Running into crackheads, squatters, and scrappers while exploring - General

[QUOTE=Major Lazer;37986154] I live in Worcester, MA... [/QUOTE] Hey neighbor!

Bring a gun with you or something.

[QUOTE=BenJammin';37991122]Bring a gun with you or something.[/QUOTE] No, that is the worst 'precaution', imagine what the cops would think if you DID get caught. Your best defense is Common Sense and Knowledge, the most 'weapon' I would take is a pocket knife. "Are there any animals or dangerous squatters/druggies/scrappers in the building?" Regarding health dangers and physical injury ask/research the following: "What did this building belong to? Like what was made or stored?" For example if it was abandoned well before regulation in asbestos was implemented then its best to prepare/expect asbestos(Bring P100 filters ATLEAST). Samething with chemical plants, especially with places older than the 60s. Radiation is probably a unlikely encounter unless your investigating something like Chernobyl. Even then its best to avoid it entirely unless you have a fucking RadSuit/Geiger Counter. (Hell that's probably not even a good idea...Cops: "OH THESE GUYS ARE CLEARLY MAKING DIRTY BOMBS WITH THEIR RAD SUITS..etc") Look into city records to find out the building's structural status(E.g. "Will the floor give out?", "Bad walls, etc?") Precautions to take: -Wear long pants -Wear long sleeved shirt, permitting temperature and other factors -Wear gloves, even basic work gloves will help you ALOT. -Wear Boots if possible (Personal Preference, however I find them to be very useful) -Bring some sort of particulate respirator or dust mask -Flashlight & batteries (Duh!) -A walking stick or something to poke the floor (Its like mine-sweeping for loose flooring) Hell there's alot more things I could go into, but that's just the bear necessities.

[quote]Hell there's alot more things I could go into, but that's just the [b]bear necessities.[/b] [/quote] [img]http://asimplefellow.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/bear-necessities-of-life.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Vollybomb;37890659]It's surprising how many children you see around drugs and stuff. I once bought weed from a guy holding a baby :v:[/QUOTE] Weed doesn't make somebody a bad person, cigarettes are much worse. I've been given a cigarette by plenty of people who have kids.

Key phrase "drugs and stuff"

[QUOTE=Vollybomb;37993930][img]http://asimplefellow.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/bear-necessities-of-life.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] That song was going through my head when I wrote that post heeh

Guess this is where a conceal carry license could be useful. I bet a lot of people could be warned off by telling them you have a gun, But I wouldn't stay for long.

You should never speak of it or reach for it unless you are going to use it. Not a great idea to "warn" people that you have one.

What a friendly crackhead. [editline]1st November 2012[/editline] Good videos man, you got some balls to actually talk to the people you meet in these places.

Who would have thought the Unknown Camera man would be on FP, lucky you ran into the nice kind of crackhead, that's could have gone south very quickly otherwise :/

These videos made me have another point of view regarding life, how lucky we are to have a family and a home. Keep making these vids.

I know a pretty cool crippled guy who back in his old uncrippled days broke a crackheads ankle crowbar style over a $5 drug deal. That's the 80s for you.

[video=youtube;PhWidvMDTOw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhWidvMDTOw[/video] This happened today.

how nice

[video=youtube;7pU3tqqSRzc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pU3tqqSRzc[/video] After having interviewed this squatter, I went back one more time to check things out. This was actually over a year ago. I got around to posting the footage today. The guy had a bunch of condoms, dvds, axe body spray, and adderall. Not sure if he's still squatting.

[video=youtube;exaRjlTIl_8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exaRjlTIl_8[/video] Didn't get any footage of the guy, but he was definitely in the house somewhere in the first clip. I imagine the basement.

[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;37989622]There is little research into exactly what level of exposure can cause long-term health problems. In theory, as little as a few hours of exposure could cause serious health problems. A P100 asbestos-rated respirator should always be worn if you think or know there could be asbestos (the rating system is set by OSHA, so it could be a different rating system outside of the US. Also, dust masks WILL NOT FILTER ASBESTOS!) [editline]11th October 2012[/editline] Wow, I live in Massachusetts, and I remember that being all over the news for weeks.[/QUOTE] Reminds me of my old school that burnt down in MA a few months ago It all changed when the Fire Nation came [editline]22nd January 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Lost_n_found;42394489][video=youtube;7pU3tqqSRzc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pU3tqqSRzc[/video] After having interviewed this squatter, I went back one more time to check things out. This was actually over a year ago. I got around to posting the footage today. The guy had a bunch of condoms, dvds, axe body spray, and adderall. Not sure if he's still squatting.[/QUOTE] Hope he found an apartment or a better place.