Bet he isn’t fat or have Diabetes.
I applaud the guy’s work ethic.
At the same time I’d have found a cheap car on craigslist. And saved up for it. There are always inexpensive older cars on craigslist.
I believe it was once called American Work Ethic. Seems like some of it still exists. ????
10 years and he still makes only $10.55 an hour?
Good for him, although it surprises me that after all this time, he can’t afford a second hand car.
Kewel Dude...
No way I walk 2-3 hours one way for that kind of money.
But, he oughtta be in good shape.
Then again, I did ride my bike from Scotts Valley, CA to Cabrillo College and my job was 3 miles further.
This is the guy who should have been seated next to Michelle at State of the Union.
There is something here that every patriotic American can admire.
I know, you don’t have to say it, that’s why he wasn’t there.
God bless this man and his work ethic. Props to him for his self reliance.
Great story! There is a similar guy here in my town. He lives about 9 or 10 miles out. He has a good paying factory job and owns a car. He’s about 60 years old and chooses to run to work and back home everyday
(Todd) Wilson is plant manager at high-end plastic moulding specialists, Schain Mold & Engineering. “I say, if this man can get here, walking all those miles through snow and rain, well, I’ll tell you, I have people in Pontiac 10 minutes away and they say they can't get here—bull! He’s never missed. I’ve seen him come in here wringing wet,” said Wilson, 53 …. . . and yet Mr. Wilson cannot give Mr. Robertson a raise for ten years of loyal service? Hmm.
I walk 28 miles a day. Please set up a website and buy me a car... I prefer a 2015 F450 King Ranch diesel Dually so I can pull my toy hauler easier.
Twenty-one miles each way? That’s forty-two miles total. At a good walking clip of three miles per hour, that’s 14 hours per day walking, which leaves eight hours for work, one hour for lunch, and one hour for sleep.
He will probably live to be 100.
Google maps shows this would take about 7 hours each way.
There are bus/transit routes that take about 3 hours each way.
A cab or car ride would take about 30 minutes.
If he is walking this 5 days a week, he is a fool.
He can buy a used junker(I’ve driven them for YEARS) for a thousand dollars...He can but a good quality bicycle for $200.00, He can buy a GOOD motorscooter for a few hundred dollars....my tears have already dried up...
Robertson’s life is about to change for the better.
An gofund internet site set up for people to donate to Robertson was up to $42,000 dollars when the article was published and a local Chevrolet dealer has offered him a free 2014 Chevrolet Cruz or Sonic.