Readers Respond: Survival Skills For Commuters

Washington Post readers write in to share "and true methods for dealing with the headaches of their daily commutes."

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December 5, 2005, 11:00 AM PST

"From a highway poet and lottery fantasist to a masochistic traffic jam seeker, legions of bikers and even one woman who takes out her Beltway frustration at a Rockville shooting range, we heard some intriguing methods for coping with the commuting grind."

Among the tips:

..."I used to jog at lunch to check out houses for sale nearby my work. I found one located a 16.5-minute walk from my job in Bethesda. I have a house in Italy and am trying to increase my Italian vocabulary. When I come across an Italian word I do not know, I look it up and write the word and the definition on a scrap of paper. I review these during the arduous 16.5-minute trek. The commute proceeds sovramagnificentissimamente."

Thanks to transport-policy listserv

FULL STORY: Commuter Survival Skills

Sunday, December 4, 2005 in The Washington Post

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