Thank you for all the comments on this video. Let me explain a few things here.. An average sheep weighs roughly 200lb so there was absolutely no way of me trying to haul it through a paddock and over a barb wire fence and then try and get it into my car to try and find a vet in the nearest town about 30 minutes away from where I was on a Sunday without me causing it great trauma and distress. I had a phone but because of the isolated area I was in, had no signal. The sheep was not mine to take nor try to kill. I thought about whacking it with a rock but would probably only have caused it far more distress before it died. I did not film it because it would have caused an outrage and a barrage of vile comments, just me stating that it was there and that it affected me has provided me with enough disgusting comments as it is. I rushed through the house because my mind was not set on being there as all I could think of was the sheep plus I had driven 4 hrs before I found this place so took the opportunity to film while I could. We have gun laws in Australia that prevent the carrying of guns and once again it was not mine to kill and was the responsibility of the farmer not me .As for sitting with it until it died would have meant nothing except maybe traumatising me even more and really is a bit unrealistic and idealistic patting a wild animal in the mud. I made another extensive video of the property if people choose to view it when I went back again a few months later because it has great historical significance . If you really want to see dead sheep, you'll see quite a few in that one.I've put the link in the description. Thanks for watching.
mkuebler5 No one should judge you as they weren't in the situation. Being an America & from rural WA state, I have experience in farm animals & still would had been panicked (and yes, if exploring abandoned place alone, would had a firearm). But as you say, it was not your animal to make any decisions for. The best you could had done was to notify anyone you seen in area. Stay safe and ignore haters comments.
No thank you. I’m an animal advocate, any mistreatment of any animal affects me deeply. I would have been on the phone to any wildlife rescue/agency to take her. Alive or passed away.
Can't you just call animal control when you got cell service again or do they not do it that way where you live? I'm only familiar with USA animal control. They would have gone right out to assess and/or rescue the sheep. Then they would have made sure that there was not more criminal neglect of other animals.
In a situation like this our instincts tell us to help the animal as fast as we can. You can only do what you feel is right staying within the guidelines of your laws. (If I see a dog in distress in a hot closed up car I’d call police after I broke the window and get the dog out. Even if I did go to jail I’d know that dog is safe first. But that’s me, others may do something else.) Doing nothing is wrong. Doing anything at all is the right thing to do no matter what that might be!
I once was a sucker for old abandoned houses and shacks...….not any more. Found a leg bone complete with foot, nothing but what looked like very old bones. I reported it to the nearest police. I took them back, showed them, and didn't lie about how I was looking for old stuff. They were nice, and I left. No more old houses for me, no telling what you might find. Was I scared ??? YES I was ! !
With all these new urban exploration channels popping up like herpes blisters, it's only a matter of time until we see a news story of a "youtube star" who gets shot and killed after trespassing onto the wrong property. Give it time, it will happen, it is inevitable.
Damn! Now that's why I don't jog..most joggers are the ones that find the bodies..you don't run into that when sitting at home eating ice cream and over dosing on you tube! 🤣
Your distress over the sheep shows what a wonderful soul you are. Thanks for caring, and I'm sorry you had to go through that. I know the feeling, it's not ever a good one, but it does validate you are a person with decency and compassion.
Wow, that's a tough one. Sadly, some animals are so fast, there's nothing you can do. I hit a squirrel once with my car. It ran right out in front of me and there was no time to stop. I went home and cried for several hours. I just kept thinking that it woke up to a bright sunny day and it didn't live past the morning, and it was all my fault. :'(
@@SuperNewKittie You didn't force the squirrel to run in front of your vehicle. One once ran under my car between the front and back tires. I went over it before I even knew it was there. It was only because I felt a thud that I looked in the rearview mirror and saw what it was. I also had a cat do the run in front of my car. I braked but it was going too fast for me to avoid it. I stopped and checked , but it had run into bushes and brambles that I couldn't penetrate. Some things are just unavoidable. The only good that can come from such an occurrence, is that it will be food for another creature.
This is one of the best I've seen. Silence is golden in your presentation. Other people make stupid comments, stupid opinions and trying to be a TV host. Good work! keep it going.
I can understand where you are coming from, man. When I married my husband, they owned a dairy farm, also some pigs and a horse. The way animals had to live was so sad compared to the way we treat our pets in the city. We had about 100 cows and various other animals. It's just different and it is sad, but, there is not always a solution that is better than a gun. Farmers do have feelings, evidently not the one left to care for these, but this man does care and is upset that he has to leave an animal suffer.
LeAnn Cottman that's why you call somebody else whose job it is to take care of it I would not expect him to take care of it himself! the way he could take care of it as make the phone calls to the right people even if it means the sheriff comes out and puts it out of its misery there's no reason to let something rot if it slams laying there dead and it doesn't look well then there's a problem. any living thing that seems suffering deserves at least a phone call to someone else who can help it
Wow I'd love to remodel and bring this place back to life. it's got great bones. fabulous natural lighting. I'm sorry about what happened w the lamb and sheep..
how horrible to see that poor sheep dying. It does cause stress when there isn't anything you can do to help. That would have messed with my head too. I'm sorry you found that
why didnt you help the sheep, no vet to take it to? Or animal control to call to help. You didnt have vehicle and or knew anyone with one? I couldn't walk away from an animal in distress.....
That is such an interesting insight! I agree..I often think if I just up and left my house and someone else went through it..what conclusion would be made of my life? Have an awesome week love!
This is the old JJ Johnson house. It was built in 1920. JJ owned 3 drug stores in town, was wealthy but very eccentric. He could be seen in town carrying signs that read VOTE FOR HERBERT HOOVER, many years after Hoover died. Mrs Henrietta Johnson owned a casket company she inherited from her father, bur her employees were absconding with the profits. JJ accused Henrietta of having an affair with the local butcher Hans Kruger. Henrietta denied the accusation but towns people let JJ know that they had witnessed Hans and Henrietta leaving an upstairs apartment in town. In August 1939, Henrietta came home from one of her romps, and JJ shot her dead in the entry way of this very house that you see in the video. JJ then grabbed his rifle ran in to town and shot Hans the butcher in his store. JJ was captured 2 days later, he was sentenced that same year and died in prison in 1969. So now you know the rest of the story.
Smug Smugly Seems you always know the ends of stories but never seem to get them right!!! How do you know all these ends to stories???? This is not the first time I’ve read one of your stories. Just that- stories!!! Please stop commenting!!!!!
