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When traveling, if you have flexibility with your time, would you prefer to not rush in the morning and arrive whenever, or wake up extra early, get out the door and arrive early but tired?

Asked by jca2 (16660points) 2 hours ago

When you travel, if you have flexibility with your schedule, would you prefer to not rush in the morning and arrive whenever, feeling good from a good night sleep, or wake up extra early, get on the road and arrive early but feeling tired?

I’m a person who likes to not rush in the morning, and I like to feel good from having a good rest and not being too hectic in the morning. A friend’s husband gets them out at 3 or 4 in the morning when they travel, and she is exhausted and feeling crappy.

Of course, people do what they want and my friend and her husband’s way suits them, and my way suits me. I’m not looking to change any minds. Just wondering what you do.

This is one reason why I hate flying. When you fly, you have to go by the airline schedule, whereas when you drive, you can kind of go with the flow.

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chyna's avatar

I’d rather wake up early and get there early. This makes it hard for me to travel with my friend who is never in a hurry. She will say let’s leave at 10 and maybe around 1:00, she’ll show up. Very annoying.

jca2's avatar

I’m more like your friend, @chyna. I wouldn’t say 10 and arrive at 1, but I would say “let’s shoot for 12.” If you agreed, I would go for that. Anything earlier than noon is stressful for me. Not that I’m not up early, but just to do everything and get out is tough. Also on days when I’m traveling, I start doing stuff in the house – changing cat litter, maybe taking out one last load of laundry, etc.

janbb's avatar

I prefer not to have to rush out early either. It makes me more nervous when I have to.

mazingerz88's avatar

Arrive early but not necessarily tired by trying to get enough sleep earlier than usual before leaving.

gondwanalon's avatar

It takes me a long time to fully wake up so I like to start that process early. I don’t drink coffee, tea or anything with caffeine in it. I’m very sensitive to caffeine. Never touched alcohol, tobacco or any other recreational drug.

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