Seattle Stories - Palmer follow up, his last days living on the streets.

[@shirk_slayer]

I was homeless on/off in Seattle 2009 to 2018. Literally hell on earth. Alhamdulillah, I am clean now and housed, a family man now and about to graduate with a degree in addiction studies.

[@JamesSmith-c9f]

"Clean now" So you were just a fuck up and I clearly don't have to give a shit about anyone like you I see in the street?

[@kcsnipes]

love to read it! brother, how did you come to be homeless ?

[@shirk_slayer]

@@kcsnipes Heroin and Xanax addiction

[@pennybergmen8933]

Congratulations! Good choices! Happiness always!

[@RP-ez2jm]

Well done ❤ I just moved away. It was so heart wrenching to see.

[@adrianaortiz976]

I was homeless since march and I just got a studio a month ago! I was sleeping in my car and staying in hotels, fell asleep hungry lots of times, it’s difficult and sad, I don’t wish it on anyone. Don’t be ungrateful for what you have and never ever take anyone and anything for granted!

[@Morales99w]

I was in Seattle for new years 2024(from Portland).. following morning we woke up from our hotel, took some food that was served. Took a walks in the morning, early… around 7am. Found this guy going in the dumpster drinking a little of what was left of a coffee cup. We talked for about 5 minutes as I gave him the croissants and whatever we had taken. Guy was so grateful. He shared a bit of his story. He was super respectful I really hope he’s alright right now 💯

[@Morales99w]

Oh yeah I also gave him a tall can of beer I had from the night before 😅

[@Morales99w]

Oh yeah I also gave him a tall can of beer I had from the night before 😅

[@Gooday-2U-376]

This man APPRECIATES Everything.... 💞

[@mauricekiner1835]

Blessings Palmer, I was homeless in Seattle, but I stayed strong and now have my own apartment. Keep safe, and I know you will make it.

[@trissloan2340]

Very articulate and intelligent person. Probably the best I have seen on ALL of KZbin. A big difference is he is not addicted to hard illegal drugs. Noticed that Bipolar people are gifted with a high degree of intelligence or creativity.

[@PDogB]

I have a family member who is Bipolar. She is housed, in a long term relationship and able to hold a job.

[@hosichasi]

How about a high degree of tool handling. You'd be surprised how much mental illness evaporates with pride of daily shift. Job satisfaction , achievement is the main equation to a self sufficient citizen Tree planting is the same as sleeping rough except you're planting between sleeps and the forest replaces the city. We need maximum # of able bodied citizens to build and maintain our contemporary civilization. Its a shame this man has joined the ranks of the vulnerable and helpless. The elderly, the babies, children and youthe and of course the physically enfeebled ...they are the ones who need the young strong ablebodied to work.

[@LeeAnnCarlsted-uy1fr]

I am a social worker and a family therapist. And even though I am supposed to go along with all the labels they put on children and adults, I don’t like them. Maybe doctors feel like they have to have labels for people who are taking medication‘s? But often times the medication‘s prescribed don’t often work. This is so frustrating for the person. If someone were to tell me I was bipolar, what does that really mean? You could have 30 people standing in a row who all believe or have been told they have bipolar disorder but each one of their lives and their circumstances and their behaviors and their thoughts are all different. Does that mean they are on the “spectrum” of bipolarness? Palmer made a comment that he is doing better now that he’s back on his medication‘s. So this is great! Because this means that his medication‘s are helping him. But I know so many people wear medication‘s are not helping them at all? In fact they are making them feel worse, more depressed, and even Suicidal. Statistically, 5 to 10% of the population do not receive any help from medication‘s or talk therapy. What are these people to do? And if this is you, and you are homeless on top of it! Whew! What a sad and lonely and isolated life they are leading. I absolutely do pray for these people so much, but I know that in reality they need help. I’m just not sure what that help is? And I’m not so sure that anyone else does either. All I know is that my heart breaks for them, and I know that they do not want to live like that. No way. I’ve heard people say that they wanna live like that. What a bunch of bullshit. The people that say that have no compassion and they have no empathy for another human being. If I was a fairy godmother, I would take my wand and wipe out homelessness and drug addiction. Stay safe everyone out there….

