I was a care and support worker for the elderly for 10 years. Some elderly people are SO lonely and a chat with them can truly make their day. Please respect your elders and give them the time of day, you can change their life.
I used to be a CNA (it was my coworkers and their apathy and sometimes MALICE that led me to quit), and those patients LOVED me. They just wanted to talk and share stories, be wheeled outside to smoke their cigarettes. I often thought about what I'd want if I were alone, or in a facility with no one to speak to.
I think it's more because he was bored out of his brains with the job and that he could let her talk and not have to talk and rest his voice. I worked in sales talking all day on the phone & I absolutely HATED talking, so this is a welcome respite. Nothing to do with "lovely soul", not that I'm saying he isn't but he was a QVC troll. You're projecting your own loveliness onto him. :)
My aunt is from Nebraska and she calls me all the time just to talk about random things like the weather, music and halloween festivities. She is lonely and our conversations give meaning to her day she's told me. Love you aunt Treva♥️♥️
This is my aunt! Ever since her sister my other aunt passed, she lives alone now and is lonely. She calls me often just talk to about the past and everything else. She repeats the same stories over and over, but I know this makes her happy, so I’m glad that I can at least bring her some joy. I love you auntie Gloria. 💖
@@ead3nblvck938 My grandma is like this too She doesn't bore me. I genuinely listen to her. She is a great conversationist. Older people have better phone skills than young people. It's sort of an art.
My neighbor does this. I just let him talk and I smile and laugh as prompted. It doesn't cost a thing and I sense it makes him feel better. All people want to be heard and listened to.
I actually feel bad for this older lady. You can tell she doesn't talk to people often, and that's probably why she was rambling on about off topic subjects.
@@beetlejuice3x309You can tell by the video quality that this wasn’t a recent video. The internet probably didn’t even exist back then. Today, Boomers use the internet just as much as Millennials.
I used to come across old people all the time like this lady when I took the bus. It's pretty sad that some people have no one close to talk to when they get older. Usually their kids are too busy, friends drift apart and die, and they are left with nothing really.
There is usually a reason why people wind up alone. It's because no one can stand to be around them for more than 3 minutes. My father is a prime example.
I had an aunt who was a great person but also a QVC fanatic. She loved dolls and would by 2 at a time of the same doll. She did this because she had 2 daughters and she didn't want them to fight over her belongings after she passed away. Well she died of cancer and neither daughter wanted any of the QVC stuff. They divided it up and it sits in their attics and basements. They feel obligated to keep their moms stuff but they are not doll collectors.
I hope they finally got rid of the stuff they didn't want. There is no point in anybody keeping things they don't want. Eventually it will all end up at Goodwill, anyway
I worked in a nursing home in the kitchen for a few weeks many, many moons ago. It took about an hour for me to realize that the older folk are literally about to burst to tell someone, and in a nursing home setting, ANYONE, about something, and again in that nursing home setting, ANYTHING. I would even say that a large portion of nursing home patients would even thrive if they just had someone to talk to. And it doesn’t even have to be about anything in particular. You may get old and grey, but the need to connect never leaves you.
100% true!!! my grandpa is recovering in a nursing home currently, hasn’t been home for 3 months, was in icu for 24 days twice on a vent. Lives alone, his wife passed in 2016 so he wasn’t getting out of the house much, mostly talked to people on the phone which he’s notorious for keeping you on the phone for as long as possible, and asking questions he knows the answer to. Which makes sense when you consider he doesn’t have many people to talk to. He’s gotten to socialize a lot with care staff and although he really wants to go back home it’s been good for him to be around people again.
Listening to the lady talk about how she just sort of spends stuff on QVC all the time reminds me of that South Park episode where Stan's grandpa did that. I wonder if there was some real credence to that.
My aunt was like that. When she found out she had terminal cancer she had huge credit card debt. She didn't want to leave my uncle with the bill so she started selling off anything and everything. Yeah she wasted a lot of money on that crap. But she managed to pay off all her debt before she died so my uncle was left with the house (paid for) and no debt.
A friend of ours is a property manager at a 55+ apartment complex. She has told us that there have been several instances in which a resident that had passed away or been evicted left piles of boxes from qvc all over the house with many of them never even opened. There are definitely plenty of addictive tv shoppers out there.
