What was it Really Like to Be a Lighthouse Keeper?
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- Explore the serene life of a lighthouse keeper! Discover the history, from ancient times to modern innovations, and see how these beacons have guided sailors for centuries.
Love content? Check out our other TH-cam Channels:
Higher Learning: / @higherlearningflight
Flick Facts: / @flickfacts
Fact Quikie: / @factquickie
Ancient Marvels: / @ancient-marvels
Origins: / @originsofeverything
Warographics: / @warographics643
MegaProjects: / @megaprojects9649
SideProjects: / @sideprojects
Into The Shadows: / intotheshadows
Highlight History: / @highlighthistory
Brain Blaze: / @brainblaze6526
Casual Criminalist: / thecasualcriminalist
Decoding the Unknown: / @decodingtheunknown2373
Places: / @places302
Astrographics: / @astrographics-ve4yq
→Some of our favorites: • Featured
→Subscribe for new videos every day!
th-cam.com/users/TodayIFo...
This video brought to you in part by our Patrons over on Patreon. If you’d like to support our efforts here directly, and our continued efforts to improve our videos, as well as do more ultra in-depth long form videos that built in ads and even sponsors don’t always cover fully, check out our Patreon page and perks here: www.patreon.com/TodayIFoundOut And as ever, thanks for watching!
"...everything we've ever said or done will be forgotten someday." Wow. Way to ignite my existential dread. I'm gonna go get some ice cream.
Are you having a good time? If the answer is no, you're doing it wrong. It's your life to live. Enjoy it while ya have it.
@@patc1096 What's the right way?
Not really both according to science or religion everything you say and do will either be recorded somewhere in the universe or by God. According to physics information contained within the universe can never truly be lost and must be preserved in some way that can theoretically be recovered which includes everything you say and do.
P😊@@buckanderson3520
p
I know a modern lighthouse keeper!
He has a starlink satellite dish on the roof and spends his days gaming. Supplies are still limited but its no longer madness inducing.
Living the dream...
Sounds like my type of job
Do they have any vacancies? Please.
Playing CoD or Fortnite must be where he gets the madness from nowadays 😂
I want this!
2:38 The first lighthouse sank into the swamp, so they built a second. That lighthouse sank into the swamp, so they build a third lighthouse. That one burned down, fell over, and sank into the swamp. But the fourth lighthouse stood!
I wonder how many will get your Monty Python reference...
But Father I don't want to be a Lighthouse Keeper.....I want to Siiiiiiii-
- No, no, none of that
Until you come to get him, we are not to enter the lighthouse!
Read up on the history of St. Petersburg to learn the full extent of this particular brand of bloodymindedness and stupidity. ^_^
In short; this but with a whole damn city.
Daven... My god. This script, the dark humour, and the line about His Majesty? I think this may be my fav TIFO script yet! 10/10
Thanks :-) It's the little things that make us happy. 😋 -Daven
Agreed this was hilarious
@@TodayIFoundOutthis was indeed a fun listen! Do you need a therapist?
My first long sailing trip taught me the value of a lighthouse. Sailing at a stormy night the intermittent flash of the lighthouse let me know I was on course when it wouldn't have been possible to check my charts or even the GPS as that was below (out of the rain). Plus the reassuring light just lets you know something is out there in the blackness - some sign of land and thus, safety.
I was a light keeper from November 1979 through May 1980 on Seguin Island, AKA, USCG LTSTA Seguin. It was 5.6 km off of Pompham Beach Maine.
Most of the time there were two men on duty and the only souls on the 28 ha (64 ac) island. The light was visible 18 nautical miles, cast through a first order fresnel lens. The lens was 2 m in diameter and nearly three meters tall. It was commissioned by Pres. Geo. Washington in 1795 and is the second oldest light house on the East coast of the USA. Fascinating period of my life it was.
Cool
Write down your story and send it to Simon to read.
Did you become a cliche from the job?
Had a lot of time alone with that lens did ya?
