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

[@rimple1158]

"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]

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

[@ssjwes]

He died, RIP.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

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

[@liamc7097]

I would say tolerable is a better word.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

@@liamc7097 I concur.

[@UnimpressedGoose]

“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]

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]

Respect

[@UnimpressedGoose]

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

[@UnimpressedGoose]

Marie Ferguson thank you so much

[@UnimpressedGoose]

ThatsJustEric thanks bro✊

[@diannh2894]

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

[@kymitchell777]

Jeff myrick uh how do you know? lmao

[@karineehello]

diann h not really

[@Lamentations...Repentance]

You ah survivor kid

[@warshipsatin8764]

quitting is easier when you dont have a choice

[@SK22000]

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

[@operatorunknown3055]

I want to be forgotten.

[@0clu4]

@@operatorunknown3055 then go be homeless??

[@sel615]

@@0clu4 dang

[@0clu4]

@James Sure you do know i dont care?

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

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.

[@theow95]

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]

You are her step father and boyfriend???

[@gretathuumberg]

@@nicholasberggren4635 SWEET HOME ALABAMA

[@theow95]

@@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]

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

[@KingTheGermanShepherd]

@@theow95 lmfao....

[@seandonoghue2347]

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]

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

[@someperson2500]

Sean Donoghue it’s a warning for sure

[@someperson2500]

ITHEREONETHATHASNT whAT

[@Thunderdome76]

yeah like my shitty job

[@raimarulightning]

I really want to incorporate that into a book, somehow

[@MrFlyersfan28]

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

[@dontreadtoomuchintomycomment]

Counterfeit.

[@darontaymcclendon9936]

Foogazia it

[@simpleways2506]

@@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]

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

[@Wheresmy240]

@@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]

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

[@Legend-nl4vy]

lol

[@notreallysure4575]

@@Legend-nl4vy no way... its legend 27

[@Legend-nl4vy]

@@notreallysure4575 Why are you not so sure?

[@brandonfinley5799]

and he self snitched lol

[@mommy_milkers703]

Blue Face these guys are the old ninja people

[@CleoPhoenixRT]

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

[@monicaortiz7331]

😆

[@leshagayle5991]

Lol 😂

[@chaynecotharn6886]

bro i swear nothing more would scare me but spiders😂😂😂

[@DJ-CBZ]

Not to mention the risk of flooding lack of hot food and sanitary toilets

[@showmegod5376]

lol

[@DreamBird1]

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

[@elliott1121]

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

[@theboyscout0156]

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

[@matthewosterman9030]

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

[@angelofdeath275]

And rickets

[@mikesimmons3876]

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

[@Jerrit420]

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

[@adamturner2836]

😂😂😂😂

[@tonyamccalvin-perez2949]

Lol heroin brother

[@karencarney7595]

@@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]

Adam Turner 😂😂😂

[@LonelyTigerGrowl]

AHA!!

[@MelancoliaI]

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

[@kylevebar3909]

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

[@RickyIcecubes]

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

[@Xnothen]

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

[@matthewmaldonado9756]

lmao

[@itstheotherwhitemeat]

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.

[@tylerkeller8869]

“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]

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

[@fiddlesticksbessette398]

just like prison,you make the best of it.

[@busterbiloxi3833]

Including hard labour in prison. man!

[@calum1495]

What was your process for overcoming homelessness?

[@americanmilitiaman88]

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

[@DkpProductions]

I was good until i heard spiders sized like baseball

[@DanKirchner5150]

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

[@VashTheDamnFiend]

Dee Kay lol that’s almost more terrifying

[@igotit1sec966]

That's the meth talking

[@dantevanburen1063]

exactly lmao

[@Patrick.Weightman]

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.

[@tartar3198]

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.

[@brodhax6148]

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]

Have a match box with you at all times

[@brodhax6148]

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

[@steven189111]

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

[@wxedsanddokx]

Must have happened at least once

[@BeeSlashSlash]

Just have a pack of stickers

[@awar-bb5ru]

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

[@mrp9023]

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]

And gambling.

[@madsleonardholvik3040]

@@mrp9023 Well said.

[@zuberrydaniels6033]

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

[@ms.anonymousinformer242]

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

[@GTFOPoetry]

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.

[@unitor699industries]

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

[@dirhido9665]

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

[@eejay3888]

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

[@axisgalaxis]

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]

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

[@michaelskoomamacher5652]

michael carlock spotted the junkie

[@petepete8862]

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

[@Lesstalkingmoredoing]

IKR

[@obscuredenigma8361]

Pete &Pete 😂😂😂

[@smoothearl8035]

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]

Smooth Earl tf is that

[@smoothearl8035]

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)!

[@glennbrymer4065]

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.

[@gordonramsayismycousin4459]

Glenn Brymer why didn’t he go live with her?