I hope you are fully recovered from the cancer! It set me back a while too! It was a great video! Please take comfort in knowing that just your presence with the sheep helped her immensely..she felt safe with you near her..keep this level of love and humanity in you always!
People make me laugh on here for commentating what you should or should not have done...You did what you thought was right in the moment. That doesn't make you a terrible person for neglecting to help the sheep. Good Lord...I'd LOVE to see other people pick up a dying sheep and take it to the vet. I bet half of the people on here wouldn't...the excuses, "Ewe. Gross! I'll get rabies." Get a grip people...he's human, not perfect.
No, it doesn't make you a terrible person, it makes you a person with little compassion. You may not be able to decipher right from wrong ... trepassing is wrong, to help to alleviate suffering of man or God's creatures ... that is right. That's only my thoughts anyway. I am an Earth sign ... that may be my problem. I simply cannot understand another way. One thing is certain, your type is happier in their lives. Good for you.
I think this is an incredible old home that can be rehabilitated. I can 'see' Christmas stockings on the first room's fireplace mantle and can 'hear' children laughing and a man coming home from work saying, "I'm home!" This can still be an incredible home for someone who falls in love with it!
You did a good job on the video and I appreciate your filming and your compassion I have observed in some of you other videos, I know your heart aches when you come across such things and I trust you would know if you could have done things differently. We aren't there and should not be so judgemental. Some people just don't understand life or geographic areas. I appreciate your videos very much, thank you for sharing.
Don’t let the HATERS get to you. This is just part of country life in Australia. Some people have nothing better to do with there time. Can’t wait to see more of your films in the future because I haven’t found a lot of us Aussies doing this on UA-cam.
I guessed this is Australia! I think I'd have to get a vet... I couldn't have walked away. Once I see an animal suffering, I feel it's my duty to at least try to find a way to ease the animals pain, HUMANELY.
Thank You for closing the door as you leave, I feel bad when doors/windows are left open in an abandoned house, the weather gets in and destroys everything. I would feel the same had I run across dying animals.
In this situation you can call the local vet, RSPCA or the council who will send someone out. I'm in the country and when I've called the council or the 24hr wildlife rescue, they will give me a number to someone who will be able to come out immediately.
You should post the address so people can go there. Perhaps that poor sheep hasn't died and is lying there in pain with no help. Saw you only. Lot of help you did!
Kathy H And they left the animals to apparently starve to death... that's the real shame here. And the fact that the dude wouldn't help the sheep. Now that's sad.
It makes me wonder if the homeowners may have died suddenly or something!? Otherwise how could someone be so cruel? I don't know how the video guy could have helped the dying animal... unless he carries. Poor thing:(
it was a decent size! I always wonder about the people who used to live in these old houses, what was life like for them, the good and the bad, what happened to them etc...
well, the humane thing would have been to put the sheep out of it's misery. secondly, back in the day, that was a fine house and property, and what disturbs you is that after all the work, after all the blood, sweat, and tears, this is what happens to all of us. We get old, we die, everything we were just fades away into nothingness. Make your peace with God and you will not fear the next phase when this one is over. God bless you.
Your the best reply here.. Me never with out a hand gun don't know about this guy in video ,,to scary to go without one nowadays Methheads everywhere there Good reply dude Cheers
I don't blame you for not liking that place. Gave me a really bad feeling as you were going through it. You are one brave man! Thank you for posting it. Abandoned places interest me, even if they are not so nice to be around. I'm sorry you had to see that tragic site of the sheep and lamb, too. I don't know if I would have been able to handle that at all.
The house looks like it is circa 1920s, post WW1 farm house. It has also had several additions to it throughout its lifespan, hence the strange floorplan. It probably would have started out as a small two bedroom, and as the family expanded, so too did the house. I imagine, given the size of the house that there would have been quite a few kids running around the house at one point.
I was originally from Kentucky near Armidale. There is a few creepy houses in Rocky river and out at kingstown. I bet this house was beautiful in its heyday and sad to see it so dilapidated. It is a creepy video.
There is a house as far as you can drive up just past a bridge on Reeves road, Kentucky south, that is half way up the hill.there were at least two deaths in the house over the years.it has been abandoned for over thirty years.I can remember stories of sexual and family violence that were told in hushed tones. When i was in kindergarten at school i got a lift from the mum and two kids a few times but anyone who lived there only lasted a few weeks and never heard of again. There was a creepy forest near the house that was very dark no matter what time of day. The view from the top of the hill above the house is beautiful. The hill used to be known as "Old Hungry" 30 deg 47' 56.56 S 151 deg 24'57. 49 E approx co ordinates. Go there in the middle of a cold New England (AUS.) night and see how long you last there. It is not creepy just sad lonely and forgotten about. One of the rooms has a trapdoor and the rooms always have large spiders. Kentucky South was a soldiers settlement after WW1 and a lot of the veterens had problems not only from the war but trying to make a new life on terrible infertile land. There were lots of orchards there and many of the first born children died from cancer from the chemicals used spraying the trees back in the early years.
Lovely colonial clapperboard house, obviously built for a well to do family. There's some sign of the start of renovation, ie tiles removes in bathroom, mantle piece removed (to ascertain what is behind?). Totally cleared of furniture. In UK at a salvage yard you'd pay £500 for the range oven, £30 for the period wall phone. I guess from the guys' voice this is not in UK or USA, possibly Australia. These homesteads can be miles from their neighbour. Nice vid, thanks for sharing.
People get so up in arms about the rights of animals until it comes to their dinner time. May be you all ought to look into the suffering caused by the egg, milk and meat industry. That's horrific.