Why did you abbreviate george but not washington
“None- but a donkey, would consider it ‘unfeminine’ to save lives” goes so hard
Yeah! The old-timey way of saying "shut your jackass mouth"
As the son of a light keeper I watched this video with great interest.
My father was head keeper on four islands along the coast of Nova Scotia in the early to late '60s. Keepers by that time were generally expected to be family men (there were exceptions though) and expected to have their families with them on the islands. Education for children was by correspondence and supplies had to gotten by the keeper and his family during the usually infrequent trips to the mainland.
If you bought say, a new stove, couch, or kitchen set you had it delivered to the coastguard base where it would then be put on coastguard vessel or icebreaker and unloaded and delivered by barge to your island.
The first three light house I lived on had no electricity or indoor plumbing. Older keepers quarters were cold drafty places heated by multiple kerosene stoves and heaters, lighted by kerosene lamps, and even the refrigerator was kerosene (I have no idea how that actually worked but it did). The entire house stank of kerosene.
Eventually most islands were updated with modern housing, diesel generators, and electric beacons took the place of kerosene. Assistant keepers were provided with their own separate quarters (usually) and electric lighting and heating made the modern or modernized houses quite pleasant. Drinking water was runoff rain from keepers quarter's roofs collected and stored in huge basement or cellar cisterns. Bath time meant maybe an 7-9 cm or 2-3 inches of water in the tub.
By the mid to late '60s fresnel lenses were mostly replaced with airport beacons and the mercury "baths" to float the lenses became obsolete. My older sister though does suffer from mercury poisoning.
Children kept busy doing correspondence lessons, playing outside, beach combing, romping with the family dogs and cats and waving at passing ships or navy aircraft that often used islands as navigation aides as much as ships did. Wives/mothers did the usual household duties common then. They cooked, baked, knitted, painted, read, wrote letters, and often walked about the island. Keepers worked in shifts to keep the light burning, the foghorn blowing, and offering any possible assistance to mariners in need. They kept the islands neat and the island buildings in perfect condition. In good weather everything was painted and painted and then painted again.
It was a good life but light keeping ended quite quickly. With the coming of automation keepers became rare. My late father who learned how to fix any light, engine, radio, foghorn and cable was kept on as a "Marine Aides Technician" and serviced lighthouses over most of the province for another 20 years.
I came for the history and stayed for the optimistic life view! Thanks Simon!
As a German Historian for the IFZ in Munich (which mostly focuses on the Wars and the Politics and History before and inbetween and after them) i watched the Movie "The Lighthouse" which then led me to becoming fascinated with Lighthouse Rules, People working in them, it's psychological and Health Effects etc etc. i started to use my Freetime to research what it was like to work in a Lighthouse in the late 1800s up to early 1900s (the Movie takes place in 1890).
I did research mostly Lighthouses and Reports on them (medical, psychological, logistics) etc. from Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium and France.
Which then lead to me going down a whole Rabbithole of 100s of weird Incidents of Lighthouse Keepers in these Countries during that Time Frame.
If anything, the Movie "The Lighthouse" and what happens in it, seems rather "occasional" but not rare. In fact, there have been so many Murders and even more gruesome Acts of one Lighthouse Keeper against the other during that Timeframe because of all the Psychological Issues of Isolation and in such a Place. It's rather fascinating.
Keep in mind, during that Timeframe we still didn't really take a lot of Mental Health Effects seriously at all, so there was no Prevention Protocol in Place nor Education.
The worst one i read about was from the Northern Netherlands in which one Lighthouse Keeper in (if i remember right) in the early 1900s was in a Lighthouse on a small Rock with another one, and it ended up in Murder and even Cannibalism (in a small Degree) after 2 Months.
