Kwake kwaba khona imboni yezitini ohlangothini olusenyakatho yeDes Moines, futhi abagibeli bezintaba bezintaba babebhibha phakathi kwamadwala, izihlahla, izihlahla, futhi ngezinye izikhathi izitini zisacashe odakeni.
“Idinga ama-trailer amathathu namasondo amane ukuyikhipha,” esho ngokuncokola.“Ubaba uthukuthele.”

Njengoba intuthuko ingena kusukela eningizimu nasentshonalanga, amajee kanye nezimoto ezingekho emgwaqeni zivulela abagibeli bamabhayisikili nabaqwali.
“Kuyahlanya kimina ukucabanga ngaleloop engamamayela angu-3 ehlathini, iseduze ngempela nenkaba yedolobha noma noma yikuphi lapho ufuna ukuya khona, futhi kuseyileli tshe eliyigugu elifihliwe,” esho.
“Ngaphansi komfula, kuqhelile, ngisho noma kuvame ukugcwala amanzi,” kusho uCook."Kulabo abafuna ukusizakala ngayo, siyiguqule yaba yindawo yokuzijabulisa enhle kakhulu."
Ngemuva kokukhuphuka kwamabhayisikili okudalwe ukuvalwa kwe-COVID-19 ngonyaka owedlule, uCook uthe iTrail Association ibone ukubamba iqhaza okukhulu ngoMsombuluko ebusuku eSycamore nakweminye imikhondo le nhlangano iletha emisebenzini yayo yamasonto onke.

UCook wathi: “Lapho uzungezwe ukhonkolo nezakhiwo, kuyindawo enhle yemvelo ngempela, futhi lokhu yikho engicabanga ukuthi kuyingxenye engcono kakhulu.Sinalezi zindlela kulo lonke idolobha.”Wonke umuntu angakwazi.Bavakashele.”
Umthwebuli wezithombe kanye nomthwebuli wevidiyo werejista, uBrian Powers, umgibeli webhayisikili ochitha isikhathi sakhe esiningi esingasebenzi emabhayisikili, noma azame ukuhambisana nomkakhe nabayeni babo.

I-Des Moines yethu iwumbiko okhethekile wamaviki wonke owethula abantu abathokozisayo, izindawo noma imicimbi kumzila ongaphansi komhlaba we-Des Moines.Lo mcebo wenza i-Iowa emaphakathi indawo ekhethekile.Noma yimiphi imibono yalolu chungechunge?