sharlag
Drama Llama
I like my artsy with a little bit of fartsy.
Posts: 6,574
Location: Kansas
Jun 26, 2014 12:57:48 GMT
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Post by sharlag on Jan 20, 2016 15:19:20 GMT
I've tried the silence, but it feels weird.
I like silence at home though.
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garcia5050
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 2,729 
Location: So. Calif.
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Post by garcia5050 on Jan 20, 2016 15:20:53 GMT
Very loud alternative rock, singing at the top of my lungs. Very stress relieving for me. I take public transport to work and really miss this part of my commute.
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Post by padresfan619 on Jan 20, 2016 15:20:59 GMT
It depends. If my chatty coworker has been particularly chatty that day, I usually ride home in silence. If it was a not so chatty day, I listen to music. My commute is only about 12 minutes long so I don't have time to listen to decent chunks of my favorite podcasts.
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Post by Zee on Jan 20, 2016 15:22:02 GMT
No silence. I always have the radio on, and I'm one to constantly fiddle with the stations, trying to find a song I like.
If I'm in DH's car I sometimes use the Bluetooth to listen to an audiobook. My car doesn't have that option.
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GiantsFan
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Jun 27, 2014 14:44:56 GMT
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Post by GiantsFan on Jan 20, 2016 15:23:42 GMT
I mostly listen to audio books for my commute, or if I'm between books then the radio. But sometimes silence is perfect.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Jan 20, 2016 15:25:54 GMT
I drive both ways depends on what mood I am in.
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Loydene
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 2,639
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Post by Loydene on Jan 20, 2016 15:26:34 GMT
Audio books or PBS. I love audio books for long road trips as well -- but when I'm in a "foreign city" with traffic, everything goes off so my full attention is on the road and traffic!
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Post by miominmio on Jan 20, 2016 15:27:34 GMT
I don't drive much, and when I do, the kids are usually there. DD9 talks all.the.time, so no opportunity to listen to music or news.
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Post by ingrid6 on Jan 20, 2016 15:28:24 GMT
My commute is just over 5 minutes long. I have the radio on but by the time I find a song I like, I'm pulling into the parking lot.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jan 20, 2016 15:29:05 GMT
I am a loud music, singing at top volume kind of driver. I am sure it is quiet entertaining for those around me.  |
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Post by melodyesch on Jan 20, 2016 15:34:30 GMT
In the car on the way to/from work is really the only time I listen to music. My commute is about 15 minutes. But when DH and I are in the car (short or long trip) the radio never comes on. We are either talking or in a comfortable silence.
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Post by Miss Lerins Momma on Jan 20, 2016 15:38:07 GMT
If I'm by myself, absolute silence!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 20, 2016 15:38:21 GMT
I pretty much only listen to my favorite alternative rock station in the car. I like silence at home.
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StephDRebel
Drama Llama
Posts: 6,665
Location: Ohio
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Post by StephDRebel on Jan 20, 2016 15:42:28 GMT
XMMargaritaville
XMxLBackspin
Or
XM FLY
I kee it drunk or old school.
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Post by mikklynn on Jan 20, 2016 15:42:33 GMT
Audio books on my commute - 45 minutes each way.
At home, I like silence.
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Post by myboysnme on Jan 20, 2016 15:43:27 GMT
I put the radio on but when I can't hear anything I like or something is playing that I hate I turn it off. I also like to have it off when I am in the car with someone I want to talk to. |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jan 20, 2016 15:47:37 GMT
Depending on the time of day, Talk Radio or music.
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Post by deshacrafts on Jan 20, 2016 15:49:32 GMT
I have XM radio, so I am usually listening to the Today Show or Radio Classics.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2016 15:55:06 GMT
Anything from the local rock station morning show, music of all stripes, podcasts (specifically Catholic based, generally) and audiobooks. I've been known to stream Netflix and listen to West Wing episodes. Yes, I know how much data that uses  And yes, I just listen. My phone is face down in the passenger seat when I do this. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2016 15:57:48 GMT
K-love radio station in the car. Work is pretty quiet typically and I don't listen to anything in the house.
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Post by deshacrafts on Jan 20, 2016 15:58:52 GMT
Anything from the local rock station morning show, music of all stripes, podcasts (specifically Catholic based, generally) and audiobooks. I've been known to stream Netflix and listen to West Wing episodes. Yes, I know how much data that uses And yes, I just listen. My phone is face down in the passenger seat when I do this. Not to stray from the original questions, but when I had a mini van with a DVD player in it I would play a movie even if I was alone in the car. I couldn't see it, but I enjoyed listening....I heard Pirates of the Carribean about a hundred time...LOL. |
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peabay
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Jun 25, 2014 19:50:41 GMT
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Post by peabay on Jan 20, 2016 16:00:16 GMT
Sometimes it's all Bruce on E Street Radio. Sometimes it's all Broadway. Sometimes it's all pop. Sometimes the news. Whatever I'm in the mood for.
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scrappert
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Posts: 7,775
Location: Milwaukee, WI area
Jul 11, 2014 21:20:09 GMT
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Post by scrappert on Jan 20, 2016 16:00:42 GMT
Depends on what kind of day I am having. Usually in the morning I listen to the radio, but after work it can go either way. If I was stressed and busy at work, it is off. Which is most days!  |
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Post by leannec on Jan 20, 2016 16:02:46 GMT
Always the radio ... I can't stand silence In the truck it is Sirius satellite channel 56 which is a current country station ... the other choice is channel 8 which is 80's  I don't have satellite in the car so I just listen to regular FM radio ... mainly a country station but occasionally adult pop or talk radio stations  |
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Post by pierkiss on Jan 20, 2016 16:04:04 GMT
Always the radio. Always.
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Post by jackie on Jan 20, 2016 16:04:10 GMT
Never silence. If I'm in the car with others, then I listen to music. If I'm in the car alone, it's almost always an audiobook.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2016 16:05:10 GMT
Usually silence or listening to an audiobook if I'm alone. It seems to be the only way I get my "reading" in. With kids, radio blaring loudly to drown out the noise of my son's ipad. |
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keithurbanlovinpea
Pearl Clutcher
Flowing with the go...
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Jan 20, 2016 16:06:21 GMT
I mostly listen to music, but there are occasions when the day has been so busy/overwhelming that I need to silence in order to recharge.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jan 20, 2016 16:09:01 GMT
music or a political station on XM. always. not many share my musical tastes so I love to listen loud, when I can. This is usually during my commute time.
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raindancer
Pearl Clutcher
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Post by raindancer on Jan 20, 2016 16:09:59 GMT
No silence. I always have the radio on, and I'm one to constantly fiddle with the stations, trying to find a song I like. If I'm in DH's car I sometimes use the Bluetooth to listen to an audiobook. My car doesn't have that option. This is me! I change the song constantly. I also don't have bluetooth and feel all fancy and use pandora when I drive my dh car. |
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And yes, I just listen. My phone is face down in the passenger seat when I do this.
