I Was Homeless Once. But I Kept Working!

As vagrants seem to take over everywhere, I reflect on my choices during hard times in my past.
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[@Marco-rf8nr]

Why are you always so critical of other people

[@fsctrucking]

So you could be critical of me being critical. Next you'll be critical of me being critical of critical you.

[@kenlee5509]

Errmuh gerd!@@fsctrucking

[@davidm6256]

I was homeless but I kept striving to make it better for myself, I worked but just couldn't get a head, until I met a lady and today we have a apartment and I'm not homeless anymore since 2020

[@truthseeker2321]

Good for you! I wish you much success in the future.

[@seagullsbtn]

Hits the like button people, show Steve you really care for him and his family. Your folks brought you up right.

[@stansdds]

Life is filled with choices and we don't always make the right choices, but when you realize you made bad choices, stop making those bad choices and start making better choices. Great video, Steve, I appreciate your view of the world.

[@maxx21147]

I was homeless for a couple of years back in the late 70's. Actually, I was running OTR Reefer with a Kenworth K100, 430 Detroit & 13 over, Double Sleeper & THAT was home. Occasionally on a weekend layover, I'd get a motel room. - Good Times ! Nobody waiting anywhere, except the shipper & the consignee. NO ELD, NO DEF, NO cameras, NO cellphones, NO wife. Just check-call once a day & "Rockin'-Down-The-Highway" (BTO).🎶 - Made 20% of gross & $15 for anything over 300 miles deadhead. People used to get a kick out of the 'flip-up-lid' mailbox I had mounted on the driver's side-pocket door & the address was; 'Star Route - Anywhere U.S.A." - 'Orwell' brings back good memories of those daze(sic) ! - Thanks Steve... Steve - W5BIB - OTR 1977-2009

[@allan9603]

Life will often times beat you to your knees, but if you have something from your upbringing that motivates you, you won't allow yourself to be beat any lower.

[@TheDavidfunk56]

A brown, its actually a former coach Paul Brown, and if you can't locate the stadiums you pass by all of them directly on 90, the baseball field is right there the 1st view in downtown, and the football stadium is directly across from Deadmans curve

[@doherty2jz845]

Always look forward to the Orwell vids.

[@PlumberD]

Hey Steve I know these videos are out of sequence of a timeline…but I hope your mum and dad are doing good… I also know I love Orwell’s singing voice…it’s so calming and perfect…but man I really do enjoy listening to your stories and stuff so please keep on trucking brother!!!

[@tedh7521]

The SF 49ers is reference to a gold Miner you were partly right instead of cole it is gold

[@Nightsider-xr5lx]

Football stadium is right off of SR2 going west bound just past deadmans curve in downtown Cleveland. Its right off the highway and right off the lake.

[@jerryplante4239]

Everyone of us that has had to pull ourselves out of the gutter has little sympathy for those that refuse to do the same.

[@truthseeker2321]

Unfortunately, drugs and alcohol play a big part in that.

[@michaeldalzell6670]

Continued prayers for Ur dad, hope he’s doin much better

[@discoveryman59]

You are NOT heartless! Sorry these people have way to much available to them. We need to go back in time where if you didn't work, you didn't EAT!! Sorry, but society today is WAY to soft! I'm retied now but I NEVER took a handout in my life, and never will. I would starve before I took anything FREE! Good on you bud! praying for you and your mom and dad! If we had more people like you, the world would be just fine.... Also I have to admit your driving is absolutely pristine as compared to other big rig drivers! you hold an amazing line! You are a skilled professional, there are very few of your kind around today! Cheers bud!! You are a REAL PRO!! PS: Orwell sounds AMAZING!!! I would be honored to have my freight hauled by you!

[@chuckyf-u2395]

Totally agree with you about his driving... most drivers today don't realize that using your turn signals is a part of being a professional, like Steve. I ALWAYS use my signals and not expect other drivers to have to guess what I'm doing

[@klankzion5345]

Old school trucker showed myself how to make homemade bug remover windshield washer fluid, one gallon jug of cheapo washer fluid, few capfulls of dawn ultra, carefully swish it around or tip one end of jug to other end a few times to get it blended together but not sudz it up👍😊

[@Michael-z2v5j]

Sir I have been there. I mean we all go though things in life that aren't pleasant, but we have to pray and ask the lord to guide you though the hard and difficult times in our life and a lot of times it could be the situation that your in, but you pulled yourself out of that situation and that makes you appreciate the things that you do have and the things that made you who you are, don't let material things change you, you remind me a lot of my father when he was living, be safe out there mike from Mississippi, I'm glad to see that your father is getting stronger, god bless you.❤

[@chadha1412]

I was homeless for 2 years while I was running a small business. I didn't make enough money to afford a place to live so I had to live up in the loft of my shop. Embarrassing when customers suspect your living there.

