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He sleeps in public train coaches (sometimes under the seats, if you look at his blog). This means he spends at least 6 hours a day unconscious - and vulnerable
by curtisblaine 3y ago
He sleeps in public train coaches (sometimes under the seats, if you look at his blog). This means he spends at least 6 hours a day unconscious - and vulnerable - in a public place that anyone can enter. Arguably less safe than sleeping at home behind a locked door.
- halper 3y agoVery arguably. Presuming the train has cameras, staff and other people on it, it could be argued it's safer than sleeping in a house.
- red-iron-pine 3y agoit could be argued but then again you could argue that I'm actually the King of England. there is no question a private space would be better, and cameras or bystanders won't do jack for you until after the attack has started.
- curtisblaine 3y agoOr staff. Even if they are super efficient they 1) will never be there when the attack starts 2) will most probably not risk their own safety if the attack is violent 3) will call the police at the next station, since it doesn't make sense stopping the train in the middle of nothing. The best way of being safe is to avoid attacks in the first place. Being in a locked, enclose space (where you and you only control the lock) is much safer than being in a public space that anybody can occupy.
- flohofwoe 3y agoArmed train robberies are not all that common in Germany though.
- pdpi 3y agoIn his position, train robberies aren't the first problem that comes to mind. Just somebody stealing my backpack with all my earthly possessions.
- flohofwoe 3y agoStatistically still quite unlikely I guess, and in any case, he would know better than any of us because he's the one who slept exclusively on trains for 1.5 years ;)
- carlmr 3y agoHow is it unlikely, i know plenty of people personally that had something stolen in the high speed train in Germany while they weren't looking. And he's sleeping in the train every day.
- albert180 3y agoWell, sounds like the people you know are not the brightest. Usually they make announcements on the stations where thefts occur to watch your belongings. (Usually where the train stays for 10-20 Minutes). I also don't know anyone who has gotten something stolen on the train personally.
- RamblingCTO 3y agoDon't be a dick. It's easy to lose stuff to theft. It's got nothing to do with being bright.
- albert180 3y agoIt's even easier to forget stuff on the train and blame it onto theft
- RamblingCTO 3y ago
- RamblingCTO 3y agoTheft is though