Came to STP 16 years ago...

[Jonnyboy369]

Hello STP, I have not been on this site since 2004. I think it was in its infancy then. The founder of this site had posted stories of his life travelling, and it was definitely what inspired me to leave my hometown with absolutely nothing a long time ago. I went travelling with nothing but a backpack and a few hundred bucks, with someone I met on this site back then. I can't believe how far I have come, and changed in all those years. I am an anarchist at heart, I was born that way. My only regrets from my travelling days were getting so heavily into drugs, I think it kept me isolated and kept me from doing alot of positive things I could have contributed to. I spend all my time now with a bunch of working dudes at a steel mill. A great bunch of guys, but killing my body daily for materialism I don't care about is really starting to get me down. I'd love to meet any cool people here in PDX that think out of the box ....

 

[Barf]

There are steel mills in Portland, Oregon?

 

[Jonnyboy369]

Yes, not a steel foundry but a rolling mill. We roll big slabs of steel from all over the place...

 

[Jonnyboy369]

I unload the slabs from Rail cars. I found this old Buzz Blur Colossus of Roads on one the other day...

 

[Matt Derrick]

hey @Jonnyboy369! that means a lot to hear how StP influenced you all the way back when, feels like ages ago

if you're curious you can still access that old site at:

https://squattheplanet.com/old

If you have some time I'd love to hear some travel stories of your own!