Life in the tunnels beneath Las Vegas: 'I came down here to be forgotten'

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  • An estimated 300 people are living underground in the flood tunnels underneath Las Vegas, and many of them struggle with substance abuse and addiction.
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    Paul Vautrinot was one of them, but he now works for the community organisation Shine a Light, which offers services including housing and counselling to people living in the tunnels. Vautrinot visits the tunnels regularly to try to help residents find a way out.
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  • @rimple1158
    @rimple1158 5 років тому +1426

    "eventually everything becomes comfortable if you do it long enough" what a great quote I got a great lesson from that guy!! Wish you the best

    • @jeffbell4434
      @jeffbell4434 5 років тому +8

      Love your username with all my heart. Missingno. For life.

    • @ssjwes
      @ssjwes 5 років тому +9

      He died, RIP.

    • @NotAnotherKuromi
      @NotAnotherKuromi 5 років тому +20

      It's not true, anyone who has immensely suffered know you get used to substandard conditions but they never become comfortable.

    • @liamc7097
      @liamc7097 5 років тому +23

      I would say tolerable is a better word.

    • @NotAnotherKuromi
      @NotAnotherKuromi 5 років тому +6

      @@liamc7097 I concur.

  • @diannh2894
    @diannh2894 5 років тому +398

    " I didn't choose to get clean I chose to STAY clean. Damn that's powerful

  • @SK22000
    @SK22000 4 роки тому +441

    “I came down here to be forgotten “ damn that hits home, I get it man

    • @operatorunknown3055
      @operatorunknown3055 2 роки тому +5

      I want to be forgotten.

    • @0clu4
      @0clu4 2 роки тому +1

      @@operatorunknown3055 then go be homeless??

    • @sel615
      @sel615 Рік тому +3

      @@0clu4 dang

    • @0clu4
      @0clu4 Рік тому

      @James Sure you do know i dont care?

    • @bigdaddytrips6197
      @bigdaddytrips6197 Рік тому +7

      I don't blame him . I can't stand most people. I wish I could move away to a quiet secluded place where no one will bother me.

  • @MrFlyersfan28
    @MrFlyersfan28 6 років тому +332

    This is the last place I’d expect somebody to have a $100 bill pinned up on the wall

    • @dontreadtoomuchintomycomment
      @dontreadtoomuchintomycomment 5 років тому +41

      Counterfeit.

    • @darontaymcclendon9936
      @darontaymcclendon9936 5 років тому +3

      Foogazia it

    • @simpleways2506
      @simpleways2506 5 років тому +2

      @@dontreadtoomuchintomycomment probably real, money is useless to them if they aren't going up to the surface. Well.. if it was real it would certainly pay for a lot of the food.

    • @mrtjb9123
      @mrtjb9123 5 років тому +16

      @@simpleways2506 Definitely fake, the borders are way too thick and money doesn't look like that when its worn

    • @Wheresmy240
      @Wheresmy240 5 років тому +11

      @@simpleways2506 @Tristan Blondin it's counterfeit, probably as an example or reminder of getting robbed. You can tell by the borders. And what do you mean money has no use to them? They come out of the tunnels, that's just their home

  • @blueface3795
    @blueface3795 5 років тому +2248

    0:54 “Nobody has any idea that we are down here”
    2 million views later...

  • @kylevebar3909
    @kylevebar3909 3 роки тому +60

    Imagine going on an absolute bender in vegas and waking up down there

  • @MattyIcecubes
    @MattyIcecubes 3 роки тому +96

    "Eventually everything becomes comfortable if you do it long enough"
    Realest statement ever.

  • @DkpProductions
    @DkpProductions 6 років тому +4357

    I was good until i heard spiders sized like baseball

    • @DanKirchner5150
      @DanKirchner5150 6 років тому +47

      only creature that comes to mind when thinking "baseball"is of course the salt water "fugu" or "pufferfish" . bout it

    • @VashTheStampFiend
      @VashTheStampFiend 6 років тому +152

      Dee Kay lol that’s almost more terrifying

    • @igotit1sec966
      @igotit1sec966 6 років тому +191

      That's the meth talking

    • @dantevanburen1063
      @dantevanburen1063 6 років тому +5

      exactly lmao

    • @Patrick.Weightman
      @Patrick.Weightman 6 років тому +100

      People think he's joking too, but they have no clue what it's like. I swear dude, sometimes the ghetto puts Guinness World Records to shame.

  • @CleoPhoenixRT
    @CleoPhoenixRT 5 років тому +1873

    Man that's the life. Underground with friends leaving stress behind and surviving together....
    Spiders the size of what now? Nevermind, I'll be at work tomorrow lol

  • @Jerrit420
    @Jerrit420 5 років тому +1987

    They're like the Ninja Turtles, but with less fighting and more crack...

    • @adamturner2836
      @adamturner2836 5 років тому +14

      😂😂😂😂

    • @tonyamccalvin-perez2949
      @tonyamccalvin-perez2949 5 років тому +19

      Lol heroin brother

    • @karencarney7595
      @karencarney7595 5 років тому +36

      @@tonyamccalvin-perez2949 ignorant. Be an actual human, instead pf making fun of ppl that had no other choice. They don't hurt ppl. But lemme guess..u like hip hop, where they glorify killing ppl? Fkin total stupidity like u, is whts *wrong* w the world.

