Elderly Florida Homeless Man Lives In A Mangrove Swamp Forest To Hide From Cops And Thieves

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  • Опубликовано: 10 дек 2024

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  • @Jesus_Saves_Believers
    @Jesus_Saves_Believers 6 дней назад +4

    I love his answer to what makes him happy every day😂 coming back and seeing everything is still here lol

  • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
    @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  8 дней назад +20

    This dude is genuinely likable 😅

    • @remingtonsypro3160
      @remingtonsypro3160 8 дней назад +4

      I agree Not bitter about the things life has thrown his way... Great attitude!! Go Trump!!🇺🇸✌️

    • @referencefool6525
      @referencefool6525 7 дней назад

      🌞🏛 A Diogenes of Florida.

  • @JosePerez-fe2gv
    @JosePerez-fe2gv 8 дней назад +26

    renting an apartment is not easy. is not just about paying rent. all apartments for rent got way too many requirements. one of them is proof of income, n it's gotta be 2 to 3 times the amount of rent monthly n most retirees dont make the much money monthly from ss. n bunch of many more requirements. Basically, no way, no hope, for these poor homeless folks even if they get retirement monthly check from ss. that's not good enough for them to get a place to live in. that's cruel. sorry folks.

    • @ramblinralph7609
      @ramblinralph7609 8 дней назад +7

      I'm a Vietnam vet in my 70s. What you say is the truth.

    • @southbeatz8441
      @southbeatz8441 8 дней назад +4

      I believe social security can be as low as $941 per month because social security does not adjust your past earnings for inflation. With man in the video for example would have seen his income not adjusted for inflation thus giving him potentially the lowest amount of $941. It's even worse when the person was self employed because although IRS will happily accept any earned income to take taxes out of, social security is far more picky as to what incomes they'll count as earned income towards work credits that determine disability or retirement benefit amounts.
      We all know some homeless are just junkies that created their own mess but a lot of homeless people simply had really bad luck in life and get no help. They get shunned, looked down on, harassed, ran off, etc. Far too often instead of helping lift someone up in life, people will want that homeless person to vanish probably because of the old saying out of sight out of mind. Social security checks can be higher if the person had a very good income but many in FL are stuck living off of between $941 to $1,500.
      So the person on disability getting a likely $941 check looks to rent a place and are told their household income must be 2x, 2.5x, or 3x the monthly rent which essentially eliminated 99.9% of options. The 0.01% that are not insanely priced with crazy requirements typically will get rented out as soon as one becomes available. The government housing assistance can take several years on a waiting list and often will be in high crime areas. There are options for people though, there are small 1br mobile homes, small RVs, campers, that are turned into mostly fixed location homes that can be affordable but then there's more roadblocks government and society throws in front of people.
      If a person is getting $941 in FL per month and finds a little camper to rent for 600 or 700 then they will have a little left over for clothing, basic supplies, etc but not food. Even on disability it can be difficult for a single male without kids living with him to get any EBT. People on SSI can get some EBT but people on SSDI typically cannot because DCF will claim they get too much money to be eligible for EBT. Even if the person can get EBT, it won't be enough to cover food for a month even cooking at home. I can only imagine how difficult life will continue to get for some people.

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  7 дней назад +2

      Your absolutely correct

    • @Johnathon10
      @Johnathon10 7 дней назад

      @@southbeatz8441well, my social security pays me $919 a month. And I worked all my life. Pay scale has always been low in Louisiana. My wife applied for ebd. They offered her $6 a month. But we survive. I can’t complain. We eat, and have a roof over our heads.

  • @melvin768
    @melvin768 8 дней назад +18

    If I was staying there i would clean it up

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  8 дней назад +7

      Impossible nowhere to take it for miles. Also the wind and currents bring more. The garbage goes on for like a mile

    • @1yachtcarpenter
      @1yachtcarpenter 4 дня назад +1

      His age and health preclude him from cleaning all that garbage.

  • @johnevans1969
    @johnevans1969 7 дней назад +2

    Bless you Friend 🙏, he provides ❤

  • @ZeeVee-t8g
    @ZeeVee-t8g 3 дня назад +2

    Ca rent for 1 bedroom starts at $3500 , for a not great place, well over $4000 , with utilities

  • @heyletitgo
    @heyletitgo 8 дней назад +5

    😭😭😭😭😭😭 pray he gets help.

  • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
    @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  8 дней назад +11

    I think the wind and currents force garbage into that area over time.

  • @giarivera5060
    @giarivera5060 3 дня назад +1

    Very dangerous place to live close to the water and alligators. God keep protecting him.

  • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
    @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  8 дней назад +17

    How he wore that microphone 😊

  • @victorjimenez3504
    @victorjimenez3504 8 дней назад +12

    He might as well go back to Troy NY …. He could make a living

    • @sierrachoco5271
      @sierrachoco5271 8 дней назад +5

      Have you seen Troy, NY recently??😢

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  8 дней назад +7

      @@sierrachoco5271 cold 🥶

    • @victorjimenez3504
      @victorjimenez3504 8 дней назад +1

      @ yes but at least he could afford an apartment unlike Sarasota

    • @moonshinefuel
      @moonshinefuel 8 дней назад +5

      right now NY is no place to be living like he is, maybe he could migrate up there for summers, but right now he's much better off where he's at.

    • @nelsonluke6007
      @nelsonluke6007 8 дней назад

      ​@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGSpapi..it's cold everywhere except FL 😆

  • @pacopeso8474
    @pacopeso8474 8 дней назад +5

    dang he is my age. you wonder what life experience brought him there

  • @remingtonsypro3160
    @remingtonsypro3160 8 дней назад +4

    These are very interesting videos.. This guy is very creative.. I'm sure he has a ton of stories. It would be interesting if you did followups. I would believe he has a cell phone.. I do enjoy your videos but these are the most interesting to me. I'm in MD and planning to retire in the lower Florida west side. Port Charlotte and North. Venice area seems like a very interesting area seems like there would be a lot of things to do. The beach seems very nice. Any thoughts.. You get around that area quite a bit it seems.. Thx for sharing!! 🇺🇸✌️

  • @geneautry2091
    @geneautry2091 3 дня назад +1

    I'm 68. I was homeless 1993-2011 the southern coast, MT, CO. Eight of those years 1996-2004 I was on the streets of Capital Hill Downtown Denver, Co near the state Capital.

  • @thesagemonkeymechanic7969
    @thesagemonkeymechanic7969 7 дней назад +5

    I've been lots of camps and this guy seems to be just living in a trash pile

    • @TheoRokahura
      @TheoRokahura 7 дней назад +1

      Sure man these people are depressed think about it y'know,man it's depressing watching our brothers and sisters live like this.God help them and God help us all,in a great country like ours God help us put an end to this.

    • @thesagemonkeymechanic7969
      @thesagemonkeymechanic7969 6 дней назад

      @TheoRokahura Amen brother

  • @roam4fun853
    @roam4fun853 4 дня назад +1

    Bro, if you can walk 10 miles per day and you’re a good painter…, get a job brother! I’d hire you.

  • @lindabrown0
    @lindabrown0 8 дней назад +6

    People seem to go "where the weather suits their clothes". This man moved from Troy, New York to the warmth of Florida. Just like a snowbird!!!!

  • @RonFilco.9358
    @RonFilco.9358 8 дней назад +3

    All those cities in upstate NY including Troy have 55+ communities where rent is on a sliding scale, about 30% of total income through state subsidies. Florida is nice but not if you have to live in the mangroves, probably should go back home brother.

  • @kenskater8602
    @kenskater8602 6 дней назад

    He needs to clean thst mess up.

  • @Noreaster-l6k
    @Noreaster-l6k 7 дней назад +4

    What a mess. Clean the crap up

  • @jaya.0069
    @jaya.0069 5 дней назад

    Living out there is not always a choice, living in filth is a choice.

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  5 дней назад +1

      Go get yourself a clean camp and see how long your valueables last

    • @1yachtcarpenter
      @1yachtcarpenter 4 дня назад

      His age and health preclude him from cleaning all that garbage.

  • @WendySamples-y6f
    @WendySamples-y6f 8 дней назад +2

    Awesome he don't have an old lady to answer to. Like the guy interviewing him jus literally jumped over that shi. Look the guy is dealing with the criminally insane now after COVID.

    • @MIForrestguy
      @MIForrestguy 4 дня назад

      He is making the best decisions

  • @widowswatch6610
    @widowswatch6610 7 дней назад +2

    It is dirty with his trash everywhere. You have to have mental problems to live this way. I hope he gets help. I don’t understand. There must be rats too and snakes and animals.

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  7 дней назад +3

      They “hide” in the trash. Be more mad at the laws that force them to hide in these places than them being there

  • @simpleman2
    @simpleman2 8 дней назад +2

    👍✌️

  • @TonyaRMesser
    @TonyaRMesser 7 дней назад +1

    All the trash! Smh

  • @thejdgoodwin
    @thejdgoodwin 8 дней назад +6

    Florida's homeless problem is far worse than California. Far worse.

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  7 дней назад +2

      Agree

    • @rodseller9936
      @rodseller9936 7 дней назад

      All the more reason why I can't return to Florida.

    • @thejdgoodwin
      @thejdgoodwin 7 дней назад

      @@rodseller9936 I left Florida in 1994, and moved to California. I visited in 2023 and was shocked at the number of homeless. Even in the Florida Keys there were homeless all over the place. It's like they don't even care for them.

