The longest commute I had was when I was living in San Jose and commuting to Redwood City -- 29 miles each way, for a total of 58 miles each day. That's nothing compared to Dave Givens, who spends a total of 7 hours commuting each day travelling a total of 372 miles. Dave Givens makes a 186 mile commute to Cisco.
Givens is the "ultimate road warrior," according to Midas Inc. (NYSE:MDS) and drove home with its first-place prize in the nationwide search for "America's Longest Commute." Givens out-drove thousands of other entrants to take home $10,000 in gas money and a range of maintenance services and products.
It doesn't say what he drives, but I'm putting my money on the Prius. If he drives a Prius, that's anywhere from 6 to 8 gallons a day, or about $25 at today's current gas prices. If he drives something more conventional, it'd be almost double that cost, and you can triple or quadruple that cost by driving a SUV.
$500 a week is tough to spend on gas, but $125 is a little more doable.
7 hours...why would one want to fight the road that much and become the "ultimate road warrior"?
my question is, when does he sleep. my hope is that the answer isn't "on the road."
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