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]

Just the fact that he can walk that far in the Alabama summer heat is something, especially with the current crop of recruits the military has to deal with now. Boot camp will be a breeze for him, physically anyway.

[MHGinTN]

I’m glad GOD is still making guys like this. Nothing but admiration for his ‘want to’.

[I cannot think of a name]

You can almost see the lamestream media headline now:

“While men force young black man to drive four year old car!”

[PGalt]

Good music for the thread...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE62P_RxkdY

[BBell]

It's unfortunate that we are so cynical about the press but I think it's warranted.

Oprah gives a car to everyone in her audience. Some complain it was not free as they had to pay taxes and registration.

That actually happened.

[I cannot think of a name]

The problem is, the lamestream media has decided that their best narrative is that ALL white people hate ALL black people.

Anything that goes against that narrative will be ignored or twisted beyond belief.

That’s just the world we live in.

[Candor7]

Atta go Larry. I hope we learn soon that you are a US Marine!

[bantam]

Awesome story!! Kudos to the police and CEO to recognize a good kid!!!

[chaosagent]

It’s unfortunate that we are so cynical about the press but I think it’s warranted.

Oprah gives a car to everyone in her audience. Some complain it was not free as they had to pay taxes and registration.

That actually happened.

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Problem is, a lot of time the winners don’t have the several thousand dollars in cash necessary to pay the taxes on the prizes.

This often on game shows where people win a lot of prizes but not much cash. So they have to sell some/all of the prizes just to the taxes on them.

[TigersEye]

Effort and integrity will be rewarded. Maybe not the first time or every time but persistence is an integral trait for success too.

Walter Carr will make a good Marine.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Amen.

[deport]

Bellhops is a modern company that combines technology with a team of talented workers to
provide a fun, friendly, and professional moving experience.

Bellhops began in 2011 as a simple solution for college students looking for help moving
in and out of their dorms. After early success, the company expanded its services to include
customers of all ages, with homes of varying sizes. To meet this demand, it developed the
nation’s first tech-enabled platform, which not only streamlines the move-day process
but also ensures customers are matched with the most-qualified movers and professional
drivers in their area.

[BBell]

I’m aware of that but don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

[moovova]

So far....$21,000 has been donated towards the $2,000 goal at GoFundMe.

[oincobx]

>>>BTW, there’s no bus system between the 2 cities?

We dont really do mass transit here I Alabama. Even the close in Birmingham suburbs have very limited service. The one route between downtown Birmingham and the region’s largest mall in the suburb of Hoover runs about 12 times a day and has hours long periods between runs in non rush hour times.

[oincobx]

>>>Never heard of Uber?

Uber requires a credit card. Not everyone has one of those.

[BBell]

I don’t do go fund me things. Well I did once. It was a good cause. A kid lost his nice shotgun in a boating accident while saving 3 kids from drowning.

[gigster]

This is a genuinely good, heartfelt story.

[blam]

This is news only because he’s a Black guy.

[BBell]

I disagree.