@azmrl Says YOU! Millions disagree with you. The fact that you think he's only about being interested in trains says everything. Your intellect and imagination are obviously very shallow and this explains a lot, but go ahead and keep speaking for your narrow minded self.
He was found trying to message 12 year old boys before. He was never really all there. Really weird and kind of creepy if we’re gonna be honest about it. That’s why I stopped watching his YT channel
@@SFbayArea94121you're the only one saying this and you never responded when people asked for sources. So either prove it or stop making stuff up. Fool.
@@JoeyTensame thing sorta happened to me w/Stobe…watched him for a year or maybe 18 months…then I decided to send him some $$ to access bonus content and he was dead within the week. I still blame myself.
I had put this onto his UA-cam channel and wanted to share. Dearest Mark Nichols "Hobo Shoestring", you will be missed greatly, and every time I see a train, it will always remind me of how much I enjoyed your videos, sharing experiences, stories, and magnificent views from the train, and most of all seeing how much you enjoyed these experiences. Thank you for sharing these times. It was like I was on the ride with him. From the times of your travels to your favorite place and checking out apartments in Alaska, to riding around in the golf cart while visiting your dad, filming your apartment and showing train models, and gifts from fans, the National Hobo Convention to your daily rides, I greatly appreciated you taking us along. I started watching Hobo Shoestring's channel during the pandemic and with the views and stories, it was a nice ride along. His filming, editing, talks, description, and ability to see from riding a train perspective was amazing and appreciative. My heart goes out to him, and to his family and friends. I hope during the next National Hobo Convention, there is a memorial in his honor, as it is well deserved. His stories and experiences will live on, especially every time I see a train. All the best, Mark Nichols "Hobo Shoestring" and to his family. Ride on in memory.
medication???!!? he was a major illegal drug user-->you people elevate this loser who was a heavy drug user,meth,crack,speed--geezuz,one of the big reasons why our society is very messed up--no doubt before he turned the camera on he jacked himself up to get animated --a clown
This guy really seemed to have a huge grudge against Shoestring in the last months… Police might want to look into it. youtube.com/@TKKrueger-py5jb?si=O-vK7h99a9dHyoto
Now Shoestring and Stobe the hobo can talk rails together forever in eternity. 2 of the best men the rails had to offer. Thanks for the memories-- love you, Mark. ✝️♥️
Wow, imagine that: the baseless arrogance of offering to aim thoughts at the invisible skyzombie in order to influence its decisions didn't do a damn thing to change *ANYTHING* about *REALITY.*
***We're out here praying for you our'lovely friend!! HE IS ALSO OUR US HERO (Retired Veteran) We love you Mark! He has taught us how to truly live FREE & will continue we pray!***
I pray for him to be found safe. To all the youtube people spreading the word. Thank you. A man can be measured by how many friends he has. Shoestring is a blessed man.
I agree with what some people are saying that he has probably went on his final ride. If he did then he had no need for any of his gear. What local people where he lives should do, is find out what trains were in his vicinity around the last time he was seen. Track down those trains or cars to the now date and see if he can be found on or in one of them. Riding trains was his everything. If I was him that's exactly what I would have done. Back track, and hunt for those trains and he will probably be found!
I do not agree. Look. he's been riding trains for over 30 years and now he decides to ride WITHOUT his gear? Well that's committing suicide so IS he suicidal? I think he fell off the wagon after becoming despondent after an emergency visit from hallucinations. Look. "Normal" people don't hallucinate. He then may have fallen off the dock that he was so fond of. He's around his residence and I think he'll be found in that lake. I agree with one thing though.. he's taken his final ride. Its been 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 1, 2. that's 7 days he's no longer with us. damn!
@@leecowell8165 everybody has a opinion. I could be right. You could be right. That's not going to find him though. Why don't someone local look in both places. I don't think he's been abducted by aliens, so he's somewhere. No one really knows why people does what they do. I don't think anyone local where he lives is going to see what you and I are posting anyway. So we are just expressing our opinions you know, your thoughts and my thoughts. I hope he's found before it's too late. I don't know him personally but I like him and what he does. Besides all that, we shouldn't be using this post for arguing with each other, come on man let's be adult and reasonable.