Iammeyousee It's insane. Most slaughterhouses will not allow the public in or to be filmed. most of the footage that comes out is from undercover filming and it's rarely pleasant. In fact most of it is absolutely BARBARIC. We like to kid ourselves that these animals are humanely slaughtered but I really don't believe this to be the case quite often. Animals are very commonly abused, especially since these places attract people that enjoy animal cruelty. I watched earthlings and went vegan that day. I can't say that it has been all rainbows and butterflies. I did fall off track when homeless and I have eaten meat since. However, I am trying to be fully vegan now that I have a home again. I don't condemn meat eaters, I just wish they weren't such hypocrites. They go crazy over animal abuse but don't want to face the fact that many animals are tortured for years so that they can enjoy their meal. They will say 'Oh don't put me off my dinner!' Yet if many saw someone beating a dog, they wouldn't think twice about not eating meat if that action alone could stop that one beating. The issue here is the secrecy around slaughterhouses plays right into the hands of people not wanting to face the issues. Mainstream rarely covers it (it's too graphic) and people like to fool themselves - see no evil, hear no evil. Once you have seen an animal being anally probed, screaming in pain to have all it's fur ripped off, bloody skin everywhere and then it's eye looks up at you and you realise it's still alive, you know that a stand needs taking. You can't 'unsee' all the cruelty. Whilst this is the fur industry, many industries that seem benign like the egg industry are just as cruel. All the male baby chicks are treated as a by product because they cannot lay eggs. They are ground up alive in blenders or gassed . This happens to BILLIONS of little chicks every year. They are probably the lucky ones, the females that survive often have a horrendous life. Even if people consume animals products there are things they can do to reduce suffering. This is a conversation that needs to be had. It's such a shame that people just want to close their eyes through sheer selfishness.
lea perrins You are absolutely right. People also ought to look into their comfy DOWN comforters & jackets! Its HORRIBLE the animals that suffer for our convenience & comfort.
I personally would've stayed with the sheep. even if it was seconds away from death I would've stayed until it had passed just to let it calm down a bit and know that it wasn't alone and make a bit less afraid. but clearly we are two different people. the world is filled with an array of people who would do different things in the same situations.
I also agree with you I would stay with the sheep until it passed away I would have wanted someone to Stay with me but I can't watch the video now knowing there's a dying sheep in it that just breaks my heart.
Mkuebler5 - I am ashamed by some of the comments you received regarding the traumatizing experience you had before shooting the video for this location. You didn’t have to say anything at all about what you experienced, but you did because you wanted to be honest to your subscribers and anyone else who may have happened upon this video. I really appreciate your honesty. Also, being born and raised surrounded by farms here in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, I can assure you that you did all you could do. If something like that would’ve happened around here and it wasn’t discovered almost as soon as it began happening, most farmers would’ve “humanely” put the poor little animal down themselves. Don’t get me wrong, I have an enormous bleeding heart for animals. The people who commented negatively don’t know what they would’ve done unless they had to endure what you did! You can rest easy knowing that the majority of us understand and can sympathize with you. There will always be people who have something negative/bad to say regardless of the subject. Keep up the great work!
I lived on a farm renting the landlord lived up the drive next door to us in a paddock was a sheep with spiralled horns that had spiralled into his eyes blocking vision causing pain he would walk in circles couldn't see to eat it was shocking I told the landlord whom did nothing for a month untill it got stuck in a wire fence I stormed upto the landlord demanded he put that poor creature down or SPCA will be called finally that worked. It affected me for months.
these comments are very strong and if i were you i would take them with a grain of salt... they were not there. every one has a way of dealing with unexpected dilemmas. just keep doing what you are doing keep up the good work documenting these sights you and your brother find. you both take a lot of time and put a good deal of effort into what you are both doing. it is greatly appreciated. nan from USA
Ignore the trolls negative comments, you explained the reason you couldn't do anything. I could imagine living in that house. Must have been grand in its day.
ALMOST perfect! The fade of the large tree branch shadows on the ground at 11:18 was the giveaway for me. You had me going for a minute though. Sure wish it was possible to see what this house was like in it's glory days.
As soon as I saw the front gate, I thought it looked Australian. Then the door handles on the linen cupboard confirmed it, we had handles just like those. Now the comments confirm it..Beautiful old house in its day but what a shame it is like that now. Art decor curved front puts it back to the 1930's at a guess. Very curious... thanks for sharing. Nice to hear a video that is not full and of swear words.
Just looking at the place as you come into the gate, I thought it must be in Australia. Later on I saw the water tank, then I read the comment. I'v been to Armidale many of times. Took aerial shots of the country. The place looked like a nursing home. Memories are made of these. Those country line dances & thousands of empty beer cans. Left D/Under in 1978.
Kristina Jefferson Do you have any suggestions of what he could have done for it that wouldn't involved him being arrested? If that sheep belongs to someone and he was caught trying to take it to a vet, they aren't going to believe that he was just trying to help. Sadly, there's too many cynical people in the world. But I wonder if people would treat him the same, if it was a homeless person that had the same thing as the sheep, or would they say that it was OK to not help them. People always seem to act afraid of homeless people and judge them for the reason why they're homeless.
The house was pretty amazing but if there were dead and dying animals on that property I pretty sure that the land is bad where you find sick and or dying animals it's never a good place I agree with you I also wish you didn't stumble upon the dying sheep But thanks for sharing your video with all of us. Well done
WOW, now that's a house! An old AF ass house, but a very nice and unique home with a lot of character. All of those fireplaces were awesome. I wonder how old it is. I can't imagine living with the big water thing on the back. But for a bunch of money that house could be very beautiful again. I would take down a bunch of walls keep those fireplaces. Put a new age kitchen, but probably want to keep those two hot plate looking things too. The sunroom was beautiful, love that huge bay window vibe. $🤑,🤑🤑🤑,🤑🤑🤑.🤑🤑
Nice place in it's day. You could feel the history as you entered the home. The sheep dying is tough one. I had to learn when I was young. I'm 51 now. That this unfortunate to see the truth the life gives in a direct and cold way life can be. I had to learn this happens everyday somewere in the world. Doesn't make it any easier
properties are left derelict, yet there are thousands of homeless on the street! what a waste! why can't government absorb abandoned properties back into the state(not fed) and rehome people so they can become productive citizens. having a home&address DOES affect how a potential employer looks at you as a potential employee.
if that came to fruition it wouldn't take long and some group/organization/political party would find a way to make money off of it. However, there are some homes for humanity and usually the property is purchased or given to a select family but they have to work so many hours to rehab it and they also have to have income to show they can pay for it. Nothing is free, so homeless won't usually get homes. :( I a......... so thats the way it is I guess.
mkuebler5...Regarding the sheep,, matey,, it is for that exact reason that most outback 'country' folk always carry a knife.. It is amazing how often you need one to untangle critters & birds caught in rope or twine & sadly, sometimes you have to dispatch one when there is nothing else can be done for them... Very sorry that the ewe & lamb upset you so much :( You have a very kind soul.. Thank you for the videos. I know some of these buildings you've filmed :)
It’s a beautiful old home that needs some love. I was raised on a farm and it looks very familiar. And cows and sheep do sometimes have difficulties giving birth. If the owner of the property new he would be sad that he lost a lamb. I watched my father give mouth to mouth on twin lambs and they survived.
