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Old 03-03-09, 09:45 AM
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A) Occupation-RN

B) Commuting Distance-9 Miles one way

C) When at work I a) shower b) change clothes/clean up c) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up-Clean up, change clothes

D) Where bike is parked-In my office

E) Number of years commuting-On and off for 2 years

F) Year-round/part time commuter-Usually at least 3 days a week when I don't have to travel.

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A.) Occupation: Company CEO (poor SOB who comes in first and leaves last)
B.) Distance: 21.4 miles round trip.....plus occasional "shortcuts" which add 10-15 miles to the day...(yes, I am mathematically challenged)
C.) Shower: I took an excess rest room, removed toilet and built a shower on 2x6 platform as we couldn't modify cement floor to put a gas trap in....total cost - $832 (Fibreglass shower stall, PVC pipes and small water heater)
D.) Parking: Bikes are parked inside, in warehouse area
E.) started commuting January '06....usually about 190 +/- days per year
F.) Year round....I have a deal with Lightning and Thunder Storms...I ignore them and they ignore me...so far we have both been keeping our respective sides of the bargain....

Other....there are 16 of us here...3 of us commute via bike regularly....working on the others...
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A) Occupation - wastewater engineer for municipal sewer district

B) Commuting Distance - 8.5 miles in the morning, 10-20 in the afternoon

C) When at work I b) change clothes/clean up

D) Where bike is parked - basement storage area

E) Number of years commuting - 1

F) Year-round/part time commuter - part-time
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a. psychotherapist
b. 8 miles round trip
c. change clothes and wash up-just took a shower prior to leaving home
d. outside-locked to a heavy fence-under a car cover
e. 20 years
f. year round so far
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A) Occupation - IT Sr Help Desk

B) Commuting Distance - 10-12km one way (6-8 miles)

C) When at work I a) shower b) change clothes/clean up c) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up

D) Where bike is parked - in front of my desk for all the office to see. It has been voiced to me that others wish they could ride to work for their health and be as green as me.....but the only green I care about at this juncture is the green in my wallet

E) Number of years commuting - .75 - .9 I started last April when gas prices irked me for the last time.

F) Year-round/part time commuter - I made a decision to not ride to work during mid Nov - mid Jan. It is just to dark at night and the drivers scare me around Christmas time. I also don't ride when I have dr appointments and other appointments.
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A) Occupation
Marine Science lab coordinator

B) Commuting Distance
13 miles RT

C) When at work I
change clothes, could shower at the gym and probably will in the summer

D) Where bike is parked
In my office, right next to my desk

E) Number of years commuting
Started this job in Jan. so about 2 months

F) Year-round/part time commuter
Hope to be year round, except when I need the car for erands or it's below 32 degrees or icy (only happens a couple times a year)
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Occupation: Law Enforcement

Commuting Distance: 12 miles round-trip

When at work I: Shower, change. We have a full locker room with showers. Free hot water!!

Where bike is parked: In my office, next to my desk. We have tons of support as bicycle commuters, and have all the flexibility we need to store our bikes securely. I'm looking at it right now.

Number of years commuting: 1..just got started last year

Full Time / Part time Commuter? Part time, usually March through November. The Really cold weather and snow / ice are no fun, although the dark doesn't bother me.
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Old 03-03-09, 02:11 PM
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A) Occupation--Preparator at the Eric Carle museum (i frame and hang the artwork)

B) Commuting Distance--about 20 mi round trip

C) When at work I -- b) change clothes/clean up

D) Where bike is parked--outside near the picnic table or in my workshop

E) Number of years commuting--2!

F) Year-round/part time commuter--P/T, may-sept last year, hopefully april - october this year, maybe beyond w/ my new Surly X Check!
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A) Occupation--Configuration management for Canadian part of International Space Station

B) Commuting Distance--about 34 mi round trip

C) When at work I -- check email etc till I have cooled down, then shower & change clothes

D) Where bike is parked--outside on rack that is sheltered from rain

E) Number of years commuting--37

F) Year-round fair weather commuter until 12 yrs ago when I started this job. Now only 8 months because the bridge over the St Lawrence is closed to cyclists 1 Dec to 1 Apr.
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A) Occupation - Planetary Scientist
B) Cummuting distance - 12.5 mi each way
C) When at work I - b) change clothes and clean up
D) Where bike is parked - in my office
E) Number of years commuting - 2
F) Year round commuter, part-time, a couple days a week
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Old 03-04-09, 06:11 PM
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A) Occupation - Planetary Scientist
Pluto?
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Old 03-04-09, 07:12 PM
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A) Occupation
RN-Patient Safety Analyst-Risk Management Dept of Hospital system

B) Commuting Distance
18 miles RT

C) When at work I
Change clothes/clean up.

D) Where bike is parked
Hospital parking garage near cashiers-one U-lock & one cable/padlock

E) Number of years commuting
Since 1973

F) Year-round/part time commuter
Currently, 3-season-commuter. Not every day. Never when heavy rains or thunderstorms are likely.
Previously spent 8 years as 4-season, everyday commuter in Atlanta, Ga.
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Old 03-04-09, 10:53 PM
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A) Occupation - USCG Pilot

B) Commuting Distance - ~9 miles one way.

