I'm quite fascinated by Vegas, I'm a bit of a gambling fan and there is something magical about Vegas, though I'm also quite fascinated by the other side of it. I've read about the tunnel people before, the US is pretty harsh when it comes to social safety nets and there is a community of people living underground in the storm drains of Vegas.
Also read a series of blog posts by someone who was homeless in Vegas - actually super interesting, guy was selling his blood plasma at one point, spending most of the day in Casino sports lounges feeling around the sofas for any coins etc.. that had fallen. He'd avoided the tunnels and had found some hidden spot to sleep in behind some hedges.
But damn, just saw this on my newsfeed app, Jenni Lee, I used to be a bit of a fan of her back in the day. She was fantastic years ago then seemed to make a comeback after quitting to play poker and was still in excellent shape in her early 30s... now she's living with the tunnel people!
For context, as most of you are fine upstanding citizens who have no idea who Jenni Lee is - here she is back in the day:
And here she is now:
(actually saw the mirror story before this one but the pictures the Daily Fail has used are a bit more safe for work)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...Lee-living-underground-Las-Vegas-tunnels.html
(Yes RSS feed etc.. but might be of interest to some)
Also read a series of blog posts by someone who was homeless in Vegas - actually super interesting, guy was selling his blood plasma at one point, spending most of the day in Casino sports lounges feeling around the sofas for any coins etc.. that had fallen. He'd avoided the tunnels and had found some hidden spot to sleep in behind some hedges.
But damn, just saw this on my newsfeed app, Jenni Lee, I used to be a bit of a fan of her back in the day. She was fantastic years ago then seemed to make a comeback after quitting to play poker and was still in excellent shape in her early 30s... now she's living with the tunnel people!
For context, as most of you are fine upstanding citizens who have no idea who Jenni Lee is - here she is back in the day:
And here she is now:
(actually saw the mirror story before this one but the pictures the Daily Fail has used are a bit more safe for work)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...Lee-living-underground-Las-Vegas-tunnels.html
(Yes RSS feed etc.. but might be of interest to some)