3 True Scary Fire Lookout Stories

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  • @LetsReadPodcast
    @LetsReadPodcast  4 месяца назад +51

    More OUTDOORS Stories!
    ruclips.net/p/PLvC0iydiKnChILgth7oBvRWJsoMS6RMgJ

    • @jeannewoods3940
      @jeannewoods3940 Месяц назад

      But not malicious paranormal or creature stories. I am so tired of those stories. I like stories that could be true with people. People are the most cruel and vicious. I hate the stories with dogs, cats and kids hurt or killed. Kids and domesticated animals are most innocent.
      I also like your Medical stories.

  • @olibia7725
    @olibia7725 4 месяца назад +850

    Anyone else annoyed by the lady in the first story? Like he's asking you all of these creepy questions, and you're answering them honestly. Like girl-- WHERE ARE YOUR SURVIVAL INSTINCTS 😭

    • @IrisJoens
      @IrisJoens 4 месяца назад +38

      Gah, no joke!

    • @randomguyonyoutube8466
      @randomguyonyoutube8466 4 месяца назад +61

      Its such a dumb story... who on earth wrote it.

    • @mztweets18
      @mztweets18 4 месяца назад +6

      Yessss!!

    • @angietyndall7337
      @angietyndall7337 4 месяца назад +43

      No Situational Awareness, "Stranger Danger;" etc.
      Hell, I lived in some more dangerous areas where I live and I always was looking left, right, and no telling alot of myself if any.
      Tbh some people are just not all there, don't have good intentions; etc.

    • @sebastiandiaconu1221
      @sebastiandiaconu1221 4 месяца назад +33

      Yeah... a shame too because the story was very promising in the beginning.

  • @FoxVonBonk
    @FoxVonBonk 4 месяца назад +511

    1st girl was not wise. Told a random man in the woods:
    - She was alone
    - Had no weapons
    - Initiated the conversion
    - Told unrealistic lies
    Continued to the same predictable spot to wash in but a towel. Then she didn't even carry the tazer ON her, she leaves it in the tower while she wanders the woods. Man, woman whatever, don't do anything she did. Sounds like she didnt learn much from it all either.

    • @rle83
      @rle83 4 месяца назад +91

      Sounds a bit like made up male-hate rage bait honestly.

    • @pugettepugs6766
      @pugettepugs6766 4 месяца назад +41

      I agree, she did not help herself. You can't control what other people do and I'm not blaming her for what happened as it was not her fault, but there are lessons to be learned from here to maybe trun a late traumatic encounter into an early unpleasant one. I'd rather have rando thinking I'm a bitch than suffer for giving people too many chances

    • @chadh3441
      @chadh3441 4 месяца назад +15

      My thoughts exactly.

    • @earnold1896
      @earnold1896 4 месяца назад +5

      Exactly not wise.

    • @BristolMatt
      @BristolMatt 4 месяца назад +1

      ​@@rle83exactly what I have been saying. It's a misandrist rant and the guy reading these stories should do better.
      I listen to these to help myself sleep, I don't expect some red faced feminists hate to be read to me for half an hour.

  • @zachevans9165
    @zachevans9165 4 месяца назад +330

    Why don’t they just have two people in a lookout tower?
    That would solve a lot of problems

    • @daviswall3319
      @daviswall3319 4 месяца назад +88

      I concur but I suspect the reason is budgetary.

    • @213gena
      @213gena 4 месяца назад +27

      TO save money

    • @bigdaddyess9895
      @bigdaddyess9895 4 месяца назад +26

      Would literally cost 2x whatever it costs them right now

    • @Orrinn_yiel
      @Orrinn_yiel 4 месяца назад +13

      ​@@daviswall3319 yeah... not to mention how they'd need to pour out more money to buy enough supplies for 2 people

    • @jamieholtsclaw2305
      @jamieholtsclaw2305 4 месяца назад +32

      Trent volunteered.

  • @itselvxiia2739
    @itselvxiia2739 4 месяца назад +313

    That fire watch girl: jeez honey! Why didn’t you give him your home address and SSN while you’re at it? And the icing on the cake? I have no weapons except mace and a radio. Genius that one is 🙄

    • @sheyennemerritt3215
      @sheyennemerritt3215 4 месяца назад +5

      You sound like one of the millions of paranoid people out there you really need to start Manning up and actually realizing that not every person out there is a dangerous person

    • @ItsMuffinTimePls
      @ItsMuffinTimePls 4 месяца назад +40

      ​@@sheyennemerritt3215 Doesn't mean you should throw caution to the wind?? Better to be safe than sorry. Ironically, folks like you who say things like this hear a victim's story and then ask why they weren't more careful...

    • @ms.krueger2660
      @ms.krueger2660 4 месяца назад +12

      Yes. I would have said my 6’5 250 pound boyfriend is up there. We have a dozen guns.
      My husband tells people that we have guns and that I am a crack shot and that we have an alarm system.
      He makes stuff up.
      My Dad used to tell people that my Mom could shoot an acorn off a tree at the stem. lol. Made stuff up. 🫤 😁
      Must work because we have never had any trouble.

