I Went To The New Drug Capital Of The United States
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- Опубликовано: 22 дек 2022
- This is drug central for the USA? What a shocker!
I’m here, because this place is no joke mister. Where we are now is right smack dab in the middle of the biggest drug center in the nation. That’s right - today, Riverside County is number one for drugs. For California, that's like alpha male status.
So if you Google drug problems in Riverside County, you’ll see ALL kinds of stuff about how bad the problem is out here. The only reason I even made the detour up here from Palm Springs was because I kept hearing from people, telling me I needed to pop by.
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@@davidstaudohar6733 perhaps people could coming over Mexican border can be sent to defend Ukraine in cause global democracy.
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I absolutely enjoyed the California back country more than the cities. But basically California is broken and it's a f'n shame 😔
Evil left Kings and Queens at their finest.
The world is a shithole
California is a microcosm of America. America is broken. Lefties smoke weed, pay taxes & want their taxes to pay for housing, food & healthcare for the less fortunate. Right wingers cook meth, don't pay taxes & don't give a f#@k about the less fortunate. It directly correlates with blue & red states. Blue states pay all the welfare benefits for red states, pay better wages, and are the states where educated & successful people tend to want to live. Red states receive more federal money than they pay, have very low minimum wages & tend to have lower education levels & much higher poverty per capita. The tweaker towns in California are right wing, or redneck as Nick puts it
@@mustangracer5124 It's the right wingers in California cooking meth
I agree with your thoughts. Too much corruptions by the Government. Homeless and drugs used everywhere in California.
Fun Fact: Breaking Bad was originally supposed to take place in Riverside. However, it was cheaper to film in New Mexico.
It worked out for the best, IMO.
That's the show I thought of too😊
Yep, my Cousin is a "Hollywood" Producer/Director, he says very few Shows or Movies are shot in California anymore ( Sit Coms still are of course), mostly just short scenes where they need it to look like LA or 'Frisco they'll shoot a bunch of footage and scenes in a week or 2 and then off to a lesser known town somewhere out of California for the 6 months to a Year to shoot the Main parts.
Speaking of filming location & cost: I imagine that two of the most Important yet under appreciated words in Hollywood are probably: "Production Budget." 🎥💃🎬
ya they film in states that have lower taxes & less work rules, they avoid/evade what they vote for ironically
Gavin Newsom is doing a great job with California😱.. how did he get 80% of the vote? I can’t wrap my head around it because the people that vote for him live here, I did not vote for him because I clearly see what’s going on. I’m planning my exit as well, California has turned into a big s**t hole unfortunately.. thank you for your videos Nick ..They are spot on and very accurate.
Dumb lefty voters...
Democracy is an ilusion
Cheated
These people get exactly what they deserve to keep Gavin nuisance in office again If you're under 30 and you vote Republican you have no heart if you vote Democrat when you're over 30 you have no brains
Voter fraud is real & pervasive w DEMs.
"you can almost see the meth clouds in the horizons" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
that was a good one.
It just makes me so sad to see how bad SoCal has gotten. My family used to go Desert Hot Springs back in the 60's to go to the resorts to lounge in the actual hot springs. It was nice back then. Sorry to see its horrible decline.
50 years of Democrats and importing 3rd world people will do that....
Two words ??? Democraps !!!!
It is incredibly sad to see a virtual paradise go to shit the way CA has done. The only other place I know with such a perfect climate is Guatemala around Antigua.
Vermont banned plastic bags from grocery stores a few years ago. It was pretty irritating at first, but honestly there is very little plastic in the woods and you get used to keeping a reusable bag handy.
Vermont is liberal hell now.
i get the plastic cups and water bottle arguments but the bags can be reused if they aren't ripped as little garbage bags for little garbage cans. And they will eventually break down if they get enough of the outdoor elements (rain,snow,sun, etc..) on them. At least from what I've seen in my personal life
So sad about the trash situation and the drug problem too.
