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This is a weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that have gone on in and around my apartment complex and in my neighborhood in the past 25 years that I've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 26 years here in a weekly blog post.
Every time I take Falcor out I've been seeing a lot of homeless people go down into the tunnels via the manholes. This is the one that one homeless man fell down and broke his leg a few weeks ago. The cover is always off because they take it off so they can go down there.
A little ways away from the first one is this one. It's also uncovered.
This is another entry point into the tunnels. It's just past my apartment complex.
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The homeless people removed the steel grate that had been covering it and now it's missing so this huge hole is just open all the time now.
Now if you want to see what some of the larger tunnels/washes look like you can see those pictures in this post. My grandson and his father took a walk into the tunnels and few years ago (Like a lot of people do) and took some pictures. My late husband and daughter went exploring the tunnels years ago too.
All of the entry points into the tunnels that I took pictures of are along the left side of this sidewalk in the rocks. I tell you, if someone wanted to hide from the police or anyone else, all they would have to do is hide in the Las Vegas tunnels. They go on for miles and entry points for them are all over this city.
If you want to read an article about the tunnels this one was very informative.
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I saw another Pods get delivered last week. I thought for sure it was going to sit there for a year like the last one. But the truck in front of it that delivered it sat there for a few hours while the people unpacked the Pods and then I saw how the truck that has a built in fork like picked up the Pods and was able to put it back on the truck and take it away. It was kinda cool to see how they are delivered and picked up.
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It was quiet for the most part but on New Year's Eve night a truck hot 2 parked cars on my street and fled the scene.
The high this week was 61F/16C
The low this week was 38F/3C
So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.
I am glad it has been relatively quiet.
ReplyDeleteLiving down the drains is not a life I could cope with. I guess it is shelter of a sort.
Yeah and they stay away from being bothered by the police if they're down there.
DeleteWow, it sounds like you've had some wild experiences in your apartment complex over the years! I can see why you’d want to share these stories—it must be a rollercoaster! The tunnels and uncovered manholes sound like a serious safety hazard. It's scary to think about what could happen when they’re left open like that. I hope your blog helps bring attention to these issues. Looking forward to hearing more of your stories in future posts! Wishing you a Happy New Year—hopefully with fewer wild adventures!
ReplyDeleteThank you. So much happens around here.
DeleteYou got to see proper Pods action.
ReplyDeleteGuess it's way too late to put locks on the grates and manholes. I'm sure there are a lot more than homeless down there now.
Oh yeah, way too late. There are thousands of people down there now.
DeleteThe relevant authority needs to do something about all those open holes in the ground. A careless person or a kid running around could easily fall into one, and then there'd be a hell of a lawsuit.
ReplyDeleteThere are thousands of manhole covers around Las Vegas that lead to the tunnels. Unless they start putting locks on them, there's not much they can do to stop the homeless from removing the covers.
DeleteYeah, the open holes are a hazard to children and pets. I’m glad it’s been relatively quiet. Happy New Year, Mary.
ReplyDeleteOh it's definitely a hazard.
DeleteHi, Mary!
ReplyDeleteI remember one of your previous posts detailing how the city's homeless seek shelter in those underground tunnels to avoid temperature extremes or the law, and how dangerous that can be due to rapidly rising water caused by storms.
When Mrs. Shady and I moved north in 2023, I stood and watched the PODS truck scoop up the empty 12-foot long container for transport. It's fascinating to see how it works.
I immediately thought about you Wednesday (New Year's Day) when I saw the news about the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel.
Thank you for your kind visit and comment at Shady's Place. I'm excited to know that you have watched Evil and love the series as much as I do, and that you enjoyed Duran Duran and Crazy Lixx. I'll be back Jan. 24 with my next post and will drop in to see you. All the best to you and your family, including my buddy Falcor, in the coming year, dear friend Mary!
Thank you. Yes when we have storms, the water rises in those tunnels fast and sometimes people die before they can get out of them. The explosion was scary. I hope you have a good month.
DeleteIt's tragic and shameful that people are forced into a subterranean life. The division between rich and poor grows ever wider.
ReplyDeleteIt really is. There's not enough being done to help them either.