    • @itselvxiia2739
      @itselvxiia2739 4 месяца назад +14

      @@sheyennemerritt3215 I’m actually NOT one of those people who think there’s danger lurking around every corner. The bear vs man comes to mind. I’ll take my chances with the man. But I’m also not stupid. I don’t go into the woods alone when hiking because I think a man is out to get me. My first thought is wildlife. That’s not paranoia, that’s life.
      That being said, I’m also not gonna go out to the middle of the woods, give my entire life story to some random man, tell him how alone I am, where I am and then tell him: oh! And I have no weapons! Then proceed to continue back to the same damn spot almost everyday and CONTINUE to argue with this person I got bad vibes from to begin with and remind them over and over: lol! I have bear spray and a radio! What exactly was she trying to accomplish here? She even stated her FIRST encounter with him was unhinged. She noticed him FIRST as she got to the river, not the other way around! Me? I would’ve turned my ass back around and waited till the person left! No exchange would’ve happened, because it didn’t need to happen! And if her story was she was startled by his presence because he just appeared or didn’t see him, i could understand, but it didn’t. She still went forward. As a woman, that thought wouldn’t have even crossed my mind! I would’ve have quietly backed away, said to myself “I’ll come back later” and be done with it! I was out there to take a bath, not make friends. I’m not about to tempt fate while trying to bathe in the middle of the woods. I also would’ve have phoned the ranger station IMMEDIATELY and told them about the exchange. If the police or rangers downplayed it or ignored it, here’s what my response would’ve been: welp! Then this isn’t gonna work. I’m leaving IMMEDIATELY and you can find someone else. So yeah, that is me “manning up.” Because a man in that situation (at least a smart one) would’ve outweighed the pros and cons, been careful with their words and probably stayed out of sight all together to avoid any confrontation on the slight chance the other person was looking for trouble.
      This wasn’t a populated hiking trail with people coming and going; it was a fire watch tower out in the remote wilderness on thousands of acres. It’s why they plan supply routes and days because it’s remote. That alone should tell you to have weapons! Forget other humans. Bears, moose, elk, cats, wolves, the list goes on depending where she was. You startle one of them, you’re in deep 💩. I startled a white-tailed deer once. I didn’t see or hear her, and she me apparently. She wanted to kick me to death because our encounter was too close, so instead of flight, she chose fight. Rare for a deer, but not unheard of. No, I didn’t notice any fawns. And that was just a female deer. Moose? Oh they’re gonna fight! Black bear? Yeah, they mostly run. But mamas don’t! Grizzly? Brown bear? Nah, you’re the next meal.
      Cats? Hope you like being stalked with nowhere to hide. They climb, crawl and squeeze their way into anything. And mace or other non lethal methods are just fine. I’m all about discouraging before force. But to not have weapons is just plain stupid.
      P. S.- I would’ve done the EXACT same thing if it were a woman there too. I’ve seen women become MAJORLY unhinged as well. Theres no pass because I’m a female and she’s a female.
      Also, this whole story read like male rage bait.

    • @doritoreiss8089
      @doritoreiss8089 4 месяца назад

      @@sheyennemerritt3215caution isn’t paranoia. You sound like the man and woman from Spain who got themselves beat up and graped in India.

  • @Scotorca
    @Scotorca 4 месяца назад +292

    I did firewatch once when i was younger. Main thing i remember was the stars and meteorites at night being so clear and serene.

    • @daviswall3319
      @daviswall3319 4 месяца назад +18

      One of my favorite memories is as of a kid lying out on a blanket with my parents and siblings out in the yard in Mississippi before there was any light pollution and just watching the stars overhead with the ones I love the most.

    • @vodajcek
      @vodajcek 4 месяца назад +3

      Please help me understand how a fire watch involves only one solitary person! Who watches for fire while you’re sleeping?

    • @Scotorca
      @Scotorca 4 месяца назад +5

      @@vodajcek one set of eyes is better than none. Id look at the stars after the sun went down for an hour and then I would roll in. Daytime is when you gotta be vigilant. That's your 'shift' pretty much. Probably why id get up and hour before sunrise to have a coffee and all that.

    • @Medicalguy
      @Medicalguy 4 месяца назад +1

      @@Scotorca aren’t some services covered by multiple lookouts? Shiftwork?

    • @Scotorca
      @Scotorca 4 месяца назад +2

      @@Medicalguy Yes some places do that. I personally did four shifts spread out over about 5 months. Id Get replaced by someone else and id be back on after a few weeks of doing other things. I did once follow on RUclips a guy in Canada who was at a fire lookout for a few months alone, I would consider that pretty long job alone out there. He seemed to have enjoyed it though.

  • @kiya_papaya8
    @kiya_papaya8 4 месяца назад +488

    Monday was bad, the rest of this week hasn't been better. Thank you for being here for us out here just trying to breathe at the end of the day. I hope everyone's hanging in there with me

    • @jamess8407
      @jamess8407 4 месяца назад

      Hmmm, we could hang in there together babi g

    • @CeeJay366
      @CeeJay366 4 месяца назад +11

      🧡💜🧡💜

    • @Kitaa13968
      @Kitaa13968 4 месяца назад +7

      ♥️

    • @Sunshine_2013
      @Sunshine_2013 4 месяца назад +12

      You got this ❤

    • @ktorgs
      @ktorgs 4 месяца назад +3

      💛💛💛

  • @lemarch57
    @lemarch57 4 месяца назад +142

    Third story: OP in the fire tower did nothing to be ashamed of. He was doing a challenging job and stuck to it. At great personal cost, he didn’t give up when it got tough. He was able to connect with a fellow human being and did his best to get assistance to someone else. The fact that ‘Harold’ was a pathetic, cowardly wimp who betrayed his trust only displays the depravity and inferior character of that sick individual, not the OP.
    OP has nothing to be ashamed of; he acted with integrity and duty to a fellow human being. And that is likely something ‘Harold’ will never understand or achieve.

    • @SleepyHollowKnight
      @SleepyHollowKnight 4 месяца назад +22

      And to add to something, that ‘Harold’ did exactly what I would’ve done in my cringiest, worst time in MIDDLE SCHOOL. That kid thinks he’s something. Thinks he’s special. I know the exact feeling. Hell, if I had the resources I probably would’ve done the exact same thing in my youth. He’s just there for control, to spin his own narrative onto is spiraling, boring, pathetic life. The best way to do that is to “become the villain” because it’s the easiest path. He really is the stupid one.