My mom used to order anything and everything on there, even when there was a better deal somewhere else because she liked the return policy and the "easy payments." She has thankfully toned it down in recent years but still shops there regularly. They do sell some decent stuff occasionally. A lot of it is total bs though. Once I watched them sell, I shit you not, UNSCENTED PERFUME.
Having worked for a shopping channel for 5 years, I still can't believe that they EVER let clients call in and be on-air. That took some major balls or ignorance, not sure which.
As Mike Rowe explains on other interviews, he was getting no sales as his shift was in the middle of the night. Then they decided to put a caller on, and the sales started coming in. That’s how it all started.
I don't know if you guys caught this, when she says, "...Turned on QVC... sat down and said 'Oh how pretty'" Then Mike says, "And then you saw the doll" But you can't hear it because she kept talking, aaahahahaha, he's hilarious
I was a mail carrier for 30 years and I used to have people like this who just wanted to talk. I had a route to get delivered and it was hard to get away from them without appearing rude. The thing is some of them had family around so I don't know why they didn't talk to them. Some were truly alone and I would do my best to look out for them. I even invited one over for Thanksgiving one year. She wouldn't come over so I put a plate together and drove it to her house. She was all alone that day but she was so happy when I showed up with that dinner.
I love her voice; it’s soothing. The caller isn’t weird. Y’all are so sensitive. This was 1992, so someone in poor health like her didn’t have a Smart phone to reach for it to automatically connect to someone. And it was the middle of the night when she made the call. She was literally looking for someone to talk to.
He was pretty quick. "We certainly don't want anyone to go over that fine line of responsible shopping". Also after the caller described how much she liked asking for the gram weight of gold items in jewelry stores and was given 19K reason she didn't need to know that, Mike said "I would hate to work in a retail jewelry store nowadays". His tone was so smooth, like he was agreeing with her, but actually was commiserating with any jewelry store employee this woman did this to.
I worked in centers for about 8 years when I was younger and every now and then I would get a person who would talk for an hour or two. When the team leader or coach would urge me to wrap up the call. I would tell them I'm strengthening or customer relationships and they wouldn't argue with me about it. Some people just want company, even if it's a voice to talk to. At the end of every month my call handle time was in the green and they couldn't "coach" me or write me up. Its just a matter of balancing the callers who called in strictly for business and bonding with callers who needed connection. 90% of the hour or longer calls were elderly people 🤔 who didn't have anyone to talk to. Never pass up an opportunity to talk to your elders. We still have so much to learn from those who walked the path before us.
Mike Rowe is an amazing person I had chance to meet him while hebwas doing dirty jobs cause they filmed a episode with the company i worksd for. He walked up to every single 30 of us employees and took time ti talk to us for a few minutes getting to know us off camera after he got back from filming worn out tired and beat up from the work and thabked hs for the important thankless job. That we do that the community needs cahse not for us y'all woild have sewage in ypur front yards
I now understand why Mike was fired, dear lord super funny, but you can tell he finds the item he is selling ridiculous. The comment about his voice in a singing doll left me smiling.
Even more reasons to like Mike - he has an amazing amount of patience... I don't care how much you're getting paid, it CANNOT be enough to put up with some things...
Awe she always maxed her card out on qvc. I like how he brought up responsible spending because qvc used to target bored older people and that's exactly what they want to hear but he reminded her about being responsible.
to be so lonely that you are complimenting a QVC personality with hopes of stretching the conversation longer, as it is the only human contact you've had this year
Lady; I love you Mike, Lady; I see you on and all I do is Charge, charge, charge I max out all my credit cards, Lady; I never make my payments on time: Yes Mike this was your First "Dirty Job"
I hate QVC. My Mother started getting dementia and ordered worthless shit, she spent a small fortune before I found out. They had her set up an automatic automatic credit card payments for makeup deliveries 3 times a week! These people prey on lonely ladies like this caller. I'm surprised Rick Rowe was part of it.
@@dspsblyuth I tried but the problem was that they were sending her makeup stuff 3 times a week and that was what my mother wanted. I called them up and they stopped it. The other stuff was stupid Chinese stuff like Christmas decorations and stupid stuff like that.
seeing Mike Rowe selling a porcelain doll and treating an older lady with so much kindness and respect while making her laugh ... oh my word I just dropped my drawers.