The drug dealers are in those nice houses. The users are in the trailers.
That is factual
Yup, the houses look nice outside but demons lurk inside! I bet the murders are high in those big houses, of course they are on satans land!
Snitch
@@bornpsychopath2996 don't hate
@@bornpsychopath2996 what you smoke Meth or something?
I lived in Moreno Valley when I was first introduced to meth. 1987 . Even back then it was regarded as the meth capitol of the world. Little labs all over. I was even acquainted with gangsters from LA that moved out to Riverside county so that they could get themselves established. Just glad that after realizing I had my own problem, I joined the Army , got myself away and never looked back. Good job Nick!
MoVal is declining more and more with each passing year. I used to live there about 20 years ago and I would never live there again!
@@Valhalla_Heathen I live here right now it is not bad at all.
@Rick Reese I was both lucky and self aware enough to know that I had a problem. I was only lightly addicted. Interpret that as you will. I still have all my originals. High sugar coffee would have done all the damage so far.
Congratulations Greg, getting out of drugs it is very difficult and you became a good citizen by defending your country. And also you are not afraid to talk about it.
@@rickreese5794 that's not nice 😑
The area is a dump....horrible. The American society as I know it has dropped dramatically. Education, respect, dignity needs to be re-established in America. This is a huge problem in many states. A tragedy for the once greatest country in the world.
For like 20 years.....
Before all the whites moved in
Thanks for videos. Can’t stop watching it, so exciting. Great RUclips channel
I grew up in Riverside. All of my family is from Riverside, San Bernardino, Rialto, Ontario and Lancaster.
I ran away from Riverside as a teenager. I vowed to never live in the trashy County again.
Riverside County and the surrounding areas have always been drug infested.
You're about 40 years late with this update.
You failed to mention all the porn is made in Riverside bedroom community
@snoopydoe1970 There's not a single nasty looking person from Riverside County that I'd be interested in watching have sex. So, I wouldn't know about that.
I lived in Upland 1990...that whole Inland Empire was speed central.
@@snoopydoe1970 Really?? Wow
Great to hear your thoughts and story on this. It's heart braking to see the trush all over the place, uber driver did a great job making these videos
The desert used to be such a beautiful natural resource when I was a child. So sad to see what it has become. 🌼
Drugs are such a curse. Ruins everything.
@@brandonbarlow6689 Laguna Beach here. Just say NO. I did. I just liked Beach..music and art. Where in the world are their parents???? Oh .that's right.. partying.and doing drugs,‼️🙄
Esrth
The desert is still just as beautiful as it always was, you just need to get away from ANY type of desert town. Get off the paved roads. If you do not have a 4x4, go for a hike. Over the far hill it is beautiful again. The desert towns are just full of crime and drugs. If you have one, then you automatically have the other.
You are correct about the urban centers. Even the small towns are under the drug spell. The drugies will not venture too far off of the paved/improved roads.
I use to go to the Anzia-Borreago (sp) every weekend when I lived in San Diego. I would put the truck in 4x4 low range and go out the desert roads as far as I could to camp. Many weekends, I never saw a single person. PERFECT!!!
I went there recently. Grew up there most my life. It’s just like everywhere else you got a little pockets of bad shit, but Indio, La Quinta, Palm, Desert, and Palm Springs are actually pretty nice even now.
Desert Hot Springs is by far the worst followed by Cathedral city.