    • @Ancientknowledge
      @Ancientknowledge 5 років тому +1

      Adam Turner 😂😂😂

    • @LonelyTigerGrowl
      @LonelyTigerGrowl 5 років тому +1

      AHA!!

  • @SantaBarbaraSongbird
    @SantaBarbaraSongbird 5 років тому +830

    The air quality cannot be healthy: dried rat poop, mold spores, etc.

    • @elliott1121
      @elliott1121 5 років тому +169

      I'm sure that's the least of their worries

    • @theboyscout0156
      @theboyscout0156 5 років тому +187

      I mean 90% of them are drug abusers so I don’t think they don’t care about their health

    • @matthewosterman9030
      @matthewosterman9030 5 років тому +15

      It’s not like they are miles below ground. There’s grates pretty close to where they filmed people living

    • @angelofdeath275
      @angelofdeath275 5 років тому +6

      And rickets

    • @mikesimmons3876
      @mikesimmons3876 5 років тому +15

      Agree, the air quality in Vegas is substandard...

  • @seandonoghue2347
    @seandonoghue2347 6 років тому +1455

    That was probably one of the most profound statements of humanity and why poverty may only live in the eyes of the knowingly disposessd.
    " You doing anything long enough, it becomes comfortable"

    • @dawix4482
      @dawix4482 6 років тому +62

      I liked when he said “I didn’t choose to quit drugs, I chose to stay clean”.

    • @someperson2500
      @someperson2500 5 років тому +3

      Sean Donoghue it’s a warning for sure

    • @someperson2500
      @someperson2500 5 років тому +16

      ITHEREONETHATHASNT whAT

    • @Thunderdome76
      @Thunderdome76 5 років тому +3

      yeah like my shitty job

    • @raimarulightning
      @raimarulightning 5 років тому +2

      I really want to incorporate that into a book, somehow

  • @MelancoliaI
    @MelancoliaI 5 років тому +64

    I have to give these guys credit for creating community even the most rudimentary cozy vibes in this dank, forbidding place. Good on them.

  • @UnimpressedGoose
    @UnimpressedGoose 5 років тому +1925

    “I was content with the fact I was gonna die in this tunnel.”
    As an ex addict that hit super deep. I was perfectly fine with dying up until I actually almost died. Watching my mom cry in the hospital room while I was hooked up to tubes with a 3in by 3in gaping hole in my chest really opened my eyes that my addiction wasn’t just pulling me down. 3 years clean off pills this summer and as of this autumn I’ll finally be clean of methadone. I went from being on a dose of 110mils to now being at 7mils n I’m dropping by 1 every 2 weeks. Sorry I had to share that just incase there’s an other addicts that are content with dying. Trust me when I say it’s worth it to live.

    • @tedotway3368
      @tedotway3368 4 роки тому +50

      Mr. CU NT here’s to your strength. One day at a time, step by step. I’ve been an addict for twenty years been clean for five.

    • @ThatsJustEric
      @ThatsJustEric 4 роки тому +38

      Respect

    • @UnimpressedGoose
      @UnimpressedGoose 4 роки тому +11

      Ted Otway I know you got another 5 more years in you bro

    • @UnimpressedGoose
      @UnimpressedGoose 4 роки тому +6

      Marie Ferguson thank you so much

    • @UnimpressedGoose
      @UnimpressedGoose 4 роки тому +6

      ThatsJustEric thanks bro✊

  • @Xnothen
    @Xnothen 5 років тому +391

    wait a minute, do they have phone service in the tunnel? I can't get phone service in my room. smh

    • @matthewmaldonado9756
      @matthewmaldonado9756 5 років тому +1

      lmao

    • @itstheotherwhitemeat
      @itstheotherwhitemeat 4 роки тому +16

      they only say charge their phones. I don't think any one used one down there, you never know though. I wonder what cars they stole that batteries out of.

  • @markchristiansantiago8620
    @markchristiansantiago8620 5 років тому +282

    >hides in the tunnels
    >did it to be forgotten
    >guardian barges in and broadcasts to everyone the place's existence

    • @TheExpressionless1
      @TheExpressionless1 5 років тому +4

      >maymay arrows on YT

    • @LetsGoGetThem
      @LetsGoGetThem 4 роки тому +1

      @@TheExpressionless1 It's not "maymay" arrows, stupid plebbitor.

    • @ApachePieman
      @ApachePieman 2 роки тому

      @@TheExpressionless1 Old habits die hard mate...

  • @tartar3198
    @tartar3198 6 років тому +40

    I used to live in Las Vegas and tunnels are everywhere. In neighborhoods, golf courses, parks, and just everywhere to prevent floods. They go miles and miles down with no source of light, connecting through other tunnels and neighborhoods. I never expected someone to live in these tunnels and call it home. But the cool part is finding where the graffiti trail ends and finding yourself lost.

