An unemployed teen walks 10 miles to a job interview but gets hired before he gets there.

My grandpa tries to remind me how lucky I am by telling me stories about having to walk 10 miles to work during the Great Depression. Are we close to seeing those days again?

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Rollie Williams

Mar 4, 2013

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