    • @cdkilo77
      @cdkilo77 4 месяца назад +24

      I'm a licensed ham radio operator, and while 99% of us are just nerds, engineers, and people simply interested in electronics and radio, there are some people who get a power trip from being able to screw with people from a distance with faceless anonymity. We've all encountered and continue to encounter the same thing on the internet, and amateur radio was a precursor to the internet.

    • @OnyxCyanide
      @OnyxCyanide 4 месяца назад +6

      Yeah, it's actually just pretty sad how low some aspects of humanity have fallen. At least he's a decent human being in a tough situation and sadly has more knowledgeable precautions he has to take now and try not to get too jaded.

    • @AsAWhiteManMarriedToALatina
      @AsAWhiteManMarriedToALatina 4 месяца назад

      Its a psychopathic incel with zero social skills like it always is...whu get angry, I would just feel sorry for the kid. How pathetc

    • @lemarch57
      @lemarch57 4 месяца назад +4

      @@SleepyHollowKnight From your perspective, what experiences in life changed you to become a better person? Do you think this was just a case of immaturity and that 'Harold' may actually come to regret his 'prank'?

  • @PhoenixForceTravelAgency
    @PhoenixForceTravelAgency 4 месяца назад +151

    Story 1: Girl!!!! You told a complete stranger you’re staying all alone with no serious means of protecting yourself?? 😔

    • @asia8264
      @asia8264 4 месяца назад +26

      My exact thoughts. No self preservation skills

    • @new_narrative
      @new_narrative 4 месяца назад +12

      What you are doing is victim blaming. She did protect herself in the end, it's not her fault if men are monsters.

    • @PhoenixForceTravelAgency
      @PhoenixForceTravelAgency 4 месяца назад +38

      @@new_narrative I’m not victim blaming. I’m simply criticizing her logic. I agree. Men can in fact be monsters!!! Therefore it makes absolutely no sense to be isolated for days/weeks with only a taser and mace.

    • @PhoenixForceTravelAgency
      @PhoenixForceTravelAgency 4 месяца назад +1

      @@new_narrative and then telling a stranger that she’s all alone is like somebody yelling out the window “I’m going on vacation for 3 weeks and leaving all my jewelry and valuables unattended!!!” If someone robs them, the thief is obviously the AH but it wasn’t very smart to announce it either. 🫤

    • @extoyshred2957
      @extoyshred2957 4 месяца назад +11

      Oh shiver me timbers we've got a keyboard activist on our hands.

  • @johannessmithenstein
    @johannessmithenstein 4 месяца назад +113

    Story 2 is one of the best I've heard on this channel in a while. The interesting thing is that the narrator still has this subtle tinge of unreliability. He even said himself how being all alone was messing with him psychologically and how he was seeing things out of the corner of his eye. Still, you have to be pretty crazy to intentionally light something on fire and then convince yourself that it wasn't you, it was actually a group of masked men. That's a whole different level of crazy than seeing shadows in your peripheral vision. I believe he's most likely telling the truth though, and the frustrating reaction of the "authorities" once again proves the adage that no good deed goes unpunished. But whether the story is real or fake, that unreliability is a nice touch that really brings it home. What a mystery too. I wonder how many weird cults are out there doing stuff in the woods for real among all the fake stories and horror fiction about it?

    • @ChanakyanStudent7971
      @ChanakyanStudent7971 4 месяца назад +17

      That story is from an Indie video game fears to fathom

    • @chiapets2594
      @chiapets2594 4 месяца назад +10

      Yea story is completely bs

    • @ybunnygurl
      @ybunnygurl 4 месяца назад +14

      The story is complete BS because I went and looked to see if there was actually a fire tower where the person said it was... And that Tower is still very much there and is very much made out of metal and was very much built in 1962.

    • @traviscassidy4717
      @traviscassidy4717 4 месяца назад +10

      @@ChanakyanStudent7971I thought it sounded familiar! Fears to fathom is supposed to be based on submissions from stories like these I think?

    • @quitcallinmebill1699
      @quitcallinmebill1699 4 месяца назад +9

      It was a fake story. You don't plead guilty to crimes that have zero evidence that you actually committed the crime. You go to trial and make them prove you committed the crime. Even a fake lawyer in a fake story would no that. Its also is a rip off of the movie wicker man

  • @GreatNate98
    @GreatNate98 4 месяца назад +8

    "What kind of sad lonely piece of human trash are you?"
    - _The guy who spent 5 weeks larping as his forest ranger OC to some random dude he found over the radio_

  • @briandouglasahern7067
    @briandouglasahern7067 4 месяца назад +103

    The second story is so unutterably infuriating it defies description. "I've known you all your life and have firsthand evidence you're completely sane, but I'll just accept the word of this lawyer I've known for five minutes that you're an absolute nutter."

    • @anaknangfilipina5846
      @anaknangfilipina5846 4 месяца назад +2

      It’s why I slow down on listening. What’s the point of liking a story only to infuriated at it?

    • @bassblaster162
      @bassblaster162 4 месяца назад +2

      ​@@anaknangfilipina5846 Same. I've gotten soooo pissed at some of his stories, like, "somebody's getting punched in the face!" pissed. I don't even listen to the stalker stories anymore, my blood pressure can't take it 😅

    • @bassblaster162
      @bassblaster162 4 месяца назад +2

      Agreed. But leading up to him being blamed, if there was no evidence of an accelerant being used, and no indication as to the source of the fire, how can they blame it on him? Sounds like the investigation didn't point to arson, so how can the state have a case?

    • @cassidyho939
      @cassidyho939 4 месяца назад +3

      @@bassblaster162 I suspect whoever was planning to burn the place either had family in high places, or even in authority positions. Much easier to blame a stranger, than one of your own.

    • @cassidyho939
      @cassidyho939 4 месяца назад

      Makes me wonder if his family and OP were ever close.

