Something Missing

The trailer my grandparents lived in when they moved to town has been torn out. After they left, a sister and nephews and nieces moved in. Dad added two rooms to the trailer. They left and another sister moved in. She left and the trailer was used for storing his many projects. We had been able to remove nearly all before the flood occurred.

The flood waters soaked and mudded the carpets, tore metal and insulation from its sides and buckled the floors. No one wanted to enter the trailer because of the uncertainty of the situation. It was determined all of the trailers in town were to be destroyed.

All that is left are the cement pads the trailer rested upon, a large dirt scar in the ground, some small litter and a pole with a television antenna attached.

The weeds will cover the scar and litter. The pole will be removed and probably the concrete as well. Another small part of Oakville has gone missing, never to return.