I agree with OP, that he may have hopped on a train one last time. He left the ER (against medical staff's wishes), went home and subsequently disappeared. He may have been told he didn't have long to live, or maybe was diagnosed with something that he simply did not want to live with, so he left his medications (some of which apparently he absolutely depends on for survival) and gear at home. That doesn't sound too far fetched to me. I would probably do something like that in a similar scenario.
Yes I am feeling it too. He needs his meds & he's aware of this, so that's why it doesn't look good for Shoestring right now. But let's never forget there are small miracles performed by our loving GOD Everyday. 🙏✝️🙏✝️
I remember when he was in my city (Cincinnati) for a hot minute and I tried to warn him about the cops here, who are like Terminator Mode against the homeless. He thanked me but let me know he was WELL AWARE of Cincy's reputation and picked a good hiding spot!
My grandpa was sick. This is a few yrs back. He went to the store and bought a pack of redman and filled up his gas tank. Came home left his debitcard and his phone. That next morning he ended up 2 states away and ended it all driving ironically in front of a freight train. I dont think he wanted to be a burden anymore and well he was ovbiouslly going through a mental health chrisis. Love you Papa!
I only just found out about Hobostringshoes' death...I'm devastated with sorrow...he had become my first UA-cam buddy. I loved all his videos, his adventures full of life, curiosity and great love for trains and freedom. I can't say anything else because my eyes are full of tears...God have you in Glory Mark...a big hug from Milan, Italy!!
I still cant believe a criminal investigation wasnt launched Why would he go swimming in the water behind his home... Something bad happened, He had no alcohal no drugs in his system...
He's no longer with us. How I wish he wasn't blackballed by the hobo convention. His desire to be laid to rest with former hobo kings and queens was deep. RIP Hobo Shoestring.
This just plain sucks! I can't believe he's gone. I'll be watching the news. I hope to learn how he ended up in the water. RIP Shoestring. I loved your videos. 💔🙏
I think Shoestring took the last train to the great gig in the sky, sadly. He knows what he is doing and is an experienced train hopper. A guy like him doesn't just "go missing".
If anything nefarious did occur, we can hope that they find his body for his family to let him RIP. But it's not over till the caboose pulls up the rear. Keeping faith come on Hobo get your butt home fast!
You people need to learn what heaven is and that Jesus Christ is the only way there, dying without the Lord Jesus Christ, well I know you have heard about hell too, that's where unbelievers go my friend.
@@PatrickBaptist-vv2bg , who’s you people? And just for the record most people are believers and you can preach to your own choir. Besides what does a man who rides trains have anything to do with what nonsense you are spouting on about? Beat it! No one wants to be lectured to
@@dmzabo3914 "most people are believers" Nope. You people as in people thinking you can ride a train to heaven, people paining up a deluded version of heaven that the bible doesn't teach about. If you don't want to hear from me then don't be a hypocrite and try to lecture me because I'll say what I want, you don't get to govern me sir/ma'am. This video was about a "person" regardless of what he did that entertained everyone else, he was a person like anyone else. Have a great day/night.
Ya know ive watched shoestring in some of his most beautiful videos. Hope hes good. If he wants left alone so be it. Hope hes alright. Beautiful soul hes got.
He was known throughout the USA, what a loss. He not only rode the rails, he educated everyone on trains, yards, operations. Very sad to hear this news. His trips to Alaska were so cool to watch, he'll be missed.
I agree, but I think it was his driver’s license picture. That’s typically what news agencies use. Well, that or a mugshot photo, lol. I’m pretty sure this was a DL pic
No way! I never was a subscriber but over the years some of his videos would be recommended to me and ive always watched them when they do and he seemed like such a pure soul. Prayers for him and his family.. train hopping is a dangerous activity even if you've been doing it your whole life. Wasnt he also having some health problems? So many different things could've happened to him that he doesn't deserve.
