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[June Lands]

The fund for him is over $300,000 now. No more walking for him!

[Qwackertoo]

I still say YAY for him. Never missed a days work.

[terrier3]

On 2/7/2015 Qwackertoo said:

I still say YAY for him. Never missed a days work.

And I say BOO for his boss.

He was a model employee...worked for him for MANY years...and was just making $10.50 an hour????

[Kalli]

I hope his new riches don't change him. It seems when folks dump a ton of money on someone who was doing things right all along, his life takes a dive.

[Qwackertoo]

On 2/7/2015 terrier3 said:

On 2/7/2015 Qwackertoo said:

I still say YAY for him. Never missed a days work.

And I say BOO for his boss.

He was a model employee...worked for him for MANY years...and was just making $10.50 an hour????

Always focusing on the negative.

Never on the positive.

So happy he got the vehicle.

[Lucibee]

I'm happy for him too!

[MikafromTopeka]

You would think that someone conscientious enough to make it to work everyday for 20 years and develop such a good reputation with his employer would have also built up some credit or experience in order to either purchase a car or find a job that paid better or was closer to his home or move closer to work.

These are great stories but sometimes I think the amount of money given to these folks that get lucky when their story goes viral is outrageous. I'm glad he was given the vehicle and a few bucks but $300k is outrageous. I felt the same way about the abused school bus attendant but people can do what they want when they donate so that part of it is none of my business I suppose.

[sidsmom]

On 2/7/2015 kaybee said:

You would think that someone conscientious enough to make it to work everyday for 20 years and develop such a good reputation with his employer would have also built up some credit or experience in order to either purchase a car or find a job that paid better or was closer to his home or move closer to work.

These are great stories but sometimes I think the amount of money given to these folks that get lucky when their story goes viral is outrageous. I'm glad he was given the vehicle and a few bucks but $300k is outrageous. I felt the same way about the abused school bus attendant but people can do what they want when they donate so that part of it is none of my business I suppose.

ITA. We live in such a knee-jerk society. I, too, would think if he really wanted a car, he would've gotten one by now. Is he really that unhappy? Maybe we're taking the one thing he took pride in away from him? People donate to make themselves feel better, but I guess it's not for me to decide where their money goes. Hope that same generosity is given to everyday needs like homeless shelters, food banks....just sayin

[Melania]

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[redtabby]

If you read all the stories about this, you will know that his car insurance would run about $5000 year. So even if found an affordable car, the insurance would take too much of his income. He does live in the Detroit area, very high insurance rates.