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Lydia Stephens

21 things we miss about commuting while we work from home

We were all sent home from work in March with no idea about when we would eventually return. For many of us, that remains the case as the Welsh Government advised people to continue to work from home where possible.

Many of our offices remain empty, coffee shops unvisited and train seats abandoned.

But there's been that extra hour in bed in the morning, getting your washing done on your lunch break, and simply not wasting hours of your life travelling to and from the office every day.

But is there anything you actually miss about the commute?

1. Getting a seat on the train

Trains with excellent capacity (Lydia Stephens)

2. Counting yourself lucky you managed to squeeze on the train while everyone else is left on the platform

(Wales Online)

3. Being early for your connecting train

(Wales Online)

4. When you didn't need 2m of space between you and another person

(Wales Online)

5. The bus getting you to work on time

(Richard Swingler)

6. Making new friends

That time a horse boarded a Cardiff Bus (South Wales Police Roads)

7. Finding loads of empty parking spaces right by your office

8. Or knowing your journey into work will always be safe, because people never park in bike lanes

Cars parked in new Cardiff cycle lane

9. The smooth journey to work that poses no danger to you as a cyclist or damage to your car

(Copyright Unknown)

10. The roads are always open

Never forget the summer of 2019 when the A4119 between Creigiau and Radyr closed for three weeks and many of us spent hours sat in our cars (Richard Williams/WalesOnline)

11. The weather never causes any problems

The Bwlch Mountain Road in Rhondda closed due to bad weather (Mirrorpix)

12. And roadworks aren't a big deal

Roadworks on Newport Road, Cardiff (Richard Swingler)

13. When you decide to take a short cut and it was the best decision ever

(Ian Cooper/North Wales Live)

14. Your train might have been cancelled but it's OK because there's a replacement bus service

Replacement bus service operating at Cardiff Central station (WalesOnline/Rob Browne)

15. Getting to have a chat with all your pals on the platform while you wait for the late or cancelled train

Pontyclun Train Station (Lydia Stephens)

16. Feeling refreshed when the heavens open as you walk into work

(South Wales Echo)

17. Saving yourself some money on buying that coffee when you have to run to another platform or there's no trolley service onboard

18. Crawling from Pontypridd to Cardiff on the A470 in rush hour

(Richard Williams/WalesOnline)

19. Always remembering to go to the toilet before you set off on the M4

20. Leaving work on a Friday afternoon and starting the weekend in style

The RAC poll of 1,400 drivers indicated that this weekend 11% will stay over at a family member's home (Daily Post Wales)

21. And don't get us started on the Brynglas Tunnels

Think you know everything there is to know about the M4, why not try our quiz here? For live traffic and travel updates around Wales, join our dedicated Facebook group here.

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