[@Yomommastinky]

Saskatchewan . Maybe was a drug addict

[@o0LoveLove0o]

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

[@yellowblanka6058]

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.

[@thebunghole9583]

Tunnel Snakes rule

[@EUFORIK5MOK3]

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

[@vvghjjh45]

I'm Confused ...

[@ericperez9022]

Vault Dweller

[@nonskiwun]

Yo. Unlimited wins for you sir.

[@mdub3182]

Win

[@shiroshika1]

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]

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

[@I_C-y]

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

[@customfittedinc]

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

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

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

[@sueezze7432]

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

[@Hey_its_Koda]

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]

They're nice creatures.

[@angry_zergling]

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

[@davidrobot7818]

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

[@notinterested8452]

Light it up.

[@BayouChamps]

Do we though?

[@notinterested8452]

With flamethrowers.

[@boobam3648]

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]

boobam keep shining a light into the darkness.

[@osivot]

Did The Guardian just scoop Vice?

[@coolguyyyyy37]

Yes

[@unclejesse2506]

// osivot vice sucks

[@NikoNoxious]

hahaha

[@dinbesut8875]

Vice sucks now.

[@dinbesut8875]

Toob247 Toob247 true. Not many people can fight the temptation of money.

[@ehrlichezeilen83]

I will never complain about my life again

[@anthonyc4138]

@J Ancel lol

[@karineehello]

Ehrliche Zeilen how long did that last?

[@b00fpaccc]

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

[@markchristiansantiago8620]

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

[@TheExpressionless1]

>maymay arrows on YT

[@LetsGoGetThem]

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

[@ApachePieman]

@@TheExpressionless1 Old habits die hard mate...

[@Moishel_Mitnyk]

So its literally the thorn from Fallout New Vegas

[@drakep.5857]

Yeah

[@cmiller1515]

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]

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

[@christielee764]

@@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]

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.

[@vincegredo]

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]

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

[@dreamvillain8815]

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

[@KindredGh0st]

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

[@neoneherefrom5836]

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

[@diskokulan4206]

You have computers and internet down there aswell?

[@giavalentina3959]

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

[@KeyboardBuster]

Giva, not Canadian life.

[@UnLugubreEquivoco]

I'm glad this guy is better now.

[@P.Jlive2024]

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

[@kingsiah5103]

My life long dream, to live like a ninja turtle

[@InResponseOutreach]

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]

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.

[@OGYouTubeEnjoyer]

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

[@PenusDrippings]

All of them are poker stars of the 90s

[@erdemyalcin99]

are you for real ?

[@salvadorpalmerin2875]

Lmaoo

[@appscammers7316]

🤣🤣🤣

[@MrBeatenpath]

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

[@PanamaDreams]

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]

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

[@fauxti]

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

[@blazedandconfused477]

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

[@nickloves7279]

Lol

[@commenteroftruth9790]

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]

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]

@@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?

[@caitcasali3207]

This is heartbreaking

[@Hammett175]

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

[@happytrailsgaming]

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

[@david712]

Yaboy there's a good book called beneath the neon

[@TheCynicalDude_]

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

[@bull1234]

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

[@fiddlesticksbessette398]

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

[@thetoecurler6852]

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

[@benapfel8792]

@@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)

[@grahamallen934]

Sad life...but keep safe men

[@doccu]

Graham Allen seems better then mine.

[@grahamallen934]

doccu stay strong...

[@doccu]

Graham Allen thx man.

[@grahamallen934]

doccu 👍

[@grahamallen934]

Eddie Hernandez why is that..Eddie

[@Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang]

Stay clean brother. Much love

[@kidsinlowplaces5054]

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

[@chorinu7609]

@@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]

@@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

[@cinnamndollx]

😂😂

[@Mas-ek3ub]

Be careful of feral ghouls

[@europianbob]

Mas haha how do yiu know your not one? :)

[@spontaneousbootay]

They are the ghouls.

[@ZacharyBoyko]

Andre Gualberto 😭😭😭

[@kristypolymath1359]

Going off to play Fallout 4

[@moonfall1555]

Alghouls are scarier

[@michaelgiannes]

Mad respect Paul, Keep fighting the good fight!

[@adamcallahan242]

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

[@validatemyexistence4602]

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

[@Alex-ln9on]

Lol

[@ByGraceIGo]

Vitamin* D.😎

[@validatemyexistence4602]

@@ByGraceIGo the irony "edited"

[@mosshivenetwork117]

Emotional and powerful.

[@GIguy]

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?

[@francisa751]

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]

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

[@Δημήτρης-θ7θ]

Out of sight, out of mind.

[@mylifefortheoldfish]

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

[@ayzoid9980]

Because it illegal not to give the government money

[@theofficialsamoanstoner7192]

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

[@johnny970]

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

[@itstheotherwhitemeat]

they are flood drains not sewage. so it wont get to anyone.