Makes me wonder how Lighthouse Protocol is nowadays for Lighthouse Keepers being isolated with one other Person for Months
Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alpsr
You live in a lovely area ❤
I remember reading about some of the many of Lighthouses here in the New Orleans area, and along parts of South Louisiana. I know most of the ones I’d read about were operated by families instead of just having a 2-4 people who would rotate off and on. The really good thing about them having families doing it. Is a lot of the stressors that plagued the lighthouses with multiple single men working on them. Is in most cases family members normally have better working relationships when it’s a Husband, Wife, and multiple children too also help out. Some of the lighthouses were placed on small/medium sized islands that the family was able to have Small gardens to add towards their food rations, and another benefit with the lighthouses along the coastal regions of south Louisiana. Is that we have Salt Water from the Gulf of Mexico, Fresh Water Marshlands, and Brackish water in the areas where the saltwater and freshwater met at. So they were able to enjoy all of the different types of seafood those areas provided. An of course they were also provided with fresh Beef, Pork, and Chicken. So with all of those benefits plus a small salary they were paid for the work they did allowed them to live a decent life. Nothing extravagant or anything, but were provided with everything needed to not have to worry about if they’d be able to feed their families. Some of the families that were or became pretty large were able to make a very good lifestyle. Because only so many people are needed to actually operate the Lighthouse. So the sons would expand their family’s income by becoming full time Fishermen and Trappers. Some did so well that their descendants today own a fleet of Fishing, Oyster Boats, and Shrimp Boats. Along with processing plants where other fishermen sell their catch to them, the Processing Plants will then supply restaurants here in the greater New Orleans area and also ships the seafood nationwide. Quite a few of those families companies have became Multi Million Dollar Companies/Corporations. There were also other Lighthouses in the greater New Orleans area along the rivers, and lakeshores that was close enough to New Orleans or other towns around New Orleans that they weren’t away from normal civilization where they would have one family who would take care of multiple different lighthouses. Like the one on Lake Pontchartrain that’s operated by the US Coast Guard today. That one is within New Orleans city limits, and even before it was built up like it is today. Was still just about 3-4 miles from the center of New Orleans. Even by a small Pirogues which is like a flat bottom canoe. Would only take about 30-45 minutes with two people paddling it, and by horseback with a Gallop/Trot was only 15 minutes. It’d take longer to put your Tack on the horse than it is to travel there by horse.
Me personally I’ve always dreamed about how I’d like to be a Lighthouse Keeper as long as I had some books to read during my down time. I use to work Offshore on Boats, Ships, and Drilling Rigs. My favorite was on the Supply Boats that only had between 4-6 people depending on the size of the boats. It was normally a Captain, Mate, Two Deckhands, Cook, and an Engineer. We all worked 12 hours on 12 hours off. All I did when I was offshore was work, workout, sleep and read. It’s the most peaceful job I’ve ever had
@@srice8959
Looks like your Area was far ahead on that Topic than any of us at least Central Europeans were! And that approach makes a lot of Sense, especially the Family-focused part.
Thanks a lot for sharing this Information! I copy pasted that to my Notes on Lighthouse History, the New Orleans Approach makes the most Sense of what i've seen so far!
I wonder what's worse... being alone on your own or being two people there. Loneliness is ... bad. But imagine how much of a submarine sickness you would have with one another person around. If there is just a tiny little bit of weirdness in that person, it can get monumentally big in time.
I would love another deep dive into this subject from your point of view, perhaps on one of his other channels
I've been living on my 30 ft sailboat for 18 years, and around the ocean since I was 4 years old. I'd dig it as long as it wasn't cold or not regularly anyway. I've endured 10 hurricanes and ,even wearing a wetsuit, always freeze my butt off by the time it ends. Mostly it's cool. Lotta work. Capt.Bob, SV ( Sailing Vessel ) 27th Chance ,Tampa Fl, USA 🇺🇸
Why ?
damn. that's a rough life. you, sir, are a champion 😏🤜🤛
Do you have a "home port" or do you travel a lot? I once talked to a guy who lived in a boat in Portland but he had a permanent dock in Portland, OR and had a car and everything
@@Maxtyurwhy what?
I was raised on a lot of sailboats. I wish my family would have kept them longer so I knew how to sail. I am jealous of your ability and home.
Mr. Hiskey must be a riot at parties.
