Walt is O'Neal of the Week

He is a sensitive soul who is kind to everyone.  I cornered him on the Cedar Island ferry, where he works as a deckhand, and he reluctantly agreed to be interviewed and pose for a photo on deck. 

Ocracoke Current:  Who is your favorite Disney character?

Walt:  Donald Duck, I guess.

Ocracoke Current:  Where would you go on your dream vacation?

Walt:  The Bahamas.

Ocracoke Current:  What's the most romantic thing you've ever done for a woman?

Walt:  Bought her roses and took her to dinner.

Ocracoke Current:  How long have you worked on the ferry?

Walt:  11 years. 

Ocracoke Current:  Why do ferry workers always wave you forward one or two extra centimeters before telling you to "set your parking brake"?

Walt:  A lot of time we have to pack 'em in there.

Ocracoke Current:  What do you do on your weeks off?

Walt:  Mess around.

Ocracoke Current:  Who would win in a fist fight, you or your brother Carl?

Walt:  Me.  No, put Carl.

Ocracoke Current:  What's the last movie you saw in a theater?

Walt:  That's definitely going to take me a minute.  I ain't been to a movie theater in 20 years.

Ocracoke Current:  Who is your movie star crush?

Walt:  Jenny, what are you doing to me?

Ocracoke Current:  What do you want for Christmas?

Walt:  Happiness.

Ocracoke Current:  If someone gives you that, ask them where they got it and let me know.  What else should people know about you?

Walt:  There's not a lot about me that they need to know.

Ocracoke Current:  What's your favorite traditional Ocracoke meal?

Walt:  Boiled drum and arsh taters. 

Ocracoke Current:  Arsh taters?

Walt:  They're mashed potatoes.  That's just how we say it.