John Rowland wrote:
"Brimstone" wrote in message
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I'm simply baffled by this wish that so many
people have to wste time, money and effort
commuting further than is absolutely necessary.

I think the point is generally to find somewhere to live where both
partners have an acceptable commute.

Where two people are concerned you may have a point but the OP mentioned
only the singular. Nevertheless, there seems to be a considerable number of
people who appear to commute simply because it doesn't occure to them to do
anything different.