going on with Jhananda?

[Jhanananda]

Thursday I finally completed loading the truck and the van with the last of the things that I find useful to move forward.  I secured the load, then called AAA to send a tow truck to tow my van, while I drove the truck to the new location.  The local Sedona AAA authorized road side service sent a tow truck, which arrived about an hour after I called, even though their yard was less than a block away.  The driver right away shook his head, and had a problem with my van with the fuel making system on it.  He called his boss, and his boss called the owner, and they had a pow wow over it, then called AAA, photographed my van, and had a lengthy conversation with AAA about it.  They then said I needed to put a tarp over the roof rack before they would consider towing my truck. 

So, I put a tarp over the roof rack of the van, then for added security I had an extra 2" strap, so I hooked it to the front bumper, then ran it over the roof and synched it to the steel frame that holds my fuel system to the chassis of the van.  By the time that I had gotten the whole system secured it was too late in the day to travel in daylight the whole way, so I waited until Friday morning to call AAA dispatch to have another tow truck dispatched to me.  I was told that they Sedona AAA authorized road side service company refused to tow my van.  I told the AAA dispatch operator that my van had been towed by many AAA authorized road side service companies in the 8 years that I have owned it, and not one of them had a problem with towing.  She said, "I am sorry, but you will have to get a commercial tow service to tow your van."

So, I had to search the web for a commercial tow service that was near my destination.  They were happy to give my van a tow for $145.  The driver arrived in a little more than an hour, and hooked my van up without any conflict.  I left him picking up my van and drive the deuce and a half to the new warehouse.  I arrived about 5 minutes before the tow driver arrived with my van.  He unloaded it exactly where I wanted it. 

After the driver was finished unloading my van I asked him, "Did you have any trouble with loading or securing my customized van?"

He said, "No problem at all."

My conclusion is, moving to Sedona was one of the worst decisions made for me by someone who believed I belong in Sedona, and was willing to help fund my move and stay there.  I did not want to move to Sedona, because I had found Prescott, AZ met many of my needs as a contemplative. I have no plans to return to Sedona, AZ, because it seemed like the entire town was set against me from the beginning.

[roamer]

It saddens me to hear about your prolonged and arduous difficulties with managing to live your mendicant lifestyle. From my limited experience of living similarly for the last year and a half I'd offer the perspective that its not you in particular that the people may be against, but rather anyone that does not fit into the community normative.  Anyone not saddled with a job and debt to contribute to the GDP of our country will find similar persecution regardless of beliefs.  There are isolated communities that have negotiated something alternative but they too are rather niche and from my experience are typically laden with magical spiritual beliefs and unique rules that may not suite a bare bones mendicant and one is then left with a community perhaps equally as incompatible as conventional society. 

I have no real answers though to the dilema of right livilihood simple living for someone who's focus is primarily spiritual communion.  Perhaps the most promising path I've yet to explore fully is that of stashing enough money to go very hardcore primitive in the northern wilderness areas.  Its too extreme for my tastes right now and I have skillsets to develop before going that route, but I do keep it in mind.  Anyways  I really hope you find something that suits you better and gives you more ease.

[Jhanananda]

It saddens me to hear about your prolonged and arduous difficulties with managing to live your mendicant lifestyle. From my limited experience of living similarly for the last year and a half I'd offer the perspective that its not you in particular that the people may be against, but rather anyone that does not fit into the community normative.  Anyone not saddled with a job and debt to contribute to the GDP of our country will find similar persecution regardless of beliefs.  There are isolated communities that have negotiated something alternative but they too are rather niche and from my experience are typically laden with magical spiritual beliefs and unique rules that may not suite a bare bones mendicant and one is then left with a community perhaps equally as incompatible as conventional society. 

I agree that the problem is one of the herd just not appreciating the mystic, and they do resent anyone who gets a "free-ride."

I have no real answers though to the dilema of right livilihood simple living for someone who's focus is primarily spiritual communion.  Perhaps the most promising path I've yet to explore fully is that of stashing enough money to go very hardcore primitive in the northern wilderness areas.  Its too extreme for my tastes right now and I have skillsets to develop before going that route, but I do keep it in mind.  Anyways  I really hope you find something that suits you better and gives you more ease.

I am currently leaning toward beach combing, and canoeing around estuaries as the ideal subsistence strategy.

[Jhanananda]

When I know at least 2 sociopaths who operate between Cottonwood and Sedona, and whom I have observed make a career out of manipulating paranoid schizophrenics, and who claim a close connection to the paranoid schizophrenic who murdered 2 people just outside of Sedona in 2010, then I have to conclude that I have reason to believe that this (below) is not a coincidence.  So, if I die soon at the hands of paranoid schizophrenic, then know it was not a coincidence.

Questions unanswered from triple fatal head-on in Sedona

SEDONA - A horrific accident in Sedona Sunday (06-07-2015) on SR 89a...Reportedly, about 1:30 p.m., a jeep crossed the double yellow lines from the eastbound into the westbound lanes and struck head-on a brand new black Prius.

Three of the four occupants were killed, including the driver of the white Jeep and two of the three Prius occupants. 

6/9/2015 2:05:00 PM
UPDATE: Willoughby died of self-inflicted gunshot at time of head-on accident Sunday in Sedona

While investigating the collision, Sedona PD received information from Yavapai County Sheriff's Office of a suicidal subject and were attempting to locate him and his vehicle - a white Jeep Cherokee.

Autopsy finds driver shot himself before fatal collision in Sedona

Authorities in Sedona say an autopsy found that driver fatally shot himself before his SUV crossed a highway's center line and collided with an oncoming car, killing two people in that vehicle...