Mr. Hiskey doesn't attend parties if he can help it. 😋 -Daven
I met 1 of the last lighthouse keepers in Eastern 🇨🇦 in the early 90's. We were doing electrical apprenticeship training.
My father joined the US Coast Guard in the mid 1950's, his first year in he was stationed aboard the Icebreaker Northwind, at the end of that year they were getting ready to go to Antarctica to help set up the Little America Research Station and would have been down there for a couple of years. My mother was pregnant with my older sister and demanded that he find a station that would not take him away for so long. He got a Lighthouse Keeper's Assistant position at Alki Point Light in Seattle Washington on Puget Sound. It is very close to downtown Seattle, and he served there for the last 3 years of his enlistment. My sister was born while they lived there, and I was conceived there before they left. I remember the Commander of the station Albert Anderson, the last full time keeper of that light before it was automated. When we would visit, he would tell us stories about his time working on the Tillamook Rock Light and that during storms the sea would kick up rocks from the ocean floor and land them on the walk around the top of the light. He started as a Light keeper when it was still the US Lighthouse Service before the Coast Guard had been formed. The light and two of the Keeper's houses are still there, the houses are occupied by Coast Guard Admirals now.
The message of The Lighthouse (2019) seemed to be that we all really ought to drink more.
Spill ur beans!!
I work for a museum that manages a historic lighthouse. Most visitors struggle to grasp how isolated the keeper’s could be, and how hard the work could be. Carrying two 30lb buckets up nearly 100 spiral stairs with no railing multiple times a day is the example I use most often. They were hardy folks!
I just can't understand why they can't rig some kind of pulley bucket deal right up the middle of the stairs or something. I mean whoever was building the LightHouse must know what the lighthouse keeper was gonna have to do and carrying buckets upstairs seems like a pretty dumb strategy if you could figure out how to engineer something to make it easier
My great-grandfather kept lighthouses on the west coast of the USA, so my grandma grew up in lighthouses. When she was still alive we got to go visit one of them with her, and it was an awesome experience. She had so many memories and stories from those times.
I live in Oregon our coastline is treacherous! It's lovely though, to drive along the coast and visit lighthouses. I like learning the history too. Fascinating! 🌹
Didn't even need to look at the credits to instantly know this was a Daven script. Well done, sir.
Thanks :-) -Daven
The Lighthouse starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe taught me everything I need to know about Lighthouse keeping.
Was it good please ?
My family have been lighthouse keepers for generations. As such I can confirm that the movie is based on real events.
@@andymouseit’s a bit of a weird movie since it’s just the two actors. however it grips you, it’s brilliantly acted and directed. So if you’re up for a confusing but good movie, go and watch it. (Sorry for being cryptic, don’t want to spoil anything)
@@progressiontrail :)
1. The 's' is silent in Fresnel.
2. The Service Room is a separate room below the Watch Room, at least in larger American lighthouses built after about 1865.
3. Besides fog signals, in the 20th century some lighthouse keepers had to operate radio beacons.
4. Besides mercury, all that painting exposed lighthouse keepers to a lot of lead paint.
I visited the Port Isabel lighthouse in Texas. The shape hugely amplified the sound of the wind and I couldn't imagine what it must have sounded like during a serious storm.
The wind on the North Sea, during a storm on a ship sounds eerie, like the wail of a million lost souls...the sound is unrelenting. Making it hard to sleep, and hear someone talking from two feet away. The sound alone has driven men mad, and today's sailors have earphones to cancel the sound. Some storms last for days...
For a story about lights that was DARK
Metaphorical. 😋 -Daven
West Virginia has a lighthouse to aid aircraft to the airport as a beacon. This might seem odd but it gets the job done.
Top marks for the highlander reference. Bravo.
Ever since I watched Lighthouse with William defoe and Robert Pattinson, that's been my vision of living there. Got a spooky charm to it 😂
The humor - both with the writing and delivery - were splendiferous.
He is gifted, has a way with words that is wonderful 🌹
I thought I would wince every time I heard "Freznel" instead of "fray-nel" or "fra-nel" until I heard how he "shaved ships" with his invention, at that point I began to wonder if I was having a stroke 😂
I was thinking the same thing!
