Detroiter walks 21 miles in work commute

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by djv8ga

Sounds like your employer ruined your hands to me.

Nope DJ I flew a desk for the last 38 of my 56 working years.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by finnbow

I made no such claim. I said he chose his job and his domicile and was seemingly happy with both. Good for him.

I didn't say "made" I said "implied".

I'll give you credit for being cagey enough to word it so you could cover your ass and have plausible deniability.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I didn't say "made" I said "implied".

I'll give you credit for being cagey enough to word it so you could cover your ass and have plausible deniability.

And I'll give you credit for extrapolating a guy's car troubles into a treatise on the evils of America.

[djv8ga]

I now understand why my Shovel & Vega give me so much grief.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by finnbow

It's funny how you guys take a media "feel good" story about a guy dedicated enough to his long-term job that he chooses to walk and take a bus to work when his car breaks down (and subsequently spurs a charity drive to help him when he doesn't even want such help) and extrapolate it into a tale of the non-caring ways of our country and its employers.

Really? How'd you find that out?

John

[whell]

Originally Posted by finnbow

It's funny how you guys take a media "feel good" story about a guy dedicated enough to his long-term job that he chooses to walk and take a bus to work when his car breaks down (and subsequently spurs a charity drive to help him when he doesn't even want such help) and extrapolate it into a tale of the non-caring ways of our country and its employers.

Its a story about man's humanity to man. There's a 19 year old kid at the center of all this who should be celebrated, and and a human being who is overcoming obstacles who should earn our respect.

Instead, we have the usual suspects taking what should be a moment to celebrate and turning it into something it ain't for their own purposes.

Typical.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Really? How'd you find that out?

John

I heard a BBC report yesterday on the TV saying that he didn't solicit or want any help. In fact, his work colleagues say he had gotten used to his routine and seemed to enjoy it.

Also, when informed about a federal programme newly available through Detroit's bus system that might pick him up at home and drop him off at his job, Mr Robertson said he would rather have more people benefit.

"I'd rather they spent that money on a 24-hour bus system, not on some little bus for me," he told the Detroit Free Press.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...thy-story.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/31110533

The BBC TV news report may have taken a bit of artistic license with the fellow's graciousness and class, but not much.

[whell]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Bullshit.

.

"I don't think what I do is big deal," Robertson tells PEOPLE. "I do what I have to do to get to work in the morning. It's just a part of my life."

What it takes, he says, is determination and faith.

"My parents taught me hard work ethic growing up in Detroit," he says. "It's all about keeping your schedule on track and focusing your mind on what matters."

http://www.people.com/article/detroi...ames-robertson

In Tom's world, this guy's screwed up. He's better get his mind right, and soon!

[Tom Joad]

http://billmoyers.com/2015/02/05/public-transportation/

One thing is clear: A system that requires a dedicated employee to walk 21 miles a day to make $10.55 an hour is a failed system. As Robertson reminded the Free Press, “Even if my situation changes, you never forget there are so many other people that are in my situation.”

Link

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

http://billmoyers.com/2015/02/05/public-transportation/



Link

No system required him to do anything. Are you suggesting that the Federal government should implement a car repair program? You (again) got way out over your skis on this one, and now you're concocting all sorts of silly shit. It seems Ike is rubbing off on ya.