The Sedona Police Department said the Coconino County Medical Examiner's Office determined that 48-year-old Ross "Scott" Willoughby of Cottonwood died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The department also said that it received information soon after the collision Sunday afternoon that another police agency was trying to locate Willoughby because he was suicidal.

Health was low yesterday; nonetheless, I made progress on repairing one of my diesel injector pumps.  I believe that I will have my van running today or tomorrow.  I need to be mobile if I am going to be hunted by a paranoid schizophrenic whose strings are being controlled by sociopaths.

[Jhanananda]

4th person dies after Sedona crash with suicidal driver

SEDONA, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) - Authorities in Sedona say a fourth person has died after a crash caused by a driver who fatally shot himself behind the wheel.

[bodhimind]

Oh dear, the collision looks dreadful. Do take care, I hope you will be safe.

[Jhanananda]

Yes, I have a need to get one of my vehicles running so that I am not a sitting duck, because it seems to me that the above paranoid schizophrenic was looking to take me out, and when he could not find me, he just killed the nearest people he could.

[Jhanananda]

Willoughby family talks fatal crash

They said Willoughby had battled with drug abuse for many years and had previously spent time at a drug treatment facility. He had been clean for approximately 10 years and had been building a positive life for himself. He valued his clean lifestyle and his home in Cornville while embracing natural foods, gardening, raising chickens, writing poetry and playing music.

“Unfortunately, he recently gave in and relapsed in January of 2015,” they said. “Since then, he had multiple episodes resulting in being detained and arrested by Cottonwood police, treated at the hospital ER, and had his drivers license suspended and replaced by AZDOT.”

He was most probably addicted to crystal methadrene.  The criminals who made a career out of driving me out of Sedona were all drug dealers.

[Jhanananda]

It's interesting that you like to live in small storage warehouses for health reasons. How many square feet is this new one? What is the rent? What facilities are there, etc? And what I'm most interested in knowing - are the surroundings quiet and peaceful?

Thanks, Michel, for the inquiry.  I moved it to this thread, because it seems more relevant here than in space weather.

Answers:
1] I rent in warehouses, because they are cheap rent.
2] This warehouse is 500 sqft.  The last one was 1000sqft plus a yard.
3] The rent here is $400/m. 
4] There is a metal box with a roll-up door, a fence around the yard, a communal bathroom, and 2 places to park my vehicles.
5] It is pretty quiet here as it is literally on the edge of the wilderness with a river running right at the edge of the property, and a large grassland starts a block away.  I regularly see ducks and blue heron flying up and down the river, and a large hawk soars right over head most days.  There are also lots of rabbits, squirrels, and the occasional coyote.  However, I can hear traffic in the distance during rush hour.

Some of the rabbits have taken an interest in me, and so has a female wren, which is often right under my feet when I work.  Most days there is a beautiful sunset here as well.

[Michel]

Cheap rent. Most mystics are as poor as a church mouse. I can imagine that there are many other people that find mini-warehouses affordable shelters.  It's good that it's quiet. Are the units heated?

[Jhanananda]

Yes, Michel, to become a mystic one has to give up everything, so we become poor.  We take it on with courage, like St Francis and so many other mystics.

The warehouse unit has no electricity, so there is no heat or cooling.  It has been getting hotter here.  Today it was 38c (100F), so it was too hot from 2PM on to be in the warehouse doing anything constructive.  So, I took refuge in the shade of another warehouse unit here.

The good news is I completed rebuilding the diesel injector pump on my van yesterday, and installed it.  Today I redesigned and rebuilt a major portion of the fuel line/filtration system to prevent future mishaps. 

I am not sure if the rebuilt diesel injector pump will work, as this is my first rebuild of one.  I am waiting until a fuel filter arrives, which cannot be bought locally.  When it arrives Tuesday, then I will try starting the van.  If all goes well, then I plan to head into the mountains and only come back to town once a week.

[Michel]

I hope you get out to the mountains soon to escape that oppressive heat, Jhananda.

[Jhanananda]

Thanks, Michel, I am working on it, but Wednesday looks like the earliest that I might be able to escape.

[Jhanananda]

Today we got smacked with another geomagnetic disturbance from a recent CME.  The first day did not seem to bother my too much, but the second day was quite difficult.  Today, with another CME erupting from the sun, we can only expect almost back-to-back geomagnetic disturbances for a few more days.

In addition, my new warehouse space is quite rural.  I noticed, perhaps in the first week, that a rancher across the wash was in the habit of shooting after work.  The bullets tend to whiz overhead.  It has become a weekly phenomena, and yesterday he did it again.  Now, one of the tenants here (Nick) is a witness.

Today, a black SUV drove rapidly through the complex.  I think it might be a message from the same person, who is broadcasting, "Get out of Dodge, or I am going to get you."  So, I will be carrying a 357 with me all day from now on.

[Jhanananda]

No more bullets have been flying overhead, but the landlord has given me a deadline of 6PM today to no longer reside here, while I work through the mechanical problems with the 2 vehicles. 

Late in the day I had to decide that the final problem with the van was the glow plug relay does not seem to be putting out sufficient power to get the glow plug hot enough for combustion, and I just happen to have a spare, so I plan to swap it out this morning.  If it does not work, then I can get one at an auto parts store in a few days.

Yesterday I worked on preparing the backup plan, which is camping off of my touring bike.  I fixed all of the paniers and attached another milk crate to the rear rack. One is also on the front. 

I have a friend who plans to pick me up if I need it, and drive me to a camp ground in the mountains.  He will order the glow plug relay and come and get me and take me back here to install it, and see if it solves the problem.  Otherwise I will have to order a rebuilt injector pump, and install it after it comes.

So, I am not likely to be available much for a while.