Nick, thanks for this one. Please read my comment. Trash. Ok yes it's a gigantic problem in Riv and SB counties. Like your guest I'm an avid daily morning walker who uses nature trails around my nieghborhood. I decided to start taking a large trash bag with me every day to pick up trash. At first it was a daunting task to carry pounds of trash home but I decided it was a good workout and to not look at how much was still needed but how much each day things were a little better. I cover about an 8 square mile area with different routes taken each day. The first year I was dragging large things like appliances, car parts, furniture and construction waste down to the nearest road, going back home, getting my truck and picking up the piles of junk, breaking it down then filling my own trash cans. Once a month I would take giant stuff to the dump. It took 1yr to get things under control. Then I started with the smaller trash using a camping wagon to haul it home. Did this for another year. Then started putting up Please Do Not Litter signs everywhere and picking up all the small litter throughout my intire neighborhood and surrounding open nature trails. Started throwing wild flower seed everywhere that were popular trash throwing spots. My low income mostly mobilhome neighborhood and the surrounding 8miles of open space have been transformed. Now I only fill a small trash bag daily. I have a regular full time day job and a wife and kids, so I don't wanna hear people say they don't have time. MAKE TIME! I leave my house every morning at 5:45am to do this for the past 3yrs. Then go to work. My dad used to tell me "if something truly bothers you then you do something about it" and "if you want someone else to fix your grievance and you're not gonna handle it yourself, then you're full of shit" I'm living proof that one man can change what people thought would take a crew to do. Start small. Make it your mission. Never get discouraged. Be relentless. It's relentless. Don't expect anything from others or any thankyous. Just do it because it's the right thing to do. Our creator sees and that's all that matters. This will be the legacy your children and grandchildren will speak of when speaking of you. Greatness is greatness because it's HARD. Be harder. God bless the doers! Riverside.
Good for you Mark! And I read all the comments!
@@NickJohnson thanks Nick. Love your videos. Kind regards!
Wow! You are truly an angel!!
@@ilovemytribe ain't no thing like pickin up a chicken wing 😊
I am so impressed by your comments. Thank you so much for your the e encouragement.
Love the video's...your dry wit and sarcasm makes serious issues funny and brings awareness at the same time.
The gentleman interviewed is very eloquent and passionate and informative. A genuine man. Thanks for the content 👌♥️
I am in love with that Uber driver. A self educated man who cares about what is happening and actually has solutions and ideas and not just complaints. We need more people like him. Thank you for giving him a voice.
Many communities have a clean up day. It's day when people might focus on a beach, park or any location where people gather to pickup the trash. Maybe if there are activists in this desert town they could plan an annual clean in certain locations.
Good luck I know plenty of people with effective ideas it’s a waste of time if we don’t have a The leader ship that will implement them. If you don’t have the authority to change things for the better you’re actually contributing to it by sticking around with your tax dollars. Pure insanity and self destruction.
are u 2 maried
He was spot on about the plastic bags, the fast food waste, the single use “convenience” plastic. I thought “Moonbeam” passed legislation basically banning plastic bags in the entire state, quite some time ago. Maybe the fast food chains were exempt? One of the few areas, agree with Moonbeam on, to be honest.
Calling out the National Guard for litter while the Southern Border is wide open is dumb AF
Bring in the illegals by the millions. They'll vote blue and we can be rid of the redness once and for all.
no kidding.
Why should the NG clean up ....get the people in a chain gang style do the cleaning....
Love your material!
Thank you Nick for documenting the decline of a once great nation.
it's not all decline - it's just the worst parts he shows. I mean san bernardino has a growing cal state - but that won't be on this channel. San Bernardino is cleaning up in some ways other ways not - sometimes they try.
Behind every terrible thing that has happened to this nation, is a Democrat. They started destroying this country with the Civil War, and it has been going on ever since. The Democrats founded the KKK!! The Democrats founded the "Crow" voting laws that made it hard for Blacks to vote!! Out of the 10 most bankrupt states, 9 are Democratically governed. Out of the 10 most fiscally stable states, 9 are Republican Governed. DO YOU DEMOCRATS SEE A PATTERN HERE????
I live in a RED state, we DO NOT have these issues here! We punish criminals!!! The Democrats do not like to punish anyone except Trump.
It is NO coincidence that ALL of the Democrat governed cities are nothing but cess-pools. The left leaning MSM will never ever say it like it is. All that they do is promote the narrative. This comment will probably get deleted just because it goes against the narrative! We will see if the censors are brave enough to leave it here.