  • @theow95
    @theow95 5 років тому +572

    This is a beautiful story. I was homeless for 4 years, on and off the streets trying to keep my life together, I was never in a place for more than 4 months because I couldn't hold a job.
    Now I am a step father to a awesome 2 year old boy and boyfriend to a wonderful woman and close friend of over a decade, she came back into my life almost by chance. I believe it was fate.
    Never lose hope, never lose your drive, even if you can't see it now there is a light.

    • @nicholasberggren4635
      @nicholasberggren4635 5 років тому +22

      You are her step father and boyfriend???

    • @gretathuumberg
      @gretathuumberg 5 років тому +29

      @@nicholasberggren4635
      SWEET HOME ALABAMA

    • @theow95
      @theow95 5 років тому +34

      @@nicholasberggren4635Rip me i didnt even see how that would read. Bwahahaha thanks!
      No im her sons step father, cut me a break it was 2am when i typed this! 🤣🤣

    • @Michael-cm5kb
      @Michael-cm5kb 5 років тому +4

      Good job. Don't let the stoy end. Keep going.

    • @KingTheGermanShepherd
      @KingTheGermanShepherd 5 років тому

      @@theow95 lmfao....

  • @I_C-y
    @I_C-y 3 роки тому +126

    “Eventually everything becomes comfortable, when you do it long enough”

    • @customfittedinc
      @customfittedinc 3 роки тому +1

      soon as i read this he said it thats not a coincidence very interesting...

    • @Itsunclegabby
      @Itsunclegabby Рік тому

      "This may hurt a little but it's something you'll get used to."

  • @awar-bb5ru
    @awar-bb5ru 4 роки тому +350

    kids stay off of drugs, so that you're not living in sewer pipes cooking noodles with car batteries

    • @mrp9023
      @mrp9023 4 роки тому +41

      Drugs are a broad array of substances...most people do one drug or another at some point. More education is required and more help for those who are struggling....we just need to love each other a bit more!

    • @lactobacillusprobiotic7029
      @lactobacillusprobiotic7029 4 роки тому +6

      And gambling.

    • @madsleonardholvik3040
      @madsleonardholvik3040 3 роки тому +5

      @@mrp9023 Well said.

    • @zuberrydaniels6033
      @zuberrydaniels6033 3 роки тому +11

      @@mrp9023 👏👏👏👏 perfect answer. This culture of shaming others for “drug” use needs to be addressed.

    • @ms.anonymousinformer242
      @ms.anonymousinformer242 3 роки тому +3

      @@zuberrydaniels6033 If anyone will be shamed for illegal drugs then there should be shaming of legal drugs

  • @tylerkeller8869
    @tylerkeller8869 6 років тому +360

    “Eventually everything becomes comfortable if you do it long enough”
    He is absolutely right. I was homeless in Portland Oregon for 4 years. Portland does have an underground tunnel network that was created in the late 1800’s, early 1900’s. However, our tunnel network does not stretch for miles and miles. It’s probably less then 20 sq miles along the Willamate River. Portland was a port city (thus the name: Portland 😄) and because of the history of our tunnels and stories of men being Shanghai’d into forced labor aboard merchant ships, it’s become a tourist destination complete with guided tours.
    It’s impossible to live below ground. However, Portland does have many “safe” (yes, safe is in quotes for a reason) places to live if you’re on the streets.
    What he said struck a chord with me because it is absolutely true. If you’re forced into certain living conditions/circumstances, human nature is to try and make it as live-able and comfortable as possible.i

    • @tylerkeller8869
      @tylerkeller8869 6 років тому +1

      I didn’t share it. But I’ve experienced this life.

    • @fiddlesticksbessette398
      @fiddlesticksbessette398 6 років тому +6

      just like prison,you make the best of it.

    • @busterbiloxi3833
      @busterbiloxi3833 5 років тому +1

      Including hard labour in prison. man!

    • @calum1495
      @calum1495 5 років тому +2

      What was your process for overcoming homelessness?

    • @americanmilitiaman88
      @americanmilitiaman88 5 років тому +3

      Yeah the shanghai tunnels has tours and is mostly closed off. I live across the river in camas. Portland has a drug problem and mental health problem. And the "leaders" fail or simply do not focus on fixing those issues. They are more worried about a officers texts with pro freedom group patriot prayer Joey Gibson. Other issues such as lack of affordable housing massive move by wealthy or well off californians into portland and surrounding areas is forcing some on to the streets

  • @ehrlichezeilen83
    @ehrlichezeilen83 5 років тому +103

    I will never complain about my life again

  • @brodhax6148
    @brodhax6148 5 років тому +182

    how scary would that be if your flashlight suddenly died while you were down there? Its pitch black. Even if you did know the general layout of the tunnels, it would still be scary and probably difficult to find your way out

    • @unassailable6138
      @unassailable6138 5 років тому +8

      Have a match box with you at all times

    • @brodhax6148
      @brodhax6148 5 років тому +13

      @@unassailable6138 I dont even have cash money on me these days, you really expect folks to carry around matches?

    • @steven189111
      @steven189111 5 років тому +4

      @Brodha Sativa. "and probably difficult to find your way out". Choices. 1. Go Left 2. Go Right. Difficult.

