Ever "commuted" to the lake?

CrownRay · 09-23-2011, 01:42 PM

Here's a question, for those of us who live away from the lake. Have you ever "commuted" back and forth?

This week, I needed to stay out of my home in MA (for some construction). So, instead of spending $$$ on a hotel for a few days, I have been driving back and forth from Methuen, MA to Moultonboro. I calculated that the gas for a week was cheaper than the hotel. The Drive after work isn't TOO bad, a little slow through exit 5 (93) but still nothing compared to the 6 hours I did to NY for vacation! Anyway, the ride to work in the morning was a breeze. Granted the distance/time, but it was actually more enjoyable than my white-knuckle drive on 495 in the mornings. One more trip up tonight, then staying until Monday AM.....

LIforrelaxin · 09-23-2011, 02:37 PM

I have done this before, never for an entire week... but a couple of days no and again in a row... I also used to go up one night a week on a regular basis as well... but now with a family that isn't so easy....

I always found the drives where easy... start in NH such that you come down into 128 just after the rush, and work late and head back up just after the rush....

I also met a guy one time that was preparing for retirement... As his wife was already retired, and they had found there dream retirement home in the lakes region, he was in the middle of commuting from Laconia, to Boston, for the final two years of his working career.... His comments, was the biggest adjustment was to his working hours so that he could miss traffic... after that he said the rest was easy... he had always gotten up before his wife, however instead of one hour, it was now 3 hours earlier.... His only regret was that the last car he thought he would by for himself suddenly had over 100,000 miles, and he wanted to replace it before he retired.....

Jeanzb1 · 09-23-2011, 02:59 PM

There's a guy near us (Alton/Gilford line) who commutes to Boston three days a week!

robmac · 09-23-2011, 03:22 PM

I have done it in the past. The one thing I can say is the closer I got to the lake on the return trip the bigger my smile and the stress meter always hit zero upon arrival.

CrownRay · 09-23-2011, 03:32 PM

Yeah, doesn't seem to be that bad. Except it will not be fun tonight in the rain. Oh well.

When I visited out in Utah, some people commute 100 miles like it was nothing...although, much better roads out there...75 MPH speed limit

Two dobys · 09-23-2011, 06:32 PM

I spent about 19 years commuting from Paugus Bay to Wilmington. Hit a few friday night jams in Salem but most of summer I took fridays off. Also when a large snow storm was forecast I stayed home. The commute was long but I broke it up some by getting off in Concord or Laconia.

magicrobotmonkey · 09-23-2011, 09:45 PM

I spent two years commuting from Laconia to Boston 2-3 times a week. Took the Concord Coach out of Concord. I got really used to those early morning naps!

CARDER LANE · 09-24-2011, 03:50 AM

I commute from Meredith to Fort Devens almost every week day.

challmec · 09-24-2011, 06:58 AM

During the summer months I commute from Laconia to Bedford Ma. Its a pleasant drive in as long as I leave early and don't hit too much traffic down along Rt 3 in Ma.
The ride home is usually great as was previously stated the farther north I get the lower the stress level is. Something about the Lakes region is simply awesome!!

upthesaukee · 09-24-2011, 07:15 AM

I have a friend to lives in Alton and commutes to Harvard U 5 days a week. He is 75 years old, putting just under 200 miles a day on the car. Asked him why he doesn't retire, and he said he can't afford to

.

He does call out with bad snow forecasted. He travels rte 11 to the Spaulding and I 95. In Saugus, he works his way over to Wellington Cir and then into Cambridge. Up at 4 AM and not home until 430 to 500. Better him than me!

BroadHopper · 09-24-2011, 08:31 AM

I used to commute 5 days a week for 2 years. This was in the late 70's when traffic was not a problem. I traveled 106, 393, 93 to Rte 3. The only thing I hated was the toll booths. The 106 travel during the foliage makes me smile.

hampfarms · 09-24-2011, 08:47 AM

My husband has been commuting for the last 10 years from Long Island, New York to the lake every week. He drives up on Thursday afternoons and goes back to NY on Sunday afternoon or Monday mornings. The only complaint he has is that he HATES driving south (never wants to leave)!

Does anyone have any suggestions of what kind of business you would like to have in Moultonborough, Center Harbor, or Meredith? When we get the right answer he will never have to go SOUTH except to visit some family.

ushaggerb · 09-24-2011, 10:02 PM

How about one that brings the Lake to you where ever you are?

hampfarms · 09-25-2011, 07:42 AM

Explain!!!!

CrownRay · 09-26-2011, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CARDER LANE

I commute from Meredith to Fort Devens almost every week day.

Damn...I actually live right near there!

dpg · 09-28-2011, 10:43 AM

The more bull !@#$% I get at my tax bill in Mass I'm thinking about it more and more. But if I make up the difference in gas what's the difference?

LIforrelaxin · 09-28-2011, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dpg

The more bull !@#$% I get at my tax bill in Mass I'm thinking about it more and more. But if I make up the difference in gas what's the difference?

that the problem, you gain in one area lose in another.....

HomeWood · 09-28-2011, 10:29 PM

I would communte to NC from NH if I could. The couple long trips a year to Moltonboro will have to do until we retire up there.

