Homeless man sleeps out in the snow at -18°C
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- In this eye-opening video, we follow the story of James McGilvery, who chooses to experience what it's like to be homeless during Canada's harsh winter. With temperatures nearing minus 20 degrees, James finds solace in a makeshift tent off Recreation Avenue, a space designated by the city for those in need. Despite the availability of shelters, James opts for this personal experiment to understand the reality of surviving the cold outdoors.
Through the interview, we learn about James's setup: a sleeping bag, pallets for insulation from the ground, blankets, plastic bags for moisture protection, and hand warmers for additional warmth. His surprising revelation that he considers this situation "good" for him challenges viewers to think about homelessness and the human spirit's resilience.
This video not only highlights the critical issue of homelessness in Canada but also sheds light on individual experiences within the broader context of social support systems and their accessibility. Join the conversation in the comments below and share your thoughts on this compelling story.
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Man james is such a jolly guy no complaints and appreciating what life has to offer!💪respect!
James is good 👍 friend s with Mr Trump 😂
James isn't actually homeless; James is just camping. Or, James cant afford renting working at Tim Hortons...
@@brentfarvors192because canadas f'ed
Damn if youre gonna wake someone up to talk you could bring them some food or coffee or candy or booze or weed.
All of the above 😜✌
@@myocdtv7935 I vote for ALL of the above. 🙂👍🏾
Give your fellow Canadian all of the above!
Maybe, but it can be treating him like a beggar in front of camera. Better do it later behind the scene.
@@이영숙-z4v6d 🤔🤔 How would that be treating him like a beggar?..Offering someone something would not be considered as a beggar, especially if he is already homeless. 😒😑🤐
Meanwhile in Canada.....homeless man sleeping outside in -20 with a big smile on his face and not complaining anything.....
not traumatized, outsider,isolated or sick...easy
I'll bet he doesn't get COVID-19, either.
@@doriswhite1348 i bet you are right
yup. winter outside channel
Canadians in a nutshell sour body’s made for cold.
James is such a legend. Great guy without even trying. The Lord be with him.
I heard they found James stiffed Dead frozen the next day with a smile on his face
This guy's working so hard to try and make James say he's cold. Ain't happening, bro!
Seriously he has the reporter just speechless. Reporter tried several times to rephrase to get him to say I was cold. James is like nah not really.
Sad 😐.. ugly truth!!
James is good and warm
The reporter's dopamine receptors are fried m8.
Genuine Experiment? Yeah right.
You can't be going around all day everyday outside in -20 weather and not be cold. I don't care who you are.
You breathe in that cold air all day. Pulling pallets and pushing a cart makes you breath in that cold air even deeper. Feet freezing and possible frost bite. Every hour that you are outside in that frigid weather you feel colder.
So if you have been outside in the weather for 8, 10, 12, or 15 hours then you will be much colder than somebody who has been out in that weather for 1 or 2 hours. I think your care body temperature drops or something.
If you have been out in the cold for 1 or 2 hours you will warm up much quicker than somebody who has been out in the freezing cold for 8 or 10 hours. That can take many hours to warm up.
Trying to push a cart, carry a heavy back pack, luggage, bags of belongings, pallets, and such for miles while freezing cold, sick, hungry, having lung diseases or other chronic diseases and frozen feet can be draining or near impossible.
The kid is smart. Always have more under you than on top. It's the cold from the ground that hurts you.
He is a real survivor and camper, good job! Your awesome dude
Sounds like me I am homeless with a job sub zero sleeping bag
@@dd3222 this wicked world of ours is a scary place. I hope you find your light at the end of the tunnel.
@@nikolas_schreck i did after 4 years of it and thanks i guess
He shouldve helped out more instead of getting into his business
And thermos of hot chocolate
Exactly. Reporters suck
I thought it was rude of the reporter to ask James for a look inside the tent.
It's still his home. He's entitled to privacy. If the "journalist" was interviewing a politician on the lawn of his home would he have asked the politician for a look inside?
I wouldn't have asked to see inside the guy's tent. The reporter should have been more protective of his dignity.
@@elizabetholiviaclark You're absolutely right. Just because the man was homeless doesn't mean he shouldn't have been treated with respect.
James looks like a native man, he ain't shook about a Canadian winter man it's in his blood haha
James can teach us how to survive in the freezing weather.