Beatiful house. Lots of windows. You must be a very sensitive person, which isn't a bad thing, but sensitive people tend to suffer more. God loves you. :-)
What disturbed you about this place in particular? It appear to be an abandoned farm type house, or at least semi rural. I can understand feeling bad for a sheep dying after an unsuccessful lambing, but Nature does that sometimes. A call to animal control might have made her passing easier, but I don't think the house is to blame for the sheep.
It looked to me like an abandoned old folks home with the sinks all over the place and the large kitchen and what looked like large pantry storage. Whatever it was it was creatively added to over the years!
And you are suffering from the effects of PTSD...that's the same feeling that us veterans feel after we've experienced something tramatic. Time helps but the images will always be there. Just take a deep breath and do something that you enjoy and that feeling will fade.
It must have been beautiful, unfortunately, there is too much that has to be done, better to buy the property, draw the floor plan, and just start over, it would be cheaper, it needs new plumbing, new wiring, save what can be reused, the fireplace trims.
Cecelia Prince my father in law is a carpenter and my dads an electrician. They both know how to plumb. I'm excellent at finding beautiful properties for little to nothing, my mom taught me. I know the property is dilapidated but, I didn't see any bits of the roof on the floor and only one small room where the floor was rotted out, it looked like maybe the laundry room. If the roof is in good shape like I think it is it'd be worth fixing up for someone with good resources.
Bless your heart, I can understand how it upsets you seeing an animal struggle for life, just as you recently done , and not being able to help in any way. I wasn't there, didn't see it and I know if it were me I'd be bothered to. It is a beautiful place, I would have left a trail of breadcrumbs so to not get lost lol. You did a great job with this video, considering what you have gone through with cancer. I'm happy for you to be recovering, keep your spirits up, a big part of your physical wellness is staying positive and knowing just how strong you really are. Thank you for sharing this and God bless you.
Being an animal lover and having a soft heart, I am sorry you had to experience the sheep and it's dead lamb. I find it unsettling to even see a dead animal in the road hit by a car, be it a possum, coon , dog or cat. There was nothing you could do for the sheep. If you had tried to kill it with a rock chances are you may have only added to its distress. You did not have to even say a thing about it in this video, but you were honest and reported what you saw, and the fact that it bothered you as badly as it did just tells me that you are a kind and caring young man. God bless you. And you people who are berating him for doing nothing, just what would you have done?
My heart hurts when I see something suffering, especially when there's nothing I can do. I cry over road kill! Bless you, my mind wouldn't have been on anything but the sheep either. Good video regardless of that horrible experience!
I agree. I got the sense that some serious violence occurred in that house. Sad that it has been left to decay because it would have been a stunning house in it's prime. The lounge room and the adjoining dinning room, are so spacious.
Guys, let's not be too quick to judge. Please check out some of his other videos, as he covers a wide range of places if you didn't like this video. Also, I'd be sure to read the description, as it explains how this place was different from his other adventures.
it would be interesting to know the history of the house. who built it, when, and who lived in it last, and why it was left to rot. i don't understand people walking away from a property with so many homeless people around
Thank you for all the comments on this video.
Let me explain a few things here..
An average sheep weighs roughly 200lb so there was absolutely no way of me trying to haul it through a paddock and over a barb wire fence and then try and get it into my car to try and find a vet in the nearest town about 30 minutes away from where I was on a Sunday without me causing it great trauma and distress.
I had a phone but because of the isolated area I was in, had no signal. The sheep was not mine to take nor try to kill. I thought about whacking it with a rock but would probably only have caused it far more distress before it died.
I did not film it because it would have caused an outrage and a barrage of vile comments, just me stating that it was there and that it affected me has provided me with enough disgusting comments as it is.
I rushed through the house because my mind was not set on being there as all I could think of was the sheep plus I had driven 4 hrs before I found this place so took the opportunity to film while I could. We have gun laws in Australia that prevent the carrying of guns and once again it was not mine to kill and was the responsibility of the farmer not me .As for sitting with it until it died would have meant nothing except maybe traumatising me even more and really is a bit unrealistic and idealistic patting a wild animal in the mud.
I made another extensive video of the property if people choose to view it when I went back again a few months later because it has great historical significance .
If you really want to see dead sheep, you'll see quite a few in that one.I've put the link in the description.
Thanks for watching.
mkuebler5 No one should judge you as they weren't in the situation. Being an America & from rural WA state, I have experience in farm animals & still would had been panicked (and yes, if exploring abandoned place alone, would had a firearm). But as you say, it was not your animal to make any decisions for. The best you could had done was to notify anyone you seen in area. Stay safe and ignore haters comments.
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No thank you. I’m an animal advocate, any mistreatment of any animal affects me deeply. I would have been on the phone to any wildlife rescue/agency to take her. Alive or passed away.
Can't you just call animal control when you got cell service again or do they not do it that way where you live? I'm only familiar with USA animal control. They would have gone right out to assess and/or rescue the sheep. Then they would have made sure that there was not more criminal neglect of other animals.
In a situation like this our instincts tell us to help the animal as fast as we can. You can only do what you feel is right staying within the guidelines of your laws. (If I see a dog in distress in a hot closed up car I’d call police after I broke the window and get the dog out. Even if I did go to jail I’d know that dog is safe first. But that’s me, others may do something else.) Doing nothing is wrong. Doing anything at all is the right thing to do no matter what that might be!
I once was a sucker for old abandoned houses and shacks...….not any more. Found a leg bone complete with foot, nothing but what looked like very old bones. I reported it to the nearest police. I took them back, showed them, and didn't lie about how I was looking for old stuff. They were nice, and I left. No more old houses for me, no telling what you might find. Was I scared ??? YES I was ! !
With all these new urban exploration channels popping up like herpes blisters, it's only a matter of time until we see a news story of a "youtube star" who gets shot and killed after trespassing onto the wrong property. Give it time, it will happen, it is inevitable.
I agree, and you just might stumble into something you never ever dreamed of finding out there.
Damn! Now that's why I don't jog..most joggers are the ones that find the bodies..you don't run into that when sitting at home eating ice cream and over dosing on you tube! 🤣
Abandoned homes are sad, just to think of all the great times, holidays & little kids running around. Those walls have a thousand stories to tell.
