Yes, in a way you're right. Where I live is, imho, the best place in the world (for me and the family). Very rural and beautiful.

I moved out of the city many years ago and decided that my home environment was worth a lot of sacrifice. The sacrifice is either in money or time. When I had a job that was close I made about ½ of what I do now. I tried that for 10 years and now I’m not so poor but have less time.

I don’t see the 140 minutes as a waste, however, because I see it as the investment of my time in order to make a living (much the same as I view the other 8 hours of work). When I commuted less I had to work overtime to pay the bills – and still did not do as well as I do now.

Either way I look at it I see the commute as a price that I pay for my home and my lifestyle It’s a choice that I gladly make, but I realize that I have to make other adjustments (like 4am rides) to compensate for the time investment.

I tried ridding part way to work and biking the rest of the way. No way will I ride my bike in the city traffic again! That was too scary. You city bike commuters must have nerves of steel!