  • @KarenHeath-i1f
    @KarenHeath-i1f 8 дней назад +1

    What does he do to stay warm and dry.? Its cold right now.

    • @williamrizzo1285
      @williamrizzo1285 8 дней назад

      It's 63° at 5:30 am in the Florida Keys.and this is a cold front.

    • @James-ol6rw
      @James-ol6rw 7 дней назад +1

      @@williamrizzo1285he is in Pinellas county, half way up the Florida coast, not in the keys. Very cold today where he is.

  • @juliajohnson6022
    @juliajohnson6022 7 дней назад +1

    What about an alligator getting him?

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  7 дней назад +2

      You know, in Florida that is a REAL possibility.. i think that water is brackish but.. yeah.. if it was fresh water…. Wouldn’t last much

    • @juliajohnson6022
      @juliajohnson6022 7 дней назад

      @ , not to mention pythons , boa constrictors and anacondas, would take care of the job. I couldn’t sleep one night in that area………would be too busy looking 👀 for predators.😫

  • @louisbertaux5193
    @louisbertaux5193 7 дней назад +3

    All persons deserve housing

    • @MIForrestguy
      @MIForrestguy 4 дня назад +1

      As long as the taxpayers aren't paying. He could get a job at a factory of something.

  • @nikkiharrison7290
    @nikkiharrison7290 8 дней назад

    Is it stealing if you are walking through the woods hungry and find food?? It’s not like they have property lines ~ just a different point of view.

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  7 дней назад +1

      No, a thieve is a thieve. Go steal from the rich not the homeless

    • @BrianEllinger-hh4rm
      @BrianEllinger-hh4rm 7 дней назад +1

      Idk,... Good point...

    • @nikkiharrison7290
      @nikkiharrison7290 6 дней назад

      @@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS how would anyone know the places are so filled with trash all the camps look the same ~ abandoned unless someone is there. You are never sure if people are at the camps you go to and you do this daily how would anyone know there is someone there still unless there was a fire burning?

  • @godshandbigfootofalabama4686
    @godshandbigfootofalabama4686 6 дней назад +1

    This type of video making sickens me.
    Would you take a portion of the money made from these type of videos you make and hand it over to these people?
    Or will it be used to only enhance your life?
    This man and the many like him need blessings not exploited for personal profit.
    A home cooked hot meal? A gym membership for hot showers? A tent? A bicycle? Your cell# to call for safety reasons (a buddy system),
    a Walmart gift card, or take him somewhere for a day like fishing or whatever he'd want to do but currently can't.
    All of those things are just some ideas that are very low cost that would enhance HIS life.
    Imagine how he would feel if he knew that someone cared about him.
    The loneliness and fear he must feel on a daily basis has got to be overwhelming.
    How about a follow up video showing how you stepped up for him?

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  6 дней назад +3

      What i do or don’t do for the homeless is none of your business. Take your nosey and judgmental attitude elsewhere

    • @kathybeal4408
      @kathybeal4408 День назад

      What are YOU doing to help him?

    • @godshandbigfootofalabama4686
      @godshandbigfootofalabama4686 День назад

      @@kathybeal4408 Happy to let you know that I donate 16 hours per week at my local Friendship Mission and buy boxes of meat in bulk (chicken, etc) that is served in the dining room. And the funny thing is...I do this WITHOUT sticking a camera in thier faces and posting it to RUclips.

  • @direwolf4981
    @direwolf4981 7 дней назад +1

    Why can’t these people clean up after themselves? Ever? You create your own problems, then blame everyone else for them

    • @FranklinNomad
      @FranklinNomad 5 дней назад

      There's no garbage collection services

    • @direwolf4981
      @direwolf4981 5 дней назад

      @ if they can drag it in, they can drag it out. That simple- it’s not like they have a job to go to

  • @samarhmin3747
    @samarhmin3747 8 дней назад +16

    Bro voted for trump he fit in right there in the woods

  • @janielunday5012
    @janielunday5012 8 дней назад +15

    Trump flag fits.

  • @mxbass1036
    @mxbass1036 4 дня назад

    Clean up after yourself. I have no sympathy for people that live in filth.

  • @AndrewBowles-p5r
    @AndrewBowles-p5r 8 дней назад

    His trash is beautiful

  • @adenshures6573
    @adenshures6573 6 дней назад

    Trump voter.

  • @MudGod1969
    @MudGod1969 7 дней назад

    Eventually your gonna continue to age? Wtf does that even mean? Lol

    • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS  7 дней назад +1

      Maybe you don’t know because your not elderly and homeless…

    • @MudGod1969
      @MudGod1969 7 дней назад

      @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS That makes about as much sense as your first comment.

    • @john-xb8tu
      @john-xb8tu 6 дней назад

      At least he has income coming in every month unlike a lot of homeless. Can always look for a roommate on Craigslist to get a small apartment or a room to rent.