09-23-2011, 01:42 PM	#1
CrownRay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Medford MA/Blackcat Island Posts: 147 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts	Ever "commuted" to the lake? Here's a question, for those of us who live away from the lake. Have you ever "commuted" back and forth? This week, I needed to stay out of my home in MA (for some construction). So, instead of spending $$$ on a hotel for a few days, I have been driving back and forth from Methuen, MA to Moultonboro. I calculated that the gas for a week was cheaper than the hotel. The Drive after work isn't TOO bad, a little slow through exit 5 (93) but still nothing compared to the 6 hours I did to NY for vacation! Anyway, the ride to work in the morning was a breeze. Granted the distance/time, but it was actually more enjoyable than my white-knuckle drive on 495 in the mornings. One more trip up tonight, then staying until Monday AM..... __________________ "The ocean (or lake) itself is not dangerous, it's the hard stuff around the edges that will kill you."

09-23-2011, 02:37 PM	#2
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Island, not that one, the one on Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,827 Thanks: 1,017 Thanked 881 Times in 515 Posts	I have done this before, never for an entire week... but a couple of days no and again in a row... I also used to go up one night a week on a regular basis as well... but now with a family that isn't so easy.... I always found the drives where easy... start in NH such that you come down into 128 just after the rush, and work late and head back up just after the rush.... I also met a guy one time that was preparing for retirement... As his wife was already retired, and they had found there dream retirement home in the lakes region, he was in the middle of commuting from Laconia, to Boston, for the final two years of his working career.... His comments, was the biggest adjustment was to his working hours so that he could miss traffic... after that he said the rest was easy... he had always gotten up before his wife, however instead of one hour, it was now 3 hours earlier.... His only regret was that the last car he thought he would by for himself suddenly had over 100,000 miles, and he wanted to replace it before he retired..... __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

09-23-2011, 03:32 PM	#5
CrownRay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Medford MA/Blackcat Island Posts: 147 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts	Yeah, doesn't seem to be that bad. Except it will not be fun tonight in the rain. Oh well. When I visited out in Utah, some people commute 100 miles like it was nothing...although, much better roads out there...75 MPH speed limit __________________ "The ocean (or lake) itself is not dangerous, it's the hard stuff around the edges that will kill you."

09-24-2011, 03:50 AM	#8
CARDER LANE Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 10 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Meredith to Fort Devens I commute from Meredith to Fort Devens almost every week day.

09-24-2011, 07:15 AM	#10
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Alton to Cambridge I have a friend to lives in Alton and commutes to Harvard U 5 days a week. He is 75 years old, putting just under 200 miles a day on the car. Asked him why he doesn't retire, and he said he can't afford to . He does call out with bad snow forecasted. He travels rte 11 to the Spaulding and I 95. In Saugus, he works his way over to Wellington Cir and then into Cambridge. Up at 4 AM and not home until 430 to 500. Better him than me! __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

09-23-2011, 02:59 PM	#3
Jeanzb1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 546 Thanks: 614 Thanked 173 Times in 94 Posts	There's a guy near us (Alton/Gilford line) who commutes to Boston three days a week!

09-23-2011, 03:22 PM	#4
robmac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashua,Meredith Posts: 951 Thanks: 213 Thanked 106 Times in 81 Posts	I have done it in the past. The one thing I can say is the closer I got to the lake on the return trip the bigger my smile and the stress meter always hit zero upon arrival.

09-23-2011, 06:32 PM	#6
Two dobys Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 22 Thanks: 53 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	I spent about 19 years commuting from Paugus Bay to Wilmington. Hit a few friday night jams in Salem but most of summer I took fridays off. Also when a large snow storm was forecast I stayed home. The commute was long but I broke it up some by getting off in Concord or Laconia.

09-23-2011, 09:45 PM	#7
magicrobotmonkey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 158 Thanks: 40 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	I spent two years commuting from Laconia to Boston 2-3 times a week. Took the Concord Coach out of Concord. I got really used to those early morning naps!

09-24-2011, 06:58 AM	#9
challmec Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 55 Thanks: 21 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	During the summer months I commute from Laconia to Bedford Ma. Its a pleasant drive in as long as I leave early and don't hit too much traffic down along Rt 3 in Ma. The ride home is usually great as was previously stated the farther north I get the lower the stress level is. Something about the Lakes region is simply awesome!!

09-24-2011, 08:31 AM	#11
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,512 Thanks: 3,118 Thanked 1,090 Times in 784 Posts	Between Gilford and Nashua I used to commute 5 days a week for 2 years. This was in the late 70's when traffic was not a problem. I traveled 106, 393, 93 to Rte 3. The only thing I hated was the toll booths. The 106 travel during the foliage makes me smile. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

09-24-2011, 08:47 AM	#12
hampfarms Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 28 Thanks: 3 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	My husband has been commuting for the last 10 years from Long Island, New York to the lake every week. He drives up on Thursday afternoons and goes back to NY on Sunday afternoon or Monday mornings. The only complaint he has is that he HATES driving south (never wants to leave)! Does anyone have any suggestions of what kind of business you would like to have in Moultonborough, Center Harbor, or Meredith? When we get the right answer he will never have to go SOUTH except to visit some family.

09-24-2011, 10:02 PM	#13
ushaggerb Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 108 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 69 Thanked 30 Times in 22 Posts	Business opportunity How about one that brings the Lake to you where ever you are?

09-25-2011, 07:42 AM	#14
hampfarms Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 28 Thanks: 3 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Explain!!!!

09-28-2011, 10:43 AM	#16
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,560 Thanks: 149 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	The more bull !@#$% I get at my tax bill in Mass I'm thinking about it more and more. But if I make up the difference in gas what's the difference?

09-28-2011, 10:29 PM	#18
HomeWood Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Clayton,NC / Sanbornton,NH Posts: 610 Thanks: 125 Thanked 136 Times in 74 Posts	I would communte to NC from NH if I could. The couple long trips a year to Moltonboro will have to do until we retire up there.