In 2018 or 2019, I met you. You were a man who was a manager at a store. I am 80% sure it was a vape store, but it might have been a smoke shop. This became a friendship through phone because I lived very far away. We talked for a few months. I got a new phone, new number, and lost your contact info. We cannot reach each other.

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I want to find you and continue the friendship. Because many years have passed and I lived very far from you, I am forgetting things. I only remember a large area that includes your town, which I marked on a map. You were one of my few supportive friends. I am afraid that I will never see you again. I could call businesses and ask for you. Because the region I remember is large, this involves calling over 30 businesses. I am too sick to do this.

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The store was in or near a town or small city. A random fact I read is that the store was in or near a place where the tornado rate was low or very low. I added a county map with total tornado activity. You are a manager, 39-48, 5'6"-5'8”. You had gray hair, yellowish or tan skin, light or medium skin tone. You were slim, average or toned; non-white and look Latino.

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The store display cases were brown, black and/or a dark color. The walls were gray, black, brown and/or red. I strongly believe some were red. In the store, there was artwork on the walls and/or display cases. On the bottom of a wall or display case, there was a large horizontal illustration that included a smoking mushroom. I attached similar pictures. Because the art is large, unusual and so memorable, you will probably recognize it from your store.

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I know that it will be hard for this person to find me. I know I don’t have a lot of evidence. I don’t need rude people mocking me or saying the obvious. I am here because I have no other option. Please do not mock me for searching or not remembering things. I am recalling things from many years ago. This fear of humiliation makes me afraid to post. Maybe you lost an important person. Have empathy. Maps and updates will be added to this post or in the comments. Thank you.

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https://www.kxan.com/weather/weather-blog/when-and-where-are-tornadoes-most-common-in-texas/

similar mushroom art:

https://imgur.com/0jppA8R

my map with likelihood:

https://imgur.com/a/9tY3JHZ