The authorities didn't start searching the lake till people from around the country started showing up on Friday at hotels to search the lake on Saturday morning and they started getting to the lake and the police immediately sent them away and began a search and quickly found his body by the docks down the lake. They should have had the dogs out there the first day. Mark had to leave the hospital because he had no health insurance. It is a sad state of our country that we don't spend money to have national healthcare but we spend trillions on wars every year. If we had Medicare for All Mark would have gotten the treatment he needed and still be alive. He should be the person we use to campaign for the money to be redirected from wars to Medicare for All. Mark was a nice guy. One of the 280 million Americans living below the Self Sufficient level. 63 MILLION AMERICANS ARE HOMELESS LIVING IN THEIR CARS DESPITE WORKING 3 JOBS. We have allowed corporate Greed to make America a full blown Third World Country for 3 out of every 4 Americans. The American Dream is a lie. On 1 out of every 180 people will ever be able to afford to buy a house. I am ashamed of our government and how it treats the weak, the sick, the poor and the disabled. America used to stand for fairness and freedom and family and now it is Atlas Shrugged with the top 5000 owning 92% of all the wealth in America. 😢😢😢😢 I am sorry America failed you Mark Many of us loved you. We would have helped if we could. RIP
Hoping to God Shoestring is found safely, thanks for His friends help and concern, was checking NS trains yesterday when I was filming in Christiansburg VA and Radford.
🙏RiP HOBO SHOESTRiNG 😥 THEY SHOULD RENAME BOONE LAKE SHOESTRiNG LAKE. HE WAS & WiLL ALLWAYS BE THE ADVENTURE KiNG, A GREAT MAN. WE LOST A GREAT ONE 😭😭😭
Please keep pushing out info about Mark. We need the media on board so we can find him. We need accurate info put out. Transient leads people to believe he is homeless, he is not. Using that word to describe him is accurate by definition, but unfortunately people associate that word with homelessness & addiction & sadly all to often they tune out everything after that. Thank you for covering this & I hope you will feature him daily until he is found.
Shoestring, I'm gonna miss ya buddy. Never got to meet you. But I followed you on your videos. Enjoyed your travels. And the honorable knowledge of the rail. R.I.P. my friend ❤
This man served this country. Show him some respect. He is kind and educational.
So what, there are laws. Also, non veterans have equal rights!!
Didn't know he had 2 sisters. He never talks about them.
People that don’t know, have no clue that he’s has a wealth of knowledge and a survivalist extreme.
@@jamie.777 all gave some. some gave all. vets put their lives on the line to protect your sorry ass
@@jamie.777 Repulsive mind set. Do better.
Sometimes you don't really appreciate how strong a voice is until it goes silent.
You are a 💯 percent correct 😢❤🙏🙏🙏🙏
Yeah..
Shoestring is a National Treasure. Please pray for him.
🙌 well said
Amen to that
he isn't. he may be an interesting stranger, but he's just a man interested in trains. there is so much going on out there right now.
@azmrl Says YOU! Millions disagree with you. The fact that you think he's only about being interested in trains says everything. Your intellect and imagination are obviously very shallow and this explains a lot, but go ahead and keep speaking for your narrow minded self.
Hobo
Been watching him for years.He's a great guy hopefully he's found safe.
Same here
I'm hopeful as well, but I don't think its going to happen this time
He was found trying to message 12 year old boys before. He was never really all there. Really weird and kind of creepy if we’re gonna be honest about it. That’s why I stopped watching his YT channel
@@SFbayArea94121Stop it. You're trying to spread falsehoods. You're not a good person and I hope karma finds you.
@@SFbayArea94121you're the only one saying this and you never responded when people asked for sources. So either prove it or stop making stuff up. Fool.
Found deceased. Rest in paradise Shoestring. You were such a good guy you will be missed. And thanks for sharing your adventures.
Damn 😞 I just started watching him like 2 months ago. He was a very interesting man
@@JoeyTensame thing sorta happened to me w/Stobe…watched him for a year or maybe 18 months…then I decided to send him some $$ to access bonus content and he was dead within the week. I still blame myself.
@@swainscheps Why do you blame yourself? Who was Stobe?
No way
@@swainscheps Why do you blame yourself? I had a remarkable experience concerning this myself.
