I am currently boondocking in the Coconino Forest near Flagstaff Arizona. I'm going to have to leave to a different Forest soon as I've been here for a while. My neighbor camper a very nice guy was a carpenter and a van dweller was arrested 4 or 5 days ago because he walked up to a police officer and ask him what the laws were on flying a sign the officer ran his name and discovered he had a DUI warrant from 16 years ago out of Oregon.
When the man did not come home by dark I got nervous and thought maybe he was in an accident or something bad had happened. I went over to his Camp, went through his things and found his last name, called around and find out that he was arrested. It took me all day long to figure out how to visit him and I had to pawn my headphone for enough gas to get into town. He has no friends or family here and is a very nice guy, very helpful towards others. He was very happy to see me.
I got a hold of his mother. She liked me lives off of $749 a month. Her house just burned down and she is in a motel in Oregon which is where this man is from. The police officer let him leave his van in the Bashas parking lot. I went and got it and brought it back to his Campground, locked it up and secured it and moved my rig over to his Camp to guard it. I have gone to see him twice but they charge $7.50 at the Flagstaff jail for a visit plus they charge $3 to take your $7.50 so that's $10.50 plus the gas to drive into town and back to the camp and it's the end of the month. I have very little gas and I'm broke.
There is a chance that Oregon will not want to extradite him and he will get out. But the problem is I need to leave by the 3rd to a different area. I have my own rig with a overhead camper. He has a small minivan with a small trailer. Everything he owns is in that van and in that van and trailer. I do not know how I'm going to continue to watch over his belongings because every two weeks I'm going to have to move to a different area. With the fire extreme restrictions here it's getting harder to find places to park in the forest and now Fourth of July is going to be here. I'm living off of 749 a month and I have some repairs I need to do to my truck so I'm not going to have the gas to move my rig around and his van and his trailer plus I don't know anybody here. I don't know how I'm going to drive to rigs from place to place.
This is becoming a long story I know so I'll get to the point. I'm in the Flagstaff area. I'm about 6 miles out of Flagstaff. I have found another place to move to. It's about 12 miles out of Flagstaff and about a thousand feet higher in elevation. I need to move by the 3rd but I need to find a safe place to store this man's van and trailer. I corresponded with his mother who lives in Oregon daily she said she can afford to pay $50 a month to store the van and trailer. Her and her son are both very nice people. The people here in the campground are already trying to buy his tools and his belongings from me. I can't believe that, nothing like kicking a man while he's down right?
Is there anybody here in the Flagstaff area or anybody that is reading this that knows somebody in the Flagstaff area that would be willing to let me store Joes Ford Windstar van and small enclosed trailer where it will be safe and secure until we know what is going to happen with him? If he is going to be extradited me and his mother will put the money together to try to transport it to Oregon where she lives. This man is a very nice man, very helpful to others, just an all-around nice guy. He's had a hard life but his DUI warrant is from 16 years ago. He doesn't live that kind of life anymore. He's a carpenter. He's around 50 years old very helpful to other people, keeps to himself but friendly and always willing to help. Can somebody out there please help me help this fellow nomad.
Can you imagine how depressed and upset he must be thinking that he probably is going to lose everything he owns - all his tools in van and all his camping equipment. He was trying to work his way back up to Oregon because his mom's house recently burned down and she's currently in a motel until the 14th. This man Joe barely knew me and brought me about $20 worth of groceries because he knew I was low on food. We have helped each other out we camped across from each other and have become friends. He's the type of person that would help anybody as am I. Can we please try to do the same for him? If you know of anybody in the Flagstaff area that has a safe secure place where I can put Joe's van and trailer until we know what's going on please respond and help me be able to help this guy. I just don't have the funds to move his rig and trailer and my rig and overhead camper every two weeks and I don't know how I would drive both rigs. Thank you very much I appreciate any help that all of you can give me to trying to help Joe.
