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DFW BS Thread : ********NEW MEET!! CHECK POST #1*******

Discussion in 'Texas' started by Silverspool, Jul 20, 2016.

  1. Oct 3, 2019 at 8:49 PM
    Squatting Pigeon

    Squatting Pigeon Remember, bird watching goes both ways. Moderator

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    I live in North Fort Worth and my company is based in Garland. I usually dont visit the office much, but some weeks its every day. The drive is brutal unless you hit the express lanes, and even still...
     
  2. Oct 3, 2019 at 8:56 PM
    Silverspool

    Silverspool [OP] Come at me Bro!

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    Anyone seen my wallet?
    Yea at 7-20 dollars one direction, and the single lane NTE down 183 is stopped half the time. Always feel bad for the suckers paying to sit in worse traffic.
     
  3. Oct 4, 2019 at 5:33 AM
    Zac of all trades

    Zac of all trades FWP Fabrication Vendor

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  4. Oct 4, 2019 at 6:32 AM
    Xplosiv

    Xplosiv Well-Known Member

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    My wife just went from driving Lewisville => Richardson every day to Lewisville => Allen. We paid almost $4000 in tolls last tax year, and its no longer deductible. Id give anything for her to find a job near Justin/Alliance. My Lewisville=> Grapevine isnt bad at all.
     
  5. Oct 4, 2019 at 6:38 AM
    Squatting Pigeon

    Squatting Pigeon Remember, bird watching goes both ways. Moderator

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    I have the benefit of expensing tolls, but man does it irritate me to sometimes spend $40 (albeit someone else's money) in a day and not get there any faster. :mad:
     
  6. Oct 4, 2019 at 6:47 AM
    Xplosiv

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    It's the Texas way. Lol.
     
  7. Oct 4, 2019 at 6:48 AM
    Naveronski

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    Yes. She went from The Village to downtown Fort Worth for a little over a year, until we eventually decided buying a house was a better idea.
     
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  8. Oct 4, 2019 at 7:11 AM
    Suprajim54

    Suprajim54 Unfamous Member

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    I'm still mad they added a traffic signal on my commute. Previously it was only 8 stop signs along those 3 miles.
     
  9. Oct 4, 2019 at 7:17 AM
    imthejaybird

    imthejaybird I make things and do stuff. TTC #287

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    These commutes you guys are talking about sound exhausting.... I live and work in the same town, so I've got a pretty sweet little drive, but I had to go up to Grapevine yesterday and got stuck trying to get back to Burleson during the rush hours... Took me 30 minutes to get up there and an hour and a half to get home. Not ok. I can't imagine doing that everyday...
     
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  10. Oct 4, 2019 at 7:24 AM
    Xplosiv

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    My commute when I first moved down here was .7 of a mile. It was harsh.
     
  11. Oct 4, 2019 at 7:37 AM
    Silverspool

    Silverspool [OP] Come at me Bro!

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    Anyone seen my wallet?
    My commute is 32 miles one way if theres a wreck that closes a lane or two it takes me close to 2 hrs.
     
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  12. Oct 4, 2019 at 7:41 AM
    imthejaybird

    imthejaybird I make things and do stuff. TTC #287

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    I'm spoiled but my drive. I've been here for over 9 years now and it's saved me so much time and gas money. I'd have a hard time finding value in a commute like you described. I feel like I'd be blasting through all the podcasts and audio books I could find.
     
  13. Oct 4, 2019 at 8:21 AM
    dwaltdtx

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    Damn. I’ve got over 20,000 miles on the truck I bought at the beginning of the year, most of which are since June. I’ll trade drive time with any of you except @TACORIDER
     
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  14. Oct 4, 2019 at 8:22 AM
    Beef Nachos

    Beef Nachos Here for a good time, not a long time

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    I walk two blocks to work :notsure:
     
  15. Oct 4, 2019 at 8:30 AM
    Xplosiv

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    F a whole bunch of that. I can almost make it to OKC in 2 hours.
     
  16. Oct 4, 2019 at 9:03 AM
    ChadsPride

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    Mines 3.1 miles. One stop sign and four traffic lights which are generally all green or turn green shortly after stopping.
     
  17. Oct 4, 2019 at 9:26 AM
    gulzeb

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    My wife drives North Fort Worth to Allen sometimes. Takes an hour and a half on weekdays, with toll.
     
  18. Oct 4, 2019 at 9:36 AM
    imthejaybird

    imthejaybird I make things and do stuff. TTC #287

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    I think I'd need to keep an empty bottle in my truck if my commute was that long... That or a hose out the door...
     
  19. Oct 4, 2019 at 11:17 AM
    Xplosiv

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    Potted shrub in the bed.
     
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  20. Oct 4, 2019 at 11:34 AM
    Trucknorris

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    I commute back and forth from sherman to dallas every day it sux
     

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