I agree with you 100%. My husband (RIP), used to say that California was a great nation with great weather. However, he was sad to see how much the state declined.
Deliberate decline.
Lol just get a job bro
The Cartels are already all over California and beyond. I don't think we'll ever get the genie back into the bottle. Our weak border is to blame for that
Why do you think the weak border is the problem? It is the Americans who have an insatiable appetite for drugs. Why doesn't anyone ever ask why Americans love drugs so much?? The Mexicans are simply just meeting a demand...
Lame, not the weak borders. That's weak thinking It's American demand for these drugs. No it's not us it's the weak border.
Criminals are just about universal. What's so special about the Mexican ones?
Many politicians nonprofits and even churches are in cahoots with the cartels
@@andrewwood2313 Finally, someone who doesn't victim blame. Could you imagine the logic of some of these people in an assault scenario?
I enjoy traveling the U.S. with you. It's very eye opening!
I live in the CV too and I don’t think this man realizes the power he has to bring awareness to the issues he’s voicing because they’re all issues i’ve noticed as well.
Drugs are everywhere in this country 🙄🙄. Hey Nick 🙂
Look up Kensington phillie tell you ever seen that democrat zombie land literally democrat citie s)have no laws
@@loralarose9615 That place looks like The Walking Dead episode. So sad.
California had a 1 billion dollar surplus this year yet nothing done. Great Job Newsom!
surplus of what?
I got my $250 CA gas relief card last week.
I grew up in Yucca Valley and it was beautiful. I used to travel the roads to Palm Springs and down I10 all the time and it was beautiful. This was before the windmills. I thought the windmills were the worst thing to ever happen to the land but seeing this now is just disgusting. Some people just destroy everything they touch. But the biggest lesson to learn is that elections have consequences and being nice to criminals only helps the criminals.
I felt the same about I-15 to Vegas. My fiancé (at the time) and his dad owned the big dozers and my Uncle owned the water trucks used in building it. I spent a lot of time out there because they lived in temporary housing in Barstow. It was a trailer park that looks like it is still there. We spent a lot of time riding the dune buggy out in the desert and to Calico when it was still a ghost town.
The wind turbines look cool. They’re not wind mills btw lol
@@lindaartz3297 😮
Would a smoke belching,air polluting coal burning power plant in that location look better?
@@ronzedalis3202 shut the hell up. The government subsidizes of that crap. It’s not even viable.
Excellent information thank you Nick!
Just came here to see how accurately my great, Golden State of California is being represented. 💯💯💯
So, what did you decide? Is it accurately represented?
@@travelinggirl6681 probably even worse then this guy is showing
@@travelinggirl6681 he in denial like most of the nitwits in california
@@travelinggirl6681 Very accurate. It's still has good things about it, but it really has gone downhill in the last 20 years.
@@AA-cg3gd Agreed! Even San Diego, now. It was the last, decent, large city. My hometown.🥲
So happy this man is discussing TRASH. I've lived in Las Vegas for 15yrs and am astounded by how little I hear about trash....but I see it EVERYWHERE! Drives me NUTS!!!!
Welcome to the 3rd W🌍 RLD banana Republic 🌴 shit 💩 hole , coast to coast , and people's brains are turning the toast, 😰 ‼️ and this is all because of deregulation and dope ‼️♦️♦️♦️
@@davidstaudohar6733 By dope do you mean heroin/meth/crack? Or do you mean marijuana? I ask because depending on the generation, dope means different things to different people.
Did you stop to pick it up?
@@sammencia7945 Yes, I pick up trash often. I shouldn't have to, that's the point.
I live in Mira Mesa a community in San Diego,I often see some men take their children along with them around the park and neighborhood pick up trash and I also see some women some of them are Muslim carry 5 gallon bucket around to pick up trash,so our community is crowded with a lot of people but don't have a lot of trash.
