College student from New Orleans walked 20 miles to 1st day of work so his boss gave him his car

https://www.nola.com ^ | 7/17/18 | Carol Robinson

[BBell]

When a young Birmingham college student's car broke down the night before he was supposed to start a new job, he didn't panic. At least not for long.

Instead, Walter Carr walked. From Homewood to Pelham. All night. In the dark. 20 miles or more.

A Carver High School graduate and U.S. Marine hopeful, Carr walked throughout the early morning hours Friday because he needed, and wanted, the job with Bellhops moving company. He made it to Hoover by 2 a.m. and then to Pelham at 4 a.m.

It was in Pelham that the trek took a surprising turn. Kindness and concern from four Pelham police officers coupled with publicly posted words of amazement and admiration from the moving company's clients about Carr's work ethic and dedication, led to a massive pat on the back Monday from Bellhops CEO Luke Marklin.

Marklin drove in from Tennessee under the guise of meeting Carr for coffee to personally thank him. That meeting ended with Marklin surprising Carr by giving Carr his own barely-driven 2014 Ford Escape.

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"He WALKED ALL NIGHT to get from Homewood to Pelham. Because he needed to get to work. For those reading this that are not local, that's over 20 miles. You could tell how the officer told us this story that he had complete admiration for Walter and by my reaction he could tell I did too,'' she wrote. "The police officer said they picked him up earlier that morning, took him to get some breakfast and once they checked his story out, brought Walter to our house."

Jenny Lamey said Carr was welcome to stay until the rest of the Bellhops crew arrived, and even offered him the chance to go upstairs and take a nap until then.

[BBell]

I guess the local PD did not get the BLM memo about how evil they are.

I'm sure BLM will say this guy was kidnapped and harassed by the cops when all he was doing was walking to work.

Pelham Police Chief Larry Palmer and his officers talk to Walter Carr. They gave him a ride and got him some food so he could make it to and through his first day on the job

Bellhops CEO Luke Marklin gives Walter Carr keys to a car.

Jenny Lamey's social media post about Walter Carr's journey on foot to make his first day on the job got a lot of attention. And inspired Carr's boss to give him a car.

[BBell]

This guy will make an outstanding Marine. We know he can hump already.

[PGalt]

HOORAY Walter Carr

[beergarden]

A real go-getter. You are right. He’s the type of person who will finish the job without hesitation and no complaints. BTW, there’s no bus system between the 2 cities?

[Vigilantcitizen]

Bttt.

[sportutegrl]

“Walking to New Orleans” Fats Domino

[DesertRhino]

He’ll probably make a fantastic Marine. No elegant solution to the problem, just a brute force solution, no quitting.

Hey diddle diddle, straight up the middle.

[bigbob]

Amazing and inspiring story!

[lee martell]

Great story. Thanks so much for posting it today.

[GOPJ]

Great story - thanks for posting.

[RightGeek]

Thanks for a good news story. We see so few of them.

[choctaw man]

“Walking to New Orleans” Fats Domino
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That’s: walkin’ to new awe linn

[BBell]

So few of them make the news.

[BBell]

Buses? What's a bus? Oh, those things that big cities have.

But seriously, his car broke down so a bus may not have been an alternative as he may have been not on a bus route and a lot of buses shut down their routes when it gets late. Pure speculation on my part.

[xrmusn]

Great story and sad to see all those White Cops and that White Lady ‘harassing’ the young man..NOT...

Earlier post correct, some clowns will turn this into a problem and the kid will probably get that ‘newish’ car stolen from him once he gets home - UNLESS ‘they’ wait till he gets a few paychecks.

Same subject...(workers and wanting to work)

I had a standing rule in the Asphalt/Construction Business....

Show up at 5 AM with your lunch and one is guaranteed a job — I would find something for them to do.

[BBell]

Your’re all welcome!

[ml/nj]

Never heard of Uber?

ML/NJ

[G Larry]

Cool!
(all around)

[Governor Dinwiddie]

#7: "No elegant solution to the problem, just a brute force solution, no quitting"

That's one of life's most important but ignored keys to success.
 

[CommerceComet]

Lots of good people in this story. Sounds like Bellhops got a conscientious employee but if Walter wants to be a good Marine he’ll need to double-time that 20 miles in boots with a full pack.