Posted on 02/11/2016 11:47:34 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
No city is tougher to live in than Detroit. High crime rates and endless poverty has spread everywhere thanks to Democrat policies.
But hard work pays off. In Obama's America, too many people believe they are "owed" something. But this man - James Robertson - at age 57, walked 21 miles to work (to and from) every day!
His story was so inspirational that it went viral last year.
Thanks to donations, his more than 5 hour-long commute has been reduced to a 12 minute drive. But now, he made an incredible announcement: After receiving thousands of dollars in donations, he will still work as hard as he ever has:
James Robertson suddenly had a pile of unearned cash -- about $360,000. It poured into three GoFundMe pages on the Internet and kept coming, 24/7, until the humble factory worker said after a week "that's enough" and the pages were shut down.
Now, just more than a year after the Free Press first told the world about Robertson, dubbed "the Walking Man," this soft-spoken baseball fan is finding that his windfall and free car make life a lot easier, more relaxing, more fun. Obviously.
"I love this car," he said, taking a reporter for a recent spin in his still-shiny 2015 Ford Taurus, a car he chose because, as he famously said, "It's like me -- simple on the outside, durable on the inside."
He works at Schain Mold and Engineering, where he operates an injection-molding machine. And he will NOT be retiring anytime soon!
In part because he prizes his friendships at work, Robertson isn't likely to retire anytime soon.
"People ask me why I still work. I don't change that for no one!" he said, almost fiercely.
(Excerpt) Read more at thepoliticalinsider.com ...
Reminds me of this old pearl of wisdom.
“Character is what a man does when nobody is watching.”
James appears to be a man of character.
:: his still-shiny 2015 Ford Taurus, a car he chose because, as he famously said, “It’s like me — simple on the outside, durable on the inside.” ::
Sounds like it was purchased from the Ed Pinkly dealer...
He's only 57, how can he retire on 360K?
I was raised that a man gets his self worth from hard work and staying busy, have do disagree with you on this one.
“The glove box opens up to a smooth coke-chopping surface.”
I’ll take your word for it, but it’d make a good scene in a movie.
Thank You, Jesus!!!!!!! This is a wonderful story!!!
God, please continue to bless James Robertson!!!
How do you know something like that? How would anyone know that?
Absolutely!
That is shocking these days when people don't see the problem with politicians flip-flopping their entire core beliefs on a dime... (see: DT)
‘cuz it don’t take a wet-hind-the-ears millennial to just ^open^ the glove box and simply LOOK at what is engineered.
OUTSTANDING post! Thanks.
HOORAY James Robertson. A living example for family, friends, co-workers, acquaintances.
GRRRRRREAT news BUMP! Hard-working American BUMP!
Wouldn't he have to pay taxes on that $360,000? If so, he would get a lot less than that.
Youre world must be a very sad one. How do you figure hes taking? Id love to hear more detail....please tell us.
Wonderful American! Thanks for the great story.
It is a GREAT story! God bless this man!!!
With 360K he could retrain to do something that pays more. But he may like what he is doing so WTH.
Good story. Somehow I suspected for the shoe to fall where the public finds out again that he and the media had scammed us.
It’s good example for everyone to see a hard working member of the public be recognized for conscientious hard work. Too much of our society is built around a media hyped NFL, NBA, Hollywood, and Wall Street....where the success stories are rarely good examples of decent behavior.
The key phrase is:
at age 57
The hammock was not nearly so well-developed when we were kids.
Probably, and at the unearned rate I’d guess, which is higher. Yeah, he definitely did not get a retirement score. He got a solid nest egg to build retirement out of, and 8 years to make it grow.
OK, but you havent explained how hes a taker.
Good for you but no need to apologize for being a:
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