This is certainly NOT a story you hear about every day.
A Detroit-based factory worker, 59 year old James Robertson, does the unthinkable. A 23-mile round trip commute to and from his gig. That may not sound completely unordinary as most people commute 20 or so miles to their employer. The difference between Robertson and most other workers making the same journey? He does 21 miles on foot.
Unfortunately, this man's last car quit on him, which is said to have happened approximately 10 years ago. Still, this hasn't deterred him from making the trip to and from work, Monday through Friday, even through the harshest elements — rain, snow, single digit temperatures.
And his attendance record is sterling.
This inspiration has led to a friend of AutoSpies and an automotive industry public relations professional to start a GoFundMe campaign for Robertson.
You can access the page here. Leaving home in Detroit at 8 a.m., James Robertson doesn't look like an endurance athlete.
Pudgy of form, shod in heavy work boots, Robertson trudges almost haltingly as he starts another workday.
But as he steps out into the cold, Robertson, 56, is steeled for an Olympic-sized commute. Getting to and from his factory job 23 miles away in Rochester Hills, he'll take a bus partway there and partway home. And he'll also walk an astounding 21 miles.
Five days a week. Monday through Friday.
It's the life Robertson has led for the last decade, ever since his 1988 Honda Accord quit on him...
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