Your distress over the sheep shows what a wonderful soul you are. Thanks for caring, and I'm sorry you had to go through that. I know the feeling, it's not ever a good one, but it does validate you are a person with decency and compassion.
Wow, that's a tough one. Sadly, some animals are so fast, there's nothing you can do. I hit a squirrel once with my car. It ran right out in front of me and there was no time to stop. I went home and cried for several hours. I just kept thinking that it woke up to a bright sunny day and it didn't live past the morning, and it was all my fault. :'(
@@SuperNewKittie You didn't force the squirrel to run in front of your vehicle. One once ran under my car between the front and back tires. I went over it before I even knew it was there. It was only because I felt a thud that I looked in the rearview mirror and saw what it was. I also had a cat do the run in front of my car. I braked but it was going too fast for me to avoid it. I stopped and checked , but it had run into bushes and brambles that I couldn't penetrate. Some things are just unavoidable. The only good that can come from such an occurrence, is that it will be food for another creature.
Whenever I watch videos of such houses I've an urge to clean and restore the entire place to make it liveable .
This is one of the best I've seen. Silence is golden in your presentation. Other people make stupid comments, stupid opinions and trying to be a TV host. Good work! keep it going.
I love how polite you are in all the places you visit. it's a mess and you still put things back how you found them lol love the vids!
This is not a fixer-upper. It is a tear-it-downer.
I can understand where you are coming from, man. When I married my husband, they owned a dairy farm, also some pigs and a horse. The way animals had to live was so sad compared to the way we treat our pets in the city. We had about 100 cows and various other animals. It's just different and it is sad, but, there is not always a solution that is better than a gun. Farmers do have feelings, evidently not the one left to care for these, but this man does care and is upset that he has to leave an animal suffer.
LeAnn Cottman that's why you call somebody else whose job it is to take care of it I would not expect him to take care of it himself! the way he could take care of it as make the phone calls to the right people even if it means the sheriff comes out and puts it out of its misery there's no reason to let something rot if it slams laying there dead and it doesn't look well then there's a problem. any living thing that seems suffering deserves at least a phone call to someone else who can help it
I bet this house was beautiful back in the day
Yes, more than likely. Anybody know where this house is located?
Wow I'd love to remodel and bring this place back to life. it's got great bones. fabulous natural lighting.
I'm sorry about what happened w the lamb and sheep..
Denise Martinez are u crazy u can't remodel that place
how horrible to see that poor sheep dying. It does cause stress when there isn't anything you can do to help. That would have messed with my head too. I'm sorry you found that
A shame that filming an empty house was more important than trying to help a creature in distress.
Molly Coffman you don't know this. Stop maligning this person.
why didnt you help the sheep, no vet to take it to? Or animal control to call to help. You didnt have vehicle and or knew anyone with one? I couldn't walk away from an animal in distress.....
I view these places as 'HAND PRINTS' of people's lives . Thank you for sharing -- for I could never go to places like this . Your appreciated 👍😀
That is such an interesting insight! I agree..I often think if I just up and left my house and someone else went through it..what conclusion would be made of my life? Have an awesome week love!
This is the old JJ Johnson house. It was built in 1920. JJ owned 3 drug stores in town, was wealthy but very eccentric. He could be seen in town carrying signs that read VOTE FOR HERBERT HOOVER, many years after Hoover died. Mrs Henrietta Johnson owned a casket company she inherited from her father, bur her employees were absconding with the profits. JJ accused Henrietta of having an affair with the local butcher Hans Kruger. Henrietta denied the accusation but towns people let JJ know that they had witnessed Hans and Henrietta leaving an upstairs apartment in town. In August 1939, Henrietta came home from one of her romps, and JJ shot her dead in the entry way of this very house that you see in the video. JJ then grabbed his rifle ran in to town and shot Hans the butcher in his store. JJ was captured 2 days later, he was sentenced that same year and died in prison in 1969. So now you know the rest of the story.
Smug Smugly
um! Maybe you didn't read the description.
Maybe I got my houses mixed up
Well the house still could haunted by jj
Smug Smugly wow that an awful story...
Smug Smugly Seems you always know the ends of stories but never seem to get them right!!! How do you know all these ends to stories???? This is not the first time I’ve read one of your stories. Just that- stories!!! Please stop commenting!!!!!
Such a shame. It would have been Beautiful back in the day. It upsets me to see houses like this being left to rot.
I hope you are fully recovered from the cancer! It set me back a while too! It was a great video! Please take comfort in knowing that just your presence with the sheep helped her immensely..she felt safe with you near her..keep this level of love and humanity in you always!
People make me laugh on here for commentating what you should or should not have done...You did what you thought was right in the moment. That doesn't make you a terrible person for neglecting to help the sheep. Good Lord...I'd LOVE to see other people pick up a dying sheep and take it to the vet. I bet half of the people on here wouldn't...the excuses, "Ewe. Gross! I'll get rabies." Get a grip people...he's human, not perfect.
No, it doesn't make you a terrible person, it makes you a person with little compassion. You may not be able to decipher right from wrong ... trepassing is wrong, to help to alleviate suffering of man or God's creatures ... that is right. That's only my thoughts anyway. I am an Earth sign ... that may be my problem. I simply cannot understand another way. One thing is certain, your type is happier in their lives. Good for you.
I think this is an incredible old home that can be rehabilitated. I can 'see' Christmas stockings on the first room's fireplace mantle and can 'hear' children laughing and a man coming home from work saying, "I'm home!" This can still be an incredible home for someone who falls in love with it!
You did a good job on the video and I appreciate your filming and your compassion I have observed in some of you other videos, I know your heart aches when you come across such things and I trust you would know if you could have done things differently. We aren't there and should not be so judgemental. Some people just don't understand life or geographic areas. I appreciate your videos very much, thank you for sharing.
If someone renovated this house, it would be a nice place to live in....
Don’t let the HATERS get to you. This is just part of country life in Australia. Some people have nothing better to do with there time. Can’t wait to see more of your films in the future because I haven’t found a lot of us Aussies doing this on UA-cam.
I guessed this is Australia! I think I'd have to get a vet... I couldn't have walked away. Once I see an animal suffering, I feel it's my duty to at least try to find a way to ease the animals pain, HUMANELY.
