Now we were off to Black’s Landing to see what Santee Cooper was doing that was so exciting. As we pulled up we noticed three gentlemen standing on the dock. Below them was the boat ramp with Santee Cooper employees and equiptment. A little bull dozer and a track vehicle with a large shovel. When the three gentlemen heard a rumble in the back ground one said here comes some rocks. I asked about the project and they began the story. A few seconds later the truck came and I retreated for fear of the deadly “rock dust”. “No fear mam, it isn’t dusty.” replied one man.
I looked at the boat ramp and figured that there must have been four loads of rocks unloaded and I began to wonder….how long had they been standing there? My thoughts? For what it is worth, they have nothing to do. I have seen this in small towns across the states. Nothing to do? Watching grass grow? Watching someone work? It is like sitting on your front porch. Oh, you don’t have a front porch. Well, a fun thing to do is watching the world go by, you know, watching. The kids playing across the street, kids laughing, giggling, and coming in your yard. Kids don’t come in your yard? Oh, kids don’t walk down the street laughing giggling and having fun. Well, those guys are the kids that use to laugh and giggle walking down the street and now they are having fun watching other people. Yes, the are laughing and giggling the way only old men can laugh.
So what I thought was to be a tragic tale of old men I realized it was a reminder of youth. Take that thought as you would like. As age catches up with us, so does youth. We are able to recapture the sights, sounds and laughter of youth through bleary eyes, muffled ears and a giggle that remains the same.
Santee Cooper is digging a canal from Blacks Landing out to the Santee Canal.
I think the cost to the owner is $180,000. A high price to pay but it should be worth it in the long run.
This is General William Moultrie. He is in pretty bad shape and needs some restoration.
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