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Strangers raise $60,000 to buy Detroit man who walks to work 21 miles a day a car
Yahoo News ^ | 2/2/15 | Dylan Stableford

Posted on 02/02/2015 2:39:47 PM PST by Kartographer

The story of a Detroit man who has been walking 21 miles a day to get to and from work for over a decade inspired a Michigan college student to launch an online campaign to buy him a car. Thanks to the generosity of strangers, the campaign has raised more than $60,000 in a day.

Since buses don't cover the entire 23-mile route, 56-year-old James Robertson spends nearly all of his free time during the week commuting to his $10.55 an hour factory job in Rochester Hills. According to the Detroit Free Press, which published a front-page story about him Sunday, Robertson begins his trek at 8 a.m. to catch buses that take him to a Troy, Mich., mall before he walks the remaining 7 miles to Schain Mold & Engineering, where he begins his 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. shift. And according to his boss, Robertson has a perfect attendance record.

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To: Ronin

That was my first thought - the exercise.

Also, look at the headline and how it’s worded.
Journalists no longer consider good English???!

Remember:
‘Throw John over the fence his shirt.’
‘Down the street the army is marching up.’

Very surprised no one has commented by now - unless I missed something.


21 posted on 02/02/2015 3:10:57 PM PST by USARightSide (S U P P O R T I N G OUR T R O O P S)
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To: Kartographer

people helping people to be able to earn a living, with no government involved.


22 posted on 02/02/2015 3:11:06 PM PST by Daveinyork ( Marbury vs.Madison was the biggest power grab in American history.)
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To: cripplecreek

He is a karma yogi.


23 posted on 02/02/2015 3:16:30 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: expat2
There are some really great people in Detroit who are overlooked.

Eat em up Tigers guy was another.



He was a homeless panhandler that Comerica park spotted and allowed to stay when police chased others away. He was sober, clean and didn't get in people's faces so he was allowed to stay. People enjoyed him. I gave him $5 myself one time and he said "I thank you and may God bless you".

In the summer of 2012 he was pushing another homeless man in a wheelchair to a shelter when a hit and run driver killed both of them. The Tigers ended up paying burial expenses for both of them.
24 posted on 02/02/2015 3:24:35 PM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: Kartographer

Also, I hope he is ready for the taxes he will have to pay on that 60, 000!


25 posted on 02/02/2015 3:28:53 PM PST by dynachrome (Government canÂ’t give us anything that it doesnÂ’t first take away)
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To: Kartographer
Strangers raise $60,000 to buy Detroit man who walks to work 21 miles a day a car


26 posted on 02/02/2015 3:30:34 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Kartographer

James could probably do the editor’s job better, too.


27 posted on 02/02/2015 3:31:49 PM PST by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: Ronin

“Long daily walks like that are habit forming, good for the soul, the heart, and the body.”

Correct you are.
I blast off on my daily jaunt as soon as Rush has finished up.
Listen to Hannity while I’m walking but it just muffles the traffic noise.


28 posted on 02/02/2015 3:33:03 PM PST by RS_Rider (I hate Illinois Nazis)
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To: Kartographer

The Democrat Party loves and thrives on unemployment lines.


29 posted on 02/02/2015 3:37:20 PM PST by StormEye
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To: Kartographer

This is touching, but he sure seems to have a lot of meat on his bones for someone walking this many miles per day.


30 posted on 02/02/2015 3:39:01 PM PST by umgud (I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
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To: TomGuy

I agree. I have no doubt that this hardworking man walks a great distance every day and that he’s a dedicated employee. But there are some unanswered questions such as:
Did he ever try looking for a place to live closer to his job?
Did he ever look for a job closer to home?
How is he surviving on 2 hours of sleep each night? (I’ve done it from time to time, but that lack of sleep will destroy a person.)
What is his home life like? Is he supporting a family?


31 posted on 02/02/2015 3:45:48 PM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: SamAdams76

Wonder if he made it into work this morning? Had a huge blizzard in the Detroit area yesterday/today with about 14” of snow.


32 posted on 02/02/2015 3:47:12 PM PST by petenmi
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To: Tired of Taxes

The American people ALWAYS come through very glad someone got hold of this story this man WILL be OK now thanks to generous Americans and NO government handouts!!!!!!


33 posted on 02/02/2015 3:48:51 PM PST by Kit cat (OBummer must go)
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To: Ronin

He better NOT park the car on the street in Detroit or it will be stripped bear when he gets back to it!!!!!!


34 posted on 02/02/2015 3:51:29 PM PST by Kit cat (OBummer must go)
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To: umgud
he sure seems to have a lot of meat on his bones for someone walking this many miles per day.

How is it that folks on this site have devolved to the point that they have to view with suspicion every feel good article that comes along?

35 posted on 02/02/2015 3:56:17 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Man of "non-color" and proud of it)
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To: Tired of Taxes
Did he ever try looking for a place to live closer to his job?

Considering the area he lives in, his house, if owned, is only worth about $7,000.........Show me an area in Rochester Hills where you can purchase a condo or small house for less than $150,000.........

Did he ever look for a job closer to home?

That's a question we'll never know isn't it? But knowing the employment climate in Detroit, I would say there are no jobs available to an elderly gentleman such as him who has no education or technical skills.........

Rather than question Mr. Robertson about his actions and your alleged inactions, how about praising him instead?

36 posted on 02/02/2015 4:08:45 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Man of "non-color" and proud of it)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Not even FR is unaffected by the destruction of humanity.


37 posted on 02/02/2015 4:09:10 PM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

My grandmother made 5 cents an hour, working in a sweatshop in NY when she was a teen.


38 posted on 02/02/2015 4:30:27 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

The kids now wouldn’t believe us. My first real job paid $1.25/hr. and even my first months in the Army I only made $397/month before taxes and deductions.


39 posted on 02/02/2015 4:38:20 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

I’ll admit to being somewhat of a cynic, but he still appears not to be as lean as that amount of walking would produce.


40 posted on 02/02/2015 4:57:24 PM PST by umgud (I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
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