Mostly sad old people..I hope I don't end up like that. But I feel like I will. I'm 17 and even while supposedly in my prime I have only been able to make friends on the internet. At least I have my mom still
Yes. She is not the only one that has called and said that all their cards are to the limit and are making extra payments so they can done more. And that their families tell them to stop getting in debt by buying from QVC and the hosts have told them don’t listen to your family. Keep spending money!
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I was a care and support worker for the elderly for 10 years. Some elderly people are SO lonely and a chat with them can truly make their day. Please respect your elders and give them the time of day, you can change their life.
I used to be a CNA (it was my coworkers and their apathy and sometimes MALICE that led me to quit), and those patients LOVED me. They just wanted to talk and share stories, be wheeled outside to smoke their cigarettes.
I often thought about what I'd want if I were alone, or in a facility with no one to speak to.
I love Mike. He gave this lady a lot of time to chat because I think he sensed she needed the company. He has a good soul.
I think it's more because he was bored out of his brains with the job and that he could let her talk and not have to talk and rest his voice. I worked in sales talking all day on the phone & I absolutely HATED talking, so this is a welcome respite. Nothing to do with "lovely soul", not that I'm saying he isn't but he was a QVC troll. You're projecting your own loveliness onto him. :)
Um yeah that wasn’t a lady
I think the caller was a man
@@romendez78 its def a lady as the call goes on, you can tell
Lady? Lol
I was today years old when I found out Mike Rowe started out on QVC
me too
same
Me2
This guy is such a good sport. He was still so sweet to this lady.
But he's also on tv being recorded. He has no choice but to be sweet
That's part of his job.
:) yes
My aunt is from Nebraska and she calls me all the time just to talk about random things like the weather, music and halloween festivities. She is lonely and our conversations give meaning to her day she's told me. Love you aunt Treva♥️♥️
This is my aunt! Ever since her sister my other aunt passed, she lives alone now and is lonely. She calls me often just talk to about the past and everything else. She repeats the same stories over and over, but I know this makes her happy, so I’m glad that I can at least bring her some joy. I love you auntie Gloria. 💖
@@ead3nblvck938 My grandma is like this too She doesn't bore me. I genuinely listen to her. She is a great conversationist. Older people have better phone skills than young people. It's sort of an art.
My neighbor does this. I just let him talk and I smile and laugh as prompted. It doesn't cost a thing and I sense it makes him feel better. All people want to be heard and listened to.
I actually feel bad for this older lady. You can tell she doesn't talk to people often, and that's probably why she was rambling on about off topic subjects.
Maybe she was just stoned on pain pills.
She seems like a lovely lady
@@AjaxNixon She's a lovely stoned on pain pills hoarder who doesn't talk to people often. XD
Typical millennial, shocked that people enjoy talking on the phone before the Internet rotted brains
@@beetlejuice3x309You can tell by the video quality that this wasn’t a recent video. The internet probably didn’t even exist back then.
Today, Boomers use the internet just as much as Millennials.
I used to come across old people all the time like this lady when I took the bus. It's pretty sad that some people have no one close to talk to when they get older. Usually their kids are too busy, friends drift apart and die, and they are left with nothing really.
There is usually a reason why people wind up alone. It's because no one can stand to be around them for more than 3 minutes. My father is a prime example.
+xxHockeyMonkey92xx - My biggest fear. Although at least we have the internet now. You are never quite alone with the internet.
Are we less alone with the internet, or are we more alone than ever?
Maverick44 Basic bitch alert
+Great Dragon sorry to hear that
Awww, I love this woman and I love that Mike talked to her. Hope she is still around and doing well
She spent her entire life savings on QVC and recently filed for bankruptcy.
Yes
Mike rowe is such a sweetheart..such a good man
He certainly is ❤
I had an aunt who was a great person but also a QVC fanatic. She loved dolls and would by 2 at a time of the same doll. She did this because she had 2 daughters and she didn't want them to fight over her belongings after she passed away. Well she died of cancer and neither daughter wanted any of the QVC stuff. They divided it up and it sits in their attics and basements. They feel obligated to keep their moms stuff but they are not doll collectors.
