Martin

Yeah, it didn't look as good on camera either, you know. Oh, man. Man, I remember. The first time I ever met Phil, I got invited to his house church, of all things.

Yeah, it didn't look as good on camera either, you know. Oh, man. Man, I remember. The first time I ever met Phil, I got invited to his house church, of all things.

Yeah. I've seen a lot of those stories on Facebook. Yeah, I was working at TP or whatever and slid down there with old Curly. Curly, don't. Foster, and then I walked in. I didn't know what to expect. I knew of Phil because I lived here. I'm a duck hunter. Obviously, I watched everything he ever did growing up. but I still didn't know. Right.

Yeah. I've seen a lot of those stories on Facebook. Yeah, I was working at TP or whatever and slid down there with old Curly. Curly, don't. Foster, and then I walked in. I didn't know what to expect. I knew of Phil because I lived here. I'm a duck hunter. Obviously, I watched everything he ever did growing up. but I still didn't know. Right.

Yeah. I've seen a lot of those stories on Facebook. Yeah, I was working at TP or whatever and slid down there with old Curly. Curly, don't. Foster, and then I walked in. I didn't know what to expect. I knew of Phil because I lived here. I'm a duck hunter. Obviously, I watched everything he ever did growing up. but I still didn't know. Right.

And then you walk in and there he is in his recliner, you know, and then he's just like, Hey, sit down. And you're like, Oh, that's interesting. You know, then they went through house church and then he looked at me and he said, you got a minute. And I was like, Yep. Sure do. I got a minute. He said, well, come, come ride with me real quick. I need to go move some boards.

And then you walk in and there he is in his recliner, you know, and then he's just like, Hey, sit down. And you're like, Oh, that's interesting. You know, then they went through house church and then he looked at me and he said, you got a minute. And I was like, Yep. Sure do. I got a minute. He said, well, come, come ride with me real quick. I need to go move some boards.

And then you walk in and there he is in his recliner, you know, and then he's just like, Hey, sit down. And you're like, Oh, that's interesting. You know, then they went through house church and then he looked at me and he said, you got a minute. And I was like, Yep. Sure do. I got a minute. He said, well, come, come ride with me real quick. I need to go move some boards.

We just got to go to some two or three minutes. And I said, I said, well, okay. I don't mind, you know? And I said, but I ain't got no boots. He said, oh, you don't need them. And I was like, oh, it's cool. We're just going to go move some boy. You know, I knew enough about water control structures and everything. It's like, oh, we're just going to hop on top of a pipe.

We just got to go to some two or three minutes. And I said, I said, well, okay. I don't mind, you know? And I said, but I ain't got no boots. He said, oh, you don't need them. And I was like, oh, it's cool. We're just going to go move some boy. You know, I knew enough about water control structures and everything. It's like, oh, we're just going to hop on top of a pipe.

We just got to go to some two or three minutes. And I said, I said, well, okay. I don't mind, you know? And I said, but I ain't got no boots. He said, oh, you don't need them. And I was like, oh, it's cool. We're just going to go move some boy. You know, I knew enough about water control structures and everything. It's like, oh, we're just going to hop on top of a pipe.

He needs some help getting to a low. No, no. That was the, that was the first day I ever got introduced to the Elm hole via tennis shoe. Yeah. The lowest place on the whole property. So I ain't got them shoes no more. I never had them shoes after that day, but that's just who he was. And we jumped on that four wheeler, just a regulation four wheeler and took off.

He needs some help getting to a low. No, no. That was the, that was the first day I ever got introduced to the Elm hole via tennis shoe. Yeah. The lowest place on the whole property. So I ain't got them shoes no more. I never had them shoes after that day, but that's just who he was. And we jumped on that four wheeler, just a regulation four wheeler and took off.

He needs some help getting to a low. No, no. That was the, that was the first day I ever got introduced to the Elm hole via tennis shoe. Yeah. The lowest place on the whole property. So I ain't got them shoes no more. I never had them shoes after that day, but that's just who he was. And we jumped on that four wheeler, just a regulation four wheeler and took off.

And I was downwind to him the whole way. And man, it was tough. It was, I was like, is this guy really like, Man, really? I mean, it's Sunday. He should have taken a bath this morning before he went to church, right? No. But that's just who Phil was. But I remember even on the four-wheeler ride, we stopped at the gate, got back on the gate, and he's just sitting there.

And I was downwind to him the whole way. And man, it was tough. It was, I was like, is this guy really like, Man, really? I mean, it's Sunday. He should have taken a bath this morning before he went to church, right? No. But that's just who Phil was. But I remember even on the four-wheeler ride, we stopped at the gate, got back on the gate, and he's just sitting there.

And I was downwind to him the whole way. And man, it was tough. It was, I was like, is this guy really like, Man, really? I mean, it's Sunday. He should have taken a bath this morning before he went to church, right? No. But that's just who Phil was. But I remember even on the four-wheeler ride, we stopped at the gate, got back on the gate, and he's just sitting there.

Because once you got to the gate, you were trapped. That was it. There, there is no getting out of here without Phil at that point, especially if you ain't ever been there. And he just looked at me and he said, do you know Jesus? And I said, like any good heathen, right? I said, absolutely. You know, you know, I ain't like, you don't want to say the wrong thing. You bet.

Because once you got to the gate, you were trapped. That was it. There, there is no getting out of here without Phil at that point, especially if you ain't ever been there. And he just looked at me and he said, do you know Jesus? And I said, like any good heathen, right? I said, absolutely. You know, you know, I ain't like, you don't want to say the wrong thing. You bet.

Because once you got to the gate, you were trapped. That was it. There, there is no getting out of here without Phil at that point, especially if you ain't ever been there. And he just looked at me and he said, do you know Jesus? And I said, like any good heathen, right? I said, absolutely. You know, you know, I ain't like, you don't want to say the wrong thing. You bet.