    • @wxedsanddokx
      @wxedsanddokx 5 років тому +7

      Must have happened at least once

    • @BeeSlashSlash
      @BeeSlashSlash 5 років тому

      Just have a pack of stickers

  • @kidsinlowplaces5054
    @kidsinlowplaces5054 5 років тому +80

    My mom: where are u gonna live when i die
    Me:

    • @chorinu7609
      @chorinu7609 4 роки тому +1

      @@karineehello The older I get the more our way of life seems horribly wrong and dishonest. I may well choose something like this instead of suicide as a last ditch effort at a life that means something to me.

    • @savethedsms2449
      @savethedsms2449 3 роки тому +1

      @@chorinu7609 or you could go live somewhere nice and peaceful thats away from society like a cabin deep in the woods idk thats what ive always wanted

    • @rosemary444
      @rosemary444 3 роки тому

      😂😂

  • @unitor699industries
    @unitor699industries 6 років тому +986

    these are the people who would come on top in an apocalypse

    • @dirhido9665
      @dirhido9665 6 років тому +120

      unitor699 they'd probably survive, but not come out on top.

    • @eejay3888
      @eejay3888 6 років тому +15

      Imagine what’s in the worlds deepest caves...they rightfully will.

    • @axisgalaxis
      @axisgalaxis 6 років тому +43

      Take away thier heroin and they kill each other for a fix...these people are useless eaters...not even worth cannibalizing to sell as body parts on d black market cuz diseased...useless eaters...they should be fumigated out of there. They are simply a security threat close off all exits. .drop foxtoxin and shoot d ones that try n escape!...if u cant function as a junkie your a useless eater..u can be a junkie...just adapt like most your pedophile n junkie political leadership...but once u go underground n become a thieving junkie pos. .your just a useless eater

    • @ericunderwood6728
      @ericunderwood6728 6 років тому +24

      they would fair well in a nuclear attack, but would definitely have to abandon before first rain.... that's my opinion.

    • @michaelskoomamacher5652
      @michaelskoomamacher5652 6 років тому +10

      michael carlock spotted the junkie

  • @petepete8862
    @petepete8862 6 років тому +1350

    Now I can't smoke meth down there anymore thanks for blowing up the spot ....

    • @Lesstalkingmoredoing
      @Lesstalkingmoredoing 6 років тому +6

      IKR

    • @obscuredenigma8361
      @obscuredenigma8361 6 років тому +5

      Pete &Pete 😂😂😂

    • @smoothearl8035
      @smoothearl8035 6 років тому +2

      Pete &Pete - sweet alias! I introduced my daughter to “TAOP&P” years ago, and she loved it, but stopped mentioning it to her friends because none of them ever know WTF she’s referencing ... sadly

    • @offthebooktv3646
      @offthebooktv3646 6 років тому +6

      Smooth Earl tf is that

    • @smoothearl8035
      @smoothearl8035 6 років тому +8

      OffAir Gaming - "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" - an incredible Nickolodeon show that aired for three seasons (1992-96 ... 39 thirty-minute episodes) ... so awesome, but eventually got cancelled for the usual reason (the network had no idea what a treasure they had)!

  • @Hammett175
    @Hammett175 4 роки тому +28

    You had me at "spiders the size of baseballs."

  • @UnLugubreEquivoco
    @UnLugubreEquivoco 4 роки тому +2

    I'm glad this guy is better now.

  • @thebunghole9583
    @thebunghole9583 6 років тому +917

    Tunnel Snakes rule

    • @EUFORIK5MOK3
      @EUFORIK5MOK3 6 років тому +23

      TheBunghole this comment has been here for a week and nobody got it....but I did 😂😂😂😂😂 good one

    • @vvghjjh45
      @vvghjjh45 6 років тому +2

      I'm Confused ...

    • @ericperez9022
      @ericperez9022 6 років тому +9

      Vault Dweller

    • @nonskiwun
      @nonskiwun 6 років тому +5

      Yo. Unlimited wins for you sir.

    • @mdub3182
      @mdub3182 6 років тому

      Win

  • @kingsiah5103
    @kingsiah5103 6 років тому +156

    My life long dream, to live like a ninja turtle

  • @shiroshika1
    @shiroshika1 Рік тому +16

    Came back to this video cuz I was thinking of these people after the floods in Las Vegas this month. Hope they are well.

    • @joshythehand2960
      @joshythehand2960 Рік тому +2

      All the tunnels in Vegas flood every monsoon season as well.. hopefully they know not to be there from mid July to.mid August.. that's the monsoon season. Rivers form in the washes and tunnels minutes. They basically get their entire years rain in those 3 weeks

  • @hovno342
    @hovno342 4 роки тому +20

    ,,Nobody has any idea that we're down here''
    Well, we sure do now.

  • @luke666808g
    @luke666808g 6 років тому +46

    I think we found our crew for the mission to Mars.

  • @Hey_its_Koda
    @Hey_its_Koda 4 роки тому +71

    The spiders he mentioned was tarantulas. That probably dwell in the tunnels. I seen a few crossing the streets at night in Nevada for mating and hunting for food.