  • @janiez4394
    @janiez4394 4 месяца назад +86

    Story 2: why would they not believe him? There was already proof someone was out there setting fires. That’s so frustrating

    • @patsywhitten4739
      @patsywhitten4739 4 месяца назад +9

      U mean her. Men with badges guns power can be the most misogynous vindictive .

    • @naturalmilkhoneyandzenretr9508
      @naturalmilkhoneyandzenretr9508 4 месяца назад

      Poor women

    • @MsIvalane
      @MsIvalane 4 месяца назад +7

      The issue is, there was evidence of a fire having previously been set then extinguished with the dummy. There was *no* evidence that the person who extinguished it wasn't also the one who set it, and it's hard to wrap your head around 'gang of lunatics decided to try to light me on fire in the middle of the night' when it's just easier to accept the person just went a little weird for a few weeks of isolation. They'd already established with the ranger who delivered their goods that they were feeling isolated and lonely. Humans are complicated.

    • @erichughes284
      @erichughes284 3 месяца назад

      ​@@patsywhitten4739Yes they can be just as bad and may have contributed to her making up her feminist rant which Im not judging her for doing .The story did start out well.

    • @LuckyKitty25
      @LuckyKitty25 3 месяца назад

      ​@@MsIvalane that's not how the legal system is supposed to work, though. There's no evidence either way, so OP should've still gotten off scot-free even with the suspicions. The prosecutors are supposed to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt, and I have to question the defense attorney's intentions and skill level if she didn't realize that.

  • @grumpyrhonda6709
    @grumpyrhonda6709 4 месяца назад +40

    That last one was horrific. Not only did "Harold" play a nasty long game but in the process, destroyed this young persons sense of worth, their trust in all others and any belief they had in themselves. What an arsehole.

  • @jennyterrell6354
    @jennyterrell6354 4 месяца назад +92

    Oh lord, I’m on the first story, already face palming at how dumb the woman was. She seriously had a sheltered upbringing to admit she was alone with no fire arm. SMH

    • @juliamcwilliam
      @juliamcwilliam 4 месяца назад +12

      I was thinking the same thing the whole way through

    • @samholden1339
      @samholden1339 4 месяца назад +16

      Bafflingly stupid, almost had to skip the first one 😭😂

    • @meatbug5439
      @meatbug5439 4 месяца назад +45

      not only her complete lack of common sense, it kind of pissed me off how she was like "i wont throw around terms like 'incel'" as she proceeds to armchair-diagnose the guy as autistic. really rubs me the wrong way how she clearly looks down upon autistic people and views us all as freaks. people need to remember that autistic people are much more likely to be victims of crime than perpetrators

    • @emilyhines6564
      @emilyhines6564 4 месяца назад +22

      Why not call her bosses/the rangers the first time he turned up & tell them there’s a creepy guy hanging around the area making her feel unsafe? Guarantee they’d rather send a couple of armed guys to patrol the area than have one of their employees get murdered

    • @duetoronomy
      @duetoronomy 4 месяца назад +12

      Literally answered every question he had. Including where to find her... You're in a towel and in the middle of a forest and decide it's safe to continue when you see a stranger standing next to your "bathtub?" She sounds super smart🫠

  • @low-keydrama1260
    @low-keydrama1260 4 месяца назад +77

    Story 1: Never EVER tell a stranger,even if they seem “relatively harmless,” anything. Especially if you’re alone. Even if you feel safe and protected. At the end of the day, they’re still a stranger you don’t know.

    • @ObsidianFallen
      @ObsidianFallen 3 месяца назад +1

      Yeah she was very foolish after a couple questions it was very obvious she needed to lie and no one is harmless hate when people say that

  • @SoCalRegisteredNurse
    @SoCalRegisteredNurse 4 месяца назад +22

    12:09 Bruh that guy was sizing her up. Why did she answer the questions so honestly??

  • @tridek1949
    @tridek1949 4 месяца назад +11

    The first story was just kind of bland and predictable, tbh. I kept thinking there was going to be some sort of mystery or twist like maybe the guy was trying to scare her off because he knew she was in some sort of unforseen danger or perhaps he would get into trouble and she would have to rescue him causing him to reevaluate his opinions, but no. The protag meets a strawman caricature of the type of people the author dislikes and then the story gives her an excuse to commit violence against him. Honestly this comes across as more of a wierd power fantasy than horror. Also, what was up with the drive-by bigotry towards autistic people? That came up out of nowhere!

    • @cylex45
      @cylex45 4 месяца назад

      Autistic people were catching strays that story sucked!

  • @DaLump89
    @DaLump89 4 месяца назад +38

    The last story. I love how the kid calls him pathetic, when all the kid does is spend his time pranking people for months on a radio. 😅😅

    • @sociosanch3748
      @sociosanch3748 Месяц назад +1

      That's what I was thinking.
      "Oh, I'M pathetic? I'm literally doing a job and making a living. You're trolling with nothing to gain"

  • @bgub
    @bgub 4 месяца назад +105

    the harold story got me like that’s so crazy how quick it all happened

    • @Clairejart
      @Clairejart 4 месяца назад +5

      About half way through I started thinking he was being pranked.

    • @melissajacobs5822
      @melissajacobs5822 4 месяца назад +1

      Idk if i believe it..he never said anything more about the rangers/cops he called for

    • @jayceratops.
      @jayceratops. 3 месяца назад +2

      @@melissajacobs5822Why would he? It didn’t really matter

    • @melissajacobs5822
      @melissajacobs5822 3 месяца назад

      @@jayceratops. You dont think so? I do because he was a fire lookout so i think there should've been follow up saying if there was an investigation or if he got written up, etc

  • @tmiller52337
    @tmiller52337 4 месяца назад +67

    I graduated college on Wednesday! Thanks for helping me sleep well throughout school!

  • @haydenmatthewconnor6547
    @haydenmatthewconnor6547 4 месяца назад +37

    You'd be surprised how many people absolutely loath any government employee, even if it's just parks and oceans. I worked with the Canadian Coast Guard and we had peopke regularly threaten us and even sink one of our ships.

