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Lou Reynolds
OLD TRUTHFUL - 1911-1989 RIP
Anyone whos been around Chumuckla any amount of time knew Lou Reynolds,my Dad. He was quite a character with the ability to pull off great jokes. This is just one story of more to come.
My dad could pull a joke on you so good. He was a milwright(mechanic) at St Regis paper company at Cantonment,fl. Being a mechanic he always tried to fix anything at home that broke. Mom's washing machine transmission broke so dad tackled it. He finally got it fixed and he told his friends at work, P R York and Scott, that he would never touch a washing machine again!! Well people were always coming to maint for help with repairs so when a fellow came in wanting help with washing machine transmission Scott told him that Lou Reynolds was the best there was. Told him he would have trouble getting dad to do it but he was good. Well the guy kept bugging dad about it. Finally told dad that Scott had told him that dad was the best if he could talk him into doing it. Well dad said OK if you will bring over to my place I'll do it and he gave him directions to Scott's place and told him to put by back door !!!!!!!! (see the thread of comments below).
Put Up or Shut Up
LOU REYNOLDS and THE TORNADO
My Dad was a shift worker at St. Regis Paper co in Cantonment , Fl for years. In 1969 he was coming home from work about 11:30 PM when about 5 miles from home he got caught up in a tornado. It picked his pickup up and put him in a gully approx 150 yards away. Well he managed to get out and back up the road when people started showing up. He ask Marty Griswold if he would go back to pickup and get the bottle of whiskey out from under the seat. Marty told him the law was coming and they might try to get Dad for drunk driving. Dad said they could do what they damn well wanted, but he wasn't driving the last 100 yards, he was just a passenger and he needed a drink cause the tornado drove worst then he did.That was my Dad , never caught without a comeback. May he rest in peace 1911-1989
Lou (Old Truthful) And the clams in Colorado True Story
This is another true story from the life of my Dad, Lou( Old Truthful ) Reynolds.
I was living in Colorado still in 1972 when Dad and a friend of mine, Roger Harris, planned ahunting trip with me. Dad being older came up a week ahead of time to get aclimatized to the high altitude and Roger drove up later.
Roger brought 2 huge coolers full of oysters iced down. Well we made camp in Montrose National Forest . we had oyster stew one night, fried oysters the next , and some raw to. By Wed there was a big pile of oyster shells at our camp.
Well Dad didn't feel good Wed so he stayed in camp and was shucking oysters to have for supper that night. well some yankees came by and saw Dad and stopped. they ask if we had done any good on the hunt. well Dad ever the jokester told them no but we had found these clams in the creek and they ate pretty good.
Well when the week ended and we started home we stopped for gas about 80 miles from our camp. while there we overheard some guys talking the fools from Florida eating clams from a creek. dad got more fun from that than he did the Deer he got.
Anyone whos been around Chumuckla any amount of time knew Lou Reynolds,my Dad. He was quite a character with the ability to pull off great jokes. This is just one story of more to come.
My dad could pull a joke on you so good. He was a milwright(mechanic) at St Regis paper company at Cantonment,fl. Being a mechanic he always tried to fix anything at home that broke. Mom's washing machine transmission broke so dad tackled it. He finally got it fixed and he told his friends at work, P R York and Scott, that he would never touch a washing machine again!! Well people were always coming to maint for help with repairs so when a fellow came in wanting help with washing machine transmission Scott told him that Lou Reynolds was the best there was. Told him he would have trouble getting dad to do it but he was good. Well the guy kept bugging dad about it. Finally told dad that Scott had told him that dad was the best if he could talk him into doing it. Well dad said OK if you will bring over to my place I'll do it and he gave him directions to Scott's place and told him to put by back door !!!!!!!! (see the thread of comments below).
Put Up or Shut Up
In 1968 I was living in Colorado. My dad, Lou(Old Truthful) Reynolds came up to hunt deer and elk with me. The night before season opened we were in Montrose, Co. We decided to check out a local sporting goods store in the basement under a drug store. While there the owner made a statement that he would sale a Savage Model 99C lever action rifle with scope and strap, Winchester .284 Caliber for a $100 dollar bill. Well dad looked the rifle over and took out a $100 dollar bill and put it on the counter. Well the owner stammered and stuttered said with taxes and this and that it would cost such and such. well dad told him you said a $100 doolar bill would buy the gun. Theres my $100 dollar bill I want my gun. Well the owner had to put up because to many had heard what he said. Dad did not need the gun but just made him put up. I still have the rifle and it always reminds that if you can't back up what you say, you better not say it. I miss my Dad still after all these years.
LOU REYNOLDS and THE TORNADO
My Dad was a shift worker at St. Regis Paper co in Cantonment , Fl for years. In 1969 he was coming home from work about 11:30 PM when about 5 miles from home he got caught up in a tornado. It picked his pickup up and put him in a gully approx 150 yards away. Well he managed to get out and back up the road when people started showing up. He ask Marty Griswold if he would go back to pickup and get the bottle of whiskey out from under the seat. Marty told him the law was coming and they might try to get Dad for drunk driving. Dad said they could do what they damn well wanted, but he wasn't driving the last 100 yards, he was just a passenger and he needed a drink cause the tornado drove worst then he did.That was my Dad , never caught without a comeback. May he rest in peace 1911-1989
Lou (Old Truthful) And the clams in Colorado True Story
This is another true story from the life of my Dad, Lou( Old Truthful ) Reynolds.
I was living in Colorado still in 1972 when Dad and a friend of mine, Roger Harris, planned ahunting trip with me. Dad being older came up a week ahead of time to get aclimatized to the high altitude and Roger drove up later.
Roger brought 2 huge coolers full of oysters iced down. Well we made camp in Montrose National Forest . we had oyster stew one night, fried oysters the next , and some raw to. By Wed there was a big pile of oyster shells at our camp.
Well Dad didn't feel good Wed so he stayed in camp and was shucking oysters to have for supper that night. well some yankees came by and saw Dad and stopped. they ask if we had done any good on the hunt. well Dad ever the jokester told them no but we had found these clams in the creek and they ate pretty good.
Well when the week ended and we started home we stopped for gas about 80 miles from our camp. while there we overheard some guys talking the fools from Florida eating clams from a creek. dad got more fun from that than he did the Deer he got.
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Anyone whos been around Chumuckla any amount of time knew Lou Reynolds,my Dad. He was quite a character with the ability to pull off great jokes. This is just one story of more to come.
My dad could pull a joke on you so good. He was a milwright(mechanic) at St Regis paper company at Cantonment,fl. Being a mechanic he always tried to fix anything at home that broke. Mom's washing machine transmission broke so dad tackled it. He finally got it fixed and he told his friends at work, P R York and Scott, that he would never touch a washing machine again!! Well people were always coming to maint for help with repairs so when a fellow came in wanting help with washing machine transmission Scott told him that Lou Reynolds was the best there was. Told him he would have trouble getting dad to do it but he was good. Well the guy kept bugging dad about it. Finally told dad that Scott had told him that dad was the best if he could talk him into doing it. Well dad said OK if you will bring over to my place I'll do it and he gave him directions to Scott's place and told him to put by back door !!!!!!!! |
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