    • @mosshivenetwork117
      @mosshivenetwork117 Рік тому +1

      They're nice creatures.

    • @angry_zergling
      @angry_zergling 4 місяці тому

      Really? I've lived in southern Nevada for all but a few years of my life and I never knew we had tarantulas here.

  • @PenusDrippings
    @PenusDrippings 5 років тому +162

    All of them are poker stars of the 90s

  • @Moishel_Mitnyk
    @Moishel_Mitnyk 5 років тому +575

    So its literally the thorn from Fallout New Vegas

    • @drakep.5857
      @drakep.5857 5 років тому +2

      Yeah

    • @cmiller1515
      @cmiller1515 5 років тому +23

      except the sewers in new vegas barley had any culture or uniqueness. i love that game but thorn's real life counter part is so much more badass

    • @nickirmen6671
      @nickirmen6671 5 років тому +6

      Moose yeah they bet beer bottle caps on the rats fighting the spiders

    • @christielee764
      @christielee764 5 років тому +3

      @@Moishel_Mitnyk there are people that live in high rises that would do the same. Many are just people with problems that want to be left alone. Learn compassion or your heart shall wither.

    • @Moishel_Mitnyk
      @Moishel_Mitnyk 5 років тому +4

      Christie Lee I guess you’re right, but I come from a working class background, most middle class white baby boomers view the world through holding hands and kumbaya, thats why so many mentally break down when they get robbed for the first time, I get that some are dealt a bad hand in life and lord help them, but you should always trust your instincts and intuition, if someone looks dangerous, chances are they probably are.

  • @GTFOPoetry
    @GTFOPoetry 6 років тому +43

    This definitely the coolest thing I’ve seen. Depressing, gritty and genuine. Sometimes it good to remember how some of us got easy. Most importantly, knowing how hard it is for others.

  • @WhiteSupreme
    @WhiteSupreme 6 років тому +7

    Ironic seeing they let you come in and record them to be immortalised forever on the internet.
    Hard to be forgotten

  • @glennbrymer4065
    @glennbrymer4065 5 років тому +151

    I had a friend back in the 70s, he lived in one of the large underground storm drains in Austin, Tx.
    His grandmother was very worried & concerned for him.
    I then explained that he had a neat setup that was fairly clean
    and dry. That he fixed it up with lights and small stove etc.
    She was still worried.
    Her poor boy, living in a sewer pipe.

  • @o0LoveLove0o
    @o0LoveLove0o 4 роки тому +5

    Bless the man that got out. And protect him on his journey to help others. 🙏💪❤

    • @yellowblanka6058
      @yellowblanka6058 4 роки тому

      Nice to see tiny pockets of humanity among the meme posts/lame Ninja Turtle jokes. Sometimes I'm revolted at the nihilism/lack of compassion on the Internet.

  • @davidrobot7818
    @davidrobot7818 6 років тому +941

    Astonishing video Guardian thanks for showing. We need to keep illuminating situations like this.

    • @notinterested8452
      @notinterested8452 6 років тому +5

      Light it up.

    • @BayouChamps
      @BayouChamps 6 років тому +26

      Do we though?

    • @notinterested8452
      @notinterested8452 6 років тому +15

      With flamethrowers.

    • @boobam3648
      @boobam3648 6 років тому +9

      illuminating?
      you are fooling no one, dave robot aka lucifer the morning star!
      you and your illuminati brothers will be defeated when the one true god takes his throne! i’m wise on you buddy. always have my eyes on your all seeing eye so don’t blink

    • @notinterested8452
      @notinterested8452 6 років тому +1

      boobam keep shining a light into the darkness.

  • @osivot
    @osivot 6 років тому +652

    Did The Guardian just scoop Vice?

  • @1joshjosh1
    @1joshjosh1 5 років тому +375

    As a kid I used to think living in the sewers was cool because of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    • @cory3100
      @cory3100 5 років тому +11

      Who said it wasn't?

    • @dionjaywoollaston1349
      @dionjaywoollaston1349 5 років тому +3

      Cory the people who know that living in the sewers is even more unhygienic and dangerous than living on the streets, you’re better off living in an abandoned subway station

    • @gaetanozorzi2055
      @gaetanozorzi2055 5 років тому

      Haha, does this make it seem less glamorous (ur not the only one, I liked the turtles too)

    • @chadlockhart5386
      @chadlockhart5386 5 років тому +1

      They might just see rats that big down there?!

    • @1joshjosh1
      @1joshjosh1 5 років тому

      @KonoSuba this Wonderful World
      Of the Cities which stores have the cheapest rent??
      🤔

  • @michaelb9940
    @michaelb9940 3 роки тому +2

    This is HEAVEN when compared with "Sewer Kids - Life inside Bucharest, Romania's underground tunnels".