[@rowdyraeadventures]

Thank you for doing your part to keep Seattle clean Palmer! ❤

[@kathleens.laroche754]

Palmer, I'm so happy for you that you've got a place! You have so much going for you and so much to offer based on your personal experience. I have to admit that I got a an attitude adjustment I didn't even realize I needed by listening to you. Keep up the good work! 👏🏼👏🏼

[@thereclusemongoose]

I feel this and share like experiences. Thanks for sharing this.

[@Meshellmabell]

Realistically, this guy is set for success m i admire his honesty and the joy in his heart is unmatched. ❤

[@bluewolfwalking]

I just stumbled onto this you tube post and was very taken by Palmer and his story. I was hoping for a link to his podcast in the “more” section, but didn’t find it. Best to you, Palmer!

[@chrisellely-portlandorreal9004]

I hope Palmer is doing better now! Wishing him the best of luck!!

[@Janetbringsawareness]

Way to go wanna see him housed please do an update please ❤

[@seattlestories]

Thank you for watching. There is an update, please see our channel for details. Thx!

[@joannedyer7206]

Wishing you comfort and happiness in your new home. 💙 Keep us posted on how you’re doing, Palmer.

[@chrisdillman4703]

I love this persons personality! I hope they are doing so much better now!

[@arthurcantrell1954]

Starts out behind Seattle community college wild. I never met so many homeless people in my life until coming to Seattle! God bless you on your journey. Anyone could end up homeless!.

[@ellinorglorioso2247]

Excellent story....thank you both for this interveiw. Tells the truth...bare bones truth.

[@ceciliaknoke8089]

Surviving to the extreme!! Love your video!

[@wandakitterman252]

I wish you well..❤❤❤❤...

[@CeeBreeze-e3n]

Libraries are life savers!

[@suechapman1974]

It is so good to hear some good news…I am happy for you❤️

[@Will-nr5ow]

Wishing you the best of luck.

[@kcsnipes]

is there a video where he shares his story how he got here ?

[@mikelee5122]

Tears of joy I have for you

[@danjirschele8532]

Amazing interview

[@seattlestories]

Thanks for watching!

[@poachedice]

@@seattlestories I had a case manager at a Tiny Home Village in Pierce County. I was unhoused working fulltime for 2 years (with a car), then housed because I found a very cheap rental myself for about 13 months (without a car), then unhoused 6 months, got into the tiny homes emergency shelter there for about 14 months and am now unhoused outside again. Was told I'd have sanitation supplies and case management. No. There is no one there who is skilled or trained to connect people to resources. The shelters are actually unheated, which I thought was odd for a charity who receives so much money and owns their own real estate. I still don't know how to navigate resources in WA or Pierce County. I call 211 and contact the resources they direct me to. It's lead to many dead ends (false hope), and in one case their false promises made my financial situation considerably worse! I'm considered "chronically unhoused". I've never been on a list for housing. I'm trying to save up for a car because living out of a car isn't bad if you're discrete and clean. My application for housing through a case manager was denied because I didn't have Apple Health, which I don't qualify for since I work fulltime. I don't even have hopes to do anything I used to think I was setting my future self up to do like travel, date, mortgage a house, retire. I just try to conceal from coworkers my situation, and arrive hygienic and positive at work and do well. This experience has made me lose faith in charities (I now feel like at least this one I was assigned to, takes federal and state money, but they don't help the people in need, I think they support themselves with the money). I learned DSHS doesn't consider student loan debt. So the demo. of first gen. students who took out predatory loans 15 years ago, DSHS will see you "have" the money in your budget, and won't allow you to have food stamps because student loans aren't a deduction. But a car and rent is a deduction. But I personally prioritize paying bills over food and transportation so I go often without food. I dropped a lot of weight. My feet/heals turn white at night from the cold I wake up with numb white heels. I developed malnutrition and anemia. There are lots of unhoused, fulltime working, college graduates who can't afford rent, can't get a housing voucher, can't get food stamps, can't get the ORCA card this person did get, so they walk and live the life of someone who didn't invest in themselves. It made me realize there isn't a social safety net unless you have a qualifier like: children, drug addiction, a criminal history.

