re: College student from New Orleans walked 20 miles to 1st day of work

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This is fricking retarded. There’s so many other options like calling somebody or an Uber. What in the actual frick would compell somebody to do this.

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Sometimes you're just legit broke af and don't have money for Uber or anything else. A 20-mile uber ride would be relatively expensive.

The summer between my junior and senior year of school I worked an internship and I'd sometimes go in at like 6:30 AM. I used to always see this guy walking along the road in khakis and a polo with a computer bag. Looked to be mid-30's. It was a long road that was kind of secluded so I knew he had a decent walk. One day I pulled over and asked him if he needed a ride to work. He thanked me for the offer but said that he didn't mind walking and that he'd be okay.

I have a profound respect for a person's willingness to grind and be self-reliant.