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So true about the middle class disappearing. The middle-class is the backbone of America, without it the body collapses.

Just living in Odessa is enough to make you turn bad. Freezing cold in the winter, buring hot i the summer. The wind blows 15-20 every day and its as flat as the lunar surface. Most the jobs in the oil business are hard, unless youre an engineer. Im in a bad mood just talking about it and I've never lived there.

Born in Odessa in the 80s dad worked on the rigs it’s definitely the armpit of Texas

Nick your almost at 1 million subs.. congrats .. you really have done a great job!!!!!

Thanks Nick. Makes you realise it's all going down everywhere

It’s amazing how much a beautifully sunny day with blue skies can do for a neighborhood. Go back to that same area on an overcast day with dark skies and maybe you’ll feel that place feels sketchy.

Right next to Odessa is Midland, which has zero character, and is perpetually covered with dirt. I'm not kidding about the dirt. I pulled into a major gas station in Midland, and wondered why such a large establishment wasn't paved. Turned out, it WAS paved. The pavement was just buried under two inches of loose dirt. True story.

Sadly so many towns are starting to look like so many malls.. empty n abandoned 😢 only cities end up with crime, ppl living in poverty n homelessness. Breaks my heart

You are either wealthy or poor working class, you got that right, there is no middle class.

This is the undoubtedly the best channel on KZfaq to learn about America. 👏 ❤❤

If odessa texas is the armpit of texas, houston Texas is the bung hole of it.

Definitely the best channel to show us reality of these days. Reality that politicians do not want to show us.

I just left after being there 4 months for my husband’s solar job. It was horrible! I wish you would’ve went to a Walmart and asked for something they don’t speak English!

I grew up in Odessa then left after the oil bust 95/96. It has its ups and downs but it was never a hood where people roamed the streets. Like any city it’s what you make of it or who you hang with. Lots of drinking there. I don’t remember much of a drug problem but it seemed everyone drank.

I graduated from UTPB in 1977. Loved my two year stay in Odessa. Rented a room on Alpine St, then a house on Amburgey, an apartment on N Lee St, then finally a house on Brentwood. Met some wonderful people out there.

I've been robbed in Odessa a few times LOL!!! oil field work... every week the company man just gave us a credit card and told us to go buy more tools. no big deal

I lived in Odessa for a few years about 25 years ago working in the oilfields and it was a fun place to be.

🎉🎉🎉 Hey 👋🏼 Nick Just wanted you to know that I really appreciate and enjoy all of your videos. Blessings,Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸

It's good money in Odessa, TX you just have to work for it. Odessa got me back on feet 😎

Another City Of Truth From Nick Johnson, You Are Very Much Appreciated💯💯❤❤👍👍👏👏

When I was at Ft Bliss, 83-86, Midland Odessa was a very nice area. Very clean, nice place to take folks to visit. The whole country has just gone to crap.

Dying America. Reminds me of the video game name: State of Decay.

Consider this: Odessa leads the state in per-capita homicides because of all the meth-heads getting shot, while breaking into someone else's property. So, does this make Odessa dangerous, or safe?

I don't think it's so bad. Both Midland-Odessa are providing more opportunities to residents and visitors alike. There building a new Zoo, Bass Pro Shop, and several high end stores and restaurants. Plus a brand new 18 story hotel will be breaking ground this year in the heart of downtown Midland.

Nick, been following you for a few years now. Your videos keep getting better and better !!! I appreciate your insights and the amount of homework you do, as you travel to each part of the USA. Anyone can take pictures, but I love your insights, analysis, humor, costume getups and your interaction with MAPPY. Keep doing what you’re doing…….VERY interesting to me. Thank you for your first class effort.

You were 100% right about Odessa being full on diesel and gas vehicles. I looked up how many Tesla charging stations they have for a population of 100,000. They don't have any charging stations. They only have 2 Tesla chargers! Pretty funny 😅.

I love Mike...He knows how to SHOW/SHARE/TALK sincerity and trust that we all feel and want deep down inside when meeting strangers. Thanks for sharing your journeys. .

Another informative & quite entertaining profile on another Texas town! That delightful exchange with Mappy & those guns going off was a riot! You definitely have a real knack for these relaxing town tour vids!