[@criasunstaisun7825]

Palmer 💛 one-with-you-one-with-love-peace&strength - this will change soon🌲🐝 your equity is your birthright ✨

[@jeaninecalderon121]

good job

[@margaretsantiago7877]

Great advice. Hope you are well.

[@nerysbaiges4682]

Despite any issues he may have or had endured, HE IS A VERY WELL READ MAN. THANKS BECAUSE IT IS TRUE, SOME PEOPLE DO VOLUNTARILY GO HOMELESS FOR WHATEVER REASON. I was homeless on and off for 10 years due to circumstances beyond my control. At one point I, thru Divine Intervention and anger, started to see how and why people became homeless. I went through the entire spectrum of feelings: rage, anger, betrayed, ashamed, sad, hopeless, discouraged, etc... I finally got my SSDI and was able, thru Divine Intervention and Guidance, the light at the end of the tunnel. 😢 Sad Palmer that this has happened to you. But your pointers are well taken. I also kept my phone number because it was or is the number everyone had. Keep it up and hope things have turned completely around for you. God is always looking after those in need.

[@seattlestories]

Thx for your thoughts. Please watch Palmer's follow up story!

[@rogerrabbit5014]

I was homeless in 1972 at 16, hitchhiked from Michigan to Florida in Feb with a friend. We camped out and picked oranges and spent days on the beach in Daytona beach. Spent the next couple years floating around the country.

[@pammyras]

New subscriber 🙂👍🏽

[@Heike-b2m]

That’s awesome ❤

[@Gooday-2U-376]

This is so Reality.... 💞

[@anasvlogs6139]

Hope He can be able to work some day. I know mental illness can be hard but being able to feel li a productive member of society can help with depression

[@jeffreyerickson6766]

Good luck

[@Madronaxyz]

I want to hear his podcast and his Instagram page would be much appreciated.

[@poachedice]

I had a case manager at a Tiny Home Village in Pierce County. I was unhoused working fulltime for 2 years (with a car), then housed because I found a very cheap rental myself for about 13 months (without a car), then unhoused 6 months, got into the tiny homes emergency shelter there for about 14 months and am now unhoused outside again. Was told I'd have sanitation supplies and case management. No. There is no one there who is skilled or trained to connect people to resources. The shelters are actually unheated, which I thought was odd for a charity who receives so much money and owns their own real estate. I still don't know how to navigate resources in WA or Pierce County. I call 211 and contact the resources they direct me to. It's lead to many dead ends (false hope), and in one case their false promises made my financial situation considerably worse! I'm considered "chronically unhoused". I've never been on a list for housing. I'm trying to save up for a car because living out of a car isn't bad if you're discrete and clean. My application for housing through a case manager was denied because I didn't have Apple Health, which I don't qualify for since I work fulltime. I don't even have hopes to do anything I used to think I was setting my future self up to do like travel, date, mortgage a house, retire. I just try to conceal from coworkers my situation, and arrive hygienic and positive at work and do well. This experience has made me lose faith in charities (I now feel like at least this one I was assigned to, takes federal and state money, but they don't help the people in need, I think they support themselves with the money). I learned DSHS doesn't consider student loan debt. So the demo. of first gen. students who took out predatory loans 15 years ago, DSHS will see you "have" the money in your budget, and won't allow you to have food stamps because student loans aren't a deduction. But a car and rent is a deduction. But I personally prioritize paying bills over food and transportation so I go often without food. I dropped a lot of weight. My feet/heals turn white at night from the cold I wake up with numb white heels. I developed malnutrition and anemia. There are lots of unhoused, fulltime working, college graduates who can't afford rent, can't get a housing voucher, can't get food stamps, can't get the ORCA card this person did get, so they walk and live the life of someone who didn't invest in themselves. It made me realize there isn't a social safety net unless you have a qualifier like: children, drug addiction, a criminal history.