I had put this onto his UA-cam channel and wanted to share. Dearest Mark Nichols "Hobo Shoestring", you will be missed greatly, and every time I see a train, it will always remind me of how much I enjoyed your videos, sharing experiences, stories, and magnificent views from the train, and most of all seeing how much you enjoyed these experiences. Thank you for sharing these times. It was like I was on the ride with him. From the times of your travels to your favorite place and checking out apartments in Alaska, to riding around in the golf cart while visiting your dad, filming your apartment and showing train models, and gifts from fans, the National Hobo Convention to your daily rides, I greatly appreciated you taking us along. I started watching Hobo Shoestring's channel during the pandemic and with the views and stories, it was a nice ride along. His filming, editing, talks, description, and ability to see from riding a train perspective was amazing and appreciative. My heart goes out to him, and to his family and friends. I hope during the next National Hobo Convention, there is a memorial in his honor, as it is well deserved. His stories and experiences will live on, especially every time I see a train. All the best, Mark Nichols "Hobo Shoestring" and to his family. Ride on in memory.
BLESSINGS.
Everyone please be looking for my friend. He needs his medication and we are deeply concerned for him.
medication???!!? he was a major illegal drug user-->you people elevate this loser who was a heavy drug user,meth,crack,speed--geezuz,one of the big reasons why our society is very messed up--no doubt before he turned the camera on he jacked himself up to get animated --a clown
This guy really seemed to have a huge grudge against Shoestring in the last months… Police might want to look into it.
youtube.com/@TKKrueger-py5jb?si=O-vK7h99a9dHyoto
My sincere condolences
Now Shoestring and Stobe the hobo can talk rails together forever in eternity. 2 of the best men the rails had to offer. Thanks for the memories-- love you, Mark. ✝️♥️
Rode with this guy out of GA in 1993
Thanks to the WJHL crew for doing this. Thanks to all for keeping this front of mind. I'm commenting to push the algorithm.
Hopes and prayers 🙏 for #Shoestring....R.I.P SHOESTRING
#shoestringstrong
I’ve subbed to Shoestring channel for years. He was found but not alive. Sad situation. Prayers for his family and friends.
In the darkest hours of the night 🌙
Praying for Mark 🙏 R.I.P. Stobe
Really is the darkest hours of the night
RIP SHOESTRING
'' in the darkest hour of the night ''
Wow, imagine that: the baseless arrogance of offering to aim thoughts at the invisible skyzombie in order to influence its decisions didn't do a damn thing to change *ANYTHING* about *REALITY.*
RIP Shoestring and thanks for taking us along on your journeys and for sharing your stories with us
Oh my goodness! I sure hope he is found safe soon! I have watched his travels for years very humble and kind man. 🙏
Thank you for sharing this missing man information
Yeah, this sucks, hopefully he is fine.
HOBO!!! He called himself Hobo Shoestring🇺🇸 Its a term of endearment, not an insult ❤❤❤We love this man. Please find him!! 😢
I watched Shoestring for years on here before I realized he was from our area. He wasn’t a transient. Transients don’t have a home: he did.
It's just the community not caring not talking as people of community just the paid govt officials
@@MikeRelyea Will you please rewrite your comment in English. Thanks
Thank you for the news report on Shoestring. Praying in Ohio.
***We're out here praying for you our'lovely friend!! HE IS ALSO OUR US HERO (Retired Veteran) We love you Mark! He has taught us how to truly live FREE & will continue we pray!***
Where did you hear he retired?
🙏 Shoestring 🙏
I pray for him to be found safe. To all the youtube people spreading the word. Thank you. A man can be measured by how many friends he has. Shoestring is a blessed man.
r.i.p. Stobe
It was great joy watching your videos, Shoestring!! Goodbye, friend!! RIP
PRAYING he is found a live and safe.
I agree with what some people are saying that he has probably went on his final ride. If he did then he had no need for any of his gear. What local people where he lives should do, is find out what trains were in his vicinity around the last time he was seen. Track down those trains or cars to the now date and see if he can be found on or in one of them. Riding trains was his everything. If I was him that's exactly what I would have done. Back track, and hunt for those trains and he will probably be found!
I do not agree. Look. he's been riding trains for over 30 years and now he decides to ride WITHOUT his gear? Well that's committing suicide so IS he suicidal? I think he fell off the wagon after becoming despondent after an emergency visit from hallucinations. Look. "Normal" people don't hallucinate. He then may have fallen off the dock that he was so fond of. He's around his residence and I think he'll be found in that lake. I agree with one thing though.. he's taken his final ride. Its been 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 1, 2. that's 7 days he's no longer with us. damn!
