On Jan. 26, 2026, as I walked along the alley separating Louisiana and Mississippi, while talking to one of my sisters on the phone, a man asked if I had a forklift. He smiled big, indicating the question was rhetorical and serious.
I briefly interrupted the conversation with Nanette to engage him, and the woman working with him. I assumed they were married or otherwise coupled. He explained the need: Removal of a camper top from the back of a pickup truck. Alternate plan: Tie ropes to the topper and pull off the contraption.
The rope-pull succeeded. The Featured Image shows the contraption upside-down forsaken; you see it as I did the next morning. By the afternoon, someone had removed the thang from the alley.
In researching this post, I was surprised to see just how costly can be these Grandby slide-in, pop-up campers, which raises question: Why destroy one? I likely will never have an answer.
I used Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra to make the moment. Vitals: f/1.7, ISO 80, 1/2000 sec, 23mm (film equivalent); 9:57 a.m. PST.