Tuesday Trash

Tuesday already?

I was sitting in a meeting this afternoon, and we were discussing a blog I'm scheduled to write a couple of posts for this week.  All of a sudden I thought to myself - TUESDAY!  Trash day!  Time to bring out the decay.

So many trailers have been abandoned, just left to rot where they are.  Sad, yet beautiful in their own way.  Slowly crumbling to little bits of nothing - once loved, now lost.  Each has a story to tell, but we'll never hear those stories since the owners have long gone on to other things.  We're just left with images of human ingenuity, crumbling slowly as the seasons pass - wind, rain, searing heat and snow eating away at the edges until integrity fails and collapse occurs...

Beautiful.

Tuesday Trash

Last week was the inaugural "Tuesday Trash" post, and I highlighted some great book covers that fit the bill.  Then I started to think of what I could write about week after week, since I don't really want to spend time delving into "trailer trash" culture - real or imagined.

Hmmmm...

How about trashed trailers?  I started with a Google search for trashed trailers, and got a lot of hits for the trailer for a movie called Trashed.  I also got pictures of Lindsay Lohan.  I'm not going to investigate that one any further, though I imagine a tantrum in a stage set trailer or some ridiculous thing.

Then I tried "abandoned trailers" and hit the jackpot.  There are so many abandoned, trashed, broken trailers out there.  I've always found images of decay to be very beautiful, and there is no shortage when it comes to trailers.

So there you go.  Abandoned, broken, decayed trailers will be my Tuesday Trash focus - for now.

Our first trailer is a much photographed pink beauty left abandoned on the shores of the Salton Sea.

Poor thing!  But no worries, if you'd like to spend the night, there's still a few amenities available.

And if you'd like to do a bit of touch up work, there's still a can of paint available!

You can even call your friends on the phone!

One ringie dingie, two ringie dingie... I'm sorry, there's no answer.


Nobody home.

Tuesday Trash

I suppose if one is going to immerse oneself into vintage trailer culture, it can't be done without acknowledging the seedy side of things.

Seeing as I'm a Librarian, it seems fitting I should start this look into the dark side of trailer life with books.  I found three delightfully tawdry pulp fiction covers of books that spotlight the trailer life.

Are you ready?  Are you SURE?!!

That there is some mighty fine pulp fiction art!  I'll have to keep my eyes open and look for these and other prime specimens of trailer themed literature while I'm on my rounds.  I bet those are some good reads as well, know what I mean wink wink nudge nudge eh?

Eh?