The Forgotten and the Decrepit

AAAAGGGGH I LOVE ABANDONED PLACES!!!!!!!

Gosh where to start here, my feelings about these kinds of places mostly boil down to Admiration and exitement. These are places which are never seen, the dots in your vision as you pass them on a long road, the dark tunnel you see, then forget minutes later. They are places deemed dangerous, dingy, scary, and as such most will never give them a second thought. But I do. Forgotten stories line the walls of these places, and I intend to discover them.

ETHICAL/SAFE URBEX: HOW, AND WHY?

Urbex, or Urban Exploration, sometimes gets a bad reputation due to being roped into the other activities that people ususally do in abandoned places (stealing, shooting heroin/whatever else, vandalizing, etc) as such, These are some personal rules I have to make sure that I'm at least doing it right. If you have any interest in Urbex, I would implore you to follow these. Considering what you are doing is basically illegal anyway, this is mostly for just personal morality. (and because the cops are nicer to you if you havent done anything other than tresspassing :3)

Rules:

• NEVER GO ALONE. always bring at least two other people.
• Make sure someone that is not coming with you knows where you are, and when you are going to be back in case anything goes wrong
• DO NOT. DO NOOOT MESS WITH HOMELESS PEOPLES STUFF.
• Leave only footprints, take only pictures. Just becasue any potential stuff is old doesnt mean its up for grabs, asshole.
• Always bring the three F's: Food, Flashlight, and something so you dont Fucking die (medkit/medical supplies)
• Something for self defense is always advisable, but nothing too much, as that might arouse suspicon that you came here for a fight (so no guns, knives are a good alternative.)
• No breaking stuff on purpose. I get it, accidents happen! I've had my fair share of fuckups, just dont be one of those dillweeds that breaks shit just to break stuff. There's a time and a place for that, but this aint it.
• Know when to pull the fuck out. If your gonna check out a storm drain and its gonna rain soon, save it for another day. If you hear some homeless dude tweaking out across the hall, haul ass out of there and come back later.