  • @Spacekadette05
    @Spacekadette05 4 месяца назад +25

    I swear it seems like the most naive and overly trusting people want to go off into potentially dangerous situations alone…but I guess that explains it all… Cause the first sign of a threat, im calling it in and preparing to fight till death.

    • @traviscassidy4717
      @traviscassidy4717 4 месяца назад +6

      I wouldn’t go out there without a pistol and a rifle. Those are just as useful and necessary of tools as anything else.

  • @adamcohan2947
    @adamcohan2947 4 месяца назад +16

    I agree, the girl in the tower, must be young. Never tell people where you live, and are defenceless, never ever never. Smh.

  • @vBUMPERv
    @vBUMPERv 4 месяца назад +19

    Why give creepy strangers more chances? Just report them after the first unsettling encounter.

  • @wellzy9819
    @wellzy9819 4 месяца назад +105

    These long episodes are majestic

  • @audrey-vale
    @audrey-vale 4 месяца назад +69

    bro on the first story was so crazy, she should have called help a lot sooner

    • @BristolMatt
      @BristolMatt 4 месяца назад +1

      It isn't a real story. That is 100 percent a made up story. Why too many digs are men, sounded like feminist fiction.

    • @sopianwahyudi
      @sopianwahyudi 4 месяца назад

      she's fucking annoying imo. so naíve & stupid. seemed like a sheltered mommy girl trying the real life for the 1st time

  • @felicia609
    @felicia609 4 месяца назад +7

    I can’t wrap my head around how the girl in the first story didn’t wanna call the guy an incel or misogynist but had no problem throwing the Asperger label around. If you don’t know what autism is, don’t talk about it.

    • @antsy8994
      @antsy8994 4 месяца назад

      And it’s now called being on the spectrum, to be completely accurate. I think the incel and misogynist labels are probably much more accurate. The kind of guy that thinks girls are completely helpless and worthless and not in any way capable of taking care of themselves; even the smallest of things. Must be told to set an alarm to get up for work and be reminded that the stove is hot and not to forget to brush your teeth, morning and night. Like women have lobotomies at maybe 12 and so must be completely coddled for the rest of their life. 🙄

  • @deshaefromarounthawayricha7324
    @deshaefromarounthawayricha7324 4 месяца назад +38

    Who else is watching this while they had a shitty day at work?

  • @George546-he5tz
    @George546-he5tz 4 месяца назад +26

    The girl in the first story couldn't have been any dumber

    • @maryannebphillips9124
      @maryannebphillips9124 4 месяца назад +1

      She encountered dumber.

    • @kellynh9303
      @kellynh9303 4 месяца назад +1

      Seriously! She sounds like she's trying to be too tough & comes off very unwise & arrogant. You simply never tell a stranger your alone, unarmed and your exact whereabouts in the middle of nowhere! It's basically inviting trouble. She knew a confrontation would happen at some point. She should've quietly backed away when she first spotted him & came back later to bathe. What women would come half naked to bathe in a secluded forest with a strange man ? Also what in the world would he be doing out there alone anyway ? He could be a murderer, fugitive, looking for trouble. She should have reported this stranger to the rangers after the very first encounter instead of waiting on him to come find her. Just stupid.

  • @kathryncumberland
    @kathryncumberland 4 месяца назад +66

    The chick in Story 1 knew not to admit fear, but admitted she didn't have a gun?!
    Also, calling Trent's dickish behavior "Asperger-y" was exceptionally ignorant and bigoted. When she said that, I stopped seeing her as the innocent protagonist and stopped being emotionally invested in her well-being. That's not to say that I wanted something bad to happen to her, and she obviously lived to tell the story, but saying that made me see her in a much less favorable light.

    • @ScorpioofAutumn
      @ScorpioofAutumn 4 месяца назад +2

      Abby: "I won't use hasty terms like 'misogynist' or 'incel', but I'll gladly assume an asshole has autism! 😊"

    • @meatbug5439
      @meatbug5439 4 месяца назад +22

      my thoughts too. it actually made me physically cringe with how casually she throws out a "diagnosis" for behavior that isnt even a symptom of autism

    • @maryannebphillips9124
      @maryannebphillips9124 4 месяца назад

      There are no chick's, there are adult females.
      Neither of you qualify as arm chair psychiatrists.

    • @emilyhines6564
      @emilyhines6564 4 месяца назад +20

      So weird to be like “he didn’t even seem ill-intentioned, just Asperger-y” when the story shows him to be obviously malicious

    • @ShannibalLecter77
      @ShannibalLecter77 4 месяца назад +14

      Yeah. That was a really gross thing to say.

  • @ashbashas
    @ashbashas 4 месяца назад +6

    1st story just goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on just to tell very lil interesting words.

  • @CleoHarperReturns
    @CleoHarperReturns 4 месяца назад +7

    I freaking love lookout stories. My absolute favorite. Thanks Joel!

  • @shadowepicguy3270
    @shadowepicguy3270 4 месяца назад +23

    Fire Tower Lookout used to be my dream job right next to park ranger, now its therapist lol.

    • @starswan
      @starswan 4 месяца назад +1

      What made you change your opinion on forestry/natural resources? Or was it just a story reference lol

    • @eyitayobayode6022
      @eyitayobayode6022 4 месяца назад

      😂😂😂

  • @imbored1179
    @imbored1179 4 месяца назад +28

    You don't know how much I needed this. Thanks for the constant uploads Joel

    • @jamess8407
      @jamess8407 4 месяца назад +2

      We find God, the almighty. He's all we need.