[@wlkbeastmode-issiap.346]

Christopher Morrissey lol

[@1joshjosh1]

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

[@cory3100]

Who said it wasn't?

[@dionjaywoollaston1349]

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]

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

[@chadlockhart5386]

They might just see rats that big down there?!

[@1joshjosh1]

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

[@hovno342]

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

[@omahajoe5421]

cannot imagine withdrawals down there....

[@chasewellmon8910]

Word

[@tamiller81]

I know, right?! Must be awesome!

[@CourtayMichele]

Omaha Joe RIGHT that’s all I could think about

[@tucoramirez6726]

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

[@CourtayMichele]

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

[@luke666808g]

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

[@SolarSailor1967]

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.

[@michaelb9940]

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

[@birchsongsltd.6831]

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

[@IceColdProfessional]

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

[@ll-nu6zx]

🤣

[@RubenGomez-kd9cb]

Hahahahaha yes.

[@jblasutavario9549]

Leave my Prius alone 😠

[@Dj_RK_BFD]

Yesss 😂😂😂

[@oneness319]

I wish best to whoever lives the life he wants.

[@sleeplessaquarius]

💯‼️🥰

[@Jesus_Is_King_of_Kings7777]

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.

[@dannybailey2882]

Go Paul. Love from Canada !!

[@ginb981]

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!

[@cattleNhay]

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

[@zoesdada8923]

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.

[@Kapitein_Tug]

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

[@nicolelush6980]

This was an excellent piece.

[@JLHIBLER]

Great story. Good for you brother. Stay strong.

[@fupawaddlelynnreid3400]

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.

[@charlesa.7501]

Hello 👋

[@ddesimone9912]

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

[@AttilatheThrilla]

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

[@jakesweet1000]

you obviously dont live around spiders

[@jonmacdonald5345]

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

[@TAxPHOXX]

These tunnels actually stay warmer in the winter and cool in the summer. As a kid my friends and I would go on runs through the tunnels in the middle of summer when it was 115 degrees out and closer to 75 in the tunnels. Lots of cool graffiti, bats, a few bugs. Never ran into any homeless people but we would only go for about 2 miles and end up popping out at some random place. In hindsight it is pretty dangerous but if you go on a clear day with no chance of rain then the mystery and adventure of the tunnels is very alluring.

[@kurtlangberg6143]

This is so surreal.

[@yasielpuig9991]

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.

[@Ethe_rrealm]

Us- by Jordan peelle

[@TheUbersuperman]

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

[@jovanalayon9749]

Or drugs

[@dillonwalker3359]

And ruin the forest?

[@noneyajdub]

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

[@SuperSoulForge]

Na those county mounties would round then up real quick!

[@ilovecodemonkeys]

Literal allegory of the cave but about drug abuse Damn

[@Trust_Me]

Pretty sophisticated with the batteries and everything

[@Kyanzes]

"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.

[@1ND1V1DUAL1ST]

Damn, Demolition man came true.

[@matthewh2839]

marine6889 I was waiting to see Sylvester Stallone eating a rat Burger haha

[@trojanwood]

Can I treat you to a lovely dinner at, Taco Bell? Lol

[@KSava]

Demolition Man is 100% came true

[@presidentnotsure3273]

Next is Idiocracy

[@LIT70]

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.

[@takeadayofff]

That's where I'm going next time I'm in Vegas!

[@luther4094]

These people would be valuable in a post apocalyptic world.

[@NextLevelEntertainment]

Only to now be remembered forever ...

[@boobyscoo8059]

This is where I belong.

[@smc1942]

Michelle Theis ; Me too

[@cuzimaluzer777]

Michelle Theis Down in a hole and I don't know if I can be saved See my heart I decorate it like a grave You don't understand who they thought I was supposed to be Look at me now a man Who won't let himself be Down in a hole, feelin' so small Down in a hole, losin' my soul I'd like to fly, but my wings have been so denied

[@cuzimaluzer777]

country Mac NO way, REALLY?

[@boobyscoo8059]

Jeremy Diaz good, then I can spread my HIV.

[@Connief1990]

Michelle Theis No.

[@Aprille999]

this can lead to insanity

[@teddythickness7734]

Im pretty sure sitting in an overpriced apartment and going to some lifeless job every day also leads to insanity. Trust me im there haha

[@benzobrimzs]

So can lots of things.

[@kisa4748]

So can normal life lol

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Get a job u catfish

[@E-Z-E]

@ because they don't worry or think about what others do or are.

[@kromm-li7ek]

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

[@blackhand8299]

Lol what? Make yourself believe that mate

[@guh3805]

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

[@Cybernaut551]

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

[@mikewallace5506]

It sounds like an An honest person who's just down on there luck nowhere to go please help this person