2015 SOS gathering

[lew1]

'LEW' is my wife's initials. But all my posts have Charlie at the bottom. You can't go by the registerd name or is your given name actually 'sheepherder' ???

And I recall that we did have discourse once as I have a friend who lives in E. Amherst and does gun shows and I was inquiring if you went to shows in his area.

As to Curly, I see him on the very bottom forum on Gunboards, but there I use my own initials and also sign the posts there as Charlie.

I grew up and came of age in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Eastern Kentucky is a different world. One of these days I will invite you down and we can drink some clear water and ride 4 wheelers over the hills . I will keep you safe from the girls - a few years ago I was at my brother-in-law's house and a lady came to visit his wife. Good looking lady. I must have been looking too hard as my brother-in-law's wife informed me that the lady had shot and killed her last two boyfriends.

I belong to a few groups
Ohio Valley Military Society
Ohio Gun Collectors Assn
Pennsylvania Gun Collectors Assn
South Carolina Gun Collectors Assn
Alabama Gun Collectors Assn
Missouri Valley Gun Collectors Assn
Colorado Gun Collectors Assn
Browning Collectors Assn
National Automatic Pistols Collectors Assn

There is a nice show in Tulsa in about a month - 4000+ tables. You would enjoy it.

NGD & SOS are not bad shows, the size making them worthwhile to go to. You just have to watch your expenses. My supper at NGD/SOS each day was less than $5.00. Since I drove, I brought my own lunch and drinks. The motel (about 1/2 mile from the event center) offered a good (free) breakfast and was only $71.00 per night.

Now my friends lived high on the hog. The friend from NC spent $41.00 for supper one night. The couple from SC spent over $100.00 for supper one night. But you can get by cheaper and not be as spartan as I am.

A friend and his wife drove down from CT - they come to all of the NGD shows and they had farther to travel than you.

So you need to come. And actually you need to go to Tulsa. Since you don't have gun shows in NY, you need to come to some good ones.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by lew1

'LEW' is my wife's initials. But all my posts have Charlie at the bottom. You can't go by the registerd name or is your given name actually 'sheepherder' ???

Sheepherder is military slang for a truck driver. I was actually a truck mechanic but since you had to be licensed to work on them, I was used most often as a driver. ("If you're too stupid to herd sheep, they make you a truck driver" was the saying).

And as a 'postino', I drove a truck for ~29 years also.

And I recall that we did have discourse once as I have a friend who lives in E. Amherst and does gun shows and I was inquiring if you went to shows in his area.

I'm sorry to say I don't recall...An unhappy occurence that happens all too often these days...But if I did answer, I probably said I went to shows in Hamburg at the recetrack/fairgrounds, and occasionally the Attica show [fire hall, not too big!]. Rochester too, that's the only 'big' show locally.

Tulsa/anywhere in OK has never stirred my interest. I spent two weeks in Las Vegas/Nellis [Red Flag] and liked it; I might consider a show there. I've always thought when I retired I would tour the SouthWest and maybe settle in Arizona. I do have friends there. Also an ex-wife, which is why I'm not eager to go...yet... But a large show would kindle my interest...

[lew1]

After my daughter finished at Ft. Rucker, she was assigned to Korea. The 2nd or 3rd day there, there were a bunch of officers and enlisted grouped around. Her boss told her to take the truck and go pick something up. Even though it was not her MOS, she obeyed.

She hopped in the truck, put it in gear and took off. Apparently all the people watching were expecting her to grind the gears. They did not know that she grew up with standard transmission vehicles.


There are only 2 big shows. NGD/SOS with a total of about 4000 tables. And Tulsa with in excess of 4000 tables. NGD/SOS is more fruitful for our line.

Next year is hard to say as the twp shows will be on different dates. But still each show will be 2000 tables or so.

I am not sure how big the Dallas show is as I have never been there.

The Denver show , around 1500 tables, can be good. It is heavy on western stuff, so our type of buyer com[petition is low and sometimes a bargain can be found. Cheaper for me to go by plane than fly as the driving distance for me is 1250 miles - or 2 days each way.

I would like to visit my friend in E. Amherst and he keeps asking me to come up, but if I did so, I would be violating about 65 (or so it seems) NY laws and if caught, might never see the light of day again. He does shows on a nearby reservation and from his comments, it would be interesting.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by lew1

Apparently all the people watching were expecting her to grind the gears. They did not know that she grew up with standard transmission vehicles.

I drove the 5-ton M62. All non-synchromesh. Double-clutch every gear, up & down. A good workout.

I would like to visit my friend in E. Amherst and he keeps asking me to come up, but if I did so, I would be violating about 65 (or so it seems) NY laws and if caught, might never see the light of day again. He does shows on a nearby reservation and from his comments, it would be interesting.

Nearby reservation? Military or Indian? East Amherst is about a half-hour drive straight South down the street in front of my house. I drove down to Sheridan Dr about two years ago to pick up a transmission for my Vette (it's in it now). East Amherst used to be bare fields, now it's one big long shopping mall/plaza/car dealerships...

[lew1]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

I drove the 5-ton M62. All non-synchromesh. Double-clutch every gear, up & down. A good workout.



Nearby reservation? Military or Indian? East Amherst is about a half-hour drive straight South down the street in front of my house. I drove down to Sheridan Dr about two years ago to pick up a transmission for my Vette (it's in it now). East Amherst used to be bare fields, now it's one big long shopping mall/plaza/car dealerships...

I believe that it is an Indian reservation.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by lew1

And I recall that we did have discourse once as I have a friend who lives in E. Amherst and does gun shows and I was inquiring if you went to shows in his area.

Charlie, I did an Advanced Search here for 'Amherst' and 'lew1' and this thread was the only one to come up...

You did have discourse with a WNY member named 'silverknife' and made similar comments -

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=26052

I was 'postino' up until 2012, 'sheepherder' since then. I was a 'postino' for 29 years [in 'real life'] but no longer felt right keeping that username. I turned in my 'postino' personalized license plates too.