Man walks 21 miles to and from work everyday! Not missed a day of work in 10 years

[motsm]

So that your motive for making fun of and challenging everything that is posted on these forums......because it could be false?
How do you know it is not true at all...you don`t...so shhh

I didn't make fun of him, I simply said that getting under 2 hours of sleep almost every night for 10 years would likely give a person severe mental problems, and I bet a doctor would tell you the same thing. As for how true the story is? I am guessing it's been exaggerated, which is my opinion. You however seem be claiming it's 100% true fact based on nothing. Not that it matters, the story is not news, it's just another click bait narrative fluff piece.

 

[luv2liv]

252k as of now.
he will be a milionaire by the end of the week!

 

[JEDI]

Title of this thread needs to be changed. He isn't walking 21 miles INTO work. He is walking 8 miles INTO work and 13 miles back. Big difference when implying he is walking 2x21 miles.

I guess one's time and money valuation keeps him put. Personally, I picked up and moved 1,000 miles to a better place I could afford. BTW, 21 miles at 4MPH is five hours a day. At minimum wage one would think acquiring alternative means of transportation would present a better usage of 1300 hours a year. TEHO

wait.. after working at least 10yrs at the molding plant, he still makes minimum wage?!

and I guess he couldn't afford a closer appt?

 

[JEDI]

I didn't make fun of him, I simply said that getting under 2 hours of sleep almost every night for 10 years would likely give a person severe mental problems, and I bet a doctor would tell you the same thing. As for how true the story is? I am guessing it's been exaggerated, which is my opinion. You however seem be claiming it's 100% true fact based on nothing. Not that it matters, the story is not news, it's just another click bait narrative fluff piece.

why 2hrs sleep?
8hrs work
21miles = 5 hrs walking

total = ~13hrs

he still has 11hrs free?

 

[Dari]

He must go through a couple pairs of shoes a month. That's a lot of walking. Not to mention all the blisters. Also, with the lack of sleep, he must not be in good health.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Wow that's crazy, and in Detroit no less. 21 miles comes up to 33km. I don't think I've ever walked that in a single shot. I've had long walks that were a bit over 10, and after that my legs were dead and I was sweating buckets. Mind you this was also in summer.

Kudos to him, but wonder why he did not try to find a job closer to home. I would not even want to have to DRIVE that every day, nevermind walk. That's a lot of time spent that could be spent at home.

 

[JEDI]

if what others in this thread say is true (still makes minimum wage after 10yrs at same job, and only gets 2hrs sleep each work day) then I call SHENS on the article!

 

[Sooon]

I don't understand why he doesn't just get a bike. New ones are already dirt cheap at Walmart.

Also, donating at this point is retarded. They already have 10x the amount they need to get a reliable car and insurance for years to come.

 

[yhelothar]

Holy shit. He gets up at 6AM to work a 2-10PM shift and gets home at 4AM. His commute to get home takes six hours. He gets two hours of sleep M-F.

It's utterly baffling why someone would spend 5hrs walking a day to go home to get 2hrs of sleep. I would be surprised if his boss didn't let him sleep somewhere in the shop for a couple of hours a day between work, especially given him circumstances.

 

[bononos]

If you read the whole article, it states it is because he earns $10.55/hr and that isn't enough to buy & insure a vehicle and cover his other expenses.

Sure, he could probably figure something else out, but it isn't all rainbows and lollipops when you're walking to/from work in sub freezing temps for 20 miles.

Thats the real point of the article but it looks like some people are taking advantage of Robertson's story by saying "no excuses anymore, everything is fine" instead of examining social problems of low wages and poor public transport.

Robertson said himself that ""I'd rather they spent that money on a 24-hour bus system, not on some little bus for me. This city needs buses going 24/7. You can tell the city council and mayor I said that."

 

[ThatsABigOne]

I don't buy it.

 

[Carson Dyle]

I fully realize that Detroit is a war zone with 90% unemployment, but do you really mean that in ten years' time an able-bodied individual couldn't find a couple of minimum wage jobs with less commuting?

With 10 hours of daily commuting at his current job:

$10.55 x 8 hours x 5 days x 50 weeks = $21,100 per year

With 2 hours of daily commuting, working a couple of minimum wage jobs:

$8.15 x 12 hours x 5 days x 50 weeks = $24,450

A 14 hour day instead of an 18 hour day, and he'd make more money. The full-time factory job probably pays some minimal benefits, so let's call it a financial wash. But 14 hrs vs. 18 is a no brainer.

Do you know why this whole story is so unusual? Not because of the man's work ethic and determination, but because very few rational human beings living in the US would do the same thing unless there was absolutely zero alternative for survival.

