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Sorry everyone I use that stupid dictation app. And that introduction on the last post should’ve said hello nomad friends. I need to learn to read these things over more before I post them.
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Its a beautiful day in my Quartzsite neighborhood. But the temp will be high 70s so I will be out in my screen room in the late afternoon.
I have not needed to run my heater this week. Of course I try not to wake up at 5 am as early morning is the coldest time of the day. Instead I try to stay up later so I wake up close to sunrise time. As I dont have a job that requies an early commute, cows to milk or a dog to walk it is easy to do as I please for wake up time.
The number of people staying at LaPosaLTVA in Quartzsite is back to about what it was in late November. Not sure where all those snow birds are going but the ones that were around me were heading back home to their sticks and bricks. They are not all full time nomads out here. I dont know what the free BLM areas look like for occupancy as I have not been driving around the area very much this last week.
No excitement in my camp, just some work days for my Etsy Store biz, chores, a little bit of build task and relaxing time.
I have not needed to run my heater this week. Of course I try not to wake up at 5 am as early morning is the coldest time of the day. Instead I try to stay up later so I wake up close to sunrise time. As I dont have a job that requies an early commute, cows to milk or a dog to walk it is easy to do as I please for wake up time.
The number of people staying at LaPosaLTVA in Quartzsite is back to about what it was in late November. Not sure where all those snow birds are going but the ones that were around me were heading back home to their sticks and bricks. They are not all full time nomads out here. I dont know what the free BLM areas look like for occupancy as I have not been driving around the area very much this last week.
No excitement in my camp, just some work days for my Etsy Store biz, chores, a little bit of build task and relaxing time.
"nomads are the richest poor people I know."
A friend since jr. high school has started sending me links to articles about being homeless and poor, LOL. She also can't comprehend why I am not actively seeking "marriage as a solution." How can you know someone for more than half a century and not really know them at all?
nature lover:
Get a selfie stick from the dollar store and use it to take photos of your feet with your smart phone. Mark you calendar for Toes Tuesdays or Feet Fridays to check for ulcers and to determine sensitivity...very important for us diabetics.
A friend since jr. high school has started sending me links to articles about being homeless and poor, LOL. She also can't comprehend why I am not actively seeking "marriage as a solution." How can you know someone for more than half a century and not really know them at all?
nature lover:
Get a selfie stick from the dollar store and use it to take photos of your feet with your smart phone. Mark you calendar for Toes Tuesdays or Feet Fridays to check for ulcers and to determine sensitivity...very important for us diabetics.
crofter
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Fire rated and does not mold, here is the link.bullfrog said:
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https://grbuildingsystemsusa.com/
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Here they are using it to build a tiny house.crofter said:
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https://grbuildingsystemsusa.com/tiny-house-expo/
travelaround
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Hi everyone... the more I think about it, the more I think getting something I can move into (without building) would be best for me. I'm back to admiring the one bedroom mobile home with a big porch. All I'd have to do is get someone to prepare the lot/plumbing/electricity and then get it moved onto the property and installed. Results: instant everything... ready to go. It sounds appealing... even if I have to go for a model that isn't really the one I want. Seriously, a building project isn't right for this old woman (single with no man to help me) and let's not forget I don't have the amazing building skills of Maki. lol... understatement!!
However, good news... Randy from Yreka came here and fixed some things on my trailer so now everything works... almost. And I gave him my YouTube (Booktube) channel info so he went home and watched it with his wife, and they just opened a used bookstore with a coffee bar in Yreka... McGregors... stop there if you ever go through town; it is right next to the Miner Inn. Anyhow... he wants me to work on some videos for him in exchange for him working on the interior of my van. So maybe that's something that will work out for me as I can make videos a lot better than I can do van work.
However, good news... Randy from Yreka came here and fixed some things on my trailer so now everything works... almost. And I gave him my YouTube (Booktube) channel info so he went home and watched it with his wife, and they just opened a used bookstore with a coffee bar in Yreka... McGregors... stop there if you ever go through town; it is right next to the Miner Inn. Anyhow... he wants me to work on some videos for him in exchange for him working on the interior of my van. So maybe that's something that will work out for me as I can make videos a lot better than I can do van work.
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Sounds like a good trade.
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Skills are of little use for building a cottage when you cant do the lifting, bending or hand strength gripping for long hours that such work requires. That is my situation. No urealistic dteams in my head regarding that. My future, hopefully a number of years from now will be some type of small low income housing where I won't have to do the yard work or maintenance. i will feel very appreciative to have such shelter when that time comes. But for now I am a happy camper as long as I have good places to camp in with considerate people around.
I have owned land and houses and done building, I know what it takes to sustain them. i dont have what it takes physically or financially. of course if I bought a winning lottery ticket..nah I would rent something nice and leave the headaches to the owners.
I have owned land and houses and done building, I know what it takes to sustain them. i dont have what it takes physically or financially. of course if I bought a winning lottery ticket..nah I would rent something nice and leave the headaches to the owners.
nature lover
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Gypsy Jan. One of my first stops when I get out of here as Harbor freight. For about three bucks you can buy a mirror on a telescoping wand. Are used to have one in my shop but gave away all my tools. Now that’s one I want to have back.
Mirror on a telescoping stick has a formal tool name that maskes it much easier to find on websites or when asking a clerk whrre it is. It is called an "inspection mirror". If you are going to purchase one spend the few extra dollars and get one with a built in LED light. I do travel with one, makes it easy to see things under the car and trailer or in dark tight areas where you can' t look directly at something. Very much a common, standard tool that can be found in hardware stores. and auto parts stores.