  • @melike7936
    @melike7936 4 месяца назад +8

    The first story answers the popular question nowadays "Alone in the woods with a bear or a man"

  • @daviswall3319
    @daviswall3319 4 месяца назад +100

    Joel is simply the best voice on RUclips! Thx Joel! You rule! 😎

    • @neilhaslam
      @neilhaslam 4 месяца назад +4

      It's not simply the voice...it's the stories, and his ability to narrate with bang on emotion. Best channel on RUclips in my opinion.

    • @xeedflarian9748
      @xeedflarian9748 4 месяца назад +2

      Eh he's good but my top 3 are Urmaker, Mr Nightmare and Let's Read.

    • @daviswall3319
      @daviswall3319 4 месяца назад +2

      I love Mr ScareKrow’s voice as well but he doesn’t seem to be making videos anymore-

    • @xeedflarian9748
      @xeedflarian9748 4 месяца назад +2

      @daviswall3319 oh? Never heard of him, I'll check him out. Hopefully he comes back around.

  • @cam.singer
    @cam.singer 4 месяца назад +10

    first story the girl is clueless

    • @pencilart1980
      @pencilart1980 4 месяца назад

      Yeah how stupid is she right? Just trying to have her own quiet experience in the woods? Ridiculous!! She should never have been out there, only men get to do that kind of thing because they are the only ones who can fight off other creepy men! What an idiot she was to think or hope that she could just do her own thing and feel free in nature. She should have known for sure that some loser guy would start stalking her, and should have adjusted her expectations accordingly! And being polite to him and trying to not expect the worst when she initially felt intimidated? What a dunce, she should have ran away screaming in the first instance and left her dreams behind because 'men'. Always men.

  • @brittneywright9886
    @brittneywright9886 4 месяца назад +12

    Joel, you are the voice of my long drives to work each morning! I don't know what I'd do without your channel!! I've listened to you for the longest time and I absolutely can't ever get enough!! I don't listen to sleep, I listen to engage in the stories, and your voice and the way you read is what brings them all alive in my mind. Thank you for what you do, and please don't ever stop!!!!! There's some of us out here who simply adore you!!! ❤

  • @jacquelinejanewashere
    @jacquelinejanewashere 4 месяца назад +31

    Loved this topic, i feel really bad for the first lady because i know how heartbreaking it is to have something you've dreamed about and worked so hard for ruined by unwanted advances some people feel entitled to everything

    • @andykarlson1681
      @andykarlson1681 4 месяца назад +13

      She was being extremely stupid and ruined it for her self so. I dont feel bad for her🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @eowyneadig7879
      @eowyneadig7879 4 месяца назад

      @@andykarlson1681what was she supposed to do in your opinion?!

    • @andykarlson1681
      @andykarlson1681 4 месяца назад

      @@eowyneadig7879 not talk to him? Call for help IMMEDIATELY after their first encounter? Actually carry a gun? I mean helloooo

    • @Leubh2
      @Leubh2 4 месяца назад +8

      @@eowyneadig7879 not tell the guy she was alone said they had guns or at least just said she was hiking with her family anything but what she said not her fault but knowing people are crazy would’ve paid to play it safe

  • @noneyayabish
    @noneyayabish 4 месяца назад +11

    And this is why women choose the bear

  • @ms.krueger2660
    @ms.krueger2660 4 месяца назад +5

    The man not being believed by his own parents is horrible. Crazy story but if one of my sons told me that I would believe them. I know my sons. Shame on his parents.
    I have heard true stories similar to what he said.😱
    Now he has to live the rest of his life with an arson conviction hanging over his head. That’s very serious. Will affect his employment. His personal life. 😢
    Plus the fact that no one believes him and thinks he is a liar!! 😢🫤

  • @destinymorris5120
    @destinymorris5120 4 месяца назад +5

    the first story is why women would rather be stuck in the woods with a bear, rather than a man.

  • @BC-kn6cw
    @BC-kn6cw 2 месяца назад +5

    "I dont need a gun. I have bear mace, and a taser."
    Person with gun rocks up...

  • @lillinicole7151
    @lillinicole7151 4 месяца назад +23

    That intro is god tier, Joel.

  • @theseedistheword3603
    @theseedistheword3603 4 месяца назад +11

    The opening seen with the tree giants was spectacular.....

  • @DrJekyll-qz7xh
    @DrJekyll-qz7xh 4 месяца назад +11

    Yea, the first story is why we would rather be in the woods with a bear than with a man..

  • @lvl11717
    @lvl11717 4 месяца назад +23

    I’d pick being stuck with a bear over a man. Every. Time.

    • @lvl11717
      @lvl11717 4 месяца назад +8

      Men will insist their presence is protection while being the very thing we need protection from.

    • @ddz1375
      @ddz1375 4 месяца назад +4

      Stay with the bear then. You will never need a plumber, electrician, carpenter, HVAC dude, garbage man, cop, fireman, chef, lumberjack, fisherman, oil rig worker, systems analyst, truck driver, grocery shelf stocker, banker, windmill worker, cement mason, lawn care dude, doorman or any other myriad of service provided by mostly men. Bring the bear spray.

    • @lvl11717
      @lvl11717 4 месяца назад +1

      @@ddz1375happily. Women can do those things too. You’re not special, you’re just gatekeepers. And here you are proving my point by trying to gaslight us into thinking you’re necessary.

    • @lvl11717
      @lvl11717 4 месяца назад +9

      @@ddz1375 happily, because women can do those things too. A bear will never bring you to a second location or brag to its bear friends about what it did. No one will ask me what I was wearing to provoke the bear. Etc.

    • @jamboreeAG
      @jamboreeAG 4 месяца назад +9

      @@ddz1375 love this bitter reaction when the only thing that attacked this woman in the completely isolated woods in month on end was a man, not a bear. You sound like you're justifying the attack and fear for the benefit of having dudes around to do jobs that anyone can and HAVE been doing.
      Don't be offended, be the difference.

  • @kaileebailee23
    @kaileebailee23 4 месяца назад +10

    Let's see if these stories would deter me from being a lookout, it would be a dream job for me too.

