STRANDED at the LEAST USED Airport in Mainland USA! 

Your uncle is an amazing example of humanity. Please pass on our best regards from across the pond, I still think about my visit to your town every day.

@@noelphilips He said, 'Anytime!'. He means it too! If you ever find yourself around these parts again, please let us know! I would be more than happy to take you up in my piper M350 and show you some scenery and good places to land and eat some lunch! Very happy you enjoyed your stay, friend. Not the greatest time to visit, but you made the best of it and that says a lot about your character. Stay safe out there and we look forward to watching future content! Well done!

My family is spread out all over Nebraska and your uncle reminds me of them so much! Great guy! Midwestern hospitality!

Is your uncle named Jimbo?

your uncle reminds me of my dad

Also, a gun rack behind the driver's seat.

I wish more videos like this went viral other than the shit you see on Facebook and TikTok. It's not normally like all that you see on social media. This video shows what it's really like out here. Compassion, home-town friendly feeling. This is true compassion of the American midwest and a wonderful example of what one can expect coming out here. These fellas love their hometown and are always so excited and happy to help out a new comer.

@@dsriggs > 9:45

Id love to see more videos on Rural american towns!

Reminds me of the guy from witchita in trains planes and automobiles.

Sometimes people come up to me like that but usually they just want me to join their cult.

@@SkarryI have ten of them come up to me every time I’m in the QT parking lot. I still prefer cities. But That’s the beauty of a big country.

You said it, Jo. Heartwarming, exactly.

Yeah, I miss days when you could meet people without them disparaging half the country within an hour of knowing them. I’m guilty of it, too. We all have such pre-conceived ideas of each other that we overlook our combined humanity.

In small towns you'll have a bad day if you don't treat people like you'd like to be treated. Karma comes around quicker.

If only that kindness extended to people who don't like Trump.

Looks lovely. Though I can't even imagine living in -30C. I'm from Australia and where I live the lowest temperature record is -1C (34F).

I hope you've shown the guys in Alliance this video? 😀

Jennifer, you are one lucky girl. What a great spirit in your town, beautiful. We should all be so lucky! Maybe I will get to visit one day. Take good care.

I'm in Melbourne, Australia, where it's getting down almost to freezing this week. I'm trying to visit all 50 United States and I'm hard-pressed to think of a better way of checking off Nebraska! Thanks for the encouraging words Jennifer!

So lucky, Jennifer. People who care. ❤

Actually, Zach was the brave one, wearing shorts!🤣

"Brave" is one word. It seems like he didn't plan as much as advertised.

Lol I loved the video but dude was tripping. No planned ride to or from hotel, didn't get winter clothes until the last minute (and even then was underdressed), and didn't book hotel online just hoped there'd be availability (in fairness hard to imagine those hotels ever fill up, but still, bold leaving that to chance in -20 degree weather). I would hope as a travel blogger with 250k subs he'd be more prepared lol... gotta stay safe out there!

@@Jomskylark as someone who travels a lot, I find myself in that situation too much. I live in the desert, spend lots of time in SE Asia and then completely forget about weather in Seattle or Detroit and show up with shorts in winter and go “oh yeah”.

I bet the nuclear silo complexes out that way have DGs on them XD You know the meme. *empty plot of land is empty* DG - "Gonna get me sum of dat..."

A lovely experience, small town USA, you can't beat it!

Nice message Erin. I bet it was strange seeing your home town featured on a worldwide video. How did you know your town had been featured? Are you a fan of Noel's work?

the thing thats keeping Alliance alive is the railroad.

I commented earlier that this video has inspired me with a destination for checking Nebraska off my 50-states list, but now you've given me a time of year to visit! (Though most Aussies like me enjoy seeing snow...)

It's very like Australia out there. I lived in Melbourne for 3 years as a child back in the 60s. In the 80s I used to travel to Alliance quite a lot. I loved it. There is quite a lot to do across the panhandle in the summer.

it would have been even funnier if they had tracks installed on the Polaris :D Those are a lot of fun with wheels on, but with tracks you can go pretty much anywhere besides a pond or where the trees are so close together you can't turn easily :P

To have made his experience truly complete to rural America they needed a freshly killed deer in the back of the sport utility golf cart.