This was a trip to watch. But I couldn’t stop. Real entertaining 😊
You are such a trip! Happy New Year !!!!
I left California in 1986 after living in the Coachella Valley for 12 years. Every where I went I met meth addicts. I had an 11 yo daughter and did not want her to have to deal with this. I left my ex in Sky Valley. He was a meth, coke, pot addict. I did a quit claim and left the house to him. Kinda hard to sell a house when you have pot plants in the backyard. It was well worth it.
word to everyone: never marry a californian! Ever! Never have kids here either. That's what happens. I'll never marry here never have kids.
Glad you got out
Gotta watch out for those Pot Addicts.
@@davidhartding800 , especially when they are growing, selling, smoking most all day. Now at 70 years of age, started as a teen in late 60s, he is paranoid and argues about injustices that occurred in high school.
@@RONDAWILLIAMSON so his injustices shouldn't matter bc they're from high school? Even if , let's say, someone lied and told cops the weed on the ground wasn't theirs, it was his, and that changed the trajectory of his life downward from that point on and he never recovered from it?
One of the things I've noticed about places, both in California and also Arizona, is you get these sort of working-class areas, like in this area, notice how many of those trailer homes are obviously from the 1950s or 1960s, 1970s at the very latest. Well, they were bought new by people who probably didn't have college degrees but they worked, and they were very straight-arrow, you might say. So, just one you drove by, I noticed that it's a trailer home but they built a nice little "sun room" onto the side, had nice steps on the front, etc. They were people who believed in honest work, did all their own home repairs, they were "handy" people who could fix and improve things and they kept their stuff in nice shape. Now, they get old, a good number of them, frankly, die off, and now their kids have got the trailer home or little tract home or whatever. Their kids can barely change a tire. Their kids don't care about the difference between a miter saw and a coping saw, they just wanna have fun, and typically that means alcohol and drugs. They let the place go to hell, sell off any coin collections, savings bonds, etc the "old man" and "old lady" left them, and it's Party On, Wayne!
That's about it.
Don't think so
This is my first time watching one of ur videos and definitely subscribed right away, but the littles comments like “rly pretty views of the mountains, have to say! & the off road vehicles that sounds like fun!” Had me dying. Keep up the great work.
I really appreciate your videos. They have shed a lot of light on the downward turn of many of our once great American cities. Is there a chance you Could please do a video on the best states to live in. I'm considering moving from Northern California to south Carolina. Thank you again for your great videos.
Don’t go to the Coachella Valley during the summer months for it is unbearably hot, and can reach upwards of 120F at times, and it can stay over 90F into the night! The drug problem is so bad, 90% of the wildlife are considered drug addicts!
it's music festivals there that're openly drug-fuelled. I saw a person promote so many on facebook. I left facebook after that.
How can you tell that a certain animal is of the 10%?
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Around here, folks who are on probation are required on their days off work to show up, put on a orange vest and pick up trash along roads, parks and even in creeks/ponds.
DHS and Cathedral City have always offered cheap housing for those workers serving the wealthy of Palm Springs. For the past two decades DHS has slipped into a rather scary place - it even has “no go” areas for County Sheriff’s (no go without taking along a small army). But us locals (I live out by JT National Park ) we know where to go and what to do and not do. A refreshing note - a friends daughter has been a USPS postal worker in DHS for nearly 30 years. She delivers mail in every niche and corner of DHS. She knows the loose dogs and scary people, all of whom treat her well.
Another great video Keep up the good work
Great Videos !.....Nick is Shining The Lights!
You should not need an illegal dumping sign if people were not willing to live like pigs. I have to pick up trash next to my home almost daily. I live in an area of California near homes in excess of a million dollars and two of my nearest neighbors are large parcels full of broken RV's, vans, dilapidated mobile homes, a large grow, constant OD's, fires, stolen vehicles, arrests. This has been going on over 15 years near me and it only gets worse.
you go up to san antonio - among the nicest of homes is littered with trash and crime. Shame.
