Tuesday, January 15, 2019
I met Old Darryl at John Melville Co running a 6x6 tandem army truck & Bantem excavator in Scarboro back in 1953. Darryl was digging for water & sewer work. This was the very backyard where I grew up. It wasn't until 1983 when I crossed paths with Old Darryl again when we both worked for Cliffside. We road together to the job location meeting up in Mount Albert at 5:30AM---that guy was like a race car driver. If he saw 2 tail lights in front of him, he had to be ahead of them. Old Darryl was a rough & ready character, a great guy on the job. Old Darryl could run any piece of equipment. He helped me when I went off on my own & had challenges with my excavator. Old Darryl and Larry Matt are 2 old farts I will miss. They don't make them like that anymore. Signed, Bruce Blacktopp
