{"id":2213,"date":"2014-02-13T12:30:58","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T12:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/Wordpress\/?p=2213"},"modified":"2016-01-21T12:07:45","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T12:07:45","slug":"super-commuter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/super-commuter","title":{"rendered":"Super Commuter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" src=\"\/images\/NewsImages\/2014\/long-commute.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Egan embarking on his long commute\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Think your morning commute is a pain? Spare a thought for Gary Egan from South Wales, who travels 370 miles a day to work.The 46-year-old father of two sets his alarm for 3.30 am every morning.<\/p>\n<p>Then he travels from his home in picturesque Porthcawl to work as Head of Production for Rocket Graphics in Watford, Hertfordshire. That&rsquo;s dedication.<\/p>\n<p>Gary spends a staggering &pound;900 a month on diesel and road tolls cost a further &pound;1,600 a year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But he says the six hour a day round trip is &ldquo;absolutely worth the gruelling commute&rdquo; as he enjoys his job but also loves his home, which is five minutes from the beach.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t say it wouldn&rsquo;t be nice to get a job that was closer to home, but at the moment that it just not possible and I am very happy where I am,&rdquo; Gary said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I like to run on a weekend &ndash; and within five minutes of my leaving my front door, I am running alongside the sea.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think your morning commute is a pain? Spare a thought for Gary Egan from South Wales, who travels 370 miles a day to work.The 46-year-old father of two sets his alarm for 3.30 am every morning. 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