Illegals are always throwing their trash everywhere. They don't understand our culture.
Expect more of this with more and more people becoming homeless, driven into poverty by. Bad government policy, and millions of poor Central Americans flooding in. A no dumping sign? Talk about blind.
Pigs don’t litter.
Burn it down. They'll leave.
Thank you for adding Sonic sounds gotta get Speed 😂
WOW. good video Nick.💯
Awesome video !
That area is so beautiful it's such a shame to see the trash. I love driving out there but the trash is ridiculous. Seeing trash tangled on the cacti and Yucca is sad🌵
Riverside county is going straight to hell. So glad I left California 6 years ago. Kinda miss Corona. But not all the BS that state dishes out.
There are some GORGEOUS houses in Desert Hot Springs. The reason why is we have more hills than any other city in the coachella valley. We have views overlooking the entire valley. A lot more than Palm Springs, where everything is in the flats
Another Gem Nick
PLEASE dont leave out the fact that Riverside County Sherrifs department is very determined to not let what Los Angeles has become, happen there. They are extremely proactive on crime. Im just saying.
♥️Chad Bianco!
lol not true
@@dukefurst5741facts
as they should be. LAPD's hands are tied bc of county's policies. i bought a house in OC and i am just waiting for the slump recession to come and be gone (4-5 years) sell and move out of California.
Welcome to Californy 🤓 y'all
You have a very gokd commentary voice , and have great narration!
Great channel
Thank you Nick for posting , I talk to people that live in CA that are in complete denial !! They must drive around with their eyes closed … surprised that Palm Springs is going down the tubes also …. Used to enjoy going there as child with family //
So you liked golf?
Even still? They were like that years ago when I left, and came back briefly in 2015. They're just like the folks in NYC, burrying their heads in the sand.
Of course, there is a Dollar General there. Also, I believe "Breaking Bad" was going to originally be set in Riverside.
I’ve learned a lot from your videos. This country is in worse shape than most people realize.
I am loving this channel. Better than a movie. So sad that this is reality tho.
California! I left California this June of 2022. Looks like things are the same. Nick, you should do a video of all the small towns up Hwy 395 from Lone Pine towards Bridgeport. Great backdrop of the eastern sierras!
I know!!
It's true I'm so curious how people live near Yosemite and similar areas
proud of you for leaving! Looking back will make you realize the shame that used to be your life.
Been in Cali my whole life and finally made it up 395 about 2 years ago. Very pretty country.
Have lived in Riverside county for 13 years and never heard or seen any of this drug information....it's a very large county
Thanks as always for the interesting video, Nick. I'm an old geezer from the once beautiful city of Portland, Oregon who's lived the last 28 years in Helsinki, Finland. (I was minding my own business, studying in Tübingen, Germany, when I met a nice Finnish lady . . .) I wanted to point out that contrary to what the gentleman said, we still use plastic bags here in Finland, and around Europe, at least everywhere I've been in recent years. But that in no way takes away from the validity of what he said about the crisis going on there locally, and elsewhere, of course. However, even though we still use plastic bags on this side of the puddle, I've never seen anyplace remotely approaching the one you showed, with plastic pretty much hanging from every plant. On a personal note, I've been to Portland nine times since 2015 for family matters, and it's very disheartening to see what's happened to it. I'm hoping against hope that politicians can stop blaming "the other side" and actually do something (besides the usual virtue signalling and self congratulating after doing nothing) about the problems of homelessness, drug addiction, crime, etc. However, I'm not holding my breath on that, and if it happens in my lifetime I'll be very pleasantly surprised.
Hey Nick, really love your videos! Super cool! Good job bro! Lol I’m ready to leave LA… trying to get out! Need I say more. Waiting on a remote job so I can start looking for a new hood. Good hood please.