*Thx4share good journalism and great Videography,good on you Nick for saving the turtle* 💪👍🇺🇲

Lmao when u recorded the boots of everyone taking a dump. Had me cracking up.

I look forward to watching this channel everyday ❤

Another great one Nick! Love this channel

You ain’t kidding on the big dumps! You’re crazy if you stop at a Pilot to use the restroom.

Great video! These are some scary places to go. Thank you for your work!

Love this channel always real ❤

I remember picking up a Texan hitching in the top of Western Australia. He said he'd been taught that Texas was the biggest and best, he then giggled and said he'd just been working as a roustabout on a farm that was bigger than all of Texas!

So sad for everyone there. Thank U kindly for the informative video!! I really appreciate your videos...And thank U for helping the turtle.

You know it’s going down when nicks got his cowboy hat and mustache on 😂😂😂😂

Thanks for doing your part to keep people from moving to Texas

I attended 1st grade in Odessa way back in the 1950's. We lived in a fairly new housing development - small, nice little homes. Everyone had a fence in their front yard. There were snakes. People would kill snakes & hang them from the fence posts in their front yards. Walking down the street was terrifying to me. The people were kind. I always wondered what it was like today. Thank you so much for this tour. Much, much more frightening that a few snakes. So sad to see.

Great vlog! Thank you for helping the turtle get to a safe location. I would have done the same thing!

I just want to say a big thank you for these videos. They must take a lot of work, and I love how they are long videos of your adventures and they really are informative and eye opening, as well as interesting (and your sense of humor always makes me laugh). They are healing because they are voices of something that needs attention. They are thought provoking videos and gives perspective and attention to things that need work. I like how you give voices to so many people from different walks of life. As well as your own thoughts. It's meaningful. Keep it up cowboy! (Being serious!) :) Also, the videos of you just exploring nicer places too, it's a real treat. Like checking out random bars, places to eat, or areas, it gives a nice big picture of the country high and low, big and small. All your videos are top tier and you are a natural and making great videos. Thank you :)

I remember stopping for gas in Odessa while driving cross country. Stood in line inside at the huge gas station. Three guys in front of me and three behind me, all in Halliburton overalls. Almost all the vehicles were white three quarter ton pickups.

You gotta run down the road to Van Horn and eat at Hotel El Capitan. They've got a pistachio encrusted chicken fried steak that will blow your doors off!

Ahh, thank you for Saving the turtle/tortes, Nick.

I grew up here and thought it was a normal place until I moved away

I was born in Midland, raised in Fort Stockton.. We used te drive an hour and a half from Fort Stockton to Odessa just to see a movie or go to the mall, or to see anything cool.

Wow, I learned alot here about Odessa and those historical facts about oil and cattle. I had no idea it was so crime ridden.

Yo Nick, you and YUM YUM should get along fine! Ha Happy trails!

I grew up here. I was a star basketball player with a full ride to a D-1 college. First time I did meth was 13 with a family member. I ran the streets there till I FINALLY got out of Odessa. Been sober for 8 years. I will never go back. God bless

it was bad in the 1980's and 90's. I testified in a Federal drug trial there and the man got 99years!

16:35 Bro literally handed back free money with a, "That's not enough!" Well dang... send it to me Nick, I'll use it to buy some coffee. 😅

😂 im still cracking up after the video shot in the bathroom stalls lol ..

Ok Nick I worked on the drilling rigs back in the 79&80 I was based in Kermit Tx two restaurants and a few 7/11’s I shared a room with two other guys at the Kermit Inn and thank God all had different shifts because there was only one bed lol,best time of my life.

12:40 a Statue of a Steer. Now THAT'S Texas!

Your videos are informative and quite entertaining. Don't change your format.

Something new? I've learned a lot about the good ol' USA from your travels. Thanks.

Thank you for what you do, Deputy.

i was just in this area , it’s def growing. just like everywhere here in texas 😞

😊 good for you Nick 👍, getting deputized. You go guy!! 😄

Love your videos Nick, they make my hour plus commute slightly less painful everyday. However, I almost ran off the road laughing at the 'big dumps' line. Bravo sir 👏

The video at the end with all those modern clean homes in a row is unique.

I always suspected Nick was a Texas Ranger. I hope you went to Lonesome Dove. I've always wanted to see that place.

