Virginia man commutes 220 miles a day

As part of our continuing "On the Road" series, Steve Hartman meets Thurmond Alford, who loves his D.C. job, and his family in Richmond so much that he commutes, round trip, 220 miles a day.

[airsupremelee]

Gets to work and forgets phone

: * dies inside*

[hMyGandhi]

This dude must have quite the Spotify playlist.

[talhadawood]

He must REALLY not wanna see his colleagues outside of work.

[crabmannyjoe]

My dad drove over 180 miles a day to work and back for about 15 years to his construction job. We all called him crazy. And when he finally had a good opportunity to rent a place closer to work, I know he doesn't regret the extra sleep. He deserves the rest. Thanks dad, you have done more than your fair share of work for us.

[tlkever]

Employer: “are you willing to relocate?”

Thurman: “it’s all about family”

[crowslaugh]

How my parents say their commute to school was but walking

[ballisticfurnituresystemsi]

As a visitor to the DC area, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Alford at his place of work.  Our meeting was scheduled for the very early time of 7:30am,  and while I was prepared for the horrific DC traffic, I was still somewhat frazzled by the time I completed my hour and thirty minute commute to his office.  When I voiced my distaste for the long commute, Mr. Alford just smiled.  Now I know why. 

[JohnJackson-wqdf]

F*** that. Id just rent a apartment and go home on the weekends.

[diamondback]

Imagine getting to work after that and the boss be like "aw you didnt need to come in today" 💀💀💀

[CrookPANDA]

If you watching in 2019 - he moved to DC now.

[SuperBigdude]

I would move. To me driving that much every day makes no sense. More power to him though.

[sandbach]

That's a good man
I root for people like him

[GDGUYLIFE]

“I have a happy home” this guy is winning and setting an amazing example for all that know him!!

[defyyourlogic]

Can't imagine how exhausting this would be to do 5 days a week.

[modrn_]

Loves his family so much he never sees em

[joshua]

“It paid three times what he was making” * shows his fly watch *

[owendaly]

He ain’t changing his oil that much or they done cheated him

[badtbssls]

I’m crying over a 90 mile round trip hats off to this guy

[jar]

Why not live in DC mon-fri and then stay in VA on weekends? You're literally wasting years of your life commuting

[deadeyedblack]

I commute 2 hours to work and 2 hours back and I thought that was crazy, this man is inspiring!