Posted on 04/05/2018 10:09:07 AM PDT by LadyBuzz
I actually even saw the Tallahatchie River.
Old friend of mine hauled me down there a couple times.
We both were sort of barflies back then so we didn’t ‘splore as much as we should have, but we did hit Junior’s Barbecue (life-changing) and the Tallahatchie.
Actually the latter was one of those...well, let’s call it a learnable moment. We hiked down to the river, entirely enclosed by giant cypress trees, and as we reached the river the sky broke through...I realized there was an old black man about every 150 yards along the bank, with a tall cane pole and a five-gallon bucket.
There was a old gent fishing right where we came in, and I walked up beside him to watch him fish. I asked him a question or two—big fellow, staring at his bobber—and he kind of mumbled something in reply. I asked him another question and met his glance as he looked back at me very quickly, just for a peek.
I saw what was in his eyes and realized he was terrified of us. Thought we were waiting for a word from him we might use as an excuse.
Left him alone after that. Something to think about. Circa 1995, I guess. Twice my size. Terrified.
Looked it up. It has its own Wikipedia page!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattahoochee_River
I liked how it made an appearance in the movie “Sweet Home Alabama.” At least I think it was the Chattahoochee.
A hundred mile run?
Like I said, I heard it on the radio...The report said he was found wearing a jogging outfit. I didn’t know he was 100 miles from his house.
He was not 100 miles from his house. He was only a few miles away from home at most. The article stated that he was found in the river near Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, and his house was located in a neighborhood a few miles to the northeast of the place he was found.
I read that today. I thought it bizarre that he would be 100 miles from home.
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