@@DWBurns they don't let people know when they poach :D (deer season is fall in most of USA, not winter) Besides, they're from Nebraska - you don't really get a lot of deer where there aren't many/any trees. :P (and I hate to say it but the entire western 2/3 of Nebraska goes from flat as a board to rolling hills, but very little vegetation besides farm fields)

And the driver is family with the owner of the hotel, and another family member who gives you a tour of the town, and drives you back to the airport.

@@chouseification Western Kansas is chock full of deer. Mostly mule deer but a fair number of white tail as well. The problem was (maybe still is?) so bad, not long ago it was a drawing for any deer tags (bucks), but you could get get multiple doe only tags per year. Western Kansas isn't exactly known for its vast forests. Mostly just wind breaks as a legacy from the dust bowl era. It doesn't take a lot of shelter for deer. What the western plains states do have is LOTS of food readily available. Winter wheat is always a tasty treat for herbivores.

Agreed, its easy to tar everybody with the same brush on both sides, the vast majority are decent kind people.

That has always been my experience on my road trips across the States - never met anyone who wasn't anything but kind and polite and I long for the days we can just hop on a plane, pick up a rental car and hit the road to small town USA!

Absolutely ! As a european that lived age 3- 6 in Pontiac near Detroit in the early 80's, I just absolutely love roadtripping the rural US. Feels like coming home, people are always warm and friendly, and so proud to show you around if you are genuinly interested. I basically just live and work to go on yet another roadtrip and feel wholesome for a little while...

Silent majority has got potty mouth.

Preach!!

Brilliant comment. I want more as well

If you're going to meet an English-speaker travelling somewhere because it's the least-used airport in the Lower 48, fair bet they'd be Aussie, I reckon. ;-)

Omg thé fact that the grandfather owns the hotel! I didn’t even realize that but was wondering why he was behind the counter; how he’d get there?

@@yaush_the truth is, Nebraskans can teleport. Thats why alliance airport had no rental service. I am from Kansas, I see what witchcraft they do up there

Ooh that's exciting. I'm more of a train nerd than a plane nerd (and I miss winters, my area stopped having winters in the past 10 years or so), and in general it sounds so interesting.

What a cool town! I was sad when he was flying out.

Can you tell me what make and model the gun in the Polaris is?

"Pagan people"?? Is Carhenge a pagan monument?

Glad you enjoyed it!

@@noelphilips Noel, I’ve seen most of your vids and this one is still my favorite. Love all of them but man really liked the hospitality in this one

As an ex-pat Brit (from London) living in Texas, I often get asked if I know someone called "Joe" from Liverpool who the person met in the 1990's when the questioner was over in the UK for vacation. Then I get the classic "Have you ever met the Queen?" I'll have some fun with that one "Oh yeah. My cuz Liz!" The smaller the town they come from the more likely they are to fall for it.

Probably thought England same size as their town 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 know everyone

@@brianjrichman Must have been a scouser going on an absolute mad one in Texas in the 90s then XD Yes lad

@@tx41979 Exactly.

@@mattymaclean621 I know one of those (Scousers). Ay Lad.

So true. Looked like a great community they've got going up there.

I'm from California I recently went on a 4,000 mile road trip I found the small cities in the middle of no where to be the nicest, I wanna move now lol I saw all of Nebraska to it's nice same with colorado

My thoughts exactly!

They literally have a gun in a back of there car

This is typical in rural, midwest America, I was raised in a similar sized town (in Kansas), I live now in a big city on the other side of the world, and this video made me think of how simple life is there.

Finally someone saying it

I thought a *Metroliner* is a train begun by Pennsylvania Railroad.

Metros scare me

@@295g295 it might be but it's also a turboprop aircraft manufacturered by Fairchild.

What makes them "real pilots" compared to other pilots? Not doubting, just curious

Couldn't agree more! Such a lovely community there.

And you know they enjoyed having a fun visitor from so far away come to their wonderful town. You can tell they really love their home and want to share that with everyone. After seeing this, if I find myself anywhere near Alliance, I will be sure to make the detour to see Carhenge and spend the night.

That's America for ya!! No matter what all the haters say! God Bless the United States of America, my country! I'm not someone you'd call "ethnically American", as I migrated to the country with my parents (both of whom are from India), when I was 6 years old. But that's the beauty of this amazing country, the greatest in the world! Oh, and btw, I was raised for a while in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and parts of Minnesota when I was a child. So I know all about cold, small towns, and the sheer community and friendliness they foster!!

This was really a heart melting video. What nice people. Mid western Americans are wonderful people.

