Commute Challenger Gifts

Today's highs will be around 65. Today's lows will be getting out of bed and the morning commute.

Commutobile

Lanes Closed for the Hell of It

'Oh no...I'm living the dream.'

Make up your mind. Next exit 500 miles.

Sloth traffic jam.

Monday morning is nigh.

"Dad's home."

'Smog, pollen, acid-rain, holes in the ozone-layer, crime, road rage, terrorists - HERE I COME!'

"You car pool guys will be going down together for x-rays."

"That's alright, I'll keep you company: I'm not in a hurry to get to school..."

"And the dim fluorescent lighting is meant to emphasize the general absence of hope."

Traffic Everywhere

"Yes, yes, but it’s only an hour from Manhattan."

"It's not the going to work I mind . . . it's that they actually expect me to work when I'm there!"

Employees have 'carrot and stick' set-up with coffee, biscuits and pastries. Chairman says: 'These are a crucial part of our new campaign to get employees walking to work.'

The Off-Roading Commuter

"Time to wake up, Jim. It's Monday morning."

"This? Oh it's to catch cyclists who ride on the pavement."

Lifelong friends

'You have to start leaving for work earlier. Even I beat you to the office this morning.'

"Most employees struggle with the job's monotony, but Chris has learned he can spend hours feeding off the adrenaline from a reckless commute."

"And now for a terrific report: There is..."

Under the car park.

"I think I've taken my morning routine too far."

"Now, right over here there's going to be some congestion, so get off I-95 and take the Hutchinson River Parkway."

"Would you like it better if I wear earbuds and point?"

Roundabout/Don't Know How To Use Roundabout

Waiting and waiting and waiting room

Bumps in the road.

"..We're going to attempt to commute into London by train."

'I certainly went the extra mile today, but only because I took a wrong turning on the way in to work.'

'How come your hard days at the office are harder than anyone else's hard days at the office.'

'I've completely forgotten what fourth gear's for.'

Subway rider holds onto man's tie.