Thank You for closing the door as you leave, I feel bad when doors/windows are left open in an abandoned house, the weather gets in and destroys everything. I would feel the same had I run across dying animals.
You are so sweet caring about the sheep and baby. Great video as usual :)
I love stuff like this, all the twists and turns... Trying to imagine just how it would have been. Thank you for the upload
I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves this house. It would be beautiful renovated. Love the windows.
I imagine This was a beautiful house once upon a time.
Would have been a stately homestead in it's time. The original owner was the first to introduce Merrino sheep to the area.
In this situation you can call the local vet, RSPCA or the council who will send someone out. I'm in the country and when I've called the council or the 24hr wildlife rescue, they will give me a number to someone who will be able to come out immediately.
This place! Had to beautiful. ! At it's best! I loved it. !
The fireplaces were wonderful and the gate to the property fabulous.
Thank you. To see a structure with little commentary and vandalism was a blessing. Very beautiful dwelling.
Poor sheep and lamb. It's unfortunate but that is life sometimes. Hope you are able to return there someday soon. Good luck with your exploring!
The way it is laid out with sinks in every room and that large kitchen, it makes me think it was an old private nursing home.
Crochet Jones good call we still have some of these privates nursing homes in town
This actually makes me sad. That must have been a beautiful home in it's time.
I love this house it goes on and on
You should post the address so people can go there. Perhaps that poor sheep hasn't died and is lying there in pain with no help. Saw you only. Lot of help you did!
What a lovely home it must have been!It makes me so sad to think that a family used to live and play there and maintain it.... now it's just a mess:(
Kathy H And they left the animals to apparently starve to death... that's the real shame here. And the fact that the dude wouldn't help the sheep. Now that's sad.
It makes me wonder if the homeowners may have died suddenly or something!? Otherwise how could someone be so cruel?
I don't know how the video guy could have helped the dying animal... unless he carries. Poor thing:(
Kathy H They could've died, yes. But honestly, people move and leave animals behind a lot. People can be horrible to animals.
Some people treat the helpless like children and animals with no regard!
Allot of animals got left behind during the housing crisis ....pitiful!!
it was a decent size! I always wonder about the people who used to live in these old houses, what was life like for them, the good and the bad, what happened to them etc...
Amazing house, just crying out to be restored, and filled with love and laughter.
If it were me, I'd be in contact with a vet, ASAP to provide care for that sheep.
This is an amazing old place. What a strange design though. Very different.
well, the humane thing would have been to put the sheep out of it's misery. secondly, back in the day, that was a fine house and property, and what disturbs you is that after all the work, after all the blood, sweat, and tears, this is what happens to all of us. We get old, we die, everything we were just fades away into nothingness. Make your peace with God and you will not fear the next phase when this one is over. God bless you.
kosamui so true
kosamui
Your the best reply here..
Me never with out a hand gun don't know about this guy in video ,,to scary to go without one nowadays
Methheads everywhere there
Good reply dude
Cheers
I lived in a bad neighborhood for nearly 5 years of my life. I'm still affected, and it's been 8 years since I moved away.
I don't blame you for not liking that place. Gave me a really bad feeling as you were going through it. You are one brave man! Thank you for posting it. Abandoned places interest me, even if they are not so nice to be around. I'm sorry you had to see that tragic site of the sheep and lamb, too. I don't know if I would have been able to handle that at all.
that house has some amazing fetures and all those beautiful windows wow. I'd move in and love it.
Thanks for sharing the video. I share your pain regarding the Sheep and it's baby, I felt sad when I read about the sheep suffering.
Thanks for Watching Pete Ciallella
Amazing home and I reckon it could tell such historical stories as well as of life and hardship. Why do people leave such beauty to decay. Thank you
The house looks like it is circa 1920s, post WW1 farm house. It has also had several additions to it throughout its lifespan, hence the strange floorplan. It probably would have started out as a small two bedroom, and as the family expanded, so too did the house. I imagine, given the size of the house that there would have been quite a few kids running around the house at one point.
You didn't even think to call an animal rescue or something! Good grief!!!!
I was originally from Kentucky near Armidale. There is a few creepy houses in Rocky river and out at kingstown. I bet this house was beautiful in its heyday and sad to see it so dilapidated. It is a creepy video.
Yeah, I agree, I'm guessing 30 or 40 years ago that house was a show place. But it has so many twists and turns. kinda creepy.
There is a house as far as you can drive up just past a bridge on Reeves road, Kentucky south, that is half way up the hill.there were at least two deaths in the house over the years.it has been abandoned for over thirty years.I can remember stories of sexual and family violence that were told in hushed tones. When i was in kindergarten at school i got a lift from the mum and two kids a few times but anyone who lived there only lasted a few weeks and never heard of again. There was a creepy forest near the house that was very dark no matter what time of day. The view from the top of the hill above the house is beautiful.
The hill used to be known as "Old Hungry"
30 deg 47' 56.56 S
151 deg 24'57. 49 E approx co ordinates.
Go there in the middle of a cold New England (AUS.) night and see how long you last there. It is not creepy just sad lonely and forgotten about. One of the rooms has a trapdoor and the rooms always have large spiders.
Kentucky South was a soldiers settlement after WW1 and a lot of the veterens had problems not only from the war but trying to make a new life on terrible infertile land. There were lots of orchards there and many of the first born children died from cancer from the chemicals used spraying the trees back in the early years.
Wow!! So easy to judge others when not in their shoes.
I like the room with windows along the back to bring light into the living room.
Looks like a once beautiful farm house that they added on to for family or servants.
Lovely colonial clapperboard house, obviously built for a well to do family. There's some sign of the start of renovation, ie tiles removes in bathroom, mantle piece removed (to ascertain what is behind?). Totally cleared of furniture. In UK at a salvage yard you'd pay £500 for the range oven, £30 for the period wall phone. I guess from the guys' voice this is not in UK or USA, possibly Australia. These homesteads can be miles from their neighbour. Nice vid, thanks for sharing.
anotherblonde well said
It is indeed Australia, and youre right, it was miles *many* from anywhere
People get so up in arms about the rights of animals until it comes to their dinner time. May be you all ought to look into the suffering caused by the egg, milk and meat industry. That's horrific.
amen to that
lea perrins my son aligns with your thoughts. But people just don't want to know.
Iammeyousee
It's insane. Most slaughterhouses will not allow the public in or to be filmed. most of the footage that comes out is from undercover filming and it's rarely pleasant. In fact most of it is absolutely BARBARIC.
