OK, so we’re still on the theme of advantages for telecommuting… In fact maybe we’ll be on that theme for a long time. I think I’m going to have to break away from this at some point without waiting to run out because the advantages for telecommuting are just so numerous!

Anyway, as I write this it is absolutely pouring with rain outside. In fact, it’s coming down so hard and fast that I can barely see across the street. And the wind is crazy. It’s already sucked some of the kids’ lightweight toys out from under our covered patio (protected on 3 sides by walls) and blown them down to the end of the yard. I had to go out in the pouring rain to save them!

Thank heavens I don’t have to drive in this! The commute would be unimaginably slow, with cars crawling along on the freeway at 20 mph. Also, thanks to the few idiots who drive fast in conditions like this, it would also be extremely dangerous. I’ve seen people do some stupid things in heavy rains and cause some serious accidents that involved innocent victims who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. It makes my blood boil! But I digress. The point is that avoiding commuting in this weather could, just possibly, save your life.

And yes, for all you folks in the parts of the country and world that get real weather, I know driving in the rain doesn’t sound that bad! You probably have to contend with even bigger issues like snow, sleet, major roads being closed, etc. So for you, telecommuting may some days even be a necessity! 

But either way, you can’t argue that telecommuting can help you avoid the miserable road conditions that could actually put you in real danger. So when people say that they’re so busy and avoiding the commute by working from home has been a life-saver, perhaps it’s quite literally true - without them even knowing it!

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