  • @Mas-ek3ub
    @Mas-ek3ub 6 років тому +346

    Be careful of feral ghouls

  • @vincegredo
    @vincegredo 6 років тому +861

    Wow this is insane. I can't imagine how bad it must smell down there.
    As scary as it seems I wouldn't mind sleeping there one night to try and get an idea of what it's like for those people

    • @carterintext4991
      @carterintext4991 6 років тому +167

      vince gredo doesnt smell bad at all. Theyre flood drains, not sewage

    • @dreamvillain8815
      @dreamvillain8815 6 років тому +138

      vince gredo sleeping down there for one night probably wont give you the slightest clue what its like for them

    • @KindredGh0st
      @KindredGh0st 6 років тому +46

      Carter Intext water stagnates. Of course it stinks. It's also designed to be a sewer.

    • @neoneherefrom5836
      @neoneherefrom5836 6 років тому +72

      “Once you go sewer, you’ll never need newer” is a saying we have down here.

    • @diskokulan4206
      @diskokulan4206 6 років тому +34

      You have computers and internet down there aswell?

  • @InResponseOutreach
    @InResponseOutreach 3 роки тому +13

    I’m so blessed more than I could ever even fathom I’ve been homeless but I’ve always at least had a car to live in

    • @MP-db9sw
      @MP-db9sw 3 роки тому

      Sheeeet if you had a car you werent really homeless. Coming from a guy who currently lives in his car after having lived under bridges and in tents in the woods.

  • @giavalentina3959
    @giavalentina3959 Рік тому +11

    We need to do better as a community,
    life is so precious♡

  • @PanamaDreams
    @PanamaDreams 6 років тому +16

    Saw a documentary on this a few years ago. I used to live in Vegas. Its crazy knowing people are living in such horrible conditions.

  • @mitchmclean3898
    @mitchmclean3898 6 років тому +4

    I'm absolutely blown away by these tunnel people videos. How amazing

  • @sueezze7432
    @sueezze7432 3 роки тому +1

    Man dude I’m sooooo PROUD of u!!!! I’m 63 have been clean for yrs. U GOT THIS!! Thx

  • @validatemyexistence4602
    @validatemyexistence4602 4 роки тому +86

    This video has been brought to you by:
    *Vatamin D*

  • @bull1234
    @bull1234 6 років тому +80

    Dude people been living in the sewer systems of new York for 35 yrs.

    • @fiddlesticksbessette398
      @fiddlesticksbessette398 6 років тому

      LONGER,AND THAT'S WHERE THIS VIDIO WAS TAKIN..

    • @thetoecurler6852
      @thetoecurler6852 5 років тому

      There’s s documentary about the subway homeless in New York. Dark days, brilliant wee show

    • @benapfel8792
      @benapfel8792 5 років тому

      @@busterbiloxi3833 Yes, these people have redeveloped eyes and ultrasound echolocation like bats. Scientists tell that they are no longer sapiens since they cannot reproduce with humans anymore. Strong relations exists to the Vatikan, btw. (good stuff for a B horror movie)

  • @P.Jlive2024
    @P.Jlive2024 5 років тому +4

    I wish nothing but the best to Paul. And have nothing but respect to the men and women who choose not to be sought out. Be Kind & Be Sound Friends

  • @b00fpaccc
    @b00fpaccc 4 роки тому +2

    Ive been down there before. I Could hear footsteps or crying. Explains so much

  • @johnny970
    @johnny970 5 років тому +170

    I'm gonna flush some money down the drain, hope it helps guys (-:

  • @SolarSailor1967
    @SolarSailor1967 3 роки тому +5

    I will be spending my retiring years in my truck camper. It's the only option I can afford and I'm working towards that goal now. This could easily be me down underground. I'm trying to avoid homelessness in my retirement years.

  • @michaelgiannes
    @michaelgiannes 6 років тому +4

    Mad respect Paul, Keep fighting the good fight!

  • @MrBeatenpath
    @MrBeatenpath 2 роки тому +6

    i hope these people are ok during the flooding we are having

  • @caitcasali3207
    @caitcasali3207 Рік тому +2

    This is heartbreaking

  • @IceColdProfessional
    @IceColdProfessional 6 років тому +74

    "Thanks for the F Shack"
    -Dirty Mike and the Boys.

  • @ddesimone9912
    @ddesimone9912 6 років тому +252

    okay you lost me at "spiders the size of baseballs"

    • @AttilatheThrilla
      @AttilatheThrilla 6 років тому +3

      DjD Those exist above ground in Vegas too 🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸🕷🕷🕷🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸

    • @jakesweet1000
      @jakesweet1000 6 років тому +1

      you obviously dont live around spiders

    • @jonmacdonald5345
      @jonmacdonald5345 6 років тому +1

      DjD It's Okay! they love to eat the Rats!

  • @GIguy
    @GIguy 4 роки тому +3

    Those poor people...it’s heartbreaking, and so dangerous! Aside from the hellish conditions, what if it rains? How is this possible in the wealthiest nation on earth?

  • @birchsongsltd.6831
    @birchsongsltd.6831 Рік тому +2

    I've known of this 'world' for literally decades. Incredible what people can endure.

  • @fauxti
    @fauxti 6 років тому +119

    Thanks for giving them a voice and showing the world that these people exist. Thanks The Guardian.

