Teen walked several miles in freezing weather for an interview...and more.....

Ns1

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more importantly: was he popping tags? did he have 20 dollars in his pocket? was he looking for a come up?
 

keird

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While I applaud the determination to support 2 young children, I used to walk almost 5 miles to and from work daily for the better part of a year. Is that all you need to do nowadays to get on TV?
 

Svnla

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more importantly: was he popping tags? did he have 20 dollars in his pocket? was he looking for a come up?

From the article:

Later, Bouvier and his wife were driving to grab coffee, and they came across Reagan again--still walking, so they offered him a ride. Reagan shared with the couple that he was on his way to a thrift shop to interview for a job, and he did not have money for bus fare. Reagan also shared that his mother had passed away and he was left to care for his two younger siblings. After his mom died a couple of years ago, he ended up dropping out of high school and obtaining his GED.
 

TuxDave

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While I applaud the determination to support 2 young children, I used to walk almost 5 miles to and from work daily for the better part of a year. Is that all you need to do nowadays to get on TV?

... in the snow, and uphill both ways while barefoot...

:D (jk, it's something that my dad used to tell me when I said things were too difficult)
 

Svnla

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While I applaud the determination to support 2 young children, I used to walk almost 5 miles to and from work daily for the better part of a year. Is that all you need to do nowadays to get on TV?

Hopefully, your situation was not as sad as his. His mom passed away and he had to drop out of school to taken care his siblings while studied for his GED.

He did not sit around and blamed others but took action to improve his life.
 

keird

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... in the snow, and uphill both ways while barefoot...

:D (jk, it's something that my dad used to tell me when I said things were too difficult)

I get it. I do. Some days were better than others but I distinctly remember a horrid cold spell in Mass in February 1989. Single digits without wind chill factored, walking in along the road with uninsulated boots for about 4.8 miles. Once I got to a warm building, my eyes blurred from the temperature change.

Hell, when I was 14 I worked on the docks along the harbor in Boston offloading Subaru's during the Winter. Life's tough. I would pound my gloved hands against something solid to get better feeling to them when I fueled cars at the dock's pumps.

I was unskilled labor and life's tougher when you're stupid. It got better though.
 

keird

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Hopefully, your situation was not as sad as his. His mom passed away and he had to drop out of school to taken care his siblings while studied for his GED.

He did not sit around and blamed others but took action to improve his life.

No. My situation wasn't nearly that bad. But isn't his course of action the only one he can take right now?
 

SheHateMe

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more importantly: was he popping tags? did he have 20 dollars in his pocket? was he looking for a come up?

lol. Gotta start somewhere. If he works hard enough, he can put a fresh rim on one of his tires every 8 months until he has all 4 done.


I'm glad he got a job, though. Not having money and having to take care of others sucks. And, he's making double what he would have at the thrift shop (funny how it was Dairy Queen before)
 
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OlafSicky

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I had to walk up a hill for 5 miles each way in the cold and snow in Alaska. But standards are low for kids these days kid is superman.
 

DrPizza

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Huh. Kids these days. One of my high school jobs, I worked Saturday night and Sunday morning. Got out at 11:20pm, started at 6:00 am. 3 mile walk home, and a 3 mile walk back in the morning.
 

wirednuts

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thats nothing op. i started working full time construction at 18 and never looked back. lots of us did.

but i kid you not guys- there is little kid, i cant tell if its a boy or a girl. all bundled up, every single day, walking to school or whever he/she is going. alone, and cant be more then 10 years old. most day he/she walks calmly staring right at the sidewalk, mittens clenched to coat chest. almost as if they are counting each stone in the pavement. for over 5 freaking miles. backpack sagging off shoulders.

last couple days though, we have had like 6 inches of snow each day. absolutely brutal to walk in, almost no adults are even out. but there is that kid, just walking... stomping softly through the snow trying to stay upright. the look on the face is sheer death. i dont know what to feel because im not sure of thier situation, but if its what i think i just feel horrible. all i want to do is give him/her a ride...

i dont even know who i would call to find out whats going on. the cops seem a little extreme, because the kid is obviously healthy...
 

Chapbass

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Loving all the chest thumping from ATOT toughguys.

Sure, other people have done more difficult things, as far as him getting in the news, perhaps its just right time right place, like a lot of other things.

The story here in my mind isn't the kid, its the business owner. Good for him recognizing something of value and offering help. Owner gets what will probably be a very happy, grateful, hardworking employee, and the employee gets a much better paycheck than he was expecting.
 

Kelvrick

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Loving all the chest thumping from ATOT toughguys.

Sure, other people have done more difficult things, as far as him getting in the news, perhaps its just right time right place, like a lot of other things.

The story here in my mind isn't the kid, its the business owner. Good for him recognizing something of value and offering help. Owner gets what will probably be a very happy, grateful, hardworking employee, and the employee gets a much better paycheck than he was expecting.

This is just the story of what he did today. I wonder how long he has been taking care of his siblings.
 

Sephire

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thats nothing op. i started working full time construction at 18 and never looked back. lots of us did.

but i kid you not guys- there is little kid, i cant tell if its a boy or a girl. all bundled up, every single day, walking to school or whever he/she is going. alone, and cant be more then 10 years old. most day he/she walks calmly staring right at the sidewalk, mittens clenched to coat chest. almost as if they are counting each stone in the pavement. for over 5 freaking miles. backpack sagging off shoulders.

last couple days though, we have had like 6 inches of snow each day. absolutely brutal to walk in, almost no adults are even out. but there is that kid, just walking... stomping softly through the snow trying to stay upright. the look on the face is sheer death. i dont know what to feel because im not sure of thier situation, but if its what i think i just feel horrible. all i want to do is give him/her a ride...

i dont even know who i would call to find out whats going on. the cops seem a little extreme, because the kid is obviously healthy...

You could go to the kids parents and let them know your concern. At least for your peace of mind.
 

T9D

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thats nothing op. i started working full time construction at 18 and never looked back. lots of us did.

but i kid you not guys- there is little kid, i cant tell if its a boy or a girl. all bundled up, every single day, walking to school or whever he/she is going. alone, and cant be more then 10 years old. most day he/she walks calmly staring right at the sidewalk, mittens clenched to coat chest. almost as if they are counting each stone in the pavement. for over 5 freaking miles. backpack sagging off shoulders.

last couple days though, we have had like 6 inches of snow each day. absolutely brutal to walk in, almost no adults are even out. but there is that kid, just walking... stomping softly through the snow trying to stay upright. the look on the face is sheer death. i dont know what to feel because im not sure of thier situation, but if its what i think i just feel horrible. all i want to do is give him/her a ride...

i dont even know who i would call to find out whats going on. the cops seem a little extreme, because the kid is obviously healthy...

Damn dude offer the kid a ride. At least talk to em. It's not like you can go to jail for talking to a kid. Ask the situation or ask to talk to the parents and see if you can help. Somebody out there must be able to do something.

For all we know the kid has abusive parents that they are scared to death of not doing what they say. So the kid drudges along in the snow despite the danger. Maybe the cops do need to know. One day that kid is not going to be there anymore and for the rest of your life you're going to wonder what happened to em. If they are even still alive. You don't want to live with that knowing you did nothing.