@@leecowell8165 everybody has a opinion. I could be right. You could be right. That's not going to find him though. Why don't someone local look in both places. I don't think he's been abducted by aliens, so he's somewhere. No one really knows why people does what they do. I don't think anyone local where he lives is going to see what you and I are posting anyway. So we are just expressing our opinions you know, your thoughts and my thoughts. I hope he's found before it's too late. I don't know him personally but I like him and what he does. Besides all that, we shouldn't be using this post for arguing with each other, come on man let's be adult and reasonable.
I agree with OP, that he may have hopped on a train one last time. He left the ER (against medical staff's wishes), went home and subsequently disappeared. He may have been told he didn't have long to live, or maybe was diagnosed with something that he simply did not want to live with, so he left his medications (some of which apparently he absolutely depends on for survival) and gear at home. That doesn't sound too far fetched to me. I would probably do something like that in a similar scenario.
@@leecowell8165he wasnt fond of his alcohol though he was glad he was sober
@@leecowell8165I think that’s where he is also! I think your theory is a very good one.
Hope he is found and is ok!
So sad, there aren’t many Americans like him left around. He was free and truly did it his way. Rest in Peace Shoestring!
Thank you Shoestring for all the memories.... You are and will be missed by everyone who you touched.... RIP 🙏
Thoughts are with you Mark.
Condolences to the family and friends.
I fear the worst. That said my prayers are for your safety and family peace.
Yes I am feeling it too. He needs his meds & he's aware of this, so that's why it doesn't look good for Shoestring right now. But let's never forget there are small miracles performed by our loving GOD Everyday. 🙏✝️🙏✝️
Been following shoestring since 15k subscribers. What an amazing man. RIP Shoestring.
Shared on all of my social media.....
RIP Mark Nichols, a fisherman found him unalive in Johnson City Tennessee, prayers for his family and friends
Will be missed really enjoyed his channel! Good dude in my book!
😢 I love watching this guy’s UA-cam. I hope he is found!
Our hearts are broken 💔 rest in peace mark 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️we will never forget you so many people loved him ❤🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️💔
Just started watching him on youtube not long ago. So sad to hear of his passing. Rest In Peace Shoestring.
Mark, we're all praying that you are safe...🙏
Come home soon...
🏢 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃
It was good of them to have done this story on his behalf. Thank you for having done it.
SYNTAX
You're a mop in a dirty bucket. @@gavinvalentino1313
I remember when he was in my city (Cincinnati) for a hot minute and I tried to warn him about the cops here, who are like Terminator Mode against the homeless. He thanked me but let me know he was WELL AWARE of Cincy's reputation and picked a good hiding spot!
Thank you for warning this great man. He will truly be missed, i live in Cincinnati as well❤
we are looking & praying 🙏 for him in Texas..
It's a big state.
@@TKKrueger-py5jb , My part of the state…n east Texas
My grandpa was sick. This is a few yrs back. He went to the store and bought a pack of redman and filled up his gas tank. Came home left his debitcard and his phone. That next morning he ended up 2 states away and ended it all driving ironically in front of a freight train. I dont think he wanted to be a burden anymore and well he was ovbiouslly going through a mental health chrisis. Love you Papa!
🙏
I only just found out about Hobostringshoes' death...I'm devastated with sorrow...he had become my first UA-cam buddy. I loved all his videos, his adventures full of life, curiosity and great love for trains and freedom. I can't say anything else because my eyes are full of tears...God have you in Glory Mark...a big hug from Milan, Italy!!
Rip my brother ill miss u it breaks me ill never see u again
Mark is a very genuine and kind guy. This is so heartbreaking. Please everyone, pray for his safe return.❤🙏
The reality is you really didn't know anything about him
@@armylrs2391 the reality is you don’t know me and you don’t know that I knew Mark. So with that said go troll someone else..
@@LelaE34 okay if you knew him what did he do in the military?
@@armylrs2391 GFY
Fell in love with Hobo. Praying for his safe return
Love on the rails?