C) When at work I a) shower b) change clothes/clean up c) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up - Shower and change into those nice green pajamas.

D) Where bike is parked - in the hangar.

E) Number of years commuting - since 2006.

F) Year-round/part time commuter - Full time: rain, shine, or blizzard.

Strange that the only two coasties posting are riding in some of the worst weather you can find!
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A) Marketing manager (high-tech)

B) 17 miles one-way biking or 5 miles one-way if I take the train

C) Shower if I ride the whole way, change clothes if I take the train

D) Bike is parked in my cube

E) 9 years

F) Mostly year-round. Here in Northern California I can wimp out if there's water falling from the sky, but I more or less do it full time.

They call me the Rhymenocerous.
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Old 03-05-09, 06:07 AM
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A) Occupation - Mechanical Engineer

B) Commuting Distance - 27 miles each way

C) When at work - Towel off/change, start eating...and eating.

D) Where bike is parked - end of hallway, shipping dock, outside, it varies.

E) Number of years commuting - 2, but not consistently.

F) Year-round/part time commuter - every day is the goal/2-3 days per week is avg
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A) Occupation- Engineer, new product development for Gore-Tex

B) Commuting Distance- 17 miles each way

C) When at work I a) shower

D) Where bike is parked- my cube!

E) Number of years commuting- <1

F) Year-round/part time commuter- 2-3 days per week goal
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A) High School Engineering Technology Teacher
B) 3.2 miles one way
C) Change Clothes
D) Storage room in my lab
E) 5
F) 3 part time, the last two full time

My commute home is usually much longer, 10 to 20 miles depending on the day of the week and the weather.
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A- Firefighter
B- Depends on the House i'm at 1-12mi, Usually 4mi to E-13 which is where I'm stationed.
C- Work out then shower(all dependant on calls)
D- Locked in the bay (F'Fs love to play jokes)
E- One
F- Part time- It can get real tricky when it is my month to float. Ive showed up to work before and then had to go to another firehouse on the other side of the city to fill a vacancy. Not fun trying to carrying your tunout gear on a road bike.
G- (adding this) I ride a 08 Scott s40 road bike.
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A) Occupation:
++ Account Manager - like a project manager (not sales) desk job ugh

B) Commuting Distance:
++ was 17 miles, new office is 13 miles oneway

C) When at work I a) shower b) change clothes/clean up c) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up
++ brought diluted shampoo washcloth & towel and used a sink. changed all my cloths head to toe and brought deodorant. I showered before leaving home as well. I stuck to warm spring and summer so the clothing was just t-shirts and shorts. New office has a shower so I may use that - not sure it will help too much.

D) Where bike is parked:
++ in foyer so I didn't have to carry lock and cable

E) Number of years commuting
++ 3 years but last year I did the most - like 30 days - and only 1 full 5 day week (170 miles)

F) Year-round/part time commuter
++ part time but this year I'm hoping to kick some serious commuting butt
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A) Occupation: USAF 25 + years and I will retire from the AF in September with 26 years in. Currently facility manager for a 4 bay 474,182 sq foot aircraft maintenace facility.

B) Commuting Distance: 18 to 60 miles road, 16 to 35 miles off road all one way. I car pool to work and ride home.

C) When at work I: some times stash a few bikes here along with riding gear for all conditions.

D) Where bike is parked: Anywhere I want.

E) Number of years commuting: For many years.

F) Year-round/part time commuter: Year round commuter unless the weather is super crappy.
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grad student
22 km's r.t.
in classroom
<1 yr
yr-round except for days w/ >80kph winds (drives sand into all of my and bike's nooks & crannies)
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Occupation- Bike repairer
Commuting distance- 4.5kms
When I arrive at work-I don't change, and will only get dirtier and sweatier as the day goes on.
parking- in the shop or in front of it depending on space.
4 years commuting, 3 of them car free.
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A) Occupation Teacher---Englsih Dept. Chair

B) Commuting Distance 10 miles round trip

C) When at work I a) shower b) change clothes/clean up c) don't change clothes and hope for the best/clean up although if it is really nasty and hot/humid, I have towels, soap, etc in the coaching office at school

D) Where bike is parked right next to my desk in my room

E) Number of years commuting 2 and 1/2

F) Year-round/part time commuter part time---I live and work in a suburb southwest of Cleveland. The routes that i would take to get to school, in the winter, can be quite dangerous. In the spring, summer, and fall, people expect to see cyclists---in the winter, well, it is, I believe, too dangerous.
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A) Software Engineer

B) 18.6 - 20.4 miles each way

C) When at work I a) shower

D) Chained to the deck railing outside my office.

E) About 1 year for this round (stopped years ago, started again)

F) ~3 days a week, pretty much year round so far.
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I don't commute during the winter, but I love it in the summers.

A) Technical Support/NOC support (no I'm not in India!)

B) 6-7 miles each way

C) When at work I don't change clothes and hope for the best. It's not that far a ride. I do sweat but I work in an operations center and there are no women that work here anymore. I'm by myself most of the night.

D) I bring the bike inside and sit it at my desk.

E) Less then 1

F) Part time commuter. My ride is far too dangerous to do in icy cold conditions.
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