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.

"Brimstone" wrote in message
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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.

That's unnecessarily patronising. When I worked in Leicester and lived a 40
minute work from the office, it sometimes felt like I was spending several
days on the trot in an industrial estate. I relished spending my lunchtime
in the town centre, just to get a good distance away from the office.
Although Ealing to Oxford does seem a little excessive...

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