[@davidvogel6359]

well if you were providing a service they needed it was not their business where you were living. glad you are doing better and moving on with your life. you are the only one who knows how best to spend your time and money. I don't appreciate anyone spending my money. advice I can always use but demands no.

[@timmieclark9976]

Browns were named after ther first coach. Paul Brown.

[@Dennis-bj9cj]

Glad that your back

[@leonardbobjack7937]

I was homeless too, 3mos. but keep working , got a apt.

[@keithgoldberg8441]

I always enjoy your content. Regarding the homeless, everyday I see a couple ( boyfriend and girlfriend I think) panhandling outside the Lowes and Home Depot in Wallingford, Ct. (Some days one of them is at the highway exit) and though I feel bad for anyone in that situation and do not wish on anyone, I also question it. I know so many businesses that are looking for workers, and know they both could find something. But they continue each day, li!e the guy living in his car and sleeping on that table.

[@JohnHallgren]

That couple is probably making more that way than at a real job, as I have seen cases where ones like that drive away in a nice car…

[@ItsTheCostanza]

Best way prevent homelessness. Stay single and downsize

[@michaelsorrentino9279]

The reason why I live in a warehouse and single with all my tools toys & Harleys. Works for me!

[@chuckyf-u2395]

The best way to prevent being homeless is to not have kids 😮

[@bobstedman5232]

Great content. It is the management fault for not stepping up and saying something to the people sleeping. I think sometimes they are afraid hurting their feelings or of retaliation.

[@christopherpope2283]

Keep on Trucking

[@tommyhayworth887]

Steve good to see trucking again hope your MOM & DAD are doing well and hope you and JEN are doing well also be safe and get-ur-done.

[@eharris3021]

Steve, I love the channel but there is a serious difference between having options and having nothing. No camper, no shop, no car to sleep in, no idea when you last ate or where your next meal is coming from. The Doors (and a host of blues/country artist) said it best, "been down so GD long that it looks up to me...". That's homeless and it takes more than bad choices to land there. There are crooks and scammers out there faking the homeless thing but there are so many out there who don't even know they're lost. We should count our blessings and be thankful. ...because real despair is never more than a couple of steps away.

[@larrybrowning]

Hey how is your dad doing these days but have fun. Like your videos and thanks for your service in the trucking world.

[@edwardwilliams9874]

Good evening Steve

[@robertbradford7892]

I know where you're coming from, I watched a couple panhandling at Walmart then get into their VW convertible and drive off. Some are just grifters... SMH

[@marca.w.7237]

Thx for your honesty. I've faced the bottom of life after my family ended up with me in bound in a depression. You have to know the bottom to enjoy every small achievement. Hope, your dad is getting well soon, that you can free your mind to do some amazing jobs! Greetings from Germany.

[@ridethroughlifertl]

I was "home-less" at a point while I was in college. It was most couch surfing between having a lease somewhere. I still had a part time job working for the school, and I never missed a single day of class. Still stressful though.

[@mikebonnett7730]

I agree with you I don’t like rain x on the windshield but on the side windows and the mirrors it is great. I didn’t believe it worked for a long time back in the 80’s until a friend I went to school with who worked for the same company as me talked me into letting him put it on half of each mirror and the next rain I ran into I couldn’t believe the difference the half that he didn’t put it on I could only see the headlights of the vehicles coming up from behind me and the half he put it on I could see the vehicles clear enough too see what color they were

[@dennisbelles9236]

I agree Steve. That ramp onto 90 may not have been a hard curve, but as us veteran drivers know, they are all hard turns if your going too fast. Just like hills, you only go down them too fast once.

[@Andrew-ep4kw]

According to some sources, the Browns are named after a particular coach, Paul E. Brown, that gave them a bunch of winning seasons as well as innovating things like filming the games to learn, adding facemasks to the helmets and such.

[@HyperActive7]

The Browns were the original Saint Louis Browns who relocated to Cleveland after Saint Louis didn't want the team anymore and then they became the Ravens when the Mayor of Cleveland wouldn't give Model a new stadium, so he moved the team out in the middle of the night just like the Baltimore Colts did to Indy and the irony of it was that had Model gotten his new stadium, Brain Belicheck would have ended up being the head coach who would have guided them to a Superbowl title instead of in Baltimore.

[@chuckyf-u2395]

​@@HyperActive7doesn't the Browns owner also owns Pilot/Flying J 🤔

[@HyperActive7]

@@chuckyf-u2395 Used to, don't know if he still does and we're talking about the new owner of the Browns who has done a lack luster job at best at making them relevant. The Browns I always remember are the Browns of the days when I was growing up who really made anyone they faced work for their points and it was pretty unbelievable in all of those years that they made the playoffs but never made the Superbowl because they had all the famous players of the eighties including Bernie Kosar who never got a superbowl title in his career even though he was one of the best QBs the original Browns ever had and who was responsible in part for bringing the new franchise Browns back to Cleveland.