@@MADmosche 😂
Same here. 😆
"...and on that cheery note, it's goodbye from me, Simon. Don't forget to like and subscribe, although it's ultimately pointless --- as are most things in this life."
As someone with agoraphobia, I think you could park me in a lighthouse and I'd be fine. Especially if it has a fireplace. I need a dog, for company and protection, and a cat, for company and vermin. Drop my supplies on a regular, give me internet service, I'm good. I love the ocean, ships and boats. I'm good at record keeping...hey, where do I sign up? 😂
I used to suffer from agoraphobia (sometimes crippling). The usual medications and other interventions just didn't cut it. Eventually, I did a lot of research, found out about MAOI antidepressants, and found a doctor willing to treat me. The medication completely abolished my agoraphobia, and has never stopped working (after 20 years). The dose often has to be higher than what the manufacturers recommend for depression. There are no other drugs that are this effective, including the newer MAOIs. The only ones that work like this are the old ones (Nardil, Parnate, Marplan). If you have never tried one of these medications, I cannot recommend it enough. They're way better than Klonopin, Xanax, etc. and make the other drugs (like the SSRIs) seem like a cruel joke by comparison. The agoraphobia/anxiety just disappears once u get the dose high enough. GONE. I use Parnate because it doesn't cause weight gain, but YMMV. The dietary restrictions and drug interactions are overblown. No emotional flattening/numbness. Some weeks after starting it and raising the dose, I just woke up one day and it was gone.
You alright, Daven?
I think Simon needs to let the writers out in sun occasionally.
Everyone always asks who Daven is, but not how Daven is. 😋
Many years ago I was caught in a storm in my sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay trying to sail home from Baltimore at night with my engine not functioning properly due to a transmission problem. I used the lights of the channel markers in the Baltimore shipping channel and a lighthouse to guide me to the Magothy River and ultimately safe harbor. I had a GPS and chart plotter but the screen wasn’t very bright and I found the external navigation aids more helpful in getting me and my family home safely. I wouldn’t have been out there in the first place had our problem not been misdiagnosed as a fouled propeller. Once I realized that our engine wasn’t working properly we were already well out of port and decided to make the trip under sail. I learned a lot that night. But I got us home safely. Our boat was a new 33 foot sloop and handled well in the weather. It was a scary experience but it made me a better captain. 36:52
The bright beam of Dungeness Lighthouse reached our house on foggy winter nights alongside its foghorn. I used to watch it revolve round hour by hour.
Incredibly interesting video! Thank you so much, everyone involved! I was glued to the screen and didn't at all realize that the entire 36 minutes had passed when the video ended, it felt like 10-12 minutes at an absolute maximum. The time just flew by!
By the way, I had no idea that they used mercury in such a dangerous manner in lighthouses way back when. If only they knew of all the horrors of handling mercury unsafely... I feel so bad for all the people who fell victim to the loneliness, storms, isolation, stress, poisons, and all of the other general dangers that were involved in being the keeper of a lighthouse back in the day.
Once again; *Brilliant* video!
I hope that everyone who happens to read this comment has an absolutely fantastic summer and that the week is treating you alright. Sending loads of peace and love to all of you from me, an _eeever so slightly_ crazy Swedish woman who lives in Norway :)
EDIT: I would really like the job of being a lighthouse keeper today. It honestly sounds pretty much like the dream to my antisocial ass. When Simon read all of what the man in Canada said about the work, I was just sitting here, eyes beaming, and thinking to myself "HOW do I get this job!? And is it a possibility here in Norway!?"
I will have to do some research, and if it's possible I now know what I wanna be when I "grow up" _(said the 34-year-old woman)._
I used to maintain airport lighting in the US and that is shockingly similar to keeping a lighthouse, but with much less stress (if you don’t mind climbing towers and slippery roofs!). The King George III joke was pretty funny… Hey… We (respectfully) kicked your behinds a few times and then saved ‘em a few times. Complaining is just. Um. British?!! Lol. No hate here! 👍 Paperwork… Ever had a job reporting to the government?!! Knee deep in carbon copies was another facet of my job… 🖖
The humor... It is dark. I love it.