  • @youarebymyside
    @youarebymyside 4 месяца назад +16

    Struggling to fall asleep, so this is posted just in time. Thank you very much.

  • @Sunshine_2013
    @Sunshine_2013 4 месяца назад +14

    An hour and a half video! Just made the rest of my shift great, thank you!

  • @Gopniksquat
    @Gopniksquat 4 месяца назад +3

    These stories always start okay then sound fake af halfway through

  • @4bbb711
    @4bbb711 4 месяца назад +10

    ALWAYS CHOOSING THE BEAR !!!

  • @hannahmiller4663
    @hannahmiller4663 4 месяца назад +6

    Colville isn't Cole Ville, it is pronounced Call Ville. Coming from a local.

  • @sawssman965
    @sawssman965 4 месяца назад +5

    Man, who knew how dangerous fire lookout jobs were? Not me! Would it be possible to install some sort of zip lines to the towers? I'd feel a little bit better for their safety with something like that.

  • @Georgino893
    @Georgino893 4 месяца назад +11

    Long videos about woods, fire lookouts or paranormal stuff are my favorite ever 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @DKCGamerGirl
    @DKCGamerGirl 4 месяца назад +26

    Poor Twig Man. 🌱 He was so young and didn't deserve to be arsoned in his twiggy prime. 😢
    In all seriousness though, I do find I enjoied the long story format! Gave more time to really get into the stories. Something I'd definitely be up to seeing again in future videos!

  • @alpal87
    @alpal87 4 месяца назад +4

    Story 2, that sounds ritualistic for sure. Not good

  • @BristolMatt
    @BristolMatt 4 месяца назад +4

    The first story is a feminists way of attacking men in as many ways she can.
    I can't stand when the stories are user to hurt other people. I wouldn't have read that one.

  • @KayJoyy
    @KayJoyy 4 месяца назад +8

    I dont know what i would do without this channel 🙏 thank you for the hours upon hours that you read so we can all get a good nights sleep ❤

  • @TammyMcLeod-y8f
    @TammyMcLeod-y8f 4 месяца назад +5

    First, I love the intro! Second, thank you for reading fire lookout stories that are believable. I'm a fire lookout enthusiast and a horror story enthusiast but I'm so tired of silly, completely unbelievable fire lookout horror stories. I even submitted a scary fire lookout story of my own once only to have the narrator change it to make it "more scary". Keep doing what you're doing. I love your channel!

  • @new_narrative
    @new_narrative 4 месяца назад +55

    1) illustrating why WE CHOOSE THE BEAR

    • @protectoroftherealm8108
      @protectoroftherealm8108 4 месяца назад +12

      Uhhh excuse me but I find this deeply offensive. Women are just as strong and capable as men, reddit told me so.

    • @user-jm4cd5sd1x
      @user-jm4cd5sd1x 4 месяца назад +2

      Poor widdle hateful femcel believed the badly written fiction.

    • @shareefsteele4486
      @shareefsteele4486 4 месяца назад +8

      Bear or a black man?

    • @protectoroftherealm8108
      @protectoroftherealm8108 4 месяца назад +4

      @@shareefsteele4486 hahahahaha this.

    • @TheWonkster
      @TheWonkster 4 месяца назад +6

      The first story didn't happen. Spraying a can of bear mace in a confined space would result in YOU blind and choking, possibly to death, from the backslash/vapor, and the guy would have to be seriously tweaking to take a sustained stream to the face without collapsing and choking, again, possibly to death.

  • @BostonBaby1000
    @BostonBaby1000 4 месяца назад +8

    Story 1: you’d be surprised how much peace of mind having a firearm gives a woman. Feminism can’t exist if a woman can’t protect herself when she’s alone. The idea that you have equality is useless if you can’t defend yourself in various situations.

  • @geofft.1959
    @geofft.1959 4 месяца назад +2

    Am I the only one that heard Story 1 with them at the water and think of that video. "Hey whats your name"....😂

  • @pnwfunstuff2218
    @pnwfunstuff2218 4 месяца назад +12

    I live near gold mountain, literally hiked it many times

  • @DetectiveTK
    @DetectiveTK 3 месяца назад +2

    I lost it when the creepy dude from the first story said his name was Trent, I immediately thought of Trent from Total Drama.

  • @Peter75C
    @Peter75C 3 месяца назад +3

    The 1st fire lookout story made me slap my forehead about 10 times. Yes, you're a fierce independent woman. Yes, you're strong and capable. But you passed way too many chances up to shut the hell up. Why would you tell some rando you are staying in the woods, ALONE, with no weapons, and you come to that creek naked all the time to bathe?

  • @MortalPortal666
    @MortalPortal666 4 месяца назад +20

    Story 1 isolated lol *laughs in West Australian*

    • @ImaKhunt007
      @ImaKhunt007 4 месяца назад +1

      I used to laugh in Wyndham.

  • @rashikhare8480
    @rashikhare8480 4 месяца назад +16

    Story 1 is the real reason why woman chose Bear in the "being stuck with a bear or a man" thing that was going on for a while

    • @Skottravels
      @Skottravels 4 месяца назад +1

      If a women acted like that to her she'd be all on.

    • @kristnoplis2881
      @kristnoplis2881 4 месяца назад +3

      Problem is the bear would have ate her before she knew what was happening.

    • @annie_xo
      @annie_xo 3 месяца назад

      @@kristnoplis2881ngl I’d prefer to be eaten by a bear than being SA:d and murdered by some creep. I’d die either way, but at least if a bear ate me I wouldn’t be contributing to the sadistic gratification of some psycho.

  • @vodajcek
    @vodajcek 4 месяца назад +5

    Joel, this is some of your best work to date in my opinion. Your narration is always top-notch but the writing chops of the authors of these stories amplified the creep factor for me by an order of magnitude.