Then, why not a teepee? The Eskimos here (they lost their CFL football team because of SJWs) in Edmonton never make an igloo either?
@@DavidGS66 it doesn’t stay cold long enough outta the year here in E town to build an igloo lol
@@adamtootoosis6329 him no havum wampum
I was brushing my teeth, not looking at the video, and heard James speak and I KNEW James was Native.
The less you have in life the less you need.
Humans are quite adaptable, once you get past the point your not going to be super comfortable and clean.
All you care about is warmth and food.
This is totally me .. experienced far to much already and iv only ever done 2 @ a half days on the street on Amsterdam. . 3 1/2 months in my car 3/2 months on a mates sofa and verioaus staff acomadations. .. warmth and food is totally priceless
It's not as simple, you also care for security, because you're at the mercy of every nasty people. And you'd better stay clean...
Nobody should have to leave like that. Men are left outside while women get help.
"Less is more!"
There is some truth to that, but it also shows that you lack experience with *TRULY* having no security. For example, warmth and food are worthless when you are getting stomped or raped because you had to sleep under a bridge. (One homeless woman I spent some time talking with related that she sleeps in trees so she can't be found and raped again.)
@@KeithOlson Yes, sleeping in the cold outside at the mercy of every degenerate is not funny. I helped at a place where homeless guys came to take a shower, have a coffee for a cent and warm up for the day.
I remember the faces of some of them when it was cold, it was heart breaking...
Women have a lot more help than men, they get easier access to shelters and a lot more help. And nobody care about that, it doesn't fit the official narrative...
Humble at its finest
He really makes you smile and feel warm inside huh.
JAMES IS THE KING IN KELOWNA NOW
In spite of his situation, he has joy as well as resilience. May God bless, protect and prosper him as well as others.
James got them spirits with him helping him.
That’s a true survivor right there🏆
What an impressive people.
Homeless man smiling all the interview and he is satisfied not sore at the God. And the broadcaster saying that he doesn't want to leave him with worries.
This is the humanity.
May the Great God bless all of you guys .
Salute from Egypt 🇪🇬with respect and true love .💟💟💟💟💟👏👏👏👏👏👏
He could've helped him out with atleast a hotmeal🙄
@Flow Brambles how do you know he did ?
Just go back later and bring him some hot soup and a pepsi
Exactly right! just because he is toughing it out and not putting himself in a crappy shelter doesn't mean he isn't cold or might not have eat for god knows how long... stop fishing for stories to profit the station if you aren't willing to lend a hand... other wise its just exploiting the homeless
Yeah and a nice fresh bun with it too.
Maybe even a nice roast grocery store chicken..those go down good when you're super hungry
James is a great guy. Actually sometimes people forget that in order to stay in comfort they have to bear a big burden but when we r free there is less worries.
Mlm
Couldnt the news crew buy the guy a tent
The homeless rate in Alaska is crazy, and against all odds they survive, bravo guy, bravo!
@Buttercup Bethel!
@Buttercup Oh no, Bethel is 500 miles west of Anchorage.
@Buttercup Thanks you too!
Many die. Every year more die. Whoever don't die the first year might die the second if they don't get shelter. After all the torture of freezing.
You can't be going around all day everyday outside in -20 weather and not be cold. I don't care who you are.
You breathe in that cold air all day. Pulling pallets and pushing a cart makes you breath in that cold air even deeper. Feet freezing and possible frost bite. Every hour that you are outside in that frigid weather you feel colder.
So if you have been outside in the weather for 8, 10, 12, or 15 hours then you will be much colder than somebody who has been out in that weather for 1 or 2 hours. I think your care body temperature drops or something.
If you have been out in the cold for 1 or 2 hours you will warm up much quicker than somebody who has been out in the freezing cold for 8 or 10 hours. That can take many hours to warm up.
Trying to push a cart, carry a heavy back pack, luggage, bags of belongings, pallets, and such for miles while freezing cold, sick, hungry, having lung diseases or other chronic diseases and frozen feet can be draining or near impossible.
Reporter: someones in there.. are you cold?
*James rolls of tent with snow on his clothes
James: nah I'm good 👍
He seems to be pretty smart and capable hopefully he’ll get back to shelter and start his new life.
