Layed-Off Yesterday

[Oiluj]

Yes, slightly better salary than before.

Yes, a mech product design / mfg automation engineering job, (my areas of expertise).

And yes and good, safe parking at my new job.

However, I'm not too keen on driving the 240Z in heavy, stop-n-go traffic with a few of the scarey-crazy commute drivers. I had a previous car totalled when I got tangled-up with a "boy-racer" in commute traffic. Defensive driving helps, but isn't 100% effective... Will still possibly drive the Z in maybe once/quarter, to attend an after-hours sports car gathering in the area.

[EScanlon]

And once in a while is exactly what Haggerty's allows.

Hey, at least you have a commute to drive it in. For some of us, it's 7 steps to the main floor for coffee and another 7 to the office. Commute? Hah!

But either way, congratulations.

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[240260280z]

Nice update! Congratulations.

[Carl Beck]

Good to hear - hope you enjoyed the few weeks you had off.

[LeonV]

Nice to hear, Julio! Your job description sounds eerily similar to mine. I'm an automation/tooling/anything else engineer at a medical device company and I commute to Petaluma 5 days per week, but live in San Bruno. You'll get used to it, just figure out the best time to leave the house. Certain times of the morning can be great, but rush hour sucks, especially when school is in session. I drove the Z in to work today, made the Friday drive a little more tolerable.

What's your commute looking like? If your going up north, I have a spreadsheet.

[EScanlon]

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What's your commute looking like? if your going up north, i have a spreadsheet.

OK, this is going to be the beginning of a series of engineer jokes...

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[tlorber]

Leon,

Isn't that a reverse commute?

[Gary in NJ]

Good news! I hope you made the most of your 3 month "vacation".

[LeonV]

OK, this is going to be the beginning of a series of engineer jokes...

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What, doesn't everybody track their commutes by spreadsheet to find optimal routes and departure times? LOLLOLLOL

Leon,

Isn't that a reverse commute?

Yup, you're right! However, SF must still be tackled as I have to drive across the city to get to the Golden Gate. There is no freeway that accomplishes this. With SF done with in a timely matter, it's about an hour from my driveway to the parking stall at work.

Looking at my (ahem) spreadsheet, the quickest I've ever driven through the length of SF has been 11 minutes and the slowest at over 40 minutes.

[EScanlon]

Hey, I'll admit I love it.

Heck you might post a copy of it, Mike Gholson, the site owner is bound to get a major kick out of it.

I studied Mechanical some time back, and know how "meticulous" engineering mindset can become.

As I've said before, the glass is neither half full nor half empty, it's just the wrong size for the amount of liquid.

Gotta hand it to you though Leon.

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[Oiluj]

EScanlon, I'll go on record as being jealous of your commute.

My previous commute was only 4.9 miles, less than 10 minutes, and I didn't even have to get on the freeway. Really gonna miss that...

My new commute is 19 miles on highway 101 south between San Mateo to Mountain View.

Like Leon, first thing I did was scope out the commute and make a spreadsheet of commute time vs. time of day. (must be a retentive engineer thing...)

- Going south at 7:00 AM, (or earlier), isn't bad. Average speed is about 50 MPH.

- Coming home is a very different matter. Average speed during rush hour is less than 15 MPH and it takes 45-55 minutes. As Leon said, I've done it before and will get used to it.

I'm happy to have a job to commute to!

[ZCurves]

Congratulations Julio! I am sure that it feels like the weight of the world has been lifted off of your shoulders. I am impressed by the support offered on this forum - -all of you are real gentlemen for your kind support of Julio!