Originally Posted by HDTVKSS
for those who live on the coast and work in sydney, is it a PITA to get from somwhere like gosford (or even further?) to work? SWMBO and i anre starting to weigh up the housing purchase options and the coast with the most looks quite exciting. ( i guess i wont mention it to her that its nice and close to ourimbah XC + CCCC road and Crit races
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Depends on how you plan to get to work and where exactly work is. Hubby used to drive in to William St, and that was a real PITA 'coz the traffic on the Pac Hwy absolutely crawls in peak hour and then there was the hassle of getting into the tunnel. Tried a couple of variations to approach the city - Ryde Rd/Epping Rd/Gore Hill Fwy and also via St Ives/Chatswood (Bobbin Head Rd/Link Rd/Eastern Arterial/Penshurst St/Willoughby Rd/Warringah Fwy) both pretty crap when the traffic is heavy. After putting up with it for a couple of years, he went to telecommuting.
I would seriously consider the train if you are based in the city centre. We have started doing that for trips into town since petrol got so stupid and it works surprisingly well.