the shower, but i was able to get up at 7:55, get dressed, quickly help get the kids started getting dressed, and still made it to work at 8:15. how many of you would just call in sick because you’d have missed the whole first half of the work day? when i time my drive to work, it’s somewhere around 5-10 minutes depending on traffic. and, when i talk about traffic, what i really mean is if there’s anyone coming when i have to make a turn onto a street and i have to wait ’til they pass. i usually have to fill my 12 gallon tank with gas about 