.. opportunity only knocks once. so;;;... like in the good old days when i was younger, i took a road trip. friday night from northern kentucky to tulsa is 750 miles,, one way..!!. at the very last minute, my wife tried that trick of being afraid while i was gone,,.. that does not work anymore;;;.. i drug her butt along. drove all night in big rain storm. had a few hours sleep in buc-ee's back lot at 3 am; & hit the door at 8 am sharp. made her stay till closing saturday evening. i was wiped out driving back home in another storm saturday night. met some collectors & old friends at the show. i did not find any items for my collection; &.. took a couple of pics. the lower level seems to have better stuff;; & is a whopper,, the top floor is three times bigger,,,, it can be overwhelming on your wallet & feet. ,, also some good collectables which ya' don't see too often. the vg-2 , czech semi-auto, & japan m1 copy were neat. the confederate civil war belt i really liked. .. the g41 pickin's were slim & i did not really look at too many 98's. took some pics..... one item i bought ( prices go down closer to end of day}, just before leaving sat. evening;;.. was the helmet from ' Zundapp ' motorcycle plant, .... it is really lightweight, some kinda fibre-board with liner & chin strap. ..??? ..... so;;.. i am ready now for november,,.. & she had learned a valuable lesson,,,,,,,,,,,!
