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Michael....I am surprised by your story. I have perceived you as gentle,kind,sensitive. It saddens me you were raised by such a mother and family,in general. I would be elated to call you my Brother. I mean this. I have my own story of abuse;it does harden one,shifts one's perspective about life ,in general. Me??Turned out to be a loner,but extremely intuitive and empathic. not bad. Much respect and love.J.

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Takes someone really strong to talk about things mate. Well done. I keep a lot of things personally to myself and I don’t think that’ll change. I’m always one call away and you know where I live. The doors always open and a drink can be made 👍

You’re doing brilliantly! Here’s to a positive and prosperous 2025 Michael!

Without a doubt you have come a long way Michael and it is all down to YOU! We can be here and offer encouragement but that is worthless unless YOU do it. And you have!! Amazing story of how to drag yourself out of the gutter and an inspiration to anyone thinking it can’t be done. Good luck with the job offer. Keep looking forward…👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Congratulations!!! Your skills will get you going. And you will succeed, Put that terrible past,some people too in a paper bag and burn it. You need to be free and that can tell your subconscious it is behind you. I believe in you!!! Much respect/love....J.

Superb sound; lighting needs work. It's probably that light in the bottom-right of the picture causing the camera to overcompensate on the exposure. Try putting lights behind the camera towards your face and pointing any lights behind you to the wall. As you're discovering it takes planning and forethought. Treat this channel as a practicing channel and it'll pay-off in your van-life one. Sound is more important than visuals 90% of the time cos people can still make-out what's happening from sound. Camera and streaming technology will drop frames before dropping sound for that reason. You should be proud, BTW: remarkable progress. And get into a regular sleeping routine!

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This lad is lying he took over my mates flat and was giving him spice my mate died he was only a drinker this dick killed him my street name is dread I'm old score ❤❤

God damn! I'm crying! That's hilarious. I subbed off the first video before but this one seals the deal. I was homeless myself this year for five months, sold almost everything i owned to fund hotels. Spent a month in my car. Council don't give a shit. Fuck this country.

Amazing Michael. You are an inspiration. I am so happy for you . Keep up the good work ❤

happy for you. keep it up and merry christmas

So pleased to see you safe and happy in a place you can call home! ❤️ You deserve it ❤️ x

Hope all goes well now for you :) Enjoy

Bow to Islam, just like your rulers did

I remember seeing your video 'homeless in the UK. survival guide'..a while back.. Now this pops up. really is fantastic news man, best of luck with your next steps

Awesome stuff Michael. Onwards and upwards mate. No one deserves to be homeless on the streets.

Don' know you but God bless.

Good for you. I'm a British lady living in Australia for the past 35 years and only recently got a 'forever' home. I feel so grounded and safer, compared to the instability of being 'unsuitable' (in their eyes) as a prospective tenant in the private rental market. I am happy for you :D

Just stumbled upon this by chance, but congrats man!

"If you haven't got yourself a support network, you will find yourself there" I can feel that, happy to have come across your channel my friend, stay positive!

Missed this yesterday - hearty congratulations Michael on your new home. Long may you be happy there!

Hey Michael, great to hear from you! Love the new pad, and great to hear about your gas safe, congratulations! Your journey continues but you've moved on to the next chapter. Hopefully your life can start to return to normality and you settle in. Looking forward to hearing how you keep building up from here. So happy for you 💪

G'day mate, shoutouts from a dirty convict Aussie 🐨

good luck for the future

Congrats on the new place bro. Just a ceiling is a god send when you have been out in the elements for a while. You are so much safer now. Sleeping homeless is hard enough, without having to sleep with one eye open so you don't get robbed, assaulted or killed. Sleep well tonight dude :)

Keep it up my friend!!👊🏾👊🏾

Has lapel mic, doesn't connect to camera (again) 🤦‍♀ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs says you first need the essential physiological needs sorted to reach "self-actualisation": they are food, shelter, warmth. Done. Next is health, safety, security and employment. I'm assuming you're employed so, done. Now you have the building blocks in place to keep climbing and live life again. Well done. PS, if you're going to create a van-life channel, start practicing here first by creating more content, cos if you can't get your lighting, sound and editing right, your van-life channel will be competing with loads that do.

So proud of where you come mate, from rescuing u on ur motorbike up to Derbyshire to where u are now, you need to be proud of urself. Stuff the idiots who like to play it the big I am over messages. 👊👊👊

I'm glad you're doing good mate. I'm glad your hard work has paid off 🙂👍

You are a star!!!! get in that kitchen and cook some bubble and squeak!! Happy for you. I do not recall you saying you have seen a therapist....necessary for most to cope better with trauma. Live well,be happy. Love you.J.

I am glad that you have a place to call home.

