more important to you - more house but a longer commute or less house but also less time on the road?
Unless the price-tag is of no concern to you, you'll likely be confronted with that decision. You can get more house and/or a more land if you look outside the beltway - far outside the beltway - moving to a close-in location will get you less house but also more time to enjoy it.
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