Picking up garbage starts with YOU and ME
Fun Fact: Breaking Bad was originally meant to be set and shot in Riverside County (more towards the Inland Empire, I would imagine,) but they moved production to Albuquerque for tax reasons. It ended up working out for the best, IMO, since New Mexico allowed them to make it into a Western.
I really hate seeing the beautiful desert trashed out!.
I remember when i saw your seattoe video's...this is great
I love your honest & blunt commentary about my home state!
Thank you for covering the Central Valley where I live.
There's more Central Valley coming up!
Sometimes when homeless are interviewed in LA on skid row, sometimes hear them say they were from Riverside and/or was kidnapped from Riverside and brought to hook in LA, etc... Riverside is a rough upbringing it sounds. Like you said tho, it doesn't seem to look all that bad, but guess that's deceiving as well. Another great vid! thx
Living in riverside county doesn’t even feel like California at times … just my opinion.
Always has been. Grew up in 29 Palms in the high desert which was the meth capital of the world in the 80s. Started doing it in 87 at 18yrs old and didn't quit about 13yrs ago. Now living in Phoenix. We we're about an hour away from DHS. Lost friends to that lifestyle. Thank God I survived.
A lot of Phoenix is a mess, too.
Stay safe bud.
I like your narration style. Thanks for great content. CA is like Paris or London....I wish I had visited in the 1990's....now you'd have to pay me to go.
I was here since the late 90s - it was as trashy then as now. You just didn't see the trashiness of people because plastic wasn't a thing back then.
Such a shame. Looks like a wonderful place. * Spent some quality time in Quartsite, Az, one January long ago. That’s just down the road. Little/no government, nice people, snow birds. Desert is great in winter & early spring. Miss the good times. * Another super video NICK! * The addictions & addicts sort of ruin everything for the rest of us?
Used to have a vacation home there B4 meth was even a thing anywhere. Loved it there. 🌵 Cal Deserts are the best! Thanks for sharing!
The garbage situation discussed here is the best part of the video!
My ex-wifes mother was a meth head that lived in desert hot springs. And yes there was meth literally every even 10-15yrs ago
Hitler fed his armies meth ,Hitler did meth , where do you think the word blitzkrieg came from ? German army tweakers, 10 15 yrs ? Meth has been with us for a long time
I know I watched national geographic back in the day.
My mother was a meth head in desert hot springs and yeah 30 years plus has had the same freaking dealer and has not stopped and desert hot springs has not changed one bit since that time
Very interesting interview. This man makes very good points. The desert is sacred and should be honored.
Thanks for shining a light on this spiritual darkness.
One small candle in darkness creates a great light. 🙏
I love your videos Nick. Shows the real side of US of . It's not just glitz and glamour like what Hollywood shows. I am from a developing country and a lot of my countrymen thinks America is so great. While it's true on some parts, a lot of it is not. This is a good reality check.
You are such a nice guy... always looking at ways to help people and seeing both sides of the equation on things... love your channel
sarcasm?
Glad you are highlighting this problem. Simple...Judges need to jail the dealers AND users.
Johns AND prostitutes
@@7-7191 look how they banned free speech in media and it seems to work
We've been doing this for 60 years and it obviously hasn't helped at all. It is time to try something radically different! Maybe it's time to try legalization to take the profit away from the gangs and dealers...
Yea cause that war on drugs has been so effective... addddaaaarrrr
Dealers yes users no
Hey Nick.. Here's wishing you.. A Very Happy New Year.. 🕋👍🙏🙏
Thank you.
I really appreciate this actor whom you spoke with.
I'm still in Nebraska, we spoke about Tulsa Oklahoma, and the Gang issues I've survived.
Government targeting, and Hollywood/LA Native American Baby Killers, because they have gotten in the way of me creating the family of my choice.
Thanks Nick for showing this and especially a shout out for your motivation: yes you show the bad things and yes you have your view however you keep your mind open, give people their way to speak out and most importantly you want to make people aware that there is an issue, we should do something and actually can do something. Good there are still people like you who remain critical and dare to show and waken us up.