In fact I need to remember to get it out of my tote box becsuse forum member B&C has somthing under his RV he wants to inspect but can't see without that mirror.
In fact I need to remember to get it out of my tote box becsuse forum member B&C has somthing under his RV he wants to inspect but can't see without that mirror.
Glad I changed my mind and set up my sewing machine in my screen room today because I am going to be needing my cardstock cutting macine tomorrow. Fortunately the cutting machine is still setup. But I did put my sewing machine away before dinner. My screen room is not a good secure location. I have not yet made a zippered privacy panel for the entry side.
I got stage 1 of my 4 wind screen panels modified today. That modification will keep the vertical sides better secured in place with ties as well as velcro. I still have some other things I want to do. One is to add some clear vinyl window areas in the wind panels to lert in light on rainy and/or windy days. Those "windows" will also get a privacy cover on the interior side in case I want to use it for a large shower tent or just want privacy. I brought clear vinyl and the privacy materrial along when I left Seattle. Way past my original sceduled time for me to start installing things instead of storing them. I think the spring like warmer weather is truly motivating me. Well that and we keep getting wind storms so I need things better secured to reduce worries of damage. Plus in another 6 weeks it will be time to move to cooler areas.
New neighbors across the road today. A couple and the woman grew up around construction sites. She has much the same asttitude I have regarding tools, etc. They will be here until April, camped in an A frame popup trailer and have set up a small portable tarp garage type of room for auxillary space.
I got stage 1 of my 4 wind screen panels modified today. That modification will keep the vertical sides better secured in place with ties as well as velcro. I still have some other things I want to do. One is to add some clear vinyl window areas in the wind panels to lert in light on rainy and/or windy days. Those "windows" will also get a privacy cover on the interior side in case I want to use it for a large shower tent or just want privacy. I brought clear vinyl and the privacy materrial along when I left Seattle. Way past my original sceduled time for me to start installing things instead of storing them. I think the spring like warmer weather is truly motivating me. Well that and we keep getting wind storms so I need things better secured to reduce worries of damage. Plus in another 6 weeks it will be time to move to cooler areas.
New neighbors across the road today. A couple and the woman grew up around construction sites. She has much the same asttitude I have regarding tools, etc. They will be here until April, camped in an A frame popup trailer and have set up a small portable tarp garage type of room for auxillary space.
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Raindrops keep falling on my ........... trailer roof. Very loud. I can't make any videos when it is raining this hard. I got my laundry done today and there's enough propane to last the night, at least. Tomorrow is the first class for trailer repair. Should be interesting!
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Gag. I agree, marriage is the cage, the enslavement, and not the "solution." I hate it when people see someone's freedom in being solitary as a problem to be fixed.GypsyJan said:
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Just learned that my son was diagnosed with acute Leukemia. Not sure which of the two types he has as I have not yet been in contact with him. I had noticed that his blogs, his youtube channel and his gaming website had not had much recent avtivity on them. He and his wife had returned from Japan after liv ing there for several years returned from 2 years of living and working in Japan. I knew he was job hunting so thought the lower activity on the net was related to finding recent employment that required hours of outside education to get up to speed on the changes in computer programming software. It was quite a shock to hear it is luekemia. He and his wife are living with his father, stepmother and posdibly his half-sister too. So he has the daily family support system to help him through care, transportation, meals, housing and such. So he is more than adequately covered with assistance and support. Due to Covid and of course other risk including common colds and flu he could not interface with me in person and I can't even meet with anyone in that household either. So I will go ahead and continue with my current camping in Arizona until the end of March before I head north for the summer. I think I will go ahead and apply for the WA state park camp host jobs for this late spring and summer and early fall. There are quite a few of the State Parks in the area around Tacoma, WA where he is currently residing.
I did have an aunt who died in her 20s of acute leukemia. While it is not directly considered as a hereditary disease there is some antidotal evidence that a family history might make a person more susceptible to acquiring this cancer. Of course that is true of many types of cancers. Not something my son would have heard about growing up and his father would not have remembered that even if I had ever mentioned it. But it is somthing that needs to be enteredd into his medical history even if it only helps document it for research studies as such information is accumulated over time when studying diseases. Fortunately there are many treatments they can try and the Seattle area has many top notch cancer treatment centers where even though he is unemployed he will receive excellent medical care.
You never know from one day to the next what might happen to change your plans. Fortunately I have the option for some flexabilty inn where I can stay. . But one thing I could not manage is to put a roof over his head so I am very glad his father is able to do that for him during this time.
I did have an aunt who died in her 20s of acute leukemia. While it is not directly considered as a hereditary disease there is some antidotal evidence that a family history might make a person more susceptible to acquiring this cancer. Of course that is true of many types of cancers. Not something my son would have heard about growing up and his father would not have remembered that even if I had ever mentioned it. But it is somthing that needs to be enteredd into his medical history even if it only helps document it for research studies as such information is accumulated over time when studying diseases. Fortunately there are many treatments they can try and the Seattle area has many top notch cancer treatment centers where even though he is unemployed he will receive excellent medical care.
You never know from one day to the next what might happen to change your plans. Fortunately I have the option for some flexabilty inn where I can stay. . But one thing I could not manage is to put a roof over his head so I am very glad his father is able to do that for him during this time.
crofter
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OMG maki I am so sorry to hear that. You know that Swedish in Seattle is the best for cancer. Cures the incurable.
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Random Painted Highway
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So sorry to hear that maki. I'm glad he has a family support system to help out. Hoping for the best outcome.