We like to kid ourselves that these animals are humanely slaughtered but I really don't believe this to be the case quite often. Animals are very commonly abused, especially since these places attract people that enjoy animal cruelty.
I watched earthlings and went vegan that day. I can't say that it has been all rainbows and butterflies. I did fall off track when homeless and I have eaten meat since. However, I am trying to be fully vegan now that I have a home again.
I don't condemn meat eaters, I just wish they weren't such hypocrites. They go crazy over animal abuse but don't want to face the fact that many animals are tortured for years so that they can enjoy their meal. They will say 'Oh don't put me off my dinner!' Yet if many saw someone beating a dog, they wouldn't think twice about not eating meat if that action alone could stop that one beating.
The issue here is the secrecy around slaughterhouses plays right into the hands of people not wanting to face the issues. Mainstream rarely covers it (it's too graphic) and people like to fool themselves - see no evil, hear no evil. Once you have seen an animal being anally probed, screaming in pain to have all it's fur ripped off, bloody skin everywhere and then it's eye looks up at you and you realise it's still alive, you know that a stand needs taking. You can't 'unsee' all the cruelty. Whilst this is the fur industry, many industries that seem benign like the egg industry are just as cruel. All the male baby chicks are treated as a by product because they cannot lay eggs. They are ground up alive in blenders or gassed . This happens to BILLIONS of little chicks every year. They are probably the lucky ones, the females that survive often have a horrendous life.
Even if people consume animals products there are things they can do to reduce suffering. This is a conversation that needs to be had. It's such a shame that people just want to close their eyes through sheer selfishness.
lea perrins You are absolutely right. People also ought to look into their comfy DOWN comforters & jackets! Its HORRIBLE the animals that suffer for our convenience & comfort.
Krissie T
I'm glad that there are people agreeing with me. Thank you.
I personally would've stayed with the sheep. even if it was seconds away from death I would've stayed until it had passed just to let it calm down a bit and know that it wasn't alone and make a bit less afraid. but clearly we are two different people. the world is filled with an array of people who would do different things in the same situations.
I also agree with you I would stay with the sheep until it passed away I would have wanted someone to Stay with me but I can't watch the video now knowing there's a dying sheep in it that just breaks my heart.
Luckily there are people out there that would try and help.The majority would rationalize doing nothing.
Mkuebler5 - I am ashamed by some of the comments you received regarding the traumatizing experience you had before shooting the video for this location. You didn’t have to say anything at all about what you experienced, but you did because you wanted to be honest to your subscribers and anyone else who may have happened upon this video. I really appreciate your honesty.
Also, being born and raised surrounded by farms here in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, I can assure you that you did all you could do. If something like that would’ve happened around here and it wasn’t discovered almost as soon as it began happening, most farmers would’ve “humanely” put the poor little animal down themselves. Don’t get me wrong, I have an enormous bleeding heart for animals. The people who commented negatively don’t know what they would’ve done unless they had to endure what you did!
You can rest easy knowing that the majority of us understand and can sympathize with you. There will always be people who have something negative/bad to say regardless of the subject. Keep up the great work!
I'm so sorry you had that experience. I do a lot of animal rescue and some stuff just hurts your heart.
I lived on a farm renting the landlord lived up the drive next door to us in a paddock was a sheep with spiralled horns that had spiralled into his eyes blocking vision causing pain he would walk in circles couldn't see to eat it was shocking I told the landlord whom did nothing for a month untill it got stuck in a wire fence I stormed upto the landlord demanded he put that poor creature down or SPCA will be called finally that worked. It affected me for months.
it's very good to know there are people out there that have a heart! so sad!
Thank you. I have just discovered you vid. No constant chatter or fast jerky filming.
Good job sir.from Aussie.
these comments are very strong and if i were you i would take them with a grain of salt... they were not there. every one has a way of dealing with unexpected dilemmas. just keep doing what you are doing keep up the good work documenting these sights you and your brother find. you both take a lot of time and put a good deal of effort into what you are both doing. it is greatly appreciated. nan from USA
Ignore the trolls negative comments, you explained the reason you couldn't do anything. I could imagine living in that house. Must have been grand in its day.
Thanks for the tour.
ALMOST perfect! The fade of the large tree branch shadows on the ground at 11:18 was the giveaway for me. You had me going for a minute though. Sure wish it was possible to see what this house was like in it's glory days.
Pinkthud62 what do you mean ? Could you please elaborate for me ?
Wow! It was a beautiful home back in its time.
R.I.P momma sheep and baby lamb!
Alyssa Tapia
It's so sad.....
So sad.... like that everywhere in the world as I speak. Life is both beautiful and horrible at the same time~
As soon as I saw the front gate, I thought it looked Australian. Then the door handles on the linen cupboard confirmed it, we had handles just like those. Now the comments confirm it..Beautiful old house in its day but what a shame it is like that now. Art decor curved front puts it back to the 1930's at a guess. Very curious... thanks for sharing. Nice to hear a video that is not full and of swear words.
Just looking at the place as you come into the gate, I thought it must be in Australia. Later on I saw the water tank, then I read the comment. I'v been to Armidale many of times. Took aerial shots of the country. The place looked like a nursing home. Memories are made of these. Those country line dances & thousands of empty beer cans. Left D/Under in 1978.
i cant watch anymore videos from u now.. im always going to think about that sheep and how u left it there to suffer. breaks my heart. i cant imagine.
Kristina Jefferson Do you have any suggestions of what he could have done for it that wouldn't involved him being arrested? If that sheep belongs to someone and he was caught trying to take it to a vet, they aren't going to believe that he was just trying to help. Sadly, there's too many cynical people in the world. But I wonder if people would treat him the same, if it was a homeless person that had the same thing as the sheep, or would they say that it was OK to not help them. People always seem to act afraid of homeless people and judge them for the reason why they're homeless.
