Having something to strive for keeps us going. The summer is young.

Read “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut” by Stephen King, Skeleton Crew. . . . Sometimes shortcuts are scary!!

Ha ha ha I believe "Rushahoma" refers to a Jewish Holiday ... Never the less - Kudos for continuing to amuse, entertain, educate us weekly without fail. and providing us with delicious food for thought :0)

I can’t even fathom spending my time sitting in the car for that much time going back-and-forth to work daily. I guess if you use it as added office time and don’t think about the traffic there’s a positive however having spent the last two weekends in the most horrific traffic I’ve ever seen I don’t think I’d be cut out for it. Thanks Victoria will read that book this weekend

Imagine telecommuting.

I enjoyed your "Rushahoma" too ~ very clever!

For me, the summer commute is easier. No teacher traffic.

As I approached the latter years of my career as an airline pilot I became a very senior Captain . I retired in 2002 as the number 1 pilot on the seniority list based in SFO . I was 58 . Being that in those days the Captain was the supreme being . Always trying to be as unorthodox as possible I sought to break every speed record on the books . It morphed into quite a deal . My wife and I often flew together. The SFO-JFK -SFO transcons . 24 hours downtown Manhattan . Carnegie Deli , Peter Luger , Rosie O'Grady 's etc etc . On the way home I would break every rule in the book and fly that 777 like a fighter . Of course I would prep the passengers on board over the PA as to not cause the Rona's on board any cardiac issues . The strategy was to fly as low and fast as possible across the U.S . If you flew the 777 at 26,000 feet instead of the recommended 37,000 ft you could increase the True Airspeed by 30 knots or so . Noisy as hell and the old girl would shake rattle and roll across America at the speed of light . Of course I would burn an extra 50 thousand pounds of fuel which prompted a few carpet dances with the chief pilot . Many of whom flew co-pilot for me while they were still wet behind the years . We would often arrive in San Francisco an hour early . The businessmen loved it and soon were clambering to get on MY flight . Diane worked the room as they say and sold it to the timid passengers as a good thing . It allowed Diane and I to get home an hour early say by 11:00 in the AM in time to coach our teams and run the school board meetings . Maybe even a roll in the hay before the first of 5 kids came through the door . I think I still hold the speed records on several routes . Like my commanding officer said to me in the Navy . " Get the F out of my office asshole ."

Hollander Sends

After a 24 year commute from Long Island's south shore to Forest Hills and Rego Park, in 2014 I moved my office to Melville, L.I. My commute (and record) from Bellmore to Melville stands at 19 minutes. My quality of life has improved dramatically and I am convinced that the QOL quotient is related to the distance between one's home and place of employ. (Working from home does not count as there are too many distractions and when you work from home you end up being the dog walker, cable guy waiter and plumber-in-chief).

Can't break my commute record of 27 minutes and 31 seconds....I try every day