Maybe they can make their way into a museum or a collector. Since there's two of each, one could be kept!
I hope they finally got rid of the stuff they didn't want. There is no point in anybody keeping things they don't want. Eventually it will all end up at Goodwill, anyway
they could donate it
Mike is such a quality person of which you can’t help but admire and respect.
I worked in a nursing home in the kitchen for a few weeks many, many moons ago. It took about an hour for me to realize that the older folk are literally about to burst to tell someone, and in a nursing home setting, ANYONE, about something, and again in that nursing home setting, ANYTHING. I would even say that a large portion of nursing home patients would even thrive if they just had someone to talk to. And it doesn’t even have to be about anything in particular. You may get old and grey, but the need to connect never leaves you.
This is so true, so very true....they say that isolation is the equivalent to smoking a pack a day.
100% true!!! my grandpa is recovering in a nursing home currently, hasn’t been home for 3 months, was in icu for 24 days twice on a vent. Lives alone, his wife passed in 2016 so he wasn’t getting out of the house much, mostly talked to people on the phone which he’s notorious for keeping you on the phone for as long as possible, and asking questions he knows the answer to. Which makes sense when you consider he doesn’t have many people to talk to. He’s gotten to socialize a lot with care staff and although he really wants to go back home it’s been good for him to be around people again.
why can't they talk to each other?
@@coolandgood1010oh, they do.
Listening to the lady talk about how she just sort of spends stuff on QVC all the time reminds me of that South Park episode where Stan's grandpa did that. I wonder if there was some real credence to that.
Oda Swifteye Oh dude, it's absolutely based on reality. QVC makes serious bank off of old people
My aunt was like that. When she found out she had terminal cancer she had huge credit card debt. She didn't want to leave my uncle with the bill so she started selling off anything and everything. Yeah she wasted a lot of money on that crap. But she managed to pay off all her debt before she died so my uncle was left with the house (paid for) and no debt.
A friend of ours is a property manager at a 55+ apartment complex. She has told us that there have been several instances in which a resident that had passed away or been evicted left piles of boxes from qvc all over the house with many of them never even opened. There are definitely plenty of addictive tv shoppers out there.
My mom used to order anything and everything on there, even when there was a better deal somewhere else because she liked the return policy and the "easy payments." She has thankfully toned it down in recent years but still shops there regularly. They do sell some decent stuff occasionally. A lot of it is total bs though. Once I watched them sell, I shit you not, UNSCENTED PERFUME.
Mike Rowe on QVC = 300% increase in ratings, and 98% decrease in purchases.
They gave him the stuff that didn't sell out to sell🤣 Watch Josh gates tonight with him on it. Freaking epic🤩
Having worked for a shopping channel for 5 years, I still can't believe that they EVER let clients call in and be on-air. That took some major balls or ignorance, not sure which.
Balls
As Mike Rowe explains on other interviews, he was getting no sales as his shift was in the middle of the night. Then they decided to put a caller on, and the sales started coming in. That’s how it all started.
Aww she seemed like such a sweet lady, I would love to just listen to her ramble on❤
Weird title. This is just a lightly heartwarming video.
I don't know if you guys caught this, when she says,
"...Turned on QVC... sat down and said 'Oh how pretty'"
Then Mike says, "And then you saw the doll"
But you can't hear it because she kept talking, aaahahahaha, he's hilarious
Anthony Kentris I replayed it and did hear it lol
That's great😄
2:48
2:55. Hilarious!
Nice guy. A reminder to give the people in our lives, who need it, a spare minute.
Oh my God.... I wanna give that lady a hug. She just wants someone to talk to. :(
I was a mail carrier for 30 years and I used to have people like this who just wanted to talk. I had a route to get delivered and it was hard to get away from them without appearing rude. The thing is some of them had family around so I don't know why they didn't talk to them. Some were truly alone and I would do my best to look out for them. I even invited one over for Thanksgiving one year. She wouldn't come over so I put a plate together and drove it to her house. She was all alone that day but she was so happy when I showed up with that dinner.
Holly shit, Mike Rowe used to be on QVC. Damn what an improvement on his career! Way to go Mike!
QVC made money on people just like this, shut ins with nothing better to do that bought whatever useless crap they saw and had to have.