[@CMoore8539]

Thumbs Up 👍 and shared out!❤

[@TheAdventureMachine]

I see success right here. Good luck and Never Give Up!

[@WN_Byers]

Where do you see success 😂

[@TheAdventureMachine]

@ he is no longer homeless, no?

[@robertcook9264]

I would sure appreciate updates on your stories. Its like a cliffhanger, did he get in? Was there another road block? Is it what he hoped for?

[@b4tparodies526]

You got this Palmer!

[@AnnMarieHall-l6c]

I hope you find a home palmer God bless you ❤❤❤❤ every one deserves a little help

[@seattlestories]

Thanks for watching, see the follow up. Palmer is now housed and doing great!

[@saltysailor141]

Amen…God will watch over him… he cares for each and every soul that seeks Him!

[@ariannefowler455]

@@seattlestories I saw on his IG that people have not heard from him since early July. His last posts on all social media were around July 5th. Any update on him?

[@seattlestories]

@@ariannefowler455 Hello and thanks for reaching out. It is true Palmer is missing, we last texted July 12th and are still attempting to reach him.

[@a.garcia8086]

Very nice guy. I really like him and hes so smart. I feel like hes a good person

[@Peace20100]

You remind me of me bro. Make sure you eat very well , very healthy …. I was homeless and the thing that made me survive pretty well was not drinking or drugs , I made food my medicine and drug you could say .. But yeah now that you are housing just eat very healthy. It’ll keep you in really good shape and the great energy will keep you on the up and up

[@coasthome8356]

Brilliant video, very intelligent articulate man, with a great attitude.

[@louisecoulombe2854]

Hope to get a followup on Palmer! Hope all is going well for him.

[@seattlestories]

Thanks for watching and hope you saw the follow up!

[@annsaunders5768]

​@@seattlestories😮 where is the follow up, can you give a link to it?

[@pmireur04]

The Catholic Church does so much for the community; the largest provider of care in the world!

[@rootbox]

Palmer needs to be a counselor, an advocate or a city/state/country rep!. Excellent talk!!!!

[@sashanealand8315]

Homeless people in the USA are the only ones in the country reading books... its a sad country

[@9152001]

Wrong

[@thatcreepyxmastreeinyourat8950]

​@9152001 There's a kernel of truth to that. When I was homeless, I was a voracious reader, especially considering how much time I spent at the library. Now that I'm (thankfully) housed, I seem to never get the time..

[@GrammyTammy13]

I just Love You Palmer❤

[@treee4603]

Schools are being closed. There's a conversion right there. Make those into at least SORs that have a locking door so people are safe.

[@robinwest5427]

I can relate to everyone claiming they can help with housing and they really can't. I signed up with CEFA, had an in person interview where they asked me 1000 questions and then I waited. Everytime I called they said that this or that person who had children or some other issue was going to be bumped up ahead of me. Everytime. I was a single handicapped female with no kids who they treated like crap! I went round and round with them for over a year and every person I had ever dealt with no longer worked there and they knew nothing about my case. According to their 'system' which they assign by a stupid points system I wasn't disabled enough for them to help me. The system is so fucked up. And even more so in the last 5 years. I got lucky and a friend stepped up to get me permanent housing but without her I'd be where so many other people are right now. I really hope the housing came through for you and you don't ever have to deal with that again! Housing should be a right not a luxury!

[@22lyric]

It's nice and important for people to help others. And we should all help. But as far as being a RIGHT, SOMEONE has to pay for and administer helping the homeless. But it's not a RIGHT.

[@karlkidd1]

Crazy... I'm a long-time CA resident

[@Phoenix_flying]

This breaks my heart. Sharing. What happened to the American dream? B

[@isabellegarcia9205]

May god bless you with a job, and a home.never give up, it will get better.😊❤

[@Potato5115]

it was the state that helped him, not "god"

[@beverlyeisen7557]

Thanks Catholic Community Service..😊

[@TonyBussert]

Hey man, I'm unemployed out in Redmond in a house. Let know if you need a shower and laundry. I'll make dinner as well and send you off with food.

