Originally Posted by notfred
... than be forced to spend all three of those hours commuting every day....
In my area many are forced into 3 hours a day commuting (both car and public transportation).
I may switch to a job with a 36 mile round trip that would take about 2.5 hours a day. I'll probably stage my car at work a couple days and do round trips from work to home and back the next morning. It's in a congested area so one-way by car (12.5 miles) usually takes 35 minutes and can easily take an hour. If it's raining and in December it might even be as fast riding 18 miles as driving 12.
Congratulations on a new commute that will pay off in quality riding time.