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[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Now that's a commute that would make my day just by travelling on it!

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It really does do that, though then having to go to work instead of keep riding brings me down to earth with a bump, lol

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But then once work is over...

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

At this time of year it's dark, so I go the long way around which is mostly paved road, lol

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oof, motorcycling in the dark can be scary

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 1 points 11 months ago

It's ok on the road or levelled gravel, but yeah no so great on trails with loose rocks and logs to get over ... for that you need a good high power head torch and cautious riding style, lol

[–] ratman150@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bro I want this commute not my bum ass 2 deadly highways for 33 miles.

Where do I apply?

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Step 1: find a job in the middle of nowhere.

Step 2: move there.

Sounds easy, no? To achieve it I moved to another country, learned a new language, took a 50% pay cut, and living here requires a lot more work just to be comfortable ... but I live halfway up a mountain in the middle of a nature reserve, it was worth it for me.

[–] ratman150@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If I could take a 50% paycut and afford to live that would be a 100% gain.

Looks beautiful nonetheless.

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 4 points 11 months ago

Depends on where you are, where you go, and how you live - a lot of the world lives off less than $10USD a day. Before I moved I was getting by, now I'm financially comfortable despite having much less money.

[–] pumpkinseedoil@feddit.de 1 points 6 months ago

Which country?

[–] Dumpdog@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Commutes are definitely a quality of life choice! As a kid my dad offered to let me ride my motorcycle to elementary school as a bribe to move to a small town. All the local kids would ride their horses to school so he figured a riding a dirtbike down the trails to school was basically the same thing.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago

I have no idea what that is, so I'm going to say no ... if you mean the motorbike, it's a Rieju Tango