[@dan-fr9dn]

Hey Steve , in Illinois you can run the left lane on 294 . State cops don't care anymore.....

[@shawnmcnutt1902]

Not a Brown's fan but here is how the clowns got their name: The team, named after its first coach, Paul E. Brown, played in the newly formed All-American Football Conference in 1946-49, winning all 4 conference titles. The Browns joined the National Football League in 1950. Love your channel

[@HyperActive7]

Actually, Squealer fan, the Browns already had a name when they came from Saint Louis and they didn't want to change the name once they brought on Paul E Brown.

[@randallbyrd2458]

I learned the lower door mirror on the interstate is your best friend

[@wilfredsexton2823]

Missed you Steve hope your Parents are doing much better great to see Orwell back in action watch out for the idiots man

[@MarshallHollar]

I hope your Mom and Dad are doing good and it’s good to see your videos again.Thanks

[@gtnoslp]

Thanks for the ride Steve, nice to get out of the house once in awhile!!

[@motivepower1]

Good to see you back out on the Big Road,Steve. Blessings from Michigan.

[@richardhoneywell7411]

Great video Steve really enjoy all the different camera angles and your commentary and the music. Looking forward to your next video stay safe Steve.

[@MrWdh973]

Not sure if all QTs are the same or not, but most down south have a sign somewhere on the building showing "safe place"

[@user-zv6qp6en7t]

Did your truck used to have an airfoil? I saw the metal frame on top of your cab and wondered.

[@fsctrucking]

Yes. Long before I owned it.

[@shreddder999]

8:30 There come my titanium plated nail clippers!

[@michaelsorrentino9279]

Truly sorry for your loss Steve. I know the feeling from the loss of my Dad.🙏

[@jamesmusser6160]

Steve, 1 thing I wish you would do is state where you are when you change roads. Eg. What was the $34 charge for. It seemed like you went through 3 or 4 toll booths before we got to see the $34 charge pop up. I thought virtually all places were on ezpazz by now. I haven't had to deal with a ticket for years it seems. Enjoy your videos. Hope your family issues have improved.

[@markjurgensmeyer3683]

The Browns were founded in 1946 and, as the result of a fan contest to choose their moniker, were named after their first head coach, Paul Brown, who was already a popular figure in Ohio, having coached the Ohio State University to a national collegiate football championship.

[@EdmondBouchard-sy3ml]

Hay Steve I hope everyone is doing good thanks for the video.

[@DonSpoerke]

The Browns are named after their original coach and co-founder, Paul Brown.

[@randallbyrd2458]

Very good thank you for sharing

[@h.h.legacydiesel6724]

Thanks Big Man,love the evening driving!😮

[@superseries7007]

35:27... Sweet Buick.

[@raywilson800]

Best thing l ever found for them old bugs that are stuck on is Cleando foamy window cleaner and the top off your windsheild washer fluid jug❤l lived in my 359 Peterbilt for 6 months one time. 40" set in sleeper 😂l hear you allergies are back. Dont forget to do your meds

[@joebarnaskas]

nice to see your back

[@jamiecorley1700]

The 49ner's are from the California Gold Rush

[@user-uq7sv1oj3q]

Stay safe Steve 👍

[@justinmcclanahan6036]

That old jeep is either a CJ-5 or the wrangler

[@pistolchamp5000]

On another note, Orwell sounds amazing with good headphones!!!

[@HyperActive7]

Being homeless should be a wakeup call for anyone who ends up there, so it is astounding to me why some of these people refuse to better their situation like it is the last stop for the rest of their life. As long as you can breathe and move, you should be trying to better your situation, but on the flipside, it's sad to see our country devolving to this point where the homeless are allowed to run rough shot in a business establishment which shows you that our country is using its priorities in a wrong way if we even have to think about being homeless and reduced to sleeping on whatever we can find out of the elements.

[@timbullins6852]

Keep on trucking 👍

[@davidbreman2494]

Believe it or not Steve QT is the only fuel stop that I can think of it's happening alot at most of them also Murphy USA has the same problem only the homeless walk around the fuel pumps begging its gotten bad everywhere

[@bradmyers3327]

Hey Steve……. Don’t cuss me out. Do you have any more upgrades planned for Orwell over the winter????

[@stevek3036]

Great content as always - I really liked the music on this one as well

[@Hairie-xz7nq]

Good job steve

[@ridethroughlifertl]

32:23 I drove a Jeep Wrangler year-round for a while that had a hard top, but no glass at all except the windshield. It was rough sometimes. lol

[@philliptennis3537]

Great video Steve

[@robrtytavernia6980]

I love to watch your trips I get to see places II will get to see,ROBERT in OK.