I was a member on here before but I have forgotten my password so I started a new account. I've only posted one other time on here so I don't even know if I'm doing this right. I believe that life is all about helping others and that if we help others help will always be there for us when we need it. That's what I live by, no matter what your religion it doesn't really matter. I just believe that God takes care of those that take care of his. If there's any way you can help me find a safe secure place for Jose belongings please respond.
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When the man did not come home by dark I got nervous and thought maybe he was in an accident or something bad had happened. I went over to his Camp, went through his things and found his last name, called around and find out that he was arrested. It took me all day long to figure out how to visit him and I had to pawn my headphone for enough gas to get into town. He has no friends or family here and is a very nice guy, very helpful towards others. He was very happy to see me.
I got a hold of his mother. She liked me lives off of $749 a month. Her house just burned down and she is in a motel in Oregon which is where this man is from. The police officer let him leave his van in the Bashas parking lot. I went and got it and brought it back to his Campground, locked it up and secured it and moved my rig over to his Camp to guard it. I have gone to see him twice but they charge $7.50 at the Flagstaff jail for a visit plus they charge $3 to take your $7.50 so that's $10.50 plus the gas to drive into town and back to the camp and it's the end of the month. I have very little gas and I'm broke.
There is a chance that Oregon will not want to extradite him and he will get out. But the problem is I need to leave by the 3rd to a different area. I have my own rig with a overhead camper. He has a small minivan with a small trailer. Everything he owns is in that van and in that van and trailer. I do not know how I'm going to continue to watch over his belongings because every two weeks I'm going to have to move to a different area. With the fire extreme restrictions here it's getting harder to find places to park in the forest and now Fourth of July is going to be here. I'm living off of 749 a month and I have some repairs I need to do to my truck so I'm not going to have the gas to move my rig around and his van and his trailer plus I don't know anybody here. I don't know how I'm going to drive to rigs from place to place.
This is becoming a long story I know so I'll get to the point. I'm in the Flagstaff area. I'm about 6 miles out of Flagstaff. I have found another place to move to. It's about 12 miles out of Flagstaff and about a thousand feet higher in elevation. I need to move by the 3rd but I need to find a safe place to store this man's van and trailer. I corresponded with his mother who lives in Oregon daily she said she can afford to pay $50 a month to store the van and trailer. Her and her son are both very nice people. The people here in the campground are already trying to buy his tools and his belongings from me. I can't believe that, nothing like kicking a man while he's down right?
Is there anybody here in the Flagstaff area or anybody that is reading this that knows somebody in the Flagstaff area that would be willing to let me store Joes Ford Windstar van and small enclosed trailer where it will be safe and secure until we know what is going to happen with him? If he is going to be extradited me and his mother will put the money together to try to transport it to Oregon where she lives. This man is a very nice man, very helpful to others, just an all-around nice guy. He's had a hard life but his DUI warrant is from 16 years ago. He doesn't live that kind of life anymore. He's a carpenter. He's around 50 years old very helpful to other people, keeps to himself but friendly and always willing to help. Can somebody out there please help me help this fellow nomad.
Can you imagine how depressed and upset he must be thinking that he probably is going to lose everything he owns - all his tools in van and all his camping equipment. He was trying to work his way back up to Oregon because his mom's house recently burned down and she's currently in a motel until the 14th. This man Joe barely knew me and brought me about $20 worth of groceries because he knew I was low on food. We have helped each other out we camped across from each other and have become friends. He's the type of person that would help anybody as am I. Can we please try to do the same for him? If you know of anybody in the Flagstaff area that has a safe secure place where I can put Joe's van and trailer until we know what's going on please respond and help me be able to help this guy. I just don't have the funds to move his rig and trailer and my rig and overhead camper every two weeks and I don't know how I would drive both rigs. Thank you very much I appreciate any help that all of you can give me to trying to help Joe.
I was a member on here before but I have forgotten my password so I started a new account. I've only posted one other time on here so I don't even know if I'm doing this right. I believe that life is all about helping others and that if we help others help will always be there for us when we need it. That's what I live by, no matter what your religion it doesn't really matter. I just believe that God takes care of those that take care of his. If there's any way you can help me find a safe secure place for Jose belongings please respond.
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