With that said, people still play with guns knowing little about them, explore caves without knowing what kind of gas may be in them, J-walk across busy streets without looking, and Speed (like me) during major snow storms when roads are very slippery to name a few examples.īottom line, I'm NOT the world's Baby-Sitter and I really resent Government and Special Interest Groups trying to FORCE me to be one. This is especially true if what you are going to do is inherently dangerous. Probably getting in our way on a sidewalk.Īs with anything, you have to KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING before attempting it. But had he not been on railroad tracks, he'd still be walking among us. Oh, Doctor Z, you are right and wrng abut the guy wearing ear buds on the railroad tracks. I guess because I have always liked trains I've been aware of their inherent danger. I've never had a romanticized notion of hopping trains even when I was younger. When I saw the story on the news, there were tarps along the tracks covering different parts of his body. Their buddy fell between the cars about halfway between the two cities. ![]() Three of the four were hanging on for dear life for the entire trip. I believe the train finally stoped near Clinton, SC some 60 miles away. By the time the train was moving, it was going too fast to hop off where they intended. Their hope was to ride it a mile or two to near where they lived. I will surely NEVER get into an autonomous car.Ī few years ago in Columbia, SC where I lived at the time, four guys hopped a train which was stopped at the time. This is my opinion, but the more RESTRICTIVE society gets, the more interested I get in hopping a freight train. What's the bottom line here? It all boils down to is there money being made or lost? Riding trains is FREE and also makes it so you cannot be TRACKED or WATCHED so you are FREE to engage in behaviors you enjoy without being judged.īike riding is also free, but you are definitely in public view (and hated by motorists in a hurry) unless you're on a secluded side street where bike lanes belong. The Ballad of Stobe the Hobo Lyrics by Rob Ashley from the customalbum7164669 album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more. You can't see the cars coming up behind you, and plenty of bikers also have ear buds in so are DEAF. STOBE THE HOBO 11-SUMMER16PT4-CUMBERLAND TO RUSSEL TRAINHOPPING. Now what about bike lanes along busy streets in crowded cities where cars are whizzing by you at 30+ MPH and most of them DISTRACTED texting on their smart phones? The ones that are actually paying attention to you, are pi$$ed off because you're slowing them down by even being in the bike lane and the laws says you must be 3-feet away when you pass, so they cut you off or drive carelessly around you. STOBE THE HOBO 10-SUMMER16PT3-CHICAGO 2 CUMBERLAND-TRAINHOPPING. It was HIS decision, and his responsibility. He drank like a fish while hopping trains. This is equivalent to walking across a busy street without looking both ways first. He's dead because he made the choice to walk along the tracks while DEAF! NO! He had in ear buds and was listening to LOUD music. What exactly happened here? A guy got hit and killed by a train and suddenly it's because he was walking along the tracks. He made a name for himself with his amazing storytelling and music all featured in his videos of his. Okay, I watched your video link-ALL OF IT! BooHoo. Stobe the Hobo was the greatest hobo out there. Other agencies also formed, but the whole country faced depression, and funds were dwindling.You might benefit from watching a little of this one: Channel The channel was created on February 15, 2012, and the first video was uploaded on February 17, 2012. had to be sent home, but they had to work, and some of their duties included fighting fires, planting trees, and many other duties. James Stobie (OctoNovemaged 33), better known online as hobestobe, also known as Stobe the Hobo, was an American YouTuber known for his train hopping videos. Over 1200 camps were set up for youths 16-25 for their room and board, paying them $30. ![]() President Roosevelt enacted the Civilian Conservation Corporation (CCC) to address the youth problem. But by 1932, the number climbed to 75% of youngsters under twenty-five riding the rails. 1927 50 % were men over the age of forty. This time though, youngsters joined them, thinking their families needed fewer mouths to feed. In one year alone, some 6500 hobos were killed by accident or by the 'bills.'Īnd then the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s forced even more of the population to become Hobos. ![]() Many lost their legs, hands, and even lives. Thousands took to the 'free' ride on the rails, but it was dangerous hopping a moving train and staying out of sight of the railroad "bulls" who were determined to keep hobos off their trains.
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