Hello, everybody.My name is raymond for the past six years i was blessed with the opportunity by a great man that I worked for to be able to work for myself as a licensed plumber in this last year, there was a job that I did for a management company,I was hired to fix a broken water line on the main line going to a house which had had no water for over a week. The management company hired somebody to come out and locate the leak after the leak was located, they hired somebody else to dig a hole, and then they hired me to repair the waterline, unbeknownst to me the tenants living in the house we're in the process for the last 3 years of being evicted,one of the people living in the house fell in the hole that was covered with plywood and supposedly filled in the following day after my repair by whoever dug the hole per the management company. I was sued along with management company and the owner of the property.My limited liability insurance would not cover me per the fact that I did not dig a hole nor was i hired to dig the hole nor hired to put up any safety indicators that the tenant had already known for a week prior to me, making the repair that there was a hole in their front yard the gentleman that dug the hole had covered.It also with plywood and put up cones along also, leaving me no need to put more than what was already there the hole was covered with plywood and cones were set on the plywood so between knowledge and plenty of safety markers prior and post to the water main fix, the tenant had no reason to fall in the hole in the front yard.

So out of pocket, I have had to hire a lawyer.And my life savings are gone.And as far as three months ago, i'm not completely homeless.Thankfully, i have a small ford transit connect work van, that my dog and I had to move into.I'm now down to $300 hundred dollars left to my name i am seeking help.Most importantly, to buy myself a solar generator system with solar panels, a bed cot so I don't have to sleep on my cold Van floor I already am thankful enough to have a freezer ice chest that runs on 12 V, which is another reason why I need solar power as I keep turning my vehicle on and off to keep the little food i have cold. My dog has also eaten fresh pet. His whole life now 5ys old, which is another reason for needing solar power.

For the refrigerator I have some bills coming up that there's no way I'm going to be able to pay for I've always been a person that goes out of my way to help others. Even when I didn't have it, because that's how I I was taught. I understand times are tough for everybody.

This is an extremely hard time for me.I'm coming up on being fifty years old, my career and my livelihood not to mention my bank account has been demolished i have very little work coming in due to the fact, the tenant claimed to be owner of the house and on multiple.Websites slammed me as a bad plumber and the last year went downhill with new clients.Thankfully, I have a handful of amazing clients that know who I am inside and out know that I raised my daughter on my own who I'm so proud of graduated high school early and just finished college all on our own. And I feel like I've run out of strength. again as I stated, I'm a California state licensed plumbing contractor only until next month. That's another bill that I need $450 to cover my licensing. So I can continue to work i just recently was able to cover my bond, which was a $150. I only could afford the one year,

I know I haven't covered all that I could, but i'm asking in all of your hearts,If anybody can please help me and my dog i've currently been staying in the city of San Francisco i believe accurately.I currently have about three hundred dollars or soleft in life.

This has been very embarrassing even though I don't have to look anybody in their eyes,

I just don't know what else to do,I don't have any other means i'm too embarrassed to even let my daughter know what's going on with her dad. She's the only thing I ever worked so hard for my whole life. I thought I could always be strong.

Even if it's just a couple dollars here and there from people it will help us eat.And hopefully we can get some power for the van.At some point thank anybody for taking the time and consideration to read this over.If there's any questions, feel free to email me.I don't know if that's the safest way [email redacted] again, thank you.Please all that reed have a wonderful day