  • @materialmirage
    @materialmirage 4 месяца назад +4

    Who says "highway trash picking upping" instead of "road crew"?

  • @bs431980
    @bs431980 3 месяца назад +3

    Maybe Disney can use the 1st story for their next heroic lesbian battles evil buff white man series 😂

  • @anyakatz7418
    @anyakatz7418 4 месяца назад +4

    I woke up because of the “YOU SHOULD KIL* YOURSELF!!” At 1:23:10 😭 I thought someone was in my room yelling that to me 😂

  • @victoriagoss8681
    @victoriagoss8681 4 месяца назад +6

    This was an awesome upload! Thanks Joel, and hi Claire 😉

  • @adruiddrummer8841
    @adruiddrummer8841 4 месяца назад +3

    Trent couldn't understand why Abby would choose the bear. 😅😅😅 It's YOU, Booboo. You're the reason.

  • @Skottravels
    @Skottravels 4 месяца назад +3

    That time I was stuck in a fire tower and had to fight a terminator hornbot with variety of weapons except a gun because guns are bad.

  • @Dementia.Pugilistica
    @Dementia.Pugilistica 4 месяца назад +6

    That second story had a similar feel to one of my all-time favorite stories ever told on this channel: "the chanting in the woods"

  • @Ashley-pj8bn
    @Ashley-pj8bn 4 месяца назад +9

    Thank you so much for more great stories ❤️

  • @ScullyPop
    @ScullyPop 4 месяца назад +11

    Master of Narration! King Joel!

  • @vskistow
    @vskistow 4 месяца назад +8

    Can't handle scary stories at night but love the vids too much to not watch this.

  • @Blindy_Sama
    @Blindy_Sama 3 месяца назад +2

    Theory about the person who ended up getting charged even though they were the victim... Either the authorities are actually involved in trying to kill them and the arson or at the very least closely related or very buddy buddy with the people actually involved this sort of thing actually happens all the time and the victims often get stuck with the charges... Also their family sucks as soon as they are attorney they should not have pled guilty that's a terrible attorney.

  • @Strawberriespop
    @Strawberriespop 4 месяца назад +7

    Love ur vids as always

  • @sonicfangal2000
    @sonicfangal2000 3 месяца назад +2

    Ted Bundy would have loved the first woman. Why tell that person anything?
    Also, as someone with Aspergers, please use Incel instead haha 😅

  • @estrellaverbeck
    @estrellaverbeck 4 месяца назад +6

    Never been this early 😮 You're an amazing story teller ❤

  • @Heatevjfv
    @Heatevjfv 3 месяца назад +2

    I was really annoyed by the first story. This story was good. However, it took over 10 minutes into the story to realize this person was a woman? Wouldn't you start out your story with I'm a lady or something like that.? I thought we were talking about a guy this whole time

  • @Smokey-Garage-Girl
    @Smokey-Garage-Girl 4 месяца назад +16

    Story 1: why we choose the bear 🤷‍♀️

  • @solangelostan6016
    @solangelostan6016 4 месяца назад +2

    Narrator of the first story felt weird calling him a misogynist when he was literally being blatantly misogynistic but felt totally qualified to diagnose him with Asperger's? lmao

  • @mj3026
    @mj3026 4 месяца назад +12

    Thank you Joel 😊❤❤

  • @starswan
    @starswan 4 месяца назад +2

    Doesn’t multiple firearms, or even one for that matter, and tells a male stranger her whole set up including her backup without leaving anything private or as plan B. I hope this is fake bc I hate to say this would be a lesson someone would need to learn of the realities of safety and nature

  • @calliepeach6234
    @calliepeach6234 4 месяца назад +3

    Story 1# GIRL!!!

  • @Nisie23
    @Nisie23 4 месяца назад +2

    2nd Story. The person is a lunatic and should've been sent to prison for life for setting that fire.

  • @karenwatson1661
    @karenwatson1661 4 месяца назад +4

    #1 yet another reason why we are team 🐻 all day everyday

  • @TheFabulousGabbasaurous
    @TheFabulousGabbasaurous 4 месяца назад +2

    Ladies, no one is entitled to your kindness or benefit of the doubt. If you ever feel uncomfortable or unsafe do what is best for you. To be honest she should not have called out to him and should have radioed for help then with the element of surprise mased him.

  • @ShepardDrake
    @ShepardDrake 4 месяца назад +5

    The person who wrote the first story came off so incredibly annoying and insufferable. I almost had to turn off the video because of it.

  • @CHIEFLUKE101
    @CHIEFLUKE101 3 месяца назад +2

    Admitting any amount of fear would be a bad idea. But let me tell him that I'm alone. I don't have a weapon and all this other nonsense. Got to give the first story an L

  • @BarnabyJones07
    @BarnabyJones07 4 месяца назад +10

    Abby from first story is annoying

    • @maryannebphillips9124
      @maryannebphillips9124 4 месяца назад +1

      I would be annoyed if I met an arrogant self-absorbed narcissist!

    • @ShirleeKnott
      @ShirleeKnott 4 месяца назад +1

      @@maryannebphillips9124 👍

  • @L.m.CeeTee
    @L.m.CeeTee 4 месяца назад +2

    Say you’re a Feminist without saying you’re a feminist.

  • @AnthonySforza
    @AnthonySforza 4 месяца назад +3

    So... thought Id get some sleep lostening to this video to send me off. Nope... actually found myself awake the whole time, to listen to all three stories to their completion. That last one, though... how the hell do you do that?

  • @paulbruney1072
    @paulbruney1072 3 месяца назад +2

    You’d think a woman alone in the forest wouldn’t let anyone know they were there alone in the first place!

  • @bigmanarnold
    @bigmanarnold 4 месяца назад +24

    One of my favourite scary games is Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout. I don’t know what it is about watchtowers in the middle of the woods that really interests me but I cannot wait to listen to this episode.