Another Gem Nick

Thx God for the internet, and these guys Nick and Mappy.. 🤠🍻

English, Spanish and Methanese spoken here 🤣

I was there the past 4 months and although boring and not a beautiful place. It didn’t seem dangerous but I’m glad we’re gone. Went to a Walmart where the cashiers didn’t even speak English

I spent a month in Odessa one night...

I drove through that area a few times nearly 20 years ago, main thing was the numerous oil refineries and smoke. Been hearing about the wildfires in the panhandle, saw Your video, You must have just got out in time!

OMG! I lmao at the boots in the restroom...whole lot of dumps going on...Love it.

Maybe it's because its right next too New Mexico same shit applies for Southern Colorado

How you havent got a million or 2 subs buddy ill never no, another great lil upload Nick 'Cheers from Sydney nsw were the price of homes to buy or rent is crazily expensive like on par wit California trust me n thats even if u can get one. .

My home town. It wasnt bad in the 60s and 70s . There wasnt much to do there. Walking around the neighborhood and the skating rink was what kept us busy growing up

Great video Nick..LMAO the gun shots had me laughing good... hahahahaha

I live and work around here. You miss the best parts buddy the places where we all go out to work. And all the crosses on the side of the roads people have died. The roads are more dangerous than anything else.

It will all be for the rich. Most of us won't survive.

Great video…. Great Channel!!!

Stay safe out there Mr. Johnson

Get a shot of the old Bush Family home?

Back in the 1970's I flew into the Midland/Odessa Airport. What was notable being from upstate New York, how flat. I could see the curvature of the earth, the electric power poles disappearing over the horizon. I was certainly impressed a local dealership had a Rolls Royce on display. There was a flurry of single engine aircraft taking off for about an hour. It was quitting time, around 4p. These were the commuters. Hey, a virtual , unobstructed emergency airfield out there.

Hi from france. Thank you for showing us. Take care.

This video changed my life, thank you!

This is so depressing to look at, thanks for these videos Nick.

Thanks!

I've been in Odessa my whole life, born and raised. Can't wait to watch this

This is the just kind of solid, salacious material I like. Subscribed and Liked!

I had not idea Odessa was so bad....I grew up in west Texas and have lived all over the country....never heard how bad it is. I guess I'm keeping all of those smaller west Texas cities neatly tucked back in my 1980's childhood of them all being just sleepy towns built on oil. Didn't realize it was Detroit-lite LOL

Speaking as a Texan, there's no way I can imagine Odessa being worse than Houston. Especially the wards (3rd ward, 5th ward, etc).

Thanks for sharing this 🙏🙏🙏

Great video Nick.I am Texan born and raised but I am not tough enough for Odessa.I would never want to live there

Don't go after dark!! PERIOD

Can you dig a basement there without hitting oil? How far down is the water table? What with mineral rights and all, how deep are you allowed to dig on your own land?

I love watching your channel your voice over Mappy everything you say it’s pretty kool your educating the world, while I’m here packing up my life 4 the 3rd time in 2years going back home after what I call a nightmare a nervous breakdown, 2morrow I’m on the plane outta here, but just wanted to thank you 4 getting me thru a few really tough months, but I’m still going to order Mappy hoodie when I get home, so thanx Nick Johnson thank you 🙏🏼 ❤💯🇦🇺 for a few years now I’ve watched this channel be kool if you both ever came down to Australia 🇦🇺 we luv you 2 down here 🎉 omg the guns with u & Mappy 😂😂😂

As a turtle lover, i appreciate the saving of lil dinoasur, you da man for that one🐢 👍👍

The seventies were the boom years, it ended in 1983- oil patch in Texas ain’t no joke

$2.85/gallon!!!!! That would just about get you two litres over in the UK.

I love this video! Odessa is an interesting place.😊❤

I came to your channel by accident from a video you made about Richmond VA but I enjoyed so much. Great channel, you deserve more subscribers. 💪

Man I loved Odessa when I was out there. Torchy's Tacos, Texas Burger, Cinergy, Rosa's Cafe, Press Cafe, Keith's Hamburger Station and all these other great places. Yeah there were some crazy moments, I was heading to the Walmart that day when the shooting started, but what city doesn't have crazy people shooting things up now.