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If anybody live in Sheffield and has to go to Harrogate Monday to Friday can you write me...

 

Because I am starting end of October, 2008 and will drive till Harrogate from Sheffield.

 

We can share some expenses and travel together by car.

 

Thanks

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I know you didn't ask for general comments on it, but I'll make one anyway. It's a pain in the neck to drive from Sheffield to Harrogate. If someone asked about the commute I'd say not to take a job there unless you were prepared to move house.

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No, i am thinking to drive there for at least a year, because I settled down in Sheffield right now.

 

I read some comments about driving to Harrogate, but I havent got any other choices.

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I used to go out with a girl from Harrogate many years back, and drove there regularly for a couple of years. It's not that bad a drive, I used to often do it in about 90-100 minutes (she actually lived in one of the villages to the north of Harrogate so it took longer than going to the town itself).

 

It's a hell of a lot quicker now than it used to be thanks to the M1 extension to the A1, I used to have to get to the A1 from the M1 either around on the M62 or cut through on minor roads.

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The problem with getting to harrogate for work time is that every body else will be doing the same .

 

You get almost aily reports of problems on the M1 round junction 38 up to the M62 I wouldnt want to think that I was communting to harrogate from sheffield daily .

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I used to go out with a girl from Harrogate many years back, and drove there regularly for a couple of years. It's not that bad a drive, I used to often do it in about 90-100 minutes (she actually lived in one of the villages to the north of Harrogate so it took longer than going to the town itself).

 

It's a hell of a lot quicker now than it used to be thanks to the M1 extension to the A1, I used to have to get to the A1 from the M1 either around on the M62 or cut through on minor roads.

 

That's 3 hrs a day commuting, if the traffic is good. That sounds pretty bad to me.

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What I think is, if I go by train it will take me still more than 4 hours, still 3 hours looks like better way.

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If you have ever seen the northbound M1 at 7.30 in the morning with it's 9 mile queue into Leeds then I would take a job in Barnsley.

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If you have ever seen the northbound M1 at 7.30 in the morning with it's 9 mile queue into Leeds then I would take a job in Barnsley.

 

Well that's understandable - who in their right mind would want to LIVE in Leeds as well as having to work there.

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