Jeez, you look like you’d “fall in love with someone like that” .. for the meff and Fenty 💊
@@SFbayArea94121😢 DANG, THAT WAS RUDE
Met him once in Duluth nice man RIP
Jesus please bring shoestring home safe.
RIP SHOESTRING, you were the best hobo EVER!! you will be missed, Shipmate.
I pray shoestring is found safe .❤
RIP SHOESTRING YOU WAS A GREAT PERSON FOR SURE. U DEFINITELY INSPIRED ME. YOU WILL BE FOREVER MISSED BROTHER. FOREVER ON THEM RAILS BROTHER
I hope he is found safe.
Nooo. Shoestring. Praying for a safe return.
OMG! I follow him. I'm praying he's found soon.
I loved his videos on UA-cam. A really good guy, and will be missed by everyone who watched his videos.
Come home shoestring, we are praying for you to come home safe!
Everyone from Johnson city Tennessee to Alaska please be searching😔🙏🙏🙏
I still cant believe a criminal investigation wasnt launched
Why would he go swimming in the water behind his home...
Something bad happened,
He had no alcohal no drugs in his system...
He's no longer with us. How I wish he wasn't blackballed by the hobo convention.
His desire to be laid to rest with former hobo kings and queens was deep.
RIP Hobo Shoestring.
This just plain sucks! I can't believe he's gone. I'll be watching the news. I hope to learn how he ended up in the water. RIP Shoestring. I loved your videos. 💔🙏
Please check the lake behind his apartment. There are videos of him without a life preserver using a boat to explore that lake.
I pray that he is found. He is a great man.
Godspeed to you wherever you are. Come on home, Mark.
God damnit. I love this guy. I hope he’s doin alright.
Remember when he hitched that trip to Alaska in winter a couple years ago?! Madness! RIP , Mister!
I think Shoestring took the last train to the great gig in the sky, sadly. He knows what he is doing and is an experienced train hopper. A guy like him doesn't just "go missing".
If anything nefarious did occur, we can hope that they find his body for his family to let him RIP. But it's not over till the caboose pulls up the rear. Keeping faith come on Hobo get your butt home fast!
You people need to learn what heaven is and that Jesus Christ is the only way there, dying without the Lord Jesus Christ, well I know you have heard about hell too, that's where unbelievers go my friend.
@@PatrickBaptist-vv2bg Eat the pieces of corn out of my shit.
@@PatrickBaptist-vv2bg , who’s you people? And just for the record most people are believers and you can preach to your own choir. Besides what does a man who rides trains have anything to do with what nonsense you are spouting on about? Beat it! No one wants to be lectured to
@@dmzabo3914 "most people are believers" Nope. You people as in people thinking you can ride a train to heaven, people paining up a deluded version of heaven that the bible doesn't teach about.
If you don't want to hear from me then don't be a hypocrite and try to lecture me because I'll say what I want, you don't get to govern me sir/ma'am.
This video was about a "person" regardless of what he did that entertained everyone else, he was a person like anyone else.
Have a great day/night.
Ya know ive watched shoestring in some of his most beautiful videos. Hope hes good. If he wants left alone so be it. Hope hes alright. Beautiful soul hes got.
Rip my man
I hope and pray he is found safe and sound.
Nothing holds as strong as a shoestring. Praying for Mark's safe return 🙏
Well damn, Riding the golden rails in paradise now buddy. RIP Shoestring
He was known throughout the USA, what a loss. He not only rode the rails, he educated everyone on trains, yards, operations. Very sad to hear this news. His trips to Alaska were so cool to watch, he'll be missed.
Of the hundreds of nice pictures of Shoestring, the thumbnail here somebody, should think in their heart before they picked their thumbnails
I agree, but I think it was his driver’s license picture. That’s typically what news agencies use. Well, that or a mugshot photo, lol. I’m pretty sure this was a DL pic
terrible pictures
@@oldhoghead5601 yes, I know. Maybe he didn’t look so good when he left.
@@oldhoghead5601yeah a meff addict and messaging 12 year old boys and girls 🧒 on his discord. Picture perfect 🤩 😂
Respect for our Hero Shoestring. Bring him home safe and sound. ☝🏻🧐
RIP Shoestring. He seemed like such a nice dude. Watch his videos.