Wiretapping the area ain't to listen in on drug dealers -- no sir! They are listening to confirm their deals have gone through. Unofficial receipts, you see.
The one common thread all California Towns & Cities have is terrible roads.
I'm in Mo Val now and there are a lot of trash cleaning days where tons of orange trash bags are filled and picked up by the side os the road. There's less traveled locations that don't get cleaned though. and the 91 to the beach in a nightmare, and leaving LA also. Sure there's lots of road repairs but there need to be more highways or your basically land locked where you live.
Thank you for the amazing footage as always Nick, Happy Holidays to you and your family! ⭐️
Good work Nick,keep it up. 👏
its the same situation in my town. I live in a small desert town outside Tucson, called Three Points. There are MANY piles of garbage, old furniture, appliances and lots of plastic. It bothers me a lot so I will pick up garbage every day and take it with me to throw away or find a recycle bin. Its futile in a sense but I do what I can. Many people out here cant afford the fees at the dump. Some dont have gas money to get to town. We dont have garbage pick up out here unless you want to pay $250 a month for it. Most of my garbage is composted, or recycled. the remaining is plastic that cant be reused. its not a lot but if there wasnt plastic, i would not have much at all to throw away.
Move to Upper Midwest US. Beautiful small twns. Nice med sized clean cities (Columbus, OH). Tons of good jobs! Good cost of living still.
@@Davido50 I did live in the Midwest and I missed here. I love the bright sunny days. It’s beautiful right now the weather is warm with a little bit of coolness in the air. It’s perfect. The sunsets are addicting.
Moved from chino out here to La Quinta about 20 minutes East from Palm Springs right by Indio and Coachella. Indio and coachella has its problems with drugs, gangs in the ghettos but even here people will stay away from DHS(desert hot springs) there’s always shootings and lots of drugs there and there’s just nothing out there besides some real nice resorts and hot springs. There’s gated communities all around and country clubs so the wealthy and rich can isolate themselves from the rest of the community. It’s sad there’s tons of wealth isolated in these country clubs while the people who work maintaining their golf greens and yards live in poverty. You can see people driving their Bentleys and people with millions on millions then 10 minutes down the road people living in the streets. It’s a sad situation. The community needs to come together.
I used to work with a guy from Germany and he told me that in Germany the container for the actual garbage was the smallest one by the curb on trash day. Said they focus highly on recycling as much as possible
Recycling is a lie, though--we separate all that stuff and pay more and it just gets landfilled about 95% of the time. Even in Germany.
Cowboy Nick, thanks for another great video, your efforts are greatly appreciated! Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 🎅
I love cowboy nick! Can't wait to see him again - the mustache of off the charts with the hat for fitting with the scene.
I grew up outside of Barstow, CA.
It was always that way.
Thanks Nick , now I know where to look for a new PLUG at Riverside County baby....TweakerVille USA
It's happening everywhere,but the desert has more open space for a drug lab/operation.
Plus it's always windy like there's never a day when it's not windy in Desert Hot Springs so the smells all Blow Away
As a child, my family and our best friends would go to the hot springs every Christmas break. We had the best times.
I miss the Hungarian restaurant 😢 and the owners.
The intro music you did at 1:25 makes me want to thrust my pelvis in a ryhtmic motion.
Well, what you said about people sweeping up the meth leavings is what people used to say about how gpc cigarettes were made
Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 🌞✨🎄
For awhile there When you're video first started I was lost? I could never even imagined How much the outskirts continues to grow in Riverside CA
It's really changed so much since the last time I was in California.
The City is already connecting to the rest of the areas and it just grows and grows.
I see that happening a lot in many places.
Thanks Nick Hope you are doing well.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎉.
Please stay safe 🙏
You be safe too! Happy holidays!
So sad! My hometown is Redlands, Ca. I live in Colorado now. But they had a Meth problem when I lived there 35 years ago.