Wasted Time
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189838)
Boise, Idaho
September 15, 2021 3:57pm CST
In one of the quizzes on Dailybreak, today was a question about the average amount of time per year a Los Angeles commuter spends sitting in traffic. The answer was 167 hours. That comes out to 6 days and 23 hours. That's a lot of time. That doesn't include the time spent driving to their actual destination. That's time people could spend doing a lot of other stuff. Preparing for tests if they are in school, interviewing for a job, talking to friends on the phone, preparing dinner, getting their exercise for the day/week, reading books, or how many other things?
Do you ever think of the things you could be doing while setting in traffic?
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Sep 21
True, BUT, when you are in your late 60;s and think of this amount of time it adds up.
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@DaddyEvil (174365)
• United States
15 Sep 21
No... If I'm stuck in traffic, I'm reading my ebook on my phone. I just glance up when I notice motions of the vehicles beside me.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Sep 21
I would probably be doing the same.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Sep 21
@DaddyEvil ......I have one. Not sure who gave it to me.
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@DaddyEvil (174365)
• United States
15 Sep 21
@celticeagle Did I give you the link to the free ebook site I use?
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Sep 21
Train your dog to nudge you when traffic begins to move again.
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@kaylachan (84760)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Sep 21
I rarely if ever am stuck in traffic for extended periods of time. Not to say it hasn't happened. But with my phone I can still be productive.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
16 Sep 21
Yes--relaxing and having fun watching other people getting angry!!!
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@RasmaSandra (97991)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Sep 21
Interesting and I never thought about it, I do remember when I did have a car if someone else was driving I would be looking at a magazine, reading something, or even eating something to pass the time, With no car now I have not thought about it,
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Sep 21
I usually spend time chatting with whoever is driving now days.
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@LindaOHio (222310)
• United States
16 Sep 21
The LA traffic is horrendous; and the rush hour starts early in the afternoon and ends after 6 pm. We don't run into traffic jams often now that we live in a semi-rural area.
