amber: I live further north than Drinky. I spend an additional 15-25 minutes driving TO the 405, then I carpool with Drinky to work. Carpool lane keeps the commute one way to like 30 minutes which is just grand, and awesome for gas.
Not carpooling is a death sentence, however. Especially on the way home, so today im going in a little later and heading out around 6:30 to avoid traffic. Its all that can be done.