[@ruthreuter9813]

Very kind of you

[@JosephQuiogue]

This is reality when things hit rock bottom, I'm saying this, because I I've been there. And there's so many ways to get Resources, it's the time of process of housing from the county that takes more time. But for sure, you'll not starve, wash yourself, and enjoy the public libraries. And they have one of the best public transit system in America.

[@red-blondie]

Be safe man. Where is your family?😘

[@CL-qf4ff]

The solution to homelessness is housing! Thank you for saying that cause it’s really that simple. Also, thanks for giving your case manager some grace. They really do not tell us anything. They make us gatekeepers but do not let us hold any of the keys.

[@thatcreepyxmastreeinyourat8950]

Agreed 100%. I'm sick of people saying it's a mental health/drug crisis, as if people with such issues aren't deserving of a safe place to sleep.

[@lynnhardigree2806]

Wow, this guy is so smart. He cut through the constant rhetoric- It's housing, stupid! He shows that the homeless aren't all druggies. He is going to make it. How can he not?

[@travelsahead]

How do you know he isn't a drug addict? Most addicts are normal ppl. I'm wealthy and good looking ...and you would never know I have a drug problem.

[@sachagilley2315]

Yeah, I get what all these comments are saying, however - he has options beyond living on the street. There are so many programs here in seattle - Farestart, for one. Farestart will put him up in housing, give him a bus pass, feed him, and give him culinary training worthy of working in any five star restaurant here in Seattle. He wouldn't have to pay anything, other than just putting in the effort. Uplift Northwest will put him to work immediately. I mean, why is he going through all of this when he literally doesn't have to - unless he doesn't want to work...

[@stephanyhan3670]

if he was more transparent with how he became homeless, he could argue homelessness is a housing issue. Nobody kicked you out of your home before you defaulted on your payment more months on end.

[@kcsnipes]

did the interviewer ask? i was curious how he came to this situation

[@poachedice]

Landlords kicking people out for reasons other than unpaid rent is a big problem and is a real source of why some people become homeless. Examples: A family on SSDI has a landlord who doesn't raise their rent (because they are on a fixed income) then the property is inherited and they raise the rent, forcing the family into homelessness. In Pierce County on 6th near Jackson, a whole complex issued "No Cause Evictions" to all tenants so that they could remodel and charge more to new tenants. There's a senior long term living facility (Northgate?) that issued no cause evictions to all tenants in order to remodel...all those people pay rent and have no place to go, AND they're seniors who can't drive or work--will they find something the same cost, will there be vacancies. There're no rent increase caps in WA. I read in the news people are being forced into homelessness because their rent went up by $700 per month in King County. Now, I will say I've seen that people priced into homelessness are much more discrete, leave no trace, are more responsible than others who came into homelessness by other routes.

[@thatcreepyxmastreeinyourat8950]

​@@poachediceMy rent nearly tripled back in 2017, when the building in which I'd lived for over a decade was sold, leading to homelessness. Housing has become unattainable for many people.

[@archiehendricks6093]

That contact might have been using a ploy to tire you and others into frustrating you into leaving program. Now after complaining you showed your still hangin in ther. Good job

[@samchin3531]

Port you phone number to Google and you will never lose your phone number. Also you can check your messages with any desktop computer in the library if you happen to lose your mobile phone.

[@yanasosnovskaya864]

what an interesting person!

[@seattlestories]

Thanks for watching! He really is, part 3 coming soon.

[@CMoore8539]

@@seattlestories That’s great! I’m looking forward to it.

[@kcsnipes]

myman is way more disciplined than me ! i suppose he has to be

[@hosichasi]

What's stopping this young strong man from drywalling, house painting or tree planting. I' m a smaller female faced with similar challenge and I never slept rough, I worked and paid a slumlord.