22:29 I love that Simon says all this without changing the tone of his voice or the expression on his face
That's because Simon is a talking bobble-head. A while back they released a in the shadows episode where they made a mistake and uploaded the pre-edit version of the video. In it you can see what happens behind the scenes. He reads the script essentially word for word and then when he fumbles a line, rather than doing it again, he simply rewinds a sentence or two and continues reading it off like nothing happened, leaving it to the editors to fix it in post. Not to take away from his charm and personality, but it really is driven by the writers themselves.
Dafoe in The Lighthouse is the best acting I've ever seen
Yer fond of me lobster, ain't ye?
I want to see it is it good though ?
@@andymouse Definitely worth a watch IMO you won't be sorry
I'll have to respectfully disagree. I love Dafoe's earlier works but he's lost his connection with me. He should probably move to France or something where his eccentricities would be more appreciated.
@@addicted2monster88 :)
Don't talk about the lizard overlords. They don't like it.
You've already said too much. Wait for the signal
check f*cebook for signs
Luckily, they can be easily mollified with a large offering of mealworms and crickets.
It's ok u can talk abt them here, this is TH-cam not Facebook. Mark can't do anything to us if we're not on his platform
@@thanhvu2377 As everyone knows, TH-cam is owned by Google, which belongs to the reptilians' arch nemesis, the Illuminati.
Your sarcasm was hysterical and well-placed for a long drive into a long day of work. Nicely played, sir.
@22:00 we need a movie of this person!
Simon just providing our daily dose of existentialism. Mm-mm, just like big brother used to make. 😂
19:50 Awww, that poor polar bear! I hope that s/he got back to land! Of course, that bear is long gone now. I hope s/he didn't die on that patch of ice in the ocean
Fresnel's name is pronounced more like "freh NELL," with no "s". His lens is still commonly used in lighting instruments for theatre.
I make a point of visiting museums and any standing lighthouses that still have those lenses. I'm fascinated by how they work.
Most if not all British people pronounce the "s" in that name/word. And no, we don't give a damn how it's "supposed" to be pronounced 🤪😁
Also in VR goggles!
@@___._ And flat screen TVs
@@DavidStruveDesigns Oh, really, I didn't know that, thanks. I used to work in theatre, but the term never came up in discussion with my British colleagues.
Fwiw, I find British mangling of French to be funny. One of my favorites is how you pronounce "Debussy."
Does anyone else think Simon is unusually scathing today?
And does anyone else wish he keeps up this level of sass?
Also whoooot! Go Our Own Devices! Simons calling you out in a video!
What it is really like to be a lighthouse keeper was captured best in the little ditty, "I Want To Marry A Lighthouse Keeper", from the sick movie, "Clockwork Orange".
Petition to have Simon close mic’d for every video for every channel
Light at 13:28 is Montauk Light at the eastern tip of Long Island, NY, USA
Yup, definitely sent my mind spiralling on a track of utter despair and hopelessness 😢
I’m tempted to apply for a lighthouse keeper position.
You’ve sold it as a career
Holy shit, Simon went dark at the end there
I knew Daven was the author just from the existential dread he likes to summon up in his scripts.
Lmfao I did NOT need that intro after the week I just had at work 😂😂
Well now finding out that they handled mercury, this makes me see the movie The Lighthouse in a different light
My father was a lighthouse keeper in New Zealand from the late 50's til 1969. I grew up moving every couple of years..
Wait wha? Gilles is one of your writers? I had no idea! That's clearly part of the recipe for why your stuff is so excellent. He's great!
My 5x great grandfather and 5 generations after he came to Australia as a convict were lighthouse keepers, one of them was killed by lightning! The last keeper was my grandmother's grandfather.
Oh yea, well my grandad died in the holocaust.