@@747-pilot I'm sort of a chronic comments reader (don't usually boast about that) and there's an incredible amount of America hate. I'm certain there's a level of jealousy but also sure some or rather most is genuine unfortunately. Not so much political, just snide insults like if someone says something dumb "he must be an American". Then the general opinion that most of us are gun toting and if not criminal, still ignorant with itchy trigger fingers, looking for any excuse to open up on somebody! When I think of the people of America, the kind, hospitable and helpful folks we witnessed here in Alliance, Nebraska are what I think of as they are widespread and to be found in every town from sea to shining sea! I'm just so hoping some of those haters see this video!

Sounds like Schitt's Creek :-)

It's just the way so much of the Midwest is; we find it strange when most of the people you see you don't know... It isn't anything I can ever get used to. When I go home and see the people I know it feels so good! It is HOME!

@@miskaffon I don't even know all the people that live in this building haha

@@miskaffon it is the same in Alaska. When is fly in do to work many times the agent for the Bush airline also would give you a ride to town. A few of them own the places to stay.

@@Chris_at_Home I can totally picture Alaska being this way too! From all the stories I've heard about it- you have to be decent to each other or you'll be miserable.

They are hanging out with Ted and Alice.

@@shakey2634 Ya beat me to it!

i though he rode around in the best of circles lol. but yea its just that small town mindset where in places like that everyone knows each other

If you are straight, white, christian and conservative. Otherwise its pretty scary. :(

@@DanaTheInsane Pfftt. Stop watching CNN. Your brain is getting gooey 🙄

😂

@@freebiedoesupscales Congrats on getting your dial-up access. Enjoy Prodigy.

I mean to most Americans 2 hours is 'just outside' and I didn't want to confuse the situation even more 😂

@@noelphilips True, My dad used to commute 3 hours for work and people didn't think that crazy xD

To be fair, whenever someone asks me that abroad I always say London.

Two hours in rural America is the next town over.

To be fair when he visited the UK he said he was from New York (from Bob)

Yup. I have been lucky enough to travel to 30 states from Australia and they are the most hospitable and helpful people.

So true! Folks will NEVER see true Americans on news and movies. We don’t fit their preconceived notions. Only by someone like Noel vlogging real people being real can you get a good glimpse of us. Pro tip for foreign travelers: find the local firehouse and/or firefighters and you’re guaranteed to find people just like the gentleman who made us all proud.

@@backdraft916 All of this, so well said, so true; especially the fire fighter bit😊

As an American thank you for your comments about us. We are good people here in the states despite the recent new stories in the past few years of the chaos. We welcome everyone who visits. Remember we are a nation of immigrants and our American people came from all corners of this world. Yes we may have our problems here with alot of different things, we aren't perfect by any means, but we are overall good people. Talk to us when your visiting get to know us.

We would be honored to have you!

Glad you enjoy it!

That made me laugh so much

Grandson is named drumstick

lmaoooooo

This is true. T-Bone and Pork Chop were engineers on the Burlington Northern. Like father, like son. Biggest thing in Alliance was the railroad, and at least for a while was the largest employer. Alliance got it's name from the fact that it was a junction of railroads from the north, south, and east. Original railroad was the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy (iirc)

@@danb708 That is cool, thanks for sharing this little bit of Americana!

I really like the TSA Pre✅ sign on the wall. You'd hate to miss your flight with that long security line!

The only place in the usa where working for the tsa is a part time job.

I flew out of Alliance after a funeral and the lone TSA agent asked my family if we'd like drinks or a snack while we waited. Of course we initially declined, but when pressed, accepted the offer as is customary in small town America

Risk of dating myself, what about Ted and Alice?

Yeah that was cute. I think it was an honest question not understanding London metro is well over 9 million people. It would have been funny if he just said yeah oh sure they live in the flat around the block lovely couple

Maybe if from time to time they ever picked up a book other than the Bible, they might have some basic general knowledge about London and other things.

@@johniii8147 He was just trying to find common ground or shared experience with a visitor. I am 100% certain he is well aware of London being a major metropolitan area with a population that made knowing these folks essentially impossible. It is you who didn't understand.

Theres a very good chance that he might know Bob & Carol from London as nearly all of London's population is called Mohammad or Aisha.

Not only that, he met his uncle who sorted him out for a lift back to the airport and the tour

He's helping out his uncle at the same time as he's helping out a stranger.

I hitchhiked in Europe and America in the 90s, as a young backpacker. It was easy and met some nice people.