Pallets were the key here
This James guy understands the importance of having a thought out system for cold weather tent camping. The reporter and every other skeptic should try it sometime.. if people can survive sleeping at the base of Everest and K2 so can you!
This guy is mad chill
I do just wanna point out everybody yelling politicians. This guy did say it was a choice. He could been in the mission which is a church. Matter of fact most churches will let you sleep there. And there warm or atleast warmer. I was homeless at 13 in nyc but by 15 I had a job and apartment those two years sucked but I was granted every opportunity I jus didn’t realize it. I had been offered food and room aswell as jobs but I’d always decline because I didn’t recognize this as my escape from hunger and the cold. It wasn’t untill a old rich white lady asked me if I wanted left overs. When I said no she told me if I’m happy where I am then I don’t need to try anymore. However if my situation is one I’m not “suppose” to be in then I better fight to get out of it. She then showed me the nazi numbers on her arm and said her family was homeless too. I didn’t understand untill later on but this lady had been a victim of the Holocaust and now she’s Uber wealthy on 5th ave. I now have a job and a family and am not homeless. I have a nice home.
A choice and an experiment. An experiment. He has a home to go to im pretty sure and a family, friends and job. I don't think he arrived their after freezing all day and hauling pallets, a cart and loads of supplies and blankets through mikes of fields and highways and searching for a place where somebody would let him use the bathroom.
Most churches will let you sleep there... What a lie.
(1:06) this guy looked so well educated ! A degree holder looking for a job ?
We've had nine inches of snow today here in West Texas. Very unusual. 🌬️🌨️🌫️
What does that have to do with this?
@@cheezheadz3928 Just that I can relate to it a bit more than usual, since we had a heavy snowfall for Texas, and the power went out across Texas for two days. We tend to be unprepared for such weather and I was cold and miserable those two days. Don't be rude and argumentative.
Is Texas going to prepare,in case snow and cold happens in the future.
You could've interviewed him in your van so he'd get a few minutes warmth? Or maybe offer him some warm food or drink or a night in a hotel for the interview?
James is my hero
simple and effective a tarp covering over a shopping basket-not seen that done before, very resourceful and fairly cheap and easy to replace if stolen or burnt.
Luv it! 🌹🦋🦉
Man hope hes still doing ok.
He probably has instafollowers
@@alexdon621 wouldn't know
This man is so lovely, so well spoken, just an awesome man. He could give Vim Hoff a run for his money, rich ladies would pay him to do seminars and TED talks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jesus...how can these people live in tents winter its freezing. James we love you! Everyone can get to that point or some other point in life...no matter what is the background of the person. James hand warmers...its cold. Well some people lose their lifes in cold like this. Hilton its a joke...
Fym? You expect them to sleep at a hotel with no money?
Phoney as all get out.
Maybe he was an eskimo or polar bear in previous life. No disrespect; just admiring his mood and strength.
Inspiring and heartfelt
He say he good then he good let that man enjoy his life he seems happy and healthy ☺️
Notice his cheerfulness!! Read "Paradise Below Zero" by Calvin Rutstrum.. Downside is that a quick cup of coffee isn't always doable.. When I wake up like that, I go "Coffee time!!" There's some really nice sleeping bags available, in oversize so you can stretch out!!, that'll keep you comfy below zero, and they're not down, so they're actually much easier to take care of. Of course, Calvin Rutstrum had good times (and good stories!!) in the days before down alternatives.
God bless this man❤❤❤❤
They look amazingly alike.
I been there I know how he feels it always best to keep to yourself and freedom and privacy
May God help him and bless this guy who’s still smiling in such a cold.🥶
James knows what he's doing.😊😊😊
The reporter was mindblown about the fact that the man was actually warm in his makeshift shelter.
He has a good look and voice to be a reporter, they shouldve given him the camera and rhe mike for the night.
A real gentleman...
bless him and hes still smiling..makes my problems seem very very small ..god bless him.
This is a skewed picture of homelessness, at least if unthinking people sees it. He did it voluntarily as an experiment,is young and healthy, whereas in reality, one is traumatized and often influenced by ill health of some kind. And social isolation, mobbing,outsiderdom is the hardest thing, not the homelessness in itself.The fact that they can be so cruel and evoct someone who hasn't done anything wrong. I am not strong enough to sit begging outdoors.I tried streetmusic ,it was nice for Christmas,i forgot my fear and exposure while giving others joy for a moment, but was too exhausted to sing outdoors in winter.cold..i suffer from Aspergers and Bekhterew's,and don't know how to ask for help in a way that I get heard and given it. Is it because I súffer from complex trauma, and now have little nerve energy and maybe a less good radiation? but surely social security have seem how well and productive people can be o+if they get safe, sleep,food and social support?
