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About the closest you can get to PI and still be in Charleston is Bolton's Landing right off 17. That would put you ~66 miles from PI and your wife would most likely be traveling 17 for her commute. 17 is a bear at rush hrs and some mornings it might take her an hour. Carolina Bay is only a couple miles closer in to downtown but might save her 10-15 minutes vs Bolton's Landing due to the fact that you can't take a left out of Bolton's directly onto 17.
Are you both in person, full time. I would think Ravenel or Hollywood would be the midpoint time wise. But in non-rush that is a breeze into downtown and still a haul to get to Parris Island.
Making it work might depend on have a 3d in person/2d remote set up or maybe 4 10s. 20-30 years ago before Charleston spread so far this would have been more feasible as population/traffic absolutely thinned out once you passed 526. So people could drive an extra 10-15 miles out with less than a 20 minute addition to their commute.
Thanks for the responses. We are leaning towards West Ashley. It is about 65 miles to my work site at Parris Island and 9 mile drive for my wife. I drive 50 miles now so yes it is further, but nothing I am used too. It looks like my ride to PI is a fairly easy ride. I am hoping I can find someone to car pool with when I start the new job.
The reason I am working at PI is that I currently work for the government and have only 6 years to go until retirement. The new position is a promotion. My wife currently works for the VA now here in PA and got a promotion to move to the VA in Charleston. The distance apart is not ideal, but we are basically doing the same here in PA
Are you both in person, full time. I would think Ravenel or Hollywood would be the midpoint time wise. But in non-rush that is a breeze into downtown and still a haul to get to Parris Island.
Making it work might depend on have a 3d in person/2d remote set up or maybe 4 10s. 20-30 years ago before Charleston spread so far this would have been more feasible as population/traffic absolutely thinned out once you passed 526. So people could drive an extra 10-15 miles out with less than a 20 minute addition to their commute.
I am hoping for telework days and/or 4 10 hours days which I do now.
I have been checking Google maps a lot at the rush hour times. The drive to PI seems to be clear on google maps once I would get away from Charleston.
I'd still drive it in person to see how it feels. Its a hike. The furthest I've known someone to commute daily is Georgetown to Charleston from the North and Walterboro outskirts to Charleston from the South/West.
Invest in a high quality radar detector. You can drive pretty fast once you clear the Hardees at 17/165. You'll see some city and county LEO out there, but most people seem to speed heading that way.
Invest in a high quality radar detector. You can drive pretty fast once you clear the Hardees at 17/165. You'll see some city and county LEO out there, but most people seem to speed heading that way.
I have a Uniden R8. ($699) Quite pricey, but with the cost of tickets these days, worth it to me.
If you want good info, check out Vortex radar on YouTube.
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