    • @blazedandconfused477
      @blazedandconfused477 6 років тому +9

      > ''I came here to be forgotten''
      > Guardian makes video about it.

    • @nickloves7279
      @nickloves7279 6 років тому

      Lol

    • @commenteroftruth9790
      @commenteroftruth9790 6 років тому

      Blazed and Confused
      He went there to die. Was caught by cops. Was reformed. Visited in attempts to help others living in the tunnels. You have no point

    • @unclejesse2506
      @unclejesse2506 6 років тому +1

      CommenterOf Truth he went there to die, no he just says that to add emotion. He went there to get high homie. He was a heroin addict who went underground so nobody would bother him while he was using. Do you believe everything you hear?

    • @seanmcdonald1111
      @seanmcdonald1111 5 років тому

      @@unclejesse2506 why do you think you know more about this guy's mindset than he does. Do you think you know more than evrleryone else?

  • @happytrailsgaming
    @happytrailsgaming 6 років тому +56

    This needs to be longer! I want to know more!

    • @david712
      @david712 6 років тому

      Yaboy there's a good book called beneath the neon

    • @TheCynicalDude_
      @TheCynicalDude_ 6 років тому +3

      Eat..sleep...heroin. The end. What "more" is there?

  • @Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang
    @Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang Рік тому +1

    Stay clean brother. Much love

  • @cattleNhay
    @cattleNhay 4 роки тому +7

    This is way better conditions than in your American prisons..remember that.

  • @francisa751
    @francisa751 6 років тому +453

    Healthy and clean people can't boondock with a trailer in many public lands, but are allowed to live like rats underneath a city. No logic at all.

    • @MrDonkeyslobber
      @MrDonkeyslobber 6 років тому +16

      we call it federalism, francisa. it's the latest and the greatest...

    • @user-yg4kj2mf1p
      @user-yg4kj2mf1p 6 років тому +113

      Out of sight, out of mind.

    • @mylifefortheoldfish
      @mylifefortheoldfish 6 років тому +109

      You're not allowed to live in the sewers. Did you pay attention to the video at all?

    • @ayzoid9980
      @ayzoid9980 6 років тому +43

      Because it illegal not to give the government money

    • @theofficialsamoanstoner7192
      @theofficialsamoanstoner7192 6 років тому +16

      Same reason why we get ticketed for not wearing seat belts but walk past 12 and 13 year olds smoking cancer sticks.

  • @grahamallen934
    @grahamallen934 6 років тому +247

    Sad life...but keep safe men

    • @doccu
      @doccu 6 років тому +1

      Graham Allen seems better then mine.

    • @grahamallen934
      @grahamallen934 6 років тому +1

      doccu stay strong...

    • @doccu
      @doccu 6 років тому +1

      Graham Allen thx man.

    • @grahamallen934
      @grahamallen934 6 років тому

      doccu 👍

    • @grahamallen934
      @grahamallen934 6 років тому

      Eddie Hernandez why is that..Eddie

  • @zoesdada8923
    @zoesdada8923 4 роки тому +5

    I was homeless in New Orleans for a long time. Unfortunately there aren't any tunnels but whats worse is the police will beat and rob you and then file false charges on you or plant drugs on you. I was attacked three times by nopd so being homeless in New Orleans is very dangerous. I wish I had had a place to go like this.

  • @JLHIBLER
    @JLHIBLER 5 років тому +2

    Great story. Good for you brother. Stay strong.

  • @adamcallahan242
    @adamcallahan242 6 років тому +4

    This is incredibly saddening! No one should have to live this reality so long it becomes comfortable. God be with them.

  • @Jesus_Is_King_of_Kings7777
    @Jesus_Is_King_of_Kings7777 6 років тому +4

    Being a local and seeing this has me feelin clueless. I never woulda guessed ppl living deep in the drains because of flash flooding. But damn they are smart as hell, its better than burning up or freezing out in the public streets.

  • @oneness319
    @oneness319 2 роки тому +3

    I wish best to whoever lives the life he wants.

  • @mosshivenetwork117
    @mosshivenetwork117 Рік тому +2

    Emotional and powerful.

  • @omahajoe5421
    @omahajoe5421 6 років тому +188

    cannot imagine withdrawals down there....

    • @chasewellmon8910
      @chasewellmon8910 6 років тому +3

      Word

    • @tamiller81
      @tamiller81 6 років тому +9

      I know, right?! Must be awesome!

    • @CourtayMichele
      @CourtayMichele 6 років тому +1

      Omaha Joe RIGHT that’s all I could think about

    • @tucoramirez6726
      @tucoramirez6726 6 років тому +6

      being dope sick in there omg. atleast u wouldnt be bothered and someone would should (might ) have a rinse.

    • @CourtayMichele
      @CourtayMichele 6 років тому +5

      tuco Ramirez using someone else’s ‘rinse’...i feel like that is definitely how diseases are passed

  • @Kapitein_Tug
    @Kapitein_Tug 3 роки тому +4

    I feel like such a spoiled brad compared to the living conditions of these people i hope someday they will reach their dreams.

  • @Kyanzes
    @Kyanzes Рік тому +2

    "No one has any idea we are down here..." and the other scary thing is that some people do not yet know they will be living down there later in their lives.