If someone good would take me in /on for a short period of time, I could get sleep and food and recover enough to sort myself out and find a course of action with some efficient support.
I think there are rich people who are sick who could profit from having me live in an extra room,since I have healing gifts and know natural medicine and therapies. That'd be great!
This is poverty porn.
he gives hope he smiles a lot i hope he good
May Godbless you Sir GOD ❤️YOU from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Shocking revaluation... the 2 guys are long lost brothers.
They look like brothers 💯
That's a tough guy I like to know his secrets to keep warm I guess mind over matter
Honestly, If i knew when he live. I will get him a new tent and some cash
What don’t you understand? This man is good.
Man is having fun and it pisses them. The man is happier than interviewer.
He should pile up snow around the tent too because snow is a good insulator.
Definitely mystical native type beat.
I wonder what grade of sleeping bag he has.
It's not among them! It's among us! He is still an acceptable part of our society but we use to forget it!
It's not the Hilton....
You know it wtf was that all about
James is chilling
James, bond well with snow. Not complaining at all. A real James Bond 💪🎯
LEGEND JAMES
some people just reject help
Some folk don't like to play the role of helpless in someone else's savior fantasy.
Some people don't like the "strings" that R attached 2 that "help"...🏕🌴🏕
He's awesome! 😎
Im good, you're good, we're all good! 😊
i couldnt even sleep outside at 30 degrees idk how he does it
He too cool
I normally feel horrible for homeless people during winter times, I really do. but this dude, he is a f***n legend 🤣🤣🤣. He is not even bothered.
Whenever you record please give something for them
grate he was happy about it
I think he's indigenous and I'm not surprised at how hardy he is ...but hope he gets help in the future
He needsa real tent
That reporter is kind of an a$$ poking his business into James space! Buy him a few nights in a motel 🏨 at least!!!
James's situation is creating employment for that reporter & network -
least they could do is pay for a weeks motel so James can access hot water & some humanity -
He couldn't get James to state why it was preferable to the Mission.
They could be more hands on with a homeless solution.
hapi jen oh gosh 😏
Being Homeless is so horrible! 😱
reporter: there’s literally going to be a polar winter vortex tomorrow said to break the record for the coldest day. Everyone you know will freeze. Do you think you’ll be ok?
James: yeah I’ll be good
Wet snow would probably be another story and dangerous
He is shaved very clean. Did he do that using a snow or what? Ever a 3 year old would not believe it.
James is of American stock. He's a survivor
time to teach homless to build iglo
Awesome ❤
What's your location
Watch the authorities come and take the shopping cart away
Why of this always the question they ask. I could sleep in minus 40 and wake up sweating if I prepared for it
Meanwhile my gf says she is cold in the house @ 74f with a blanket on....
Well he's got layers of clothes, the hoodie, sleeping bag enclosed with a makeshift tent and stuff, and lots of covers, he can stay warm for sure, but I do agree it the set up does not look comfortable, but that's about it. I mean the tent could be better but sometimes you gotta make things work
he use to live that way so nothing to worry about
Held the mic the entire time but never once extended a hand to the guy in the tent.
He's the man.😅
Reporters twin brother sleeps in tent. Eh.
Give him some ghat dang money for a motel if your so worried Mr reporter
Better freeze than evaporated .. h
No way. Just no friggin way.
Before Ronald Reagan's Iran-Contra Drug BS, Union Busting, ending of Profit Sharing Requirements for Corporate tax credits, dismantling of our mental health system, gutting of our social safety net-- this didn't happen.
I played this game for 3 years, It sucks! Like another dimension! I figured it out and learned. I will never be that human on the news, and weary of it. but ok, as what you might call ok. Good luck Jim!
The cool thing he's at peace with it I can understand that. It's probably the one time in his life he feels he can be left alone. I don't blame him i wouldn't go to the shelter either being under someone else's rules and control. Peace is all this guy wants.