[@carldrexler7883]

How about Rainx on your forward facing outside camera?

[@clarencew.brooks1.1.1.4]

All the awesome shots makes for some great videos, some are just beautiful. I know you're not smokyand the bandit, just think it would be neat to get a shot of the front wheel as you're going up the road, I guess just a crazy twerk but I still think it would be neat. So what about a dirty rim, it doesn't make you and it doesn't break you. All my uncle's trucks had dirty rim, didn't stop him from making plenty of money!!

[@shreddder999]

34:59 Paul Brown.

[@ralan350]

The sad part is there’s folks who would blame you for the car hitting the cones and say you should’ve slammed on your brakes and let them in….I’m not one of them but there are people like that out there

[@jdgvee9313]

It should be called Quick-R-Trip now cuz no one wants to stay long 😂

[@wyatt12358]

I TTHINK THE KWIK TRIP IN EAU CLAIRE, WI. MIGHT BE GETTING A LITTLE THAT WAY. OTHERWISE I LIKE MOST KWIK TRIPS.

[@thomasdragosr.841]

...living in the car at Kwik Trip and begging for food when there are help wanted signs all over town...

[@casualtrucker]

👍👍

[@alexrademeyer]

100% correct. Dont wait for handouts. Go find a job.

[@slooo9]

Glad to hear all is well with your family.... Cleveland Browns were named after their first head coach an co founder Paul Brown...

[@leonardmsl68]

Another good video. Drive safe out there. Question: Would you ever think about getting an ez pass for Orwell

[@carlbernard4197]

5-0 can use the EZ-Pass to follow where you went and can give you issues on that data. 😊

[@brandoncherry1651]

Green jug bug juice I found is best

[@paulmanssen5616]

I love eating kwik trip food.

[@jeffgerber9309]

The Cleveland Browns are named after their first head coach Paul Brown.

[@muddpuppy1964]

The browns got their name from their first head coach Paul brown

[@gusjones9388]

Maybe that guy sleeping in QT "IS THE MANAGER"?

[@carldrexler7883]

Browns were named after Paul Brown the original owner

[@DD-bn2mx]

need to wash that windshield for the viewers, please

[@jamesbeaver573]

Please don't put music over the sound of that cat!!! Love the way he purrs.

[@Philip-wz3ow]

The Cleveland Browns got there name after a football coach named Paul Brown. So now you know lol.

[@philipmichel215]

What is a Brown? Well Paul Brown was the 1st head coach, so the players were called Browns

[@Marco-rf8nr]

Give me the current for you to buy the guy a cup of coffee

[@aronyak1]

A "brown" is a guy named Paul.

[@coryhoover01]

You don’t have an I pass for so you don’t have to stop at the gates?

[@jameslovitt994]

I miss OTR, I made the choice to not take care of my health, brain stem stroke in my sleep at 48 ended that.

[@ridhobaihaqi144]

Can you make it 60 fps in next video?

[@chuckyf-u2395]

Like you, I don't get "the Browns" but I also don't know what cheese have to do with Green Bay being known for meat packing plants 🤔 Why do people driving campers can never stay in their lane 🤔 always drifting into your lane when passing them 😡😡

[@kapekodbob]

Throw the bread out for the birds and just eat the meat .. The white just is not good for you. So you call the time you were living out of the RV your homeless years. I suppose NO ONE passing by would think you had no home to go to. Maybe they did. Maybe they thought , " Why doesn't that guy get a place ! He's living out of his RV that is not a RV park." G"Guess he made some wrong choices" Do you see how that works ? People make choices , and some people form opinions without knowing the full story some good, some not so good. The fact that that guy is sleeping on a benchshow's me that the city or township is not helping him. Proably will force him to move on. I can see that him being there and taking up space would probably cause a family not to stay and have a break with him there. Another family, perhaps one with some compassion would ask him if he needed anything. Like water or a meal, or pay for a shower at a truck stop. It is sad that there are so many homeless in the USA.. I am a proud veteran of the USN , and of the Viet Nam era and also disabled. I have felt the same way you do now but as I get to pushing 80 years old I have become more passionate. Perhaps you will also. I now will give a homeless or down on his luck person a donation and of course to other groups as well. Not all are able to pull themselves up by their bootstraps as you have. Keep on trucking,

[@carlbernard4197]

Exactly 💯 agree on this.

[@sykemannon8651]

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah! WoW😮

[@DD-bn2mx]

sorry, didn't tune in for you story

[@Dball10-4]

I am homeless. Rates are so shitty I have to live in my day cab!

[@fsctrucking]

Time to haul something or someplace else.

[@jasonmcdonaldhandmade7900]

We’re all homeless. Just stop paying your property tax and see what happens.

[@fsctrucking]

Facts