I used to live in SF and work 40 miles away (in Santa Clara), and yes, that is more or less exactly how it was. The one advantage was that going out on weekends

I used to live in SF and work 40 miles away (in Santa Clara), and yes, that is more or less exactly how it was. The one advantage was that going out on weekends was somewhat easier, since I didn't have a car at the time, and weekend Caltrain takes absurdly long to get to SF (an hour and a half), and if you miss the last train back, it's an even slower bus ride.