Commuting times - ouch!

Reading an information digest at work, and had to take a few minutes out to tell you about it. The source is Changing Times News, issue 76 (23rd August), as quoted in Member's Update, August 2006.

The average commuter is spending about four working weeks each year trekking between work and home. Researchers from the University of the West of England this month reported that the average commuter spends 139 hours a year travelling to and from work

Assuming that there are 222 days in a working year (accounting for weekends, 8 bank holidays and 30 days' leave), I reckon that I spend at least 500 hours per year commuting, allowing for two hours most days, with a few extra hours for traffic etc.

That means that, allowing for a 37 hour working week, I spend 13 and a half working weeks just getting to and from work!

I need to move house...