  • @ginb981
    @ginb981 5 років тому +1

    First time I've ever heard that people living in the tunnels in vegas... Hoping they find some peace of mind, and a home soon!

  • @chuckgallagher9159
    @chuckgallagher9159 6 років тому +6

    I feel u Paul it's like 1 day it just grows outta you I did heroin 14 years and lived on streets of BALTIMORE 7YRS I THOUGHT I WOULD DIE IN A VACANT......THANK GOD IN CLEAN 1 DAY ATA TIME

  • @lightningbrigade257
    @lightningbrigade257 5 років тому +13

    If you stay underground to long without any light you will turn into the falmer of skyrim. LOL

  • @nicolelush6980
    @nicolelush6980 2 роки тому +1

    This was an excellent piece.

  • @yasielpuig9991
    @yasielpuig9991 5 років тому +1

    I lived in the Vegas Tunnels for 2 years. It helps escape the heat in the summer and they provide warmth in the winter. Everyone down there gets high. Crack, meth, heroin, alcoholics. It barely rains in Vegas so there's only a couple days a year you get flooded out. You don't really feel sorry for yourself because your too busy surviving day to day. I still have dreams of being homeless. I think it's a form of PTSD.

  • @kubotahill
    @kubotahill 6 років тому +3

    We're all one step away from being forgotten.

  • @kromm-li7ek
    @kromm-li7ek 4 роки тому +33

    US is like a third world country that somehow got the largest gdp in the world

    • @blackhand8299
      @blackhand8299 4 роки тому

      Lol what? Make yourself believe that mate

    • @guh3805
      @guh3805 3 роки тому

      every country is a third world country if you look at only poor people from a country.

  • @Cybernaut551
    @Cybernaut551 Рік тому

    I've vacationed to Las Vegas, it's eerie that I wasn't aware of this.

  • @luther4094
    @luther4094 4 роки тому +1

    These people would be valuable in a post apocalyptic world.

  • @fupawaddlelynnreid3400
    @fupawaddlelynnreid3400 5 років тому +6

    I want a whole documentary on this !! Pretty interesting. I’m an addict myself, but stuff like this still amazes me.. I’d love to see a docu on this, then see all of the addicts go to treatment centers afterwards.

  • @TheTraveler33
    @TheTraveler33 6 років тому +11

    All of that electricity in the middle of running water. What could possibly go wrong? Lol!

  • @dannybailey2882
    @dannybailey2882 4 роки тому

    Go Paul. Love from Canada !!

  • @Tesla_ofthe_Skies
    @Tesla_ofthe_Skies 5 років тому +1

    We Humans can truly adapt to nearly any situation or environment. He is right you do something long enough you will get comfortable and complacent no matter the dangers or variables

  • @TheUbersuperman
    @TheUbersuperman 6 років тому +23

    These people need to escape the tunnels and go to the forest

    • @jovanalayon9749
      @jovanalayon9749 5 років тому +2

      Or drugs

    • @dillonwalker3359
      @dillonwalker3359 5 років тому +2

      And ruin the forest?

    • @noneyajdub
      @noneyajdub 5 років тому +1

      They still need to victimize society. They're not self reliant enough for the forest

    • @SuperSoulForge
      @SuperSoulForge 5 років тому

      Na those county mounties would round then up real quick!

  • @SponzifyMee
    @SponzifyMee 5 років тому +48

    Hope they take their vitamin D supplements
    If you know what I'm saying

    • @angelofdeath275
      @angelofdeath275 5 років тому

      SponzifyMee with all that sodium too? Very much doubt that.

    • @johngori9477
      @johngori9477 5 років тому +2

      From what he said, he spends a fair amount of time above ground. He showed where he enters and leaves the tunnel, talked about shop-lifting from Target, etc. He probably goes down into the tunnel only to escape the copes, shoot-up his heroin, & to sleep knowing he won't get rousted by PD for vagrancy, being under the influence, etc.

  • @doms6741
    @doms6741 4 роки тому +2

    "eventually, everything becomes comfortable if you do it long enough."
    Deep.

    • @awar-bb5ru
      @awar-bb5ru 4 роки тому

      that's not deep! that's some more nonsense junkies tell themselves instead of getting clean, "its just been so long its like it doesnt even effect me now maaaannnn"....then proceeds to shoot up, pass out and wake up stealing someones stereo out of their car.

  • @LIT70
    @LIT70 4 роки тому +3

    The direction the country is heading makes me want to either go as deep underground or as far into the woods as I can. Sick of it all.

  • @pinkpanda5696
    @pinkpanda5696 5 років тому +7

    He lost me at spiders the size of baseballs. Y'all can keep those tunnels!

  • @sally.hernandez
    @sally.hernandez 4 роки тому +18

    Us- by Jordan peelle

  • @georgefreedomwashingtontru9600
    @georgefreedomwashingtontru9600 4 роки тому

    Paul , yr awesome. Be safe much love from Richlands NC.

  • @Trust_Me
    @Trust_Me 5 років тому +1

    Pretty sophisticated with the batteries and everything