 

[JEDIYoda]

I fully realize that Detroit is a war zone with 90% unemployment, but do you really mean that in ten years' time an able-bodied individual couldn't find a couple of minimum wage jobs with less commuting?

With 10 hours of daily commuting at his current job:

$10.55 x 8 hours x 5 days x 50 weeks = $21,100 per year

With 2 hours of daily commuting, working a couple of minimum wage jobs:

$8.15 x 12 hours x 5 days x 50 weeks = $24,450

A 14 hour day instead of an 18 hour day, and he'd make more money. The full-time factory job probably pays some minimal benefits, so let's call it a financial wash. But 14 hrs vs. 18 is a no brainer.

Do you know why this whole story is so unusual? Not because of the man's work ethic and determination, but because very few rational human beings living in the US would do the same thing unless there was absolutely zero alternative for survival.

Its not your life -- obviously! It`s not your to question this man.......
You have no idea, I also have no idea why he does what he does!

But iy`s not the members of ATOT to mock or make fun of or disparage what this man has done day in and day out for 10 years without being late for work or missing a day!

Don`t contribute...that`s not the issue!

The issue is all these people making fun of and questioning if this guy is for real...

 

[Nograts]

Yeah I'm still not buying it. There is a lot more to this story that we aren't hearing about. People just throwing their money at him so they can pat themselves on the back for doing a good thing.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Its not your life -- obviously! It`s not your to question this man.......
You have no idea, I also have no idea why he does what he does!

But iy`s not the members of ATOT to mock or make fun of or disparage what this man has done day in and day out for 10 years without being late for work or missing a day!

Don`t contribute...that`s not the issue!

The issue is all these people making fun of and questioning if this guy is for real...

No, that's not the issue at all.

Some people are questioning the whole story because it's so unbelievable that anyone would do this. That's not a difficult view to understand, because very, very, very few individuals would go through all of that for a poor-paying job in one of the worst cities in the country.

I don't question for a minute that he actually does this, but question how anyone could not see how idiotic it is. It's one thing to do this for a few months. But doing it for ten years is just plain stupid.

 

[kaerflog]

Sorry I'm not buying it either.
I know there are truth to the story but theres no way its 100%.
It is IMPOSSIBLE to have just 2hrs of sleep for 4 days straight for 10+ yrs. Just impossible.
There are days where I'm sure he had to do that trek but its not possible to do that everyday.
And any sane person would have at least rode a bike to the bus stop.

 

[Carson Dyle]

And any sane person would have at least rode a bike to the bus stop.

I think I read that the bus stop is only five or six minutes from his house. Can you take a bike onto a city bus there, so that when he gets off the buses, he can ride the rest of the way?

If not, then his only biking option would be to bike the entire 23 miles. That would most likely be faster, but it's still 2+ hours of biking each way and he doesn't sound like the sharpest knife in the drawer.

 

[cubby1223]

If you read the whole article, it states it is because he earns $10.55/hr and that isn't enough to buy & insure a vehicle and cover his other expenses.

May not be enough for a car and insurance, but sure is more than enough to be a landowner in downtown Detroit

 

[RossMAN]

$274,670

Unless it goes on for 30 days, I'm guessing it will end soon at around $350k?

 

[Bird222]

unpossible, black people are lazy.

 

[slayer202]

Holy shit. He gets up at 6AM to work a 2-10PM shift and gets home at 4AM. His commute to get home takes six hours. He gets two hours of sleep M-F.

Either it's bullshit, or he's an idiot. There's ZERO possibility that this is his best option. Sounds like prison would be a luxury vacation for him.

Honestly I have a hard time believing it's true

 

[HomerJS]

Nobody has a problem with company paying a guy $10.55/hr after 10 years of loyal service.

 

[slayer202]

Nobody has a problem with company paying a guy $10.55/hr after 10 years of loyal service.

there are an endless amount of holes in this story. the scam is working though, as people throw money at them

 

[Carson Dyle]

Nobody has a problem with company paying a guy $10.55/hr after 10 years of loyal service.

I'm sure that's far more common than you could possibly imagine. Pay for his job probably starts at minimum wage and he likely sees no more than a 10-20¢ raise per year. The vast majority of that industry has moved to Asia, so paying those kinds of wages are the only way any jobs at all remain in the US.

 

[Belegost]

Nobody has a problem with company paying a guy $10.55/hr after 10 years of loyal service.

Well, this is a guy who for 10 years has seemingly (I also have some doubts on details here) chosen to spend most of his life walking/busing the long commute to and from work, rather than find a place to live closer to his job, or find a job closer to his home, or find a job just as far away but with better pay so he could afford a car.

We will submit this as evidence that we are not dealing with the sharpest knife in the drawer. At which point it becomes a little more understandable that he is not moving up in his career.

Of course coming into work everyday with only 2 hours of sleep might not help his performance either.