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Old 11-09-2007, 04:02 PM   #1
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Moving from 20+ miles to work to under 5

Yep, after looking around for a bit I found a cheap room for rent near where I work. The house is in a really good neighborhood with many places to eat and shop in walking distance. Anyways, it is a huge 5 bedroom house and with rent split 5 ways it equals out to very little per month. I guess I could bike to work now, but it is dark and freezing at 7am so maybe in the summer.











See the top window. That's my room.

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Old 11-09-2007, 04:41 PM   #2
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the neighborhood has some character... I like it. and the shorter commute it nice for sure.
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Old 11-09-2007, 04:44 PM   #3
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Old 11-09-2007, 05:01 PM   #4
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Yeah, the house is huge. It says 3,800sq ft on the allegheny county site.
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Looks nice. Is there a safe place to leave your bike on the ground floor?
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Old 11-12-2007, 06:20 AM   #6
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Score man! You can still commute in the cold, just gotta toughen up a bit.
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Looks pretty neat
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Is it within walking distance of Alexanders?
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Is it within walking distance of Alexanders?
I haven't moved in yet but, yes 3 or 4 blocks. I think my MPGs will suffer with the move. Driving all urban will probably give me mid 20s mpg, but I will be saving a lot on my overall transportation expenses.
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