[@OneMountainNine]

@@hosichasi Ask yourself why you have these questions. Young, strong, bigger than you and a male. He likes to read, words and the past are impotent. All words and stories are the past. Every building everything we see has a past and is present. The future holds some choice, we are human. We have the subconscious will to survive. Maybe he isn’t visibly “enfeebled”. Maybe you can’t see or tell. You assume it. You’re saying you’re better because you did what I think is a ridiculous job of tree planting is better while having to put up with a slumlord, I now assume. Everyone assumes and they project blame when they don’t know a personal story and their physical/mental pain. You’re judging him to what end? Even when I was 18 I’d never plant trees and I’ve done some brutal jobs. These days for me it’s far easier to use my brain than wash dishes or something like that. I used to like working outside. Then I found my purpose. Still it’s not a cakewalk and life’s not a party. Look in the mirror first. And as Taoism says - Be/do, judge later. By the time you look back you’re at a new echelon. - Life is all about hormones, feelings, perspectives and perception. We try to learn to love ourselves and others as unconditionally as possible and it’s always easier said than done!

[@hosichasi]

@@OneMountainNine Then live in a city without trees, live in a city where a story from the past takes precedence over harvest or managing garbage. Be neighbours with all the people whose unique tragedies are the reason they will never be obliged to work during their lives. The ones unable to let the pain stay in the past ,help them worship and polish it everyday to keep the pain thriving and fresh. Avoiding healing is underated. As is appreciating a set of functioning limbs and tolerable weather. I venture to note you are too judging me because you think I'm challenging the self proclaimed victim too severely. Are we about to find a standardized approach to calculate wither a non participating citizen has adequate misery , strife, grief, paralyzing guilt that the rest of humanity honours them by floating them. The hands of the grieved are not to be callused. The back of the miserable not to bend. The soul of the survivor shall never be shaken from slumber by an alarm clock beep. I did not judge my slumlord. I learned how to improve the property myself. I'm not quenched to complain and suffer the disadvantage of neglect. I taught the slumlord how to improve on a meagre budget. You'll find hormones, feelings, perspectives and perceptions on talk shows and dramas, in journals and songs. Life is about avoiding storms, maintaining health and cleanliness of body and nourishments. Procuring the needs first and wants second. Life is about being aware of dangers and fountains of abundance. Loving unconditionally means a myriad of things to the multitude. Love can be tough or soft and degrees between. Having Compassion and empathy towards the weaker is natural however is does not automatically generate forgiveness or ability to shoulder their existence at the expense of oneself.

[@tjp-re4du]

to all the lost souls out there. never fear the people who run this city will take care of you. yup

[@michelleleinonen-valdez1589]

I'm not condoning what he's doing however if the houseless were way more considerate like him a lot of us would be ok with it.

[@happychika9095]

Maybe if people in houses with money were less violent and more caring to the unhoused they would be more considerate to you...

[@BaBaYaga1999-p7u]

He seems like someone who theoretically could find work….? Regardless, I wish you well.

[@Potato5115]

yeah? did you even watch the video?

[@tommygamba170]

Do you know he's not even native here cuz he said CAP Hill

[@lindseytallent2855]

Maybe not Native, but I’ve been here since 2013 and that sounds normal to me?

[@cayman144]

Nobody says "The Hill" anymore. Becoming a long lost fact. Plus, the name doesn't make sense when the whole city has multiple hills.

[@MoparMomma]

What does it matter? I am native. Maybe things change and street language might have its own slang

[@BaBaYaga1999-p7u]

I live in Wallingford, but work on Cap Hill. We DO call it Cap Hill.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

Seattle homeless 2024 is not Seattle homeless 2014 much less 2004, I really wish people would understand that more.

[@frikkied2638]

This is interesting, but I have to admit I do have mixed feelings. I don’t know how I feel about subsidizing his clay stop motion animation hobby and duo lingo subscription with my taxes. I am happy that the taxes I pay from my well earned hard work can help people turn their lives around, but I hope it doesn’t just make people complacent and feel it’s ok to live from wellfare indefinitely.