He fell off the guard tower. 😂😂
Daven my man you really cooked with this script. It might be your best one ever! It's somehow simultaneously informational, hilarious and existentially terrifying all at once. And Simon delivering it all while wearing his "serious business" persona just took it to the next level. Great work!!
If I can have my dogs, I'd probably manage in the middle of nowhere.
I already don't have a lot of energy for people. So, dealing with them once a month sounds fine with me.
My family agrees, they could see me sitting on the shore of some remote island beard down to my knees and a fresh rolled fatty on my lips, surrounded by a small pack of 8 or 9 dogs and fully at peace.
I'm here for the dark sarcasm of Daven's scripts. Simon is OK, too. 😆
What a cheerful video this is. :P
Love it though! Fascinating topic I never would have thought to ask about.
My Great Uncle Dan was a lighthouse keeper way back in the 1940's in Ireland. He's my unusual "claim to fame" in my ancestry. I never met him but my dad loved seeing as a boy 💜🇦🇺
When the electric utility company at Ft. Myers Florida (U.S.A.), converted to natural gas and took down the tall smoke stacks they no longer needed they had to clear the removal with several government agencies including the Coast Guard as the stacks had lights on them, both for aircraft and sailors.
And thank you Simon for that cheery and fun-loving closing statement. Lol
The S in Fresnel is silent.
God, I love Daven's scripts and spotted this as one well before the credits.
I miss the brainfood podcast. The fact boys are better together
Indeed, I believe I was born at least 100 years too late. After this vid, call it 150. What a perfect way to live and be. I think this profession would be almost perfect.
I couldn't agree more I would have loved it
Thanks for that little ray of sunshine at the end there....buddy.
Is it just me, or is Simon unusually......salty......today?
thank you so much Simon.......Paul in Florida, USA
Yeah, good ole shagwell. One hell of a guy. He won't be forgotten 😢🎉🎉🎉🎉❤
"Hey, I can see my house from here!" Points light at home. Sound of ship crashing down below.
lol. Love the dig on the FLERFS.
I think I like Ida.
You are such a cheerful soul there at the end.
Another great presentation Thanks xxx
This was a good one !
That intro was so dark and nihilistic that I just burst out laughing and I’m not even 2 minutes into the video. This channel man.
My biggest question is do they have internet and if so how good is it?
Up until the early 1990's it was as good as most places.
Thanks for sharing.
This was uplifting!
What a cheerfully ending, hehe. My molecules can't wait... :)
Lighting designer here, just popping in to note that Fresnel has a silent S, and that his lens design also impacted theatrical lighting, remaining fairly ubiquitous among inventories to this day. Some examples in this video are stage lights.
Great uplifting speech at the end.👍
Excellent topic, excellent video
Beautifully grimm, I loved it.
Thats awesome that Gilles Messier writes for You guys, He is a very smart man
Grew up across the river from that lighthouse in Maine on seguin island And i've only just now heard this story
Everyone needs to get there TPS report in on time.
Dang, Simon woke up having major beef with existence.
I also liked the ending on the positive side.
Damn that intro was existential hell, 10/10
The Smalls Lighthouse tragedy would make a great Into The Shadows episode.
Fascinating.
One of your better vids.
Excellent Work.
Hard to believe nobody thought a dumb waiter might be useful.
hell yeah !they must have had them, surely
"There's always a lighthouse."
Elizabeth, Bioshock Infinite
Haven't watched this yet, but it's something I have always fantasized about. Not in a peaceful romantic way but in a dark existential way. Like being alone at sea but not having to worry about sinking. There's something deliciously frightening about being sheltered alone in an old stone house while an ocean gale furiously roars outside and cabin fever slowly creeps inside.
Perfect music for it would be the album "The Sea and the Bells" by Rachel's
It's a good episode but has anyone checked on Daven recently? It went awfully dark a few places, like *dark* dark
I think this is the most existentially grim episode of TIFO I've seen. I'm impressed.
Your sly digs at we Americans who comprise the bulk of your audience are * chef's kiss *
Damn. The existential dread is thicker than the foggiest night at a lighthouse 😂