In 2018 or 2019, I met a man who was a manager at a vape store or smoke shop. This became a friendship through phone because I lived far away. Because the friendship was new, we only used first names. We talked for 1-2 months. I got a new phone, new number, and lost your contact info. We cannot reach each other. You probably thought that I ghosted you.

I want to find you and continue the friendship. I have forgotten things because I have memory problems, 5-6 years have passed, and I lived very far from you. I only remember a large area that includes your town. You were in deep east Texas or nearby parts like the gulf. I believe you were between Houston and Beaumont or between Winnie and Corrigan. 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.

You are male, 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. The store you worked at was in or near a town or small city. A random fact I remember is that the store was in or near a place where the tornado rate was low or very low. A search online yields a county map with total tornado activity. I can't post the link here because of the rules.

The store’s display cases were brown, black and/or a dark color. The walls were gray, black, brown and/or red. In the store, there were illustrations 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 with hands and arms. I believe that it was painted on the case. Because the art is large, unusual and memorable, you will probably recognize it from your store.

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. If you talked to someone briefly, would you remember everything about them 5-6 years later? This fear of humiliation makes me afraid to post. Maybe you lost an important person. Have empathy. Updates will be added to this post or in the comments. Thank you. Rude comments = blocked.