He's so patient with her. If you know someone alone young or old check on them if you can, especially now. Peace and love.
I love her voice; it’s soothing. The caller isn’t weird. Y’all are so sensitive. This was 1992, so someone in poor health like her didn’t have a Smart phone to reach for it to automatically connect to someone. And it was the middle of the night when she made the call. She was literally looking for someone to talk to.
Dirty Job
He was pretty quick. "We certainly don't want anyone to go over that fine line of responsible shopping". Also after the caller described how much she liked asking for the gram weight of gold items in jewelry stores and was given 19K reason she didn't need to know that, Mike said "I would hate to work in a retail jewelry store nowadays". His tone was so smooth, like he was agreeing with her, but actually was commiserating with any jewelry store employee this woman did this to.
I worked in centers for about 8 years when I was younger and every now and then I would get a person who would talk for an hour or two. When the team leader or coach would urge me to wrap up the call. I would tell them I'm strengthening or customer relationships and they wouldn't argue with me about it. Some people just want company, even if it's a voice to talk to. At the end of every month my call handle time was in the green and they couldn't "coach" me or write me up. Its just a matter of balancing the callers who called in strictly for business and bonding with callers who needed connection. 90% of the hour or longer calls were elderly people 🤔 who didn't have anyone to talk to. Never pass up an opportunity to talk to your elders. We still have so much to learn from those who walked the path before us.
They never let people talk this long on QVC these days...I would watch EVERY DAY if Mike Rowe was still a host!!!
Mike Rowe is an amazing person I had chance to meet him while hebwas doing dirty jobs cause they filmed a episode with the company i worksd for. He walked up to every single 30 of us employees and took time ti talk to us for a few minutes getting to know us off camera after he got back from filming worn out tired and beat up from the work and thabked hs for the important thankless job. That we do that the community needs cahse not for us y'all woild have sewage in ypur front yards
omg! uhahahha that last bit b4 the vid ends. hahahhaha man he went for it with that one. BUT I bet he actually sold some stuff doing all that.
I now understand why Mike was fired, dear lord super funny, but you can tell he finds the item he is selling ridiculous. The comment about his voice in a singing doll left me smiling.
Even more reasons to like Mike - he has an amazing amount of patience... I don't care how much you're getting paid, it CANNOT be enough to put up with some things...
Awe she always maxed her card out on qvc. I like how he brought up responsible spending because qvc used to target bored older people and that's exactly what they want to hear but he reminded her about being responsible.
Poor. Poor Girl! She needs to come on RUclips we well talk to her! And she will save money too!
This was 28 years ago
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That's a creepy doll....I keep waiting for its head to turn 😳
The way it spins and stares straight through you is hilarious 😂
Can you imagine what her house looks like?
Yep. Probably loads of those dolls around!
Hopefully she had a house she loved.
I got up to get a glass of milk and turned on QVC, which is quite "normal"
Mike Rowe is an absolute gentleman.
Oh snap! I didn’t know he worked for QVC! 😆
mike rowe is awesome! love watching all of his shows!
you think this was the day he told himself he's got to find other work?
I’m from Denham Springs and I’m trying to figure out if I know this Lee 😂😂😂
I love mike rowe. He is very witty and quick.
Love and Respect 🙏 Thank's and Bless you Mike Rowe😂Bless you and Best wishes ❤️
Oh Christ.. I grew up in denham springs ..... This sounds about right.
"Hear that? That's my career flushing down the toilet" LOL I love him.
Mike is a legend.
This was his dirtiest job
I was wondering about were i heard the name 😂😂😂 lifetime loser💩💩💩🙄🙄
Mike Rowe is a one of a kind
to be so lonely that you are complimenting a QVC personality with hopes of stretching the conversation longer, as it is the only human contact you've had this year
Awwww, it's likely that she spent many hours in front of the TV watching qvc and maybe genuinely liked his style.
Had no idea Mike was on QVC!
mike rowe is all that is left of what's right in the entertainment/tv world
Lady; I love you Mike, Lady; I see you on and all I do is Charge, charge, charge I max out all my credit cards, Lady; I never make my payments on time:
Yes Mike this was your First "Dirty Job"
That 99.00!!!! Doll is hideous!
