Fifteen Months In. How's My Commuting Experience Going?

[Lovacott]

Nice one @Lovacott. Great to hear your loving your cycle commute.
15th year of my current cycle commute this year and I still love it. The great, the good and even the bad.
Here's hoping you'll still be enjoying yours a good few years down the line.

A year ago, it was more a penance than a pleasure and I was doing it because I felt I had to. I knew I needed to do some exercise, I knew I needed to lose a few pounds and bring down my blood pressure.

Now, I am doing it because I actually enjoy it. I don't get stuck in the rush hour traffic jams on the A39, I don't have to fart around trying to find a parking space when I get home. My interactions with other humans on my commute home are friendly waves and "good evenings" as opposed to two finger salutes and effing 'n jeffing.

 

[gavroche]

Devon is not exactly flat so well done you. You must also be an expert at avoiding potholes by now.

 

[icowden]

Ahhh.. commuting. I remember that.

Back in the day, you'd get on your bike and cycle somewhere. That was before the interweb and the great plague, when all of a sudden most of the jobs were working with people inside your television screen... No need for trousers any more or smart suits. Just a smart shirt if you needed to be seen on screen...

Then of course, the commuta-lunch was born. People got fed up of their living rooms, and had lunch outside, somewhere... anywhere....

 

[Lovacott]

Devon is not exactly flat so well done you. You must also be an expert at avoiding potholes by now.

I have built up a pothole map in my head because on some days after rain, nasty potholes simply become innocuous looking little puddles.

Devon has a lot of roads and very little funding and many of the roads are in a shocking condition.

 

[richmace]

Thank you for sharing your story. A perfect description of why commuting by bike is so beneficial.