No way! I never was a subscriber but over the years some of his videos would be recommended to me and ive always watched them when they do and he seemed like such a pure soul. Prayers for him and his family.. train hopping is a dangerous activity even if you've been doing it your whole life. Wasnt he also having some health problems? So many different things could've happened to him that he doesn't deserve.
The authorities didn't start searching the lake till people from around the country started showing up on Friday at hotels to search the lake on Saturday morning and they started getting to the lake and the police immediately sent them away and began a search and quickly found his body by the docks down the lake.
They should have had the dogs out there the first day.
Mark had to leave the hospital because he had no health insurance.
It is a sad state of our country that we don't spend money to have national healthcare but we spend trillions on wars every year.
If we had Medicare for All Mark would have gotten the treatment he needed and still be alive.
He should be the person we use to campaign for the money to be redirected from wars to Medicare for All.
Mark was a nice guy.
One of the 280 million Americans living below the Self Sufficient level.
63 MILLION AMERICANS ARE HOMELESS LIVING IN THEIR CARS DESPITE WORKING 3 JOBS.
We have allowed corporate Greed to make America a full blown Third World Country for 3 out of every 4 Americans.
The American Dream is a lie.
On 1 out of every 180 people will ever be able to afford to buy a house.
I am ashamed of our government and how it treats the weak, the sick, the poor and the disabled.
America used to stand for fairness and freedom and family and now it is Atlas Shrugged with the top 5000 owning 92% of all the wealth in America.
😢😢😢😢
I am sorry America failed you Mark
Many of us loved you.
We would have helped if we could.
RIP
Oh not shoestring hope he is all goods and found safe and well!! Prayers from New Zealand 🙏🇳🇿
Dang Mark, where did you go....Come home man, people love you!
Only watched a couple of his videos but you can tell he is a good-hearted guy. Hope he's found safe.
Same here started watching him like a month ago.
Hope Hobo Shoestring is found safely.
RIP Mr Shoestring 😢 you will be missed
I'm praying that he is found soon. ❤️🙏
Hoping to God Shoestring is found safely, thanks for His friends help and concern, was checking NS trains yesterday when I was filming in Christiansburg VA and Radford.
🙏RiP HOBO SHOESTRiNG 😥 THEY SHOULD RENAME BOONE LAKE SHOESTRiNG LAKE. HE WAS & WiLL ALLWAYS BE THE ADVENTURE KiNG, A GREAT MAN. WE LOST A GREAT ONE 😭😭😭
Transient? No he had a home he just liked to ride the rails. And he wasnt hurting a thing by doing it
he has so many missing him ..praying for you shoestring
Please keep pushing out info about Mark. We need the media on board so we can find him. We need accurate info put out. Transient leads people to believe he is homeless, he is not. Using that word to describe him is accurate by definition, but unfortunately people associate that word with homelessness & addiction & sadly all to often they tune out everything after that. Thank you for covering this & I hope you will feature him daily until he is found.
R.I.P. Hobo Shoestring
Shoestring, I'm gonna miss ya buddy. Never got to meet you. But I followed you on your videos. Enjoyed your travels. And the honorable knowledge of the rail. R.I.P. my friend ❤
RIP shoestring, I will miss your videos.
54 is far too young, should have been riding the rails for atleast 20 more years :(
Leaving his gear behind is a way of letting friends know he was hopping his final train,I believe. Hope I am all wrong and he will be found alive!
Don’t worry he just went to smoke meff and meet up with the 12 year old boys and girls he’s been messaging on his discord
@@SFbayArea94121is there proof that hes actually done that?
@@MichaelPayne-qn8bbdon't know
@@SFbayArea94121dumbass comment.
@@SFbayArea94121 Put up or shut up. From an *actual* person from SF
Rip hobo S. 😢😢😢
I pray you are found Mark
Prayers for Shoestring. I hope he's alright.
Praying they find him😢
A hero. He served. Respect him.
🙏🏼 Praying
Rip buddy
Worlds praying for your safe return Hobo.
RIP Shoestring. We will miss your ride.