The house was pretty amazing but if there were dead and dying animals on that property I pretty sure that the land is bad where you find sick and or dying animals it's never a good place I agree with you I also wish you didn't stumble upon the dying sheep But thanks for sharing your video with all of us. Well done
WOW, now that's a house! An old AF ass house, but a very nice and unique home with a lot of character. All of those fireplaces were awesome. I wonder how old it is. I can't imagine living with the big water thing on the back. But for a bunch of money that house could be very beautiful again. I would take down a bunch of walls keep those fireplaces. Put a new age kitchen, but probably want to keep those two hot plate looking things too. The sunroom was beautiful, love that huge bay window vibe. $🤑,🤑🤑🤑,🤑🤑🤑.🤑🤑
Nice place in it's day. You could feel the history as you entered the home. The sheep dying is tough one. I had to learn when I was young. I'm 51 now. That this unfortunate to see the truth the life gives in a direct and cold way life can be. I had to learn this happens everyday somewere in the world. Doesn't make it any easier
properties are left derelict, yet there are thousands of homeless on the street! what a waste! why can't government absorb abandoned properties back into the state(not fed) and rehome people so they can become productive citizens. having a home&address DOES affect how a potential employer looks at you as a potential employee.
they could earn a living too by fixing up the place!
if that came to fruition it wouldn't take long and some group/organization/political party would find a way to make money off of it.
However, there are some homes for humanity and usually the property is purchased or given to a select family but they have to work so many hours to rehab it and they also have to have income to show they can pay for it. Nothing is free, so homeless won't usually get homes. :(
I a......... so thats the way it is I guess.
Cause too many are full of greed, don't have any no how of giving it up for cheap,.!
mkuebler5...Regarding the sheep,, matey,, it is for that exact reason that most outback 'country' folk always carry a knife.. It is amazing how often you need one to untangle critters & birds caught in rope or twine & sadly, sometimes you have to dispatch one when there is nothing else can be done for them... Very sorry that the ewe & lamb upset you so much :( You have a very kind soul.. Thank you for the videos. I know some of these buildings you've filmed :)
It’s a beautiful old home that needs some love. I was raised on a farm and it looks very familiar. And cows and sheep do sometimes have difficulties giving birth. If the owner of the property new he would be sad that he lost a lamb. I watched my father give mouth to mouth on twin lambs and they survived.
That was really cool
Beatiful house. Lots of windows. You must be a very sensitive person, which isn't a bad thing, but sensitive people tend to suffer more. God loves you. :-)
What disturbed you about this place in particular? It appear to be an abandoned farm type house, or at least semi rural. I can understand feeling bad for a sheep dying after an unsuccessful lambing, but Nature does that sometimes. A call to animal control might have made her passing easier, but I don't think the house is to blame for the sheep.
I wonder what happened here. You can see this was a beautiful home and beautiful property at 1 time.
Looked like an old brothel. All the bedrooms, extra toilets, and the living rooms looked like sitting rooms. Anyone agree?
an old brothel , with cows ?
It looked to me like an abandoned old folks home with the sinks all over the place and the large kitchen and what looked like large pantry storage. Whatever it was it was creatively added to over the years!
And you are suffering from the effects of PTSD...that's the same feeling that us veterans feel after we've experienced something tramatic. Time helps but the images will always be there. Just take a deep breath and do something that you enjoy and that feeling will fade.
Wish that feeling would've faded for my hubby who was also military suffering ptsd. He ended up taking his life. Hope you're doing better.
I just see potential. Beautiful old house, clean it paint it and update the appliances it'd be perfect.
It must have been beautiful, unfortunately, there is too much that has to be done, better to buy the property, draw the floor plan, and just start over, it would be cheaper, it needs new plumbing, new wiring, save what can be reused, the fireplace trims.
Cecelia Prince my father in law is a carpenter and my dads an electrician. They both know how to plumb. I'm excellent at finding beautiful properties for little to nothing, my mom taught me. I know the property is dilapidated but, I didn't see any bits of the roof on the floor and only one small room where the floor was rotted out, it looked like maybe the laundry room. If the roof is in good shape like I think it is it'd be worth fixing up for someone with good resources.
Just cause its cheaper to bulldoze n start over doesn't mean its always right
Shannon Doe you are right! Its NOT always about easier! Its about restoring the past as much as you can to keep it the same.
This house would be great on a restoration show.
Bless your heart, I can understand how it upsets you seeing an animal struggle for life, just as you recently done , and not being able to help in any way. I wasn't there, didn't see it and I know if it were me I'd be bothered to.
It is a beautiful place, I would have left a trail of breadcrumbs so to not get lost lol. You did a great job with this video, considering what you have gone through with cancer. I'm happy for you to be recovering, keep your spirits up, a big part of your physical wellness is staying positive and knowing just how strong you really are. Thank you for sharing this and God bless you.
I'm so sorry you had to witness what you did. Let yourself grieve. It's okay to feel sad and affected by it. You're human.
Being an animal lover and having a soft heart, I am sorry you had to experience the sheep and it's dead lamb. I find it unsettling to even see a dead animal in the road hit by a car, be it a possum, coon , dog or cat. There was nothing you could do for the sheep. If you had tried to kill it with a rock chances are you may have only added to its distress. You did not have to even say a thing about it in this video, but you were honest and reported what you saw, and the fact that it bothered you as badly as it did just tells me that you are a kind and caring young man. God bless you. And you people who are berating him for doing nothing, just what would you have done?
My heart hurts when I see something suffering, especially when there's nothing I can do. I cry over road kill! Bless you, my mind wouldn't have been on anything but the sheep either. Good video regardless of that horrible experience!
Never ignore a poor animal like that.
I won't be watching Thanks for your review You saved me from a horrible night's sleep
Well the house looks like it was lovely at one time!
i loved this house!! its beautiful and unique. it would be so beautiful redone. :-)
What a cool house this had to be back in the day it was built!
Beautiful house. I love it.
Got really bad vibes watching this video. I could not even finish it. beautiful but beyond Creepy!
I agree. I got the sense that some serious violence occurred in that house.
Sad that it has been left to decay because it would have been a stunning house in it's prime. The lounge room and the adjoining dinning room, are so spacious.
The house is horribly depressing. It reeks of sickness.
Guys, let's not be too quick to judge. Please check out some of his other videos, as he covers a wide range of places if you didn't like this video. Also, I'd be sure to read the description, as it explains how this place was different from his other adventures.
cleaned up ..both properties put together could make a beautiful home
Beautiful house, but there's so much damage it would probably have to be demolished. I bet the walls have lead paint on them.
New subscriber! Been watching on the Internet on a large screen TV. You are awesome. I enjoy your adventures, good and bad.
it would be interesting to know the history of the house. who built it, when, and who lived in it last, and why it was left to rot. i don't understand people walking away from a property with so many homeless people around