How Bad Is Your Commute? (Infographic)

Do you have a long commute? Many of us spend hours each day trekking to and from work. It takes me anywhere from 45 minutes to 90 minutes to get travel each way to work depending on the traffic load, number of accidents, and weather. Money management site mint.com recently released an informative infographic highlighting the worst commutes in the United States.

Below is the list of the top 10 ranking of the worst traffic cities based on the number of hours commuters spend in traffic delays each year:

1. Chicago, IL: 70 hours
2. Washington, DC: 70 hours
3. Los Angeles, CA: 63 hours
4. Houston, TX: 58 hours
5. Baltimore, MD: 50 hours
6. San Francisco, CA: 49 hours
7. Boston, MA: 48 hours
8. Dallas, TX: 48 hours
9. Denver, CO: 47 hours
10. Atlanta, GA: 44 hours

Recently released information from the Texas Transportation Institute appears on the infographic below. You can click the link below the graphic to expand it to full screen.

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Do you have a horrendous commute? Where does your city stack up? I'd love to hear from you in the comments below!

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Staying Idle

The last couple of days, I've been home with some physical discomfort that is pretty painful if I if I do a lot of walking, or twist around in certain ways. If I sit down and don't try to do too much, I feel otherwise fine.

On Tuesday I went to the doctors and they made a preliminary diagnosis of the source of the pain. This morning, I will have a CT scan so they can truly see what is going on. I'm pretty confident that it is nothing serious, but my boss and others have pretty much recommended that I take it real easy until finding out what is wrong.

I hate doing nothing. My job mainly involves desk work, and usually it is not physically demanding. My thoughts are, if I have to sit and stay relaxed, I may as well do that at the office while accomplishing something. Why sit at home and accomplish nothing? There are few things that bother me more than being idle. I have to be doing something that is engaging my mind at all times unless I am sleeping.

I'm looking forward to drinking the tasty vanilla barium contrast this morning before my CT scan. Hopefully you can sense the sarcasm. :)

How do you deal with unwanted downtime? Do you find it challenging to get needed rest when home from your job with an ailment?