Yeah but it's just 2 easy payments
@@shaunl446 Yes a $49.50 payment is not "easy" for a lot of folks. Now if they would do 5 easy pays of $20. lol.
This guy has a really great voice. He should have been doing radio, for sure. But, hey, to each his own...
WOOOOOOOOOOO thats a young Mike Rowe. Didnt even recognize him until I heard his voice.lol.
And as Mike says, it was a bar bet that led to his auditioning for QVC in the first place.
Mike did end up doing a song, and it went to #1 beating out all the new artists not sure their names... the song is called Santa's Gotta Dirty Job.
He is sooooo funny. Love this guy!
Everybody is missing the real story here
That doll is evil.
Mike's such a great guy. It's nice to see someone on television who's genuine and Mike is one of the few.
I hate QVC. My Mother started getting dementia and ordered worthless shit, she spent a small fortune before I found out. They had her set up an automatic automatic credit card payments for makeup deliveries 3 times a week! These people prey on lonely ladies like this caller. I'm surprised Rick Rowe was part of it.
Did you talk to a lawyer? you should be able to send it all back and get a refund
@@dspsblyuth I tried but the problem was that they were sending her makeup stuff 3 times a week and that was what my mother wanted. I called them up and they stopped it. The other stuff was stupid Chinese stuff like Christmas decorations and stupid stuff like that.
Remember when social skills were normal? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
She just wants to talk to someone… poor lady..
That doll freaks me OUT! Mike Rowe does not, however. He's the hotness. He's also a saint for putting up with the rambling of the shut-in. :)
I wonder what her episode of Hoarders is 🤔
100 dollars for that doll? LOL holy smokes!
seeing Mike Rowe selling a porcelain doll and treating an older lady with so much kindness and respect while making her laugh ... oh my word I just dropped my drawers.
In excitement ?
thats the most specific fetish ive ever heard
@@PEACEOUTPAT 😅😅
@@PEACEOUTPAT I mean like men who aren't too insecure to show kindness and sell dolls is hot 😅
Pics?
Mike you were great then, you are great now. 😄
😂😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I always wonder who shops on these shows.....
Hey now, don't trash all their stuff. I was passing through the channels 10 yrs ago and got a great faux fur leopard coat! Still have it, it rocks!
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Mostly sad old people..I hope I don't end up like that. But I feel like I will. I'm 17 and even while supposedly in my prime I have only been able to make friends on the internet. At least I have my mom still
The idea of that doll singing with Mike Rowe's voice really is a terrifying mental image.
Nice to see he made it! Used to love watching Mike on dirty job's
1:56 this doll's eyes are so creepy!
The description is hilarious.
hahaha, poor mike! he handled it like a champ.
This guy has always been bad ass. Had no idea he was on QVC though. lol
Like many here, I had no idea that Mike Rowe was on QVC. He was a natural on TV.
I think Mike does a really good job of interacting with the caller.
That's so hilarious. Mike Rowe is great- he handled that creeper so well haha
Mrs. Puff lives down south?
I thought these people were like smurfs and unicorns but these people actually exist. Mike Rowe is the man!
He knew there was only like 4 people watching the show anyway lol
Yes. She is not the only one that has called and said that all their cards are to the limit and are making extra payments so they can done more. And that their families tell them to stop getting in debt by buying from QVC and the hosts have told them don’t listen to your family. Keep spending money!
I sincerely hope her family if she has some alive, call her just to talk because she needs company. I’d talk to her every week
he has such a soothing voice.
I had no idea mike was on qvc
Holy crap... I'm from Denham Springs, LA. Didn't expect this video to contain a shout-out to my hometown.
I love his personality. He's genuine.
Someone for whom I now have much gratitude...
Sheezus, that thing is scary. Bride of Chucky at 2:54
before dirty jobs it was wordy jobs... I'll let myself out
And make sure you close the door behind you 😂😂😂
"responsible shopping" hahaha
They would have to pay me $100 to take that cursed item off their hands
So sad. They went after the elderly and took all their money. My grandmother used to spend all her money on this kind of crap.
They still are
She didn't sound unhealthy. She just sounded like she needed someone to talk to.
She was lonely .
These have to be from the archives of the affiliate network that aired the show.
sounds like that same person that called in on the doorbell claiming he lived in a shoebox across from the train tracks
$189 in today's money