[@archiehendricks6093]

Know this the world is infested with narcissists whom get jobs suppose to help mental, they are munipulators that’s narcissists ( npd) you have emotions because you lack information. Counselors trained in narcissistic personality Disorder can help you come out of mental fog . You are a person whom care. An empath thats you.

[@karlkidd1]

Crazy.. I'm just happy I don't have any ex- gfs that look like that

[@priceandpride]

WHY ON EARTH DO HOMELESS PEOPLE NOT GET EVERYTHING FREE AT GOODWILL?

[@markaprill6501]

Maybe because Goodwill does not give free stuff to the homeless. SERIOUSLY! Where did you get that idea? Perhaps you think that if you write something in all caps it will be true.

[@22lyric]

It's more efficient and a better idea for Goodwill and other non profit thrift stores to MAKE money and then HELP people. That's ALSO why non profit thrift stores don't have garage sale prices. Their purpose is to MAKE money!

[@poachedice]

Try being homeless and finding the only slacks in your size at the Goodwill are priced $39.99. True story. Try calling your local clothing banks or closets and asking for an interview outfit. They will tell you they're: only for UW students, only for marginalized populations, only for people with a case manager and by appointment only from the case manager, only for people in the WIOWA progam, etc. The supports society thinks exist really don't, not unless you're working through a diversion program or have child support or criminal histories.

[@sliceserve234]

Sorry to say, but beggars can't be choosers.

[@classicwhitebread]

Home is where you want it to be

[@dorothylanglois1500]

Significance of 420?

[@EncinitasVibe]

Slang for pot.

[@GS-zc4sk]

That was the time of day The Grateful Dead would get high. Sort of a slang/code word. 1960s

[@rickzepeda4403]

he's to clean to be homeless

[@bryangriffith6509]

I lived in Seattle for 20 years in good and bad places This guy doesn't sound legit He's too put together He sounds like a reporter making a homeless video

[@9152001]

My thoughts as well.

[@BaBaYaga1999-p7u]

Agreed

[@visionshift1]

Lol look at his face, it's weather worn AF, no way this is put together. That's a face that has been outside in the cold nightly for at-least a year. He's put together because he's f****** smart.

[@JamesSmith-c9f]

maybe don't be a pothead and you won't be in this situation (:

[@priceandpride]

You don’t get homeless from smoking pot, that’s one way to stay alive tho

[@JamesSmith-c9f]

​@@priceandprideI'm sure it by itself is not the prime factor, but substance abuse doesn't fucking help. "Staying alive"? WAH I NEED MY BOTTLE WAH!!! I WONT WIV WIT OUT MY CIGEES!!!

[@Fpclark]

​@@JamesSmith-c9fyour judgment of others in less fortunate positions in life really says alot of you as a fellow human being. Do better

[@kcsnipes]

ratioed but he attributes his situation to mental health and he seems rational in his assessment imo

[@MoparMomma]

I hope you never have a loved one with mental health issues. The battle to help and to get help for them is very real.

[@tommygamba170]

How about he go back where he came from he's not from this area he's a drug user. And is it rain on the system. What is the difference between druggies and homeless

[@kcsnipes]

this area is full of drug users some drugs are legal here! there's many difference between druggies & homelessness u don't know this ?

[@MoparMomma]

How about you listen to the guys story and struggle with an ounce of compassion. Seattle has a history, his story is Seattle's story.

[@rebeccaleary2]

Shit, if I was homeless I'd come here too. They cater to them. Did you know that there are 30 + local chef''s that volunteer their time one day a month & cooks for these folks everyday at a church on First Hill?

[@andreahighsides7756]

@@rebeccaleary2say what you want about how our city deals with homelessness, but at least no one starves to death in the streets. I do often see people who are hungry though

[@jazzi630]

So the "druggie" homeless man is more articulate than you are? What does that say about you 🤔 And reality check, there's a difference between legal and illegal drugs, maintaining legal drugs the right and wrong way. Plus, I highly doubt his Marijuana use made him homeless 😂