Your ears must have been burning as we were talking about you only a couple of days ago, wondering how you were getting on. WoW. What geeat news Michael, absolutely BRILLIANT! Christmas has come early. You must be over the moon. Loving the flat too. Hopefully not too many stairs though. You have come SO far and what a journey. A true credit to your resilience and determination. We regularly chat with a homeless guy and mentioned you and your channel. He has a phone and subscribed to your channel, so JJ, if you are watching, this is how it's done. Well done once again Michael, we are very proud of what you have achieved. Thanks for the wonderful update and we hope all goes well with your health. Take care and keep striving forward, no looking back. 🫡

Well done xx

How are you, where are you???? Plz let me and others know .......

I was 16 a girl homeless in Nottingham no help I was scared and venerable no help I us to go to amenl house let me starve cus I had no money to buy there food

So what's this channel called that's trying to gaslight you? Also Michael don't feed into the trolls/haters, giving them attention fuels them. These people are so miserable with their lives, so they pick on other's to make themselves feel any kind of happiness it's pathetic.

Where do you find free food in Nottingham?

Donovan was arrested the next day and was jailed for life, with a minimum term of 30 years. He won't see the light of day until at least 2045!

I don't think calling homeless people with addiction problems "human excrement" is appropriate. Not when homelessness is beyond crisis levels, the drivers of which you may not understand. Looks like you've got quite a nice set up there. How do you know you won't end up homeless again? No doubt as a fit looking bloke with a sexy voice if that happens some lady will soon offer you a home with her. But not all homeless men get that opportunity.

Planty of jackets and jumpers and a sleeping bag and planty of cardboard and good places too get your head down as well and day centers for showers and food thats the only way too actually get by when you out on the streets actually homless for real

You and Bruce rock, I love this!

I live in a flat but have my personal Homeless kit ready at all times as I've been on the brink of losing my flat several times and had my benefits stopped. I have a waterproof thermal sleeping bag with additional waterproof sleep bag cover. A small easy carry survival kit and all new 100 % waterproof clothes / shoes , all sitting there for several years just in case as things are getting worse with rent / council tax, bills etc . My Daughter and my family have been separated for many years..also I have my Acoustic guitar 🎸 so can busk 7 days a week to hopefully help with money...I am naturally a loner and surviver so prefer to be homeless on my own because also I dont smoke, drink or take drugs, I do have high functioning Autism...hopefully this doesn't happen but I've lost accommodation in the past, and sofa surfed several times for months till I get some benefits or even part time job somewhere...I usually give a homeless person a small amount of spare change or buy them a pie or cakes etc ....😊

You have a lot to offer somebody, Michael. Report the abusive phone caller to the police.

My friend.......rough spell, I hear/see.. That phone call triggered you terribly;contact with Rachel is not a good idea-be it with her directly or through "boyfriend". Please take time to regroup and be back on track. I wish all good for you.

Don't let dickheads get to you. No, you're not perfect, but you don't pretend to be. You're incredibly brave to admit all your faults online. Obviously I don't know you personally, but my gut instinct tells me that you're ok and the type of person I would find on the same level. You have tripped up and gone down the wrong path when in very difficult times. I bet I would f*ck up too, if my life fell to pieces like yours obviously had in the past. Keep picking yourself and dusting yourself off, it's clearly character building. I bet you could write a brilliant book based upon your life experiences. Stay safe and keep making your content for us all.

I don't know why you're posting this. Is there no other news, like what's progressing in your life? What you been up to since the last vid? The van? This is basically gossip-drama, featuring people we don't know (or haven't heard of for donkeys). And don't get me started on the volume and mic, Mike! Come on dude, I'm struggling to stay invested man. Keep moving forward. Peace

Hmm, I had a thought. A lot of the woods being dangerous might the size of the country you're in. Is there any real "secluded" areas left on that island ? Maybe in Wales? I would liken it to going into Central Park in NYC and trying to camp there - no thank you. Maybe get way, way out of London, like pick up a map and find a place with no towns for miles each direction, heavily forested, if there is any. I do a lot of stealth camping here in the States and its relatively easy here due to the land available.

Great video mate. Shamelessly came from the AutoAlex videos, but glad I watched. I justifyable believe there is a proper disconnect between reality and information, one we've all experienced, but haven't had personalised the way it has been since social media came into being. Too many blame the people looking for a better life without realising that poor management of resources isn't the fault of those benefitting; it's a result of those co-ordinating. Trust in political systems has waned significantly in recent years but given that they still make the rules, we should push them to the edge to ensure everyone gets the right outcome. Most people, posed the question without bias or exterior influence, would agree that accepting people into their country is great. It is just the deliberately ignorant who want to push a narrative of EVERYONE not like them is illegal. While undocumented migration is a problem (and would be for ANY country the world over), the violent response is an excuse to caress the demon of desire, not the pursual of solution. All the best, glad to see you're loving the van life big man!