The Streets Are Home

[@Bumlife666]

I know the sound quality sucks for most of it. Crank the volume or don't watch. The train part gets loud. Filmed in Eugene Oregon back in mid October. As of posting this in December I am currently staying indoors at a friend's house for a couple weeks due to the rainy season. Living inside is warm & comfortable, but I still need to get out & go for walks every day, sitting indoors watching KZbin all day is a boring existence. Homelessness like drinking was something that I found in my formative years entering adulthood & became a part of my identity. Sharing a lifestyle with others, being a part of a subculture these are things that make it easier to build friendships & community. Similar to people who find religion or sports or AA meetings etc. it becomes a part of their identity & they build a community with like minded people. I do what works for me.

[@Insert.Name.Here.]

You are more than a "homeless traveling drinker" and your videos give glimpses of that. Wish you well in whatever you do. Love the videos ❤

[@Bumlife666]

@Insert.Name.Here. Thanks, I appreciate.

[@sunstruck]

Your intelligence and wisdom run deep. Your videos are cathartic brother.

[@Bumlife666]

@@sunstruck Thanks man, I started this more for my own amusement & my friend's but talking about my thoughts to people is cathartic for me now. I'm glad people get something out of it.

[@ac979]

Really good to hear the back story! Best video yet.

[@jamesh8927]

You've inspired me to get an OE 40 today. Cheers!

[@Chanastify]

Love the bum life lore, keep it up 👍

[@Mattoldiron-hc9nd]

Good for you man do what makes you happy.

[@DamnNearDisco]

Love you forever dood.

[@thegrowshow5940]

Next time you travel Please make a travel vlog of you actually getting on a train obviously leave out any incriminating footage, but I think it’d be really cool to see how you do it/the sites you see along the way

[@Bumlife666]

@@thegrowshow5940 I'm a bit anti posting train hopping related stuff. Yeah it's cool, I like watching some of it but it loses some mystique when anyone can watch it online & there's more attention from railroad authorities & rail fans watching trains. & It can inspire dumbasses who don't know what they are doing.

[@thegrowshow5940]

@bumlife666 well then forget the train stuff, I know you walk a ton, maybe film while walking? I really do enjoy the content, but you travel SO much I refuse to believe a still shot under a bridge is the best place you can think of filming..

[@Bumlife666]

@@thegrowshow5940 I've filmed some with a bit more landscape shots added, I'll post them eventually. I filmed a lot around the same time & I try not to dump em all on here at once

[@HanzBlitz-i8t]

For BS jobs just make up your resume. They aren't going to check it, and if they do, so what?

[@Bumlife666]

@@HanzBlitz-i8t yeah I finally got a job at 23 thanks to family friends. I used to just be super shy & awkward & didn't know how to bullshit. BS is a learned skill

[@HanzBlitz-i8t]

@Bumlife666 I lied about working at a machine shop that went out of business, got hired at another one, it was about 2.5x minimum wage in 2008. Terrible bosses, but good work. Then I used them to get CNC certified. It's a sign you're an honest guy if you aren't a good BSer.

[@Bumlife666]

@@HanzBlitz-i8t My parents were pretty honest & naive. I learned there's a reason they never went far in life. You gotta learn to play the systems game or navigate around the game.

[@HanzBlitz-i8t]

@Bumlife666 Very right. I had Italian union uncles and all sorts of other swindlers from a young age that basically told me to play the game from a young age, that everyone is a liar until proven otherwise, and people with the big bucks stole it, but they stole it legally. Anything we do is just a white lie to survive, and we can ask for forgiveness later.