You don't get people like that in big cities, but as someone who grew up in Chicago and moved to a VERY rural area, and has logged many thousands of miles on the road all over the US, I can say with confidence than the vast majority of people in the vast majority of small towns are incredibly friendly and helpful to visitors.

The vast majority of people who offer rides aren't dangerous and really just do want to help. It's only a small group who are nefarious

amen to that

Lived in alliance from 1979 to 1984

Great place, great people. Loved out time there,with the BN RR, Sorta bitter sweet to watch and see the ole home, flew out several times. ❤

Cheers Zach, was great to meet you (and hope you had a great rest of your trip!)

I’m from the NYC area and when I travel to these parts of the country, I might as well be from England!

The “are you from London” killed me 😭 that’s probably the only city in the uk they know of

@@florianschmidt5828 Actually we have running water, television, school systems, books, and the internet so we know a lot!

@@florianschmidt5828 There are plenty of people in England that would be hard pressed to come up with a third city after New York and Los Angeles!

Yep. Mad. Even though there was no 'midday sun' even. 🤣🤣

Kind of how I felt as American tourists in Barnsley. After being treated like trash for a week in London it was like a whole other planet.

Glad you enjoyed it!

I'd second that comment. Around the World in 80hrs was my favourite and this probably is now

That was not my experience. I'll never go back.

@@bingosunnoon9341 maybe not Idaho

Cities are the real America.

@@themoviedealers Once you get out of the cities and experience rural America you'll realize how beautiful and vast it is

@@themoviedealers We don't consider them America

The thing is....if he had been African American,Hispanic American,Asian American,would it have been different.Not a leftist democrat here,in fact from and born in Wyoming. I wish everybody was treated this way across our great nation.

cities are just as American as small towns

pog

I can’t believe Alliance has a Pizza Hut. For a chain pizza restaurant, it’s always been my favorite pizza place. Out here where I am on the east coast (CT), it seems like all the places where there used to be a Pizza Hut, they’ve all been vanishing for whatever reason, even though there seems to be plenty of “market”/population. And Alliance has one still open. Well, good for you all there :)

@@hounddog57 since the population is 8,000 but in the middle of nowhere, there’s probably little to no competition for Pizza Hut tbh. Not enough people with money to make any competition either by opening a pizza joint. Just what I’ve noticed living in very rural America lol you’ll find chain restaurants in the weirdest places

@@hounddog57 support your local businesses, epically local pizza places

Heimweh

@Ooh Kah Das ist nicht der richtige Ausdruck?

Couldn't agree more they really are !

Years ago we had to land in Gladwin MI when weather forced my buddy and I to land in his small plane. It was around midnight, the airport was deserted so we called a local motel and explained our situation. The clerk sent her brother to pick us up and drove us back to the airport the next day. Nothing like small towns!

@@terryboyer1342This is also common in Australia because so many towns there are like this. My father had to take a business trip there to a plant and they sent a guy in an SUV to pick him up at the airport. Because of the huge time difference between Perth and Los Angeles, it was nearly the middle of the night. As they were driving, every so often, my dad heard a loud BANG! and asked his Aussie co worker "What the hell is that?!" He replied very casually "Oh, it's them rabbits, matey. They're bloody everywhere!" Apparently, when the country was being flooded with convicts from the UK, they also inadvertently brought rabbits who sneaked onto the ships. Once released, the Australians learned too late that nothing could be done to stop them. Shooting them didn't do anything (toooo much work!) The local dingos didn't like the taste of rabbits (LOL!). Insecticides and various other poisons had no effect. And worse, they bred like, well, rabbits! The population explosion never calmed down. The only thing they could do was surround their ranches with electrified fencing.

@@largol33t1 Lol! Well, better to hit a rabbit than a kangaroo I imagine. Btw, I've had grilled roo a couple times. Very tasty!

Surprised there's no shuttle service. Looking on google maps, there's like four hotels all within a couple blocks of each other. I'd imagine a shuttle serving all of the hotels could make decent $, especially if it included non-airport travel.

Dude is prepared and it shows, ready to roll before 6am

I’ve been to Pierre it is a great place lovely people

Well said!

agreed, they can show you how to run a combine harvester, take you deer hunting and then go for a skinny dip in the creek!

Down here in Texas we have Southern hospitality, which is akin to the hospitality up there as well. I absolutely love that he had a great time. This video is awesome.