DeleteThose tunnels seem risky. I've heard that LV's homes hardly ever have basements because of flash flooding. If the homeless people are in the tunnels during a flooding, they could very well die.
ReplyDeleteGlad the new year started on the right foot, without any drama around there. Happy new year!
Yeah there's no basements around here. People do die during the storms and the flash floods.
DeleteHeartbreaking they go down those holes for warmth.
ReplyDeleteIt is.
DeleteGlad you had a rather quiet week.
ReplyDeleteThose drainage systems can be fun until there's a lot of rain... then they can become a deadly trap, especially in Vegas with how rain runs into the basin.
That's very true. People get swept away during storms all the time.
DeleteI never even heard of the tunnels in Las Vegas. I had no idea. It is very sad. At least you had a peaceful week.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad.
DeletePoor bastards, imagine having to live in the sewerage....
ReplyDeleteI know, there needs to be more help and housing for the homeless but there are thousands living down there.
DeleteI didn't realize the homeless there were living like the Ninja Turtles
ReplyDeleteThat's funny because while walking by two people going down into the tunnels, one guy pointed to the girl in front of him and said, "She's a Ninja Turtle" as they were headed down into the tunnels.
DeleteIf someone is not paying attention to where they are walking, they just might find themselves at the bottom of the tunnel with some broken bones like the guy with his broken leg.
ReplyDeleteI know, it's so dangerous to be walking around int he rocks where these holes are.
DeleteI wouldn't want to go down into those tunnels, but it does make for a great story setting!
ReplyDeleteYes it does.
DeleteThe tunnels have been on the news before. I know people have drowned in them when there's a torrential downpour, and that a large population of homeless people live in them. Lisa Ling did one of her stories about homeless residents in which the tunnels featured prominently. Be careful out there, Mary.
ReplyDeleteI will. The homeless people around here for the most part are really nice. I talk to them all the time.
DeleteA bit of quiet is good
ReplyDeleteYes it is.
DeleteThe tunnels reminds me of that '80s show Beauty and the Beast (where a whole group of people had a community in the tunnels in New York if memory serves). The homeless have got to go somewhere...
ReplyDeleteOh My God, I loved that show. I just re-watched it last year. My daughter hated that show, she thought it was so bad. LOL
DeleteYou couldn't pay me enough to go down into a sewer tunnel.
ReplyDeleteMe either.
DeleteWhat a difficult time the homeless have. We don't have tunnels here, of course, in the country.
ReplyDeleteWe've almost a dozen homeless in our small town, though.
You've not had an easy time of it, either. It must help you to write about it. It does, me. All the best.
It does. I like writing about my neighborhood because it's interesting to me to see what goes on around here so I thought others might find it interesting too.
DeleteI'd like to think I wouldn't go in those tunnels but if I were homeless and cold I probably would.
ReplyDeleteI might as well.
DeleteYour photos and mention of the homeless going down into the sewers and tunnels brings to mind Les Misérables for some reason. I remember Hugo writing at length about the tunnels underneath Paris. I always imagined them much smaller here, but I guess in some areas they are big enough for people to stay in.
ReplyDeleteWe have friends who used a pod when they moved to North Carolina from California. I see them around here a lot too. It seems to be a popular method of moving house.
I hope you are well, Mary! Have a great week!
Thank you I'm good. Yes, the POds seem to be a good way to move.
DeleteWhen I was young I thought some creature lived down man holes.
ReplyDeleteMaybe not creatures but people do.
DeleteI'd be freaked out to go down into those tunnels! Nice that you had a quiet week.
ReplyDeleteSo would I.
DeleteI thought I commented but it seems not. I was impressed that there are tunnels to absorb excess water. I think there are similar tunnels in cities like Chicago. But I've never heard of any in the UK.
ReplyDeleteWe have a whole wash and basin system here.
Deletehow sad that that is where they seek shelter, it seems that would also be dangerous as well. As a child and as an adult, I will not walk on a grate or manhole...
ReplyDeleteI won't either.
DeleteThank you for sharing that article about the Las Vegas Tunnels. You've mentioned them, but I didn't know what they are for. That article if